Re: [GENERAL] New Zealand Postgis DBA job vacancy

2012-12-27 Thread Bexley Hall

Hi Martin,

On 12/27/2012 8:31 AM, Martin Gainty wrote:


so...why doesn't Postgres port to embedded systems?


IME, it requires lots of resources (the vast majority of embedded
systems are resource starved -- resources == $$ and when you are
selling things in volume, every penny saved adds up quickly!).
Lots of MIPS, lots of RAM -- even the code footprint is "significant".

OTOH, (again, IME) designing with the "relational table" construct
makes coding a very different experience!  Already being biased
in favor of table-driven algorithms, I took this opportunity to
move all the "const" tables out of my executables and into the
DBMS (which takes a performance hit but keeps the code much more
mutable).  I've gone so far as to hide the filesystem from the
applications -- objects that would have typically resided in
ad hoc files are now stored in structured tables (eliminates
the need to write lots of special parsers to be able to impose
structure on what would otherwise be unstructured "bytes")



so do you reduce CPU or IO when you take a java variable final int
foo=1; and insert foo as a const column in a table?


[For the most part, I don't use Java as most of my projects have
real-time constraints and the lack of determinism in Java blows
that out of the water]

My (original) comment above is meant to address taking tables
of constants out of code and moving them into the DBMS -- *fetching*
them at run-time and using them in their normal role AS IF they
had been hard-coded into the executable.

E.g., given a Julian day, most folks would convert it to a (month,day)
tuple using a table like:

days[] = {
  31,   /* Jan */
  28,   /* Feb */
  31,   /* Mar */
  30,   /* Apr */
...
  31/* Dec */
}

Instead of putting this table in the code as a const datum, I would
store it in the DBMS and retrieve it as/when needed for the conversion.

[This is a silly example but one that is easy to understand]

Among other things, it allows me to change the contents of the
table without having to release a new executable

[Again, this example is silly in this regard as January will *always*
have 31 days so there will never be a need to change that!  OTOH, if
the table is used to determine how far to advance the timing of the
spark in an internal combustion engine with respect to engine RPM's,
then you *may* want to change/tweek that table at some time in the
future to obtain better performance or accommodate changes in the
manufacture of the engine -- without changing all the code that
*references* that table.  If that table is embedded in the actual
executable, this isn't very easy.]

As far as my parsing comment is concerned...

The structure that a table can impart to the data that it represents
allows you to identify that data *once*, stuff it into the appropriate
fields and then never have to parse the raw data object again.

E.g., early email readers maintained the user's "mailbox" as a simple
ASCII text file.  New messages were appended to the end of the file.
When it came time to enumerate the messages or find a particular
message, the program had to parse the ASCII text sequentially knowing
the form that a message took so that it could identify the start
(and end) of each individual message.

If you were handed that ASCII file and asked "How many messages does
this contain", you would have to parse the file sequentially, knowing
the format of mail messages (in detail!) and count them.

If, instead, you have a table called "mail" with fields called
"From", "To", "Date", "Body", etc. then it's easy to determine
how many messages you have (count) or locate the most recent message
from "Bob", etc.  The application can concentrate on the service(s)
that it wants to provide instead of having to be encumbered with
the trivialities of parsing message formats.

[Parsers are rife with opportunity for coding errors -- especially
those coded ad hoc!]

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Re: [GENERAL] New Zealand Postgis DBA job vacancy

