From jeffh at dundeemt.com Thu Apr 9 06:07:38 2009 From: jeffh at dundeemt.com (Jeff Hinrichs - DM&T) Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 23:07:38 -0500 Subject: [omaha] Upcoming News Message-ID: <5aaed53f0904082107u638c2869u3c9da21707fab7a4@mail.gmail.com> The next meeting is coming up but before then there are a few events that I wanted to let you know about. I will be speaking at INFOTEC on the 15th. It will be part of a User Group Panel and the talks start at 3:45. I will be representing our Users Group. If anyone has design or graphics skills, we have been invited to put out flyers on the conference table. So if you have an idea or design, please step forward and let us know. I'll get them printed up and take them with to the conference. Afterwards the entire Python Users Group has been invited to join AITP, AIM and INFOTEC participants to a no-host social 'After-Party' at the Old Mattress Factory on Wed, Apr 15th from 5:00 to ? So if you will be attending INFOTEC be sure to stop by, I could always use the support. And even if you are not going to be at the conference, please stop by the 'After-Party'. Also, consider this a call for someone to present on Django at the next meeting. There have been a number of requests for the topic. So don't be shy, we need you! More later... -Jeff From elicriffield at gmail.com Fri Apr 10 04:24:02 2009 From: elicriffield at gmail.com (Eli Criffield) Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 21:24:02 -0500 Subject: [omaha] Google Datacenters Message-ID: <18e3f33d0904091924g2de11eaeh7a0d99268448099d@mail.gmail.com> Here's way more info then I ever thought we'd give out about our datacenters. http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/designing-lean-green-energy-saving.html Eli Criffield From ckaminski at datascoutinc.com Fri Apr 10 05:07:00 2009 From: ckaminski at datascoutinc.com (Charles Kaminski) Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 22:07:00 -0500 Subject: [omaha] Google Datacenters In-Reply-To: <18e3f33d0904091924g2de11eaeh7a0d99268448099d@mail.gmail.com> References: <18e3f33d0904091924g2de11eaeh7a0d99268448099d@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <8f1052e50904092007h3b89bf49ud1d7578930335c59@mail.gmail.com> Eli, Thanks for sharing! -Charles On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 9:24 PM, Eli Criffield wrote: > Here's way more info then I ever thought we'd give out about our > datacenters. > > > http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/designing-lean-green-energy-saving.html > > Eli Criffield > _______________________________________________ > Omaha Python Users Group mailing list > Omaha at python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha > http://www.OmahaPython.org > From jeffh at dundeemt.com Fri Apr 10 05:38:37 2009 From: jeffh at dundeemt.com (Jeff Hinrichs - DM&T) Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 22:38:37 -0500 Subject: [omaha] Google Datacenters In-Reply-To: <8f1052e50904092007h3b89bf49ud1d7578930335c59@mail.gmail.com> References: <18e3f33d0904091924g2de11eaeh7a0d99268448099d@mail.gmail.com> <8f1052e50904092007h3b89bf49ud1d7578930335c59@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <5aaed53f0904092038l6cb93debjda65c0490fc910e4@mail.gmail.com> I saw this article earlier today http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10209580-92.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 -Jeff On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 10:07 PM, Charles Kaminski wrote: > Eli, ?Thanks for sharing! ?-Charles > > On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 9:24 PM, Eli Criffield wrote: > >> Here's way more info then I ever thought we'd give out about our >> datacenters. >> >> >> http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/designing-lean-green-energy-saving.html >> >> Eli Criffield >> _______________________________________________ >> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list >> Omaha at python.org >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha >> http://www.OmahaPython.org >> > _______________________________________________ > Omaha Python Users Group mailing list > Omaha at python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha > http://www.OmahaPython.org > -- Jeff Hinrichs Dundee Media & Technology, Inc jeffh at dundeemt.com 402.218.1473 web: www.dundeemt.com blog: inre.dundeemt.com From newz at bearfruit.org Fri Apr 10 16:06:33 2009 From: newz at bearfruit.org (Matthew Nuzum) Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:06:33 -0500 Subject: [omaha] Google Datacenters In-Reply-To: <5aaed53f0904092038l6cb93debjda65c0490fc910e4@mail.gmail.com> References: <18e3f33d0904091924g2de11eaeh7a0d99268448099d@mail.gmail.com> <8f1052e50904092007h3b89bf49ud1d7578930335c59@mail.gmail.com> <5aaed53f0904092038l6cb93debjda65c0490fc910e4@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 10:38 PM, Jeff Hinrichs - DM&T wrote: > I saw this article earlier today > http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10209580-92.