Kirby, "Border Collie" is probably low on my list of preferred pet names, but thanks for the intended sentiment. ;)
Michelle On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 5:19 PM, kirby urner <[email protected]> wrote: > Thx for a great mtg! I learned a lot. > > <meeting re="version control"> > > Although I told "border collie" michelle (good at herding!) I'd be > joining ya'll at Produce Row, when we dispersed to our motor vehicles > (aka "cars") I got the proverbial cell call -- actually, I was in that > Shell across from Cubespace, gassing up said Razz (her name). > > I texted Jason about my sudden change, dunno if relevant (just tying > off loose ends). Next time maybe? I never know in advance it seems. > > When still on the sidewalk with the first group outside, Michel asked > me what version control systems I'd used and I said mainly cvs for > Python.org (the website), which brought up this question: is it just > the source tree for Python-the-language (CPython), or the whole > website (the proverbial kit and kaboodle) that's moving to hg? > > I sought clarification about that just now and learned on good > authority that the website is still in svn. > > My guess is it'll move to hg, but that hasn't happened yet. > > Here's my write-up of last night's, where I fade in and out around > stuff, lots going on in my little world, distracting: > > http://worldgame.blogspot.com/2009/05/ppug-2009512.html > > </meeting> > > <autobio> > > Per my many autobiographical blog postings, I came up through the > ranks as an xBase programmer, meaning Visual FoxPro eventually, still > popular in Prague (liking Igal's allusions to Kafka's Castle as Friend > Hyzy went to Prague precisely to study said master, has been one of my > dear correspondents over the years). > > FYI, before FOSS revolution I worked mostly for Greater Portland's > nonprofits using non-Mac solutions, though my organization (EMO/CUE) > had some of the first LaserWriters in town, slaved to PageMaker, and > we had classes for Portland Alliance, Rain Magazine, other proud dirt > worshipers, tree huggers and so on (CUE = Center for Urban Education, > tech support for NGOs, well before Free Geek's CollabTech experiment). > > My move to Python was in connection with geometry research, testing > the waters in a few other languages along the way (starting with Fox) > before finding this pool of deep talent and true wonders: > > http://www.4dsolutions.net/ocn/oop.html (my transition from FoxPro to > Python, in multiple chapters) > http://www.4dsolutions.net/ocn/oopalgebra.html (lets make "dot > notation" part of everyday math) > http://www.4dsolutions.net/ocn/pyqvectors.html (yes, there's an > article on "quadrays" in FoxPro Advisor -- collectors' edition?) > > I could give a more in-depth talk on this stuff sometime if people > wanna do mathy stuff (seems we're pretty heavy into CS already, so why > not?). > > What I'd say my day job is about these days is trying to get nuns and > pirates (FOSS bosses) into the same room for cordial conversations > with an eye to doing some business together. Have to work against > stereotypes. > > Takes HR skills I maybe don't have, so I outsource to others in that > department sometimes, e.g. Mosaic Consulting has helped with Sisters > of Providence work etc.. > > On the geometry front, I was first web wrangler for Buckminster Fuller > Insitute, was promoting his stuff around Portland before Python was a > glimmer in our benevolent dicator's eye, even wound up in the > Oregonian a couple times, as a "local futurist" (sounds pretty retro), > here's a link to one of those articles, minus the picture which I've > mislaid someplace: > > http://coffeeshopsnet.blogspot.com/2009/02/in-news.html (no, Portland > didn't go with any stadium style global projection either, but this > was before Google Earth or Google Street Views). > > </autobio> > > More later, thanks again, > > Kirby > 4D > _______________________________________________ > Portland mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/portland > _______________________________________________ Portland mailing list [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/portland