2012-12-27 Thread Martin Gainty

> From: bexley...@yahoo.com
> To: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
> Subject: Re: [GENERAL] New Zealand Postgis DBA job vacancy
> > 
> Thinking (entirely) *in* metric doesn't.  The problem is working
> with *both*, simultaneously, requires some mental agility.
> 
> Nearby, we have one of the few (only?) stretches of roadway that
> is marked in metric units (actually, I haven't driven it in a while
> and vaguely recall something about RE-marking it in "conventional"
> units).  To most folks, it is a disturbing experience as they aren't
> accustomed to thinking in these.  ("No, that's not 100MPH but
> 100kmph... big difference!")MG>Posted Speed limit in the mahority of limited 
> access highways in SouthAmerica is 100
MG>unless of course ...you're in a hurry 
> 
> 
> > so...why doesn't Postgres port to embedded systems?
> 
> IME, it requires lots of resources (the vast majority of embedded
> systems are resource starved -- resources == $$ and when you are
> selling things in volume, every penny saved adds up quickly!).
> Lots of MIPS, lots of RAM -- even the code footprint is "significant".
> 
> OTOH, (again, IME) designing with the "relational table" construct
> makes coding a very different experience!  Already being biased
> in favor of table-driven algorithms, I took this opportunity to
> move all the "const" tables out of my executables and into the
> DBMS (which takes a performance hit but keeps the code much more
> mutable).  I've gone so far as to hide the filesystem from the
> applications -- objects that would have typically resided in
> ad hoc files are now stored in structured tables (eliminates
> the need to write lots of special parsers to be able to impose
> structure on what would otherwise be unstructured "bytes")
> MG>so do you reduce CPU or IO when you take a java variable final int foo=1; 
> and insert foo as a const column in a table?
MG>BTW Spring IOC has addressed this issue with lazy-init="true" (dont 
initialise the variable until referenced at runtime)
> 
> --donMG>Martin
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Re: [GENERAL] New Zealand Postgis DBA job vacancy

2012-12-26 Thread Bexley Hall


Hi Martin,

[apologies if msg reference chain mangled -- forgot to Cc list  <:-( ]

On 12/26/2012 2:04 PM, Martin Gainty wrote:


most of us in the US choose to be *delightfully ignorant* of
anything that doesnt fit into our 30 seconds (or less) lifestyle


"30 seconds"?  Seems an *eternity* for most of the folks I meet!
(i.e., if you haven't answered your cell phone by the *second*
ring, the followup text message -- "Where are you?" -- is *delivered*
in that time frame!)

Sheesh!  How can people live like this??  Can you spell "short leash"?


metric system requires rudimentary math skills instead of
entertainment so we collectively choose not to think of such things


Thinking (entirely) *in* metric doesn't.  The problem is working
with *both*, simultaneously, requires some mental agility.

Nearby, we have one of the few (only?) stretches of roadway that
is marked in metric units (actually, I haven't driven it in a while
and vaguely recall something about RE-marking it in "conventional"
units).  To most folks, it is a disturbing experience as they aren't
accustomed to thinking in these.  ("No, that's not 100MPH but
100kmph... big difference!")

OTOH, working entirely within the "english" system is significantly
taxing if you want to deal with more than one unit of measure at
a time.  Feet/miles/yards/inches.  Gills/gallons/pints.  etc.

I'm tickled that I've got a 1/3C measuring cup and a 1/4T (not 't')
measuring spoon (I bake a lot).  Otherwise, it's a real chore
hitting some of these "odd" measurements!

[The idea of *weighing* ingredients is anathema to me -- and I
can't imagine it would be as expedient as using "fixed volumes"!]


I spent 3 months outside the US this year and was *forced* to use
my brain to convert petrol containers from liters to US gallons
It was nice to be able to come back to the US to put your brain
*in park* and let the big brains in the statehouses and Washington
tell us -what to do and -provide us the funding to do their bidding
at least until 1 Jan 2013!



so...why doesn't Postgres port to embedded systems?


IME, it requires lots of resources (the vast majority of embedded
systems are resource starved -- resources == $$ and when you are
selling things in volume, every penny saved adds up quickly!).
Lots of MIPS, lots of RAM -- even the code footprint is "significant".

