Hi, Our proposed date is whenever someone can give the talk. The only constraint is it must be on a weekday starting around 6pm as students will just go home if it's on any later.
Netsoc doesn't use lisp, but we'd sure like a talk on it. Anything techy will do. Cheers. On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 5:30 PM, Barry Alistair Paterson - IrishDev.com < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Maybe Patrick Collison might consider doing a talk – he did a fantastic > job at the Irish Open Source Technologies Conference - > http://iotc.firstport.ie/speaker/10/ - I'm happy to contact him if you > there's an interest. > > > > Let me know when you date is fixed for this so I can publish on > http://irishdev.com > > > > Best > > Barry > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *PJ Fitzpatrick > *Sent:* 03 October 2008 15:25 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: UCD Netsoc talk > > > > You might not think that this is profound but the fact is that people who > use laguages that are not verbose can write verbose humour > > > > > > On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 2:59 PM, John Byrne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Hehe, this one's worth a look too - "The Truth About Lisp" > http://secretgeek.net/lisp_truth.asp > > > Vishal Vatsa wrote: > > Saw this post, thought of this xkcd: > > http://xkcd.com/297/ > > > > Seems appropriate > > > > > > > > PJ Fitzpatrick wrote: > > > > > >> He is not much older than me. Is there anything further back? > >> PJ > >> > >> > >> > >> On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 10:32 AM, John Byrne > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> > >>> Apparently Paul Graham is from Wales: > >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Graham > >>> > >>> Not many 'Lispers' more famous than that... (Creator of Arc and the > >>> Yahoo! Store) > >>> > >>> I'd be interested in Lisp talks too if there's anyone giving them! > >>> > >>> -JB > >>> > >>> PJ Fitzpatrick wrote: > >>> > >>>> Hi, > >>>> While we have someone from the Uni's here i was wondering if i could > >>>> ask a few questions that am i'm sorry not directly related to Python > >>>> but related to Lisp (sorry cannot find a Lisp Ireland group!) > >>>> - Is Lisp popular in Ireland? > >>>> - Are there any Lisp talks ever organised? > >>>> - Lisp has been around a while (one of the few languages older than > >>>> me!) and was wondering what famous Lispers came from Ireland/British > >>>> Isles? > >>>> tks, > >>>> PJ > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On the issue of Netsocs i was wondering if there is anything around on > >>>> Lisp as > >>>> > >>>> On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 11:41 AM, Kenneth O'Brien > >>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > >>>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Padraigs talk looks grand. We'd be looking to fill up to 90 mins, > >>>> so maybe 2 or 3 talks would do it. > >>>> > >>>> I appreciate the responses so far. Cheers. > >>>> > >>>> Any more takers? > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 11:07 AM, Michael Twomey > >>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 10:06, Pádraig Brady < > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > >>>> >> Does anyone want to come give a talk on Python? We'd invite > >>>> Netsocs > >>>> >> from TCD and DCU too. I'd be a nice way to expose > undergrads > >>>> > >>> to > >>> > >>>> >> Python. We could get a sizeable lecture theatre. > >>>> >> > >>>> > How about this one? > >>>> > http://www.pixelbeat.org/talks/linux_and_python/ > >>>> > > >>>> > >>>> Are you looking for multiple talks or a single general > >>>> introduction to > >>>> python one? I'm sure there are enough people to give talks on > >>>> specific > >>>> subjects (e.g. web development with django) if there is > >>>> interest. If > >>>> it's one talk I second Pádraig's. > >>>> > >>>> cheers, > >>>> mick > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> ~Kenneth O'Brien > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>> > >>>> No virus found in this incoming message. > >>>> Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > >>>> Version: 8.0.173 / Virus Database: 270.7.5/1704 - Release Date: > >>>> > >>> 10/2/2008 9:35 PM > >>> > > >>> > >>>> > >>> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > > Version: 8.0.173 / Virus Database: 270.7.5/1704 - Release Date: 10/2/2008 > 9:35 PM > > > > > > <br > > > > -- ~Kenneth O'Brien --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Python Ireland" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.ie/group/pythonireland?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