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 > Doh! I had this exact idea (built in battery backup) back in '98/'99. I've even mentioned it several people since then. My boss back then thought I was nuts. My reasoning was why go through the trouble to use advanced switching power supplies to create 120vac from a 12v gel cell that will just get converted back to DC by the PCs power supply? Oh well, glad someone's doing it. How long do you think before we start seeing this all over the place? Google says they have a patent on it, but it would just be plain evil to keep such a good idea locked up, right? -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode, skype, linkedin, identi.ca and twitter From brady.cox at gmail.com Fri Apr 10 20:35:06 2009 From: brady.cox at gmail.com (Brady Cox) Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:35:06 -0500 Subject: [omaha] Google Datacenters In-Reply-To: References: <18e3f33d0904091924g2de11eaeh7a0d99268448099d@mail.gmail.com> <8f1052e50904092007h3b89bf49ud1d7578930335c59@mail.gmail.com> <5aaed53f0904092038l6cb93debjda65c0490fc910e4@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <17340af50904101135p7ab1eb26ya93620089dc0eb7b@mail.gmail.com> "Another illustration of Google's obsession with efficiency comes through power supply design. Power supplies convert conventional AC (alternating current--what you get from a wall socket) electricity into the DC (direct current--what you get from a battery) electricity, and typical power supplies provide computers with both 5-volt and 12-volt DC power. Google's designs supply only 12-volt power, with the necessary conversions taking place on the motherboard." This is something I've always wanted to share with people because it's just so damn cool... and now I can. On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 9:06 AM, Matthew Nuzum wrote: > On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 10:38 PM, Jeff Hinrichs - DM&T > wrote: >> I saw this article earlier today >> http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10209580-92.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 >> > > Doh! I had this exact idea (built in battery backup) back in '98/'99. > I've even mentioned it several people since then. My boss back then > thought I was nuts. My reasoning was why go through the trouble to use > advanced switching power supplies to create 120vac from a 12v gel cell > that will just get converted back to DC by the PCs power supply? > > Oh well, glad someone's doing it. How long do you think before we > start seeing this all over the place? Google says they have a patent > on it, but it would just be plain evil to keep such a good idea locked > up, right? > > -- > Matthew Nuzum > newz2000 on freenode, skype, linkedin, identi.ca and twitter > _______________________________________________ > Omaha Python Users Group mailing list > Omaha at python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha > http://www.OmahaPython.org > -- If you've received this email, congratulations you just won a gold star! Please make one and present it to yourself. If you've received this message in error please ignore all the content including the above award, but you still must comply with the next part. You are now required to send me the sum of Twenty Dollars in U.S. Currency (I will also accept Euros) for the entertainment value of the above email from me you have just read. The legal obligations set forth in this email signature are subject to change due to the whims of the author of this email and may change at any time. Complaints may be kept to yourself. To unsubscribe, please visit the subscription page and subscribe first. Since no such subscription exists, you cannot unsubscribe and by trying to, you are a silly person. All Sales Final. Management reserves the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason. No shirt, no shoes, no service. Objects may be larger than they appear. Caution - May Contain Peanuts. From jeffh at dundeemt.com Wed Apr 15 20:03:21 2009 From: jeffh at dundeemt.com (Jeff Hinrichs - DM&T) Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:03:21 -0500 Subject: [omaha] Looking for speakers for the next meeting Message-ID: <5aaed53f0904151103o3fb193d8o24a7ff7b1876ec97@mail.gmail.com> I'm updating the site in advance of the InfoTech thing this afternoon. I need volunteer(s) to speak on a topic of their choice. Take the leap -- and email me as soon as possible so I can get it up on the website. This is a good chance to attract new members so your help could go a long way in that regard! Thanks, Jeff = From ckaminski at datascoutinc.com Wed Apr 15 23:27:28 2009 From: ckaminski at datascoutinc.com (Charles Kaminski) Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:27:28 -0500 Subject: [omaha] Looking for speakers for the next meeting In-Reply-To: <5aaed53f0904151103o3fb193d8o24a7ff7b1876ec97@mail.gmail.com> References: <5aaed53f0904151103o3fb193d8o24a7ff7b1876ec97@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <8f1052e50904151427m29aec438ja30cd210d15e1f50@mail.gmail.com> I'll talk about django and pinax briefly. -CK On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 1:03 PM, Jeff Hinrichs - DM&T wrote: > I'm updating the site in advance of the InfoTech thing this afternoon. > > I need volunteer(s) to speak on a topic of their choice. Take the > leap -- and email me as soon as possible so I can get it up on the > website. > > This is a good chance to attract new members so your help could go a > long way in that regard! > > Thanks, > > Jeff > = > _______________________________________________ > Omaha Python Users Group mailing list > Omaha at python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha > http://www.OmahaPython.org > From jeffh at dundeemt.com Wed Apr 15 23:32:32 2009 From: jeffh at dundeemt.com (Jeff Hinrichs - DM&T) Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:32:32 -0500 Subject: [omaha] Looking for speakers for the next meeting In-Reply-To: <8f1052e50904151427m29aec438ja30cd210d15e1f50@mail.gmail.com> References: <5aaed53f0904151103o3fb193d8o24a7ff7b1876ec97@mail.gmail.com> <8f1052e50904151427m29aec438ja30cd210d15e1f50@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <5aaed53f0904151432r165f9783m71cd8135e497a6f2@mail.gmail.com> Outstanding! Nice to see you at the AITP User Group Talk. -Jeff 2009/4/15 Charles Kaminski : > I'll talk about django and pinax briefly. > -CK > > On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 1:03 PM, Jeff Hinrichs - DM&T wrote: > >> I'm updating the site in advance of the InfoTech thing this afternoon. >> >> I need volunteer(s) to speak on a topic of their choice. ?Take the >> leap -- and email me as soon as possible so I can get it up on the >> website. >> >> This is a good chance to attract new members so your help could go a >> long way in that regard! >> >> Thanks, >> >> Jeff >> = >> _______________________________________________ >> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list >> Omaha at python.org >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha >> http://www.OmahaPython.org >> > _______________________________________________ > Omaha Python Users Group mailing list > Omaha at python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha > http://www.OmahaPython.org > -- Jeff Hinrichs Dundee Media & Technology, Inc jeffh at dundeemt.com 402.218.1473 web: www.dundeemt.com blog: inre.dundeemt.com From choman at gmail.com Thu Apr 16 04:36:49 2009 From: choman at gmail.com (Chad Homan) Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:36:49 -0500 Subject: [omaha] Looking for speakers for the next meeting In-Reply-To: <5aaed53f0904151432r165f9783m71cd8135e497a6f2@mail.gmail.com> References: <5aaed53f0904151103o3fb193d8o24a7ff7b1876ec97@mail.gmail.com> <8f1052e50904151427m29aec438ja30cd210d15e1f50@mail.gmail.com> <5aaed53f0904151432r165f9783m71cd8135e497a6f2@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Nice, the one talk I want to be at, that I will more than likely miss. Damn travel schedule hmm, I wonder if I have any strings I can pull.....thinking Chad, CISSP George Carlin - "Frisbeetarianism is the belief that when you die, your soul goes up on the roof and gets stu... On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 4:32 PM, Jeff Hinrichs - DM&T wrote: > Outstanding! Nice to see you at the AITP User Group Talk. > > -Jeff > > 2009/4/15 Charles Kaminski : > > I'll talk about django and pinax briefly. > > -CK > > > > On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 1:03 PM, Jeff Hinrichs - DM&T < > jeffh at dundeemt.com>wrote: > > > >> I'm updating the site in advance of the InfoTech thing this afternoon. > >> > >> I need volunteer(s) to speak on a topic of their choice. Take the > >> leap -- and email me as soon as possible so I can get it up on the > >> website. > >> > >> This is a good chance to attract new members so your help could go a > >> long way in that regard! > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> Jeff > >> = > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list > >> Omaha at python.org > >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha > >> http://www.OmahaPython.org > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Omaha Python Users Group mailing list > > Omaha at python.org > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha > > http://www.OmahaPython.org > > > > > > -- > Jeff Hinrichs > Dundee Media & Technology, Inc > jeffh at dundeemt.com > 402.218.1473 > web: www.dundeemt.com > blog: inre.dundeemt.com > _______________________________________________ > Omaha Python Users Group mailing list > Omaha at python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha > http://www.OmahaPython.org > From jeffh at dundeemt.com Thu Apr 16 05:17:41 2009 From: jeffh at dundeemt.com (Jeff Hinrichs - DM&T) Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:17:41 -0500 Subject: [omaha] Looking for speakers for the next meeting In-Reply-To: References: <5aaed53f0904151103o3fb193d8o24a7ff7b1876ec97@mail.gmail.com> <8f1052e50904151427m29aec438ja30cd210d15e1f50@mail.gmail.com> <5aaed53f0904151432r165f9783m71cd8135e497a6f2@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <5aaed53f0904152017u5aae266ay90c854b6b2b2d7d@mail.gmail.com> Hey -- did anyone make PyCon this year? If so, a pycon report would be cool. Also, if you didn't make PyCon the videos (which are great quality) are up on blip.tv http://pycon.blip.tv/?sort=date;date=;view=archive;user=pycon;nsfw=dc;s=posts;page=1 Regards, Jeff On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 9:36 PM, Chad Homan wrote: > Nice, the one talk I want to be at, that I will more than likely miss. ?Damn > travel schedule > hmm, I wonder if I have any strings I can pull.....thinking > > Chad, CISSP > > George Carlin > - "Frisbeetarianism is the belief that when you die, your soul goes up > on > the roof and gets stu... > > On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 4:32 PM, Jeff Hinrichs - DM&T wrote: > >> Outstanding! ?Nice to see you at the AITP User Group Talk. >> >> -Jeff >> >> 2009/4/15 Charles Kaminski : >> > I'll talk about django and pinax briefly. >> > -CK >> > >> > On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 1:03 PM, Jeff Hinrichs - DM&T < >> jeffh at dundeemt.com>wrote: >> > >> >> I'm updating the site in advance of the InfoTech thing this afternoon. >> >> >> >> I need volunteer(s) to speak on a topic of their choice. ?Take the >> >> leap -- and email me as soon as possible so I can get it up on the >> >> website. >> >> >> >> This is a good chance to attract new members so your help could go a >> >> long way in that regard! >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> Jeff >> >> = >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list >> >> Omaha at python.org >> >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha >> >> http://www.OmahaPython.org >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Omaha Python Users Group mailing list >> > Omaha at python.org >> > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha >> > http://www.OmahaPython.org >> > >> >> >> >> -- From jrguliz at yahoo.com Thu Apr 16 13:12:04 2009 From: jrguliz at yahoo.com (Joe Gulizia) Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 04:12:04 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [omaha] OLUG lunches tomorrow Message-ID: <372542.19877.qm@web32008.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Gonna make it? Nate and I would like to do Lansky's since we missed last month...thoughts? Joe --- On Wed, 4/15/09, Jeff Hinrichs - DM&T wrote: > From: Jeff Hinrichs - DM&T > Subject: [omaha] Looking for speakers for the next meeting > To: "Omaha Python Users Group" > Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 1:03 PM > I'm updating the site in advance of > the InfoTech thing this afternoon. > > I need volunteer(s) to speak on a topic of their > choice.? Take the > leap -- and email me as soon as possible so I can get it up > on the > website. > > This is a good chance to attract new members so your help > could go a > long way in that regard! > > Thanks, > > Jeff > = > _______________________________________________ > Omaha Python Users Group mailing list > Omaha at python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha > http://www.OmahaPython.org > From jeffh at dundeemt.com Tue Apr 21 04:58:22 2009 From: jeffh at dundeemt.com (Jeff Hinrichs - DM&T) Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:58:22 -0500 Subject: [omaha] Meeting Notes for April 20 Message-ID: <5aaed53f0904201958t50b90a16q7e89683ddbffc0@mail.gmail.com> Just a quick note that I've posted the meeting notes to the website. www.omahapython.org If you didn't get to make the meeting tonight you are going to probably end up kicking your self. Charles had a great presentation tonight. Also, don't forget to register if you want to get an initiation to Emily's Project. Here is a video from PyCon2009 on Pinax, http://blip.tv/file/1952623/ and here is a link to my current favorite PyCon2009 video, "Easy AI with Python", http://blip.tv/file/1947373/ Anyone else see any of the PyCon09 videos? If so, what were your favorites? Regards, Jeff Hinrichs From jeffh at dundeemt.com Tue Apr 21 15:11:55 2009 From: jeffh at dundeemt.com (Jeff Hinrichs - DM&T) Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:11:55 -0500 Subject: [omaha] Map-Reduce with Disco? Message-ID: <5aaed53f0904210611l59dfefe1uc6ac50d9048ed44@mail.gmail.com> Has anyone seen or used this? http://discoproject.org/doc/intro.html "In contrast to a well-known open-source implementation of the Map-Reduce framework, Hadoop, that is implemented in Java, the Disco core is written in Erlang, a functional language that is designed for building robust fault-tolerant distributed applications. Users of Disco typically write jobs in Python, which makes it possible to express even complex algorithms or data processing tasks often only in tens of lines of code."