OTOH, (again, IME) designing with the "relational table" construct
makes coding a very different experience!  Already being biased
in favor of table-driven algorithms, I took this opportunity to
move all the "const" tables out of my executables and into the
DBMS (which takes a performance hit but keeps the code much more
mutable).  I've gone so far as to hide the filesystem from the
applications -- objects that would have typically resided in
ad hoc files are now stored in structured tables (eliminates
the need to write lots of special parsers to be able to impose
structure on what would otherwise be unstructured "bytes")

[This last issue owes nothing to pgsql, though, as any RDBMS
can provide that structure/capability]

  We'll see... it's been a learning experience (make
one to throw away)

--don


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Re: [GENERAL] New Zealand Postgis DBA job vacancy

2012-12-26 Thread Bexley Hall

Hi Gavin,

[apologies if msg reference chain mangled -- forgot to Cc list  <:-( ]

On 12/26/2012 12:45 PM, Gavin Flower wrote:


I have a close friend who is working on embedded software for a green
house controller. He would love to use PostgreSQL, but they started
using SQLite and pg does not appear to be suitable for embedded systems.


I'll second that!  Though, to be fair, there is a wide range of
applications that "embedded" can address.  The resources that are
available to one may be (several!) orders of magnitude different
than others.

I am currently using pgsql in an embedded system though suspect
I may have to port everything over to another engine for deployment.
There are too many assumptions made about the underlying hardware
available for pgsql that are at odds with the goals of most
embedded systems.  (e.g., I need to be able to have the DB reside
in "immutable" memory -- and the "writable" memory requirements
carefully constrained)  So, "cleverer" solutions end up prevailing.

A pity as a single embedded system deployment probably puts more
"seats" in play (e.g., easily 10,000 - 1,000,000 per design) than
*years* of "natural growth" would, otherwise.

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Re: [GENERAL] New Zealand Postgis DBA job vacancy

2012-12-26 Thread Martijn van Oosterhout
On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 02:45:18PM -0500, Berend Tober wrote:
> I guess I was hoping for more practical, direct insight, such as
> "Despite how skilled and a productive worker you might be, don't
> bother applying if you are anywhere near middle-age, or if you are
> likely to become middle-aged." There was this interesting 1976 movie
> called "Logan's Run" about a dystopian future that similarly
> devalued the experienced.

If it's like the Australian system then there several different
categories you can come in on.  A way it look at it is that you can
come if you can demonstrate that you will not require welfare support,
either by bringing enough money with you or having skill in some area
where there is demand.  But then there's an exception for people under
30 who are unlikely to have been able to build anything up yet, you
assume that if they have any kind of degree then they will pay for
themselves in the long run.

> I wonder, if an applicant were within the government-approved age
> range, but then worked long enough so as to exceed the limits, would
> their work visa suddenly be withdrawn, having contributed to the tax
> base and maybe established a family there, then be forced to vacate
> the premise simply because they aged out?

In my experience, as long as you're working there's never a problem
(assuming your visa allows you to work).  Marrying an Australian has to
be one of the more common ways to get permanent residency, since that
is one of the easier ways.

I've never heard of anything like the weird cases you get with those
American green cards.

Have a nice day,
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> not attach much importance to his own thoughts.
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Re: [GENERAL] New Zealand Postgis DBA job vacancy

2012-12-26 Thread Adrian Klaver

On 12/26/2012 11:45 AM, Gavin Flower wrote:



I have a close friend who is working on embedded software for a green
house controller.  He would love to use PostgreSQL, but they started
using SQLite and pg does not appear to be suitable for embedded systems.


We used a controller system that came from across the border in White 
Rock, BC. As a thought problem I contemplated what it would take to 
replicate it in Open Source software. Came to the same conclusion. I 
could see Postgres on a computer somewhere tying together multiple 
controllers/sites. For the controllers themselves Sqlite or something 
even more light weight would be in order. Hardware constraints are less 
of an issue than before. It is more an issue of setup/integration and 
the realization that Postgres would really be overkill for the task at hand.





Cheers,
Gavin



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Re: [GENERAL] New Zealand Postgis DBA job vacancy

2012-12-26 Thread Martin Gainty

most of us in the US choose to be *delightfully ignorant* of anything that 
doesnt fit into our 30 seconds (or less) lifestyle

metric system requires rudimentary math skills instead of entertainment so we 
collectively choose not to think of such things
I spent 3 months outside the US this year and was *forced* to use my brain to 
convert petrol containers from liters to US gallons
It was nice to be able to come back to the US to put your brain *in park* and 
let the big brains in the statehouses and Washington
tell us -what to do and -provide us the funding to do their bidding
at least until 1 Jan 2013! so...why doesn't Postgres port to embedded systems?
Martin Gainty  
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From: gavinflo...@archidevsys.co.nz
To: adrian.kla...@gmail.com
CC: mgai...@hotmail.com; pgsql-general@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] New Zealand Postgis DBA job vacancy


  

  
  
On 27/12/12 08:33, Adrian Klaver wrote:


On
  12/26/2012 11:20 AM, Gavin Flower wrote:
  

  On 27/12/12 07:39, Adrian Klaver wrote:


On 12/26/2012 10:30 AM, Gavin Flower
  wrote:
  

  Please do not top post!






In New Zealand we generally use petrol, or diesel, measured
in litres -


though there are some cars powered by natural gas.  I think
the USA is


one of the few places not using the metric system.


  
  

  Actually we do, we just pretend we don't:)
  

  

  




Cheers,


Gavin


  
  

  


Actually, I learnt the metric system mostly from an American
textbook on


Physics at high school in year 12 (then called 6th form for us).


  
  

  In a round about way, I came to use Postgres to help deal with our
  split personality regarding the metric system. I was working at a
  greenhouse at the time and new rules came down from the Federal
  government dealing with the tagging of plant material for retail
  sale. One of the rules was that the tags must list the volume of
  the container the plant was sold in and that the volume should be
  in both imperial and metric units. This was just the tip of the
  iceberg, so I put together a database solution to track all the
  necessary information. After some false starts I settled on
  Postgres as the back end.
  

  

  


In New Zealand, we spend a lot more time putting down
Australians than


Americans - but if anyone was to try and invade Australia, then
the half


of New Zealanders not already living in Australia would rush to
defend it.


  
  

  Sort of the way we look at Canadians, especially since half of BC
  seems to be in town at the moment.
  


There is nothing wrong with prejudice, so long as it does not
interfere with business & friendship!

(I would steer clear of my wife's husband, as he has a perverse
sense of humour so he can't be trusted!)

 

I have a close friend who is working on embedded
  software for a green house controller.  He would love to
use PostgreSQL, but they started using SQLite and pg does not appear
to be suitable for embedded systems.

  

  

  Cheers,

Gavin

  

Re: [GENERAL] New Zealand Postgis DBA job vacancy

2012-12-26 Thread Gavin Flower

On 27/12/12 08:33, Adrian Klaver wrote:

On 12/26/2012 11:20 AM, Gavin Flower wrote:

On 27/12/12 07:39, Adrian Klaver wrote:

On 12/26/2012 10:30 AM, Gavin Flower wrote:

Please do not top post!


In New Zealand we generally use petrol, or diesel, measured in 
litres -

though there are some cars powered by natural gas.  I think the USA is
one of the few places not using the metric system.


Actually we do, we just pretend we don't:)




Cheers,
Gavin




Actually, I learnt the metric system mostly from an American textbook on
Physics at high school in year 12 (then called 6th form for us).


In a round about way, I came to use Postgres to help deal with our 
split personality regarding the metric system. I was working at a 
greenhouse at the time and new rules came down from the Federal 
government dealing with the tagging of plant material for retail sale. 
One of the rules was that the tags must list the volume of the 
container the plant was sold in and that the volume should be in both 
imperial and metric units. This was just the tip of the iceberg, so I 
put together a database solution to track all the necessary 
information. After some false starts I settled on Postgres as the back 
end.




In New Zealand, we spend a lot more time putting down Australians than
Americans - but if anyone was to try and invade Australia, then the half
of New Zealanders not already living in Australia would rush to 
defend it.


Sort of the way we look at Canadians, especially since half of BC 
seems to be in town at the moment.
There is nothing wrong with prejudice, so long as it does not interfere 
with business & friendship!
(I would steer clear of my wife's husband, as he has a perverse sense of 
humour so he can't be trusted!)


I have a close friend who is working on embedded software for a green 
house controller.  He would love to use PostgreSQL, but they started 
using SQLite and pg does not appear to be suitable for embedded systems.



Cheers,
Gavin


Re: [GENERAL] New Zealand Postgis DBA job vacancy

2012-12-26 Thread Berend Tober

Gavin Flower wrote:

On 27/12/12 07:54, Berend Tober wrote:

...regarding New
Zealand expatriate work visas and ... that it
was notably easier for foreigners under age 30 to get
permission to work. Can anyone with direct experience comment
on this government-sanctioned discrimination?


I think it might be that they want healthy workers who likely
will pay lots of tax before requiring to much medical treatment -
most people use the public health care system in New Zealand, so
it as assumed you will not be relying on private medical insurance.


That would be an obvious-enough inference to draw.

I guess I was hoping for more practical, direct insight, such as 
"Despite how skilled and a productive worker you might be, don't 
bother applying if you are anywhere near middle-age, or if you 
are likely to become middle-aged." There was this interesting 
1976 movie called "Logan's Run" about a dystopian future that 
similarly devalued the experienced.


The current job posting by Brent Wood does not specifically 
mention age requirements/restrictions, and does not specify any 
particular amount of experience, but they do in fact require 
"experience". Knowing that the visa quota system is biased 
against age, one might reasonably conclude that no one with more 
than 5 to 10 years experience would be able to qualify because of 
the government restrictions.


It might have been polite of the advertising organization to make 
that clear, as did the guy that posted the flyer at the technical 
conference.


I wonder, if an applicant were within the government-approved age 
range, but then worked long enough so as to exceed the limits, 
would their work visa suddenly be withdrawn, having contributed 
to the tax base and maybe established a family there, then be 
forced to vacate the premise simply because they aged out?






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Re: [GENERAL] New Zealand Postgis DBA job vacancy

2012-12-26 Thread Adrian Klaver

On 12/26/2012 11:20 AM, Gavin Flower wrote:

On 27/12/12 07:39, Adrian Klaver wrote:

On 12/26/2012 10:30 AM, Gavin Flower wrote:

Please do not top post!


In New Zealand we generally use petrol, or diesel, measured in litres -
though there are some cars powered by natural gas.  I think the USA is
one of the few places not using the metric system.


Actually we do, we just pretend we don't:)




Cheers,
Gavin




Actually, I learnt the metric system mostly from an American textbook on
Physics at high school in year 12 (then called 6th form for us).


In a round about way, I came to use Postgres to help deal with our split 
personality regarding the metric system. I was working at a greenhouse 
at the time and new rules came down from the Federal government dealing 
with the tagging of plant material for retail sale. One of the rules was 
that the tags must list the volume of the container the plant was sold 
in and that the volume should be in both imperial and metric units. This 
was just the tip of the iceberg, so I put together a database solution 
to track all the necessary information. After some false starts I 
settled on Postgres as the back end.




In New Zealand, we spend a lot more time putting down Australians than
Americans - but if anyone was to try and invade Australia, then the half
of New Zealanders not already living in Australia would rush to defend it.


Sort of the way we look at Canadians, especially since half of BC seems 
to be in town at the moment.





Cheers,
Gavin



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Re: [GENERAL] New Zealand Postgis DBA job vacancy

2012-12-26 Thread Gavin Flower

On 27/12/12 07:39, Adrian Klaver wrote:

On 12/26/2012 10:30 AM, Gavin Flower wrote