From gslindstrom at gmail.com Mon May 2 18:45:46 2011 From: gslindstrom at gmail.com (Greg Lindstrom) Date: Mon, 2 May 2011 11:45:46 -0500 Subject: [PyAR2] Car Talk Puzzler Message-ID: Each week, the radio program "Car Talk" (NPR) offers up a puzzler; a quirky problem that usually requires some sort of "aha" to solve. Sometimes they're mathematical, sometimes not. This week, the puzzler asks "How many times in a day does a digital clock (in 12-hour mode) display a time with 3 of the same digits (1:11, 2:22, etc.). It's a "trick" question, of course, but it took less than 5 minutes for me to write a python program to solve it (my boss will be happy to know that because I should be working). Can you write a routine to solve it? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gslindstrom at gmail.com Sat May 7 15:51:51 2011 From: gslindstrom at gmail.com (Greg Lindstrom) Date: Sat, 7 May 2011 08:51:51 -0500 Subject: [PyAR2] PyAr 2011 Message-ID: I'm sending this to both the pyAR and pyAr-Organizers list. In the future, we will use the organizers list for planning and the pyar list for announcements (the same way they do in the civilized world :-). If you want to be a part of planning pyAR 2011, please join the organizers list. I'm starting to think about pyAR 2011 (our 4th year!) and want to get input from anyone who cares to offer any. Negative comments are welcome ONLY IF you are willing to offer suggestions as how to make things better (bonus points for actually helping us make it better). Let's keep in mind that everyone here is volunteering their time and energy. With that said, what do we want pyAR 2011 to be? Here are some suggestions/thoughts from last year. - Have it at UCA, if they will have us. They have given us great support over the last 3 years. In particular, Chenyi Hu -- the CS Department Head -- has been nothing but supportive and encouraging. Bernard Chen (UCA) and Carl Burch (Hendrix College) have really come through for us as well. - Tutorials. Is an hour (50 minutes) enough? I'd like a longer "Intro to Python" class, but we also need to make sure we have classes for experienced Pythonistas in the morning as well. It's a very difficult task to pull off. - We talked about having a room set aside for students (High School/College). Perhaps 15 minute slots for HS students (with 5 minutes for Q/A) and 25 minutes for College students (with Q/A). I'd like to get word on this out early so students could prepare. It would be a great experience for High School students to meet some very serious programmers and start developing relationships. I don't want it to be a competition (that means having judges, scoring, etc.), but I would like to see if our friends at O"Reilly would donate enough ebooks so that everyone presenting could walk away with one. Anyone care to take this on? - Web site. Last year we received help from Kelly Emeneker (UARK) -- don't you just love how I can throw these different College/University names around? -- and, I hope, she can help again this year. We've kept up a web site, though I'm not sure anyone has hit it for a while. - Funding. We are a humble little conference; nothing like pyTexas or pyOhio (pyOhio, in particular, has become very impressive). We just don't have a critical mass, yet. It's nice to bring in a speaker or two from the Python community to give talks. It will cost, I estimate, about $3,000 to pull off two speakers (flights, hotels, cars, meals and some $$ for the effort). Novasys Health has always come through for us, but someone needs to coordinate the effort and ask for donations. Any takers? - Has anyone set up a non-profit? It's something we need to do, but I don't have the time or know-how. Anyone? - Publicity. We need to get the word out early and often. Last year we had UCA send out the announcement (I figured it carried more weight than a letter from yours truly). We need new ideas on how to get word out. Would it be possible to get a student from whatever department to take this on as a school project (that's a total shot in the dark...I don't even know if there are "PR" majors). What about newspapers, radio? - Program. We need to solicit speakers for talks/tutorials. We need to know what topics people want (we have had people begging for GIS for years. LET'S GET SOME GIS TALKS!!!). What else? Anything different? Drop any of this? Ideas, ideas, ideas. Everything is on the table; I really would like to grow the community and have a State wide organization, but it all rests on OUR collective shoulders. Please let me (us) know what you think! --greg -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aagg at comcast.net Sat May 7 17:18:45 2011 From: aagg at comcast.net (Gloria W) Date: Sat, 07 May 2011 11:18:45 -0400 Subject: [PyAR2] PyAr 2011 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4DC562D5.30200@comcast.net> > * Has anyone set up a non-profit? It's something we need to do, > but I don't have the time or know-how. Anyone? > I am setting up a non-profit in the next two weeks. I am forming this to help me run PyGotham in NYC, where tax-deductible donations are much easier to come by than non-tax-deductible ones. but another goal I had was for it to operate as an umbrella org for non-profit fund rasing for conferences. It will be a 501(c)(3) operating from New Jersey. I am currently looking into the implications of state tax, if there are any, for a non-profit registered in one state but operating in another. But I understand all of the other legal issues, and I have two