Hey do you think that we can get the author to one of our meeting for a book signing?
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Vern Ceder Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 8:22 AM To: Fort Wayne Linux Users Group Subject: Re: [fwlug] OK, at last something I can show you. Uh, that domain wasn't my idea, and I THOUGHT it had been checked... at least it isn't pr0n... Simón Ruiz wrote: > Nice first chapter; I find myself really wanting to learn how to program! > > But you know what would be wicked awesome? > > If the domain name they used happened to take you to a webpage about > weiner racing! > > Simón > > P.S. I may have to talk the boss into letting me use this as a > textbook for next year's Python class. > > > > > ;-) > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 11:13 PM, Vern Ceder > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi everyone, >> >> I know it seems like I've been talking about working on a book, missing >> meetings because of deadlines, etc. forever. That's because it has been >> forever (or so it seems to me). >> >> Anyway, I'm now at the point where there is something to share, so I'm >> passing these along for what they're worth. >> >> First of all, we have a sneak preview rough draft excerpt up on the >> headfirstlabs.com web site. It's a fragment of the very first chapter, >> which uses some turtle drawings to try to get the idea of a program >> across to someone who's never programmed before. Here's the PDF - >> http://www.headfirstlabs.com/hfnewsletter/hfpr_ch01_excerpt.pdf >> >> Secondly, I'm now on Amazon, so I must be real... >> http://www.amazon.com/First-Programming-Python-Vernon-Ceder/dp/0596514182/ >> >> (Hey, pre-order 10 copies and I'll make sure you get mentioned in the >> acknowledgments - it's a Head First tradition - have no shame. ;-) ) >> >> Anyway, you will note that this announcement is technically on topic, >> since the LUG is mentioned in my little bio on Amazon... >> >> Cheers, >> Vern >> >> -- >> This time for sure! >> -Bullwinkle J. Moose >> ----------------------------- >> Vern Ceder, Director of Technology >> Canterbury School, 3210 Smith Road, Ft Wayne, IN 46804 >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 260-436-0746; FAX: 260-436-5137 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Fwlug mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org >> > > _______________________________________________ > Fwlug mailing list > [email protected] > http://fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org -- This time for sure! -Bullwinkle J. Moose ----------------------------- Vern Ceder, Director of Technology Canterbury School, 3210 Smith Road, Ft Wayne, IN 46804 [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 260-436-0746; FAX: 260-436-5137 _______________________________________________ Fwlug mailing list [email protected] http://fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org _______________________________________________ Fwlug mailing list [email protected] http://fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org