officers willing to go in with me. You are definitely welcome to use it for PyAR. I will let you know when it's functional and the bank account is ready to receive donations. Gloria -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aagg at comcast.net Sat May 7 17:20:07 2011 From: aagg at comcast.net (Gloria W) Date: Sat, 07 May 2011 11:20:07 -0400 Subject: [PyAR2] PyAr 2011 In-Reply-To: <4DC562D5.30200@comcast.net> References: <4DC562D5.30200@comcast.net> Message-ID: <4DC56327.80804@comcast.net> My mailer is behaving oddly, and I just want to make sure you've received this. If it's a duplicate, I apologize. Gloria > >> * Has anyone set up a non-profit? It's something we need to do, >> but I don't have the time or know-how. Anyone? >> > I am setting up a non-profit in the next two weeks. I am forming this > to help me run PyGotham in NYC, where tax-deductible donations are > much easier to come by than non-tax-deductible ones. but another goal > I had was for it to operate as an umbrella org for non-profit fund > rasing for conferences. It will be a 501(c)(3) operating from New > Jersey. I am currently looking into the implications of state tax, if > there are any, for a non-profit registered in one state but operating > in another. But I understand all of the other legal issues, and I have > two officers willing to go in with me. > > You are definitely welcome to use it for PyAR. I will let you know > when it's functional and the bank account is ready to receive donations. > > Gloria -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chu at uca.edu Sat May 7 17:36:28 2011 From: chu at uca.edu (Chenyi Hu) Date: Sat, 07 May 2011 10:36:28 -0500 Subject: [PyAR2] PyAr 2011 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4DC520AC02000064000AF48F@gwia1.uca.edu> Hi Greg and all, Yes, as always, we very much welcome PyAR 2011 here at UCA. Best, Chenyi >>> Greg Lindstrom 5/7/2011 8:51 AM >>> I'm sending this to both the pyAR and pyAr-Organizers list. In the future, we will use the organizers list for planning and the pyar list for announcements (the same way they do in the civilized world :-). If you want to be a part of planning pyAR 2011, please join the organizers list. I'm starting to think about pyAR 2011 (our 4th year!) and want to get input from anyone who cares to offer any. Negative comments are welcome ONLY IF you are willing to offer suggestions as how to make things better (bonus points for actually helping us make it better). Let's keep in mind that everyone here is volunteering their time and energy. With that said, what do we want pyAR 2011 to be? Here are some suggestions/thoughts from last year. Have it at UCA, if they will have us. They have given us great support over the last 3 years. In particular, Chenyi Hu -- the CS Department Head -- has been nothing but supportive and encouraging. Bernard Chen (UCA) and Carl Burch (Hendrix College) have really come through for us as well. Tutorials. Is an hour (50 minutes) enough? I'd like a longer "Intro to Python" class, but we also need to make sure we have classes for experienced Pythonistas in the morning as well. It's a very difficult task to pull off. We talked about having a room set aside for students (High School/College). Perhaps 15 minute slots for HS students (with 5 minutes for Q/A) and 25 minutes for College students (with Q/A). I'd like to get word on this out early so students could prepare. It would be a great experience for High School students to meet some very serious programmers and start developing relationships. I don't want it to be a competition (that means having judges, scoring, etc.), but I would like to see if our friends at O"Reilly would donate enough ebooks so that everyone presenting could walk away with one. Anyone care to take this on? Web site. Last year we received help from Kelly Emeneker (UARK) -- don't you just love how I can throw these different College/University names around? -- and, I hope, she can help again this year. We've kept up a web site, though I'm not sure anyone has hit it for a while. Funding. We are a humble little conference; nothing like pyTexas or pyOhio (pyOhio, in particular, has become very impressive). We just don't have a critical mass, yet. It's nice to bring in a speaker or two from the Python community to give talks. It will cost, I estimate, about $3,000 to pull off two speakers (flights, hotels, cars, meals and some $$ for the effort). Novasys Health has always come through for us, but someone needs to coordinate the effort and ask for donations. Any takers? Has anyone set up a non-profit? It's something we need to do, but I don't have the time or know-how. Anyone? Publicity. We need to get the word out early and often. Last year we had UCA send out the announcement (I figured it carried more weight than a letter from yours truly). We need new ideas on how to get word out. Would it be possible to get a student from whatever department to take this on as a school project (that's a total shot in the dark...I don't even know if there are "PR" majors). What about newspapers, radio? Program. We need to solicit speakers for talks/tutorials. We need to know what topics people want (we have had people begging for GIS for years. LET'S GET SOME GIS TALKS!!!). What else? Anything different? Drop any of this? Ideas, ideas, ideas. Everything is on the table; I really would like to grow the community and have a State wide organization, but it all rests on OUR collective shoulders. 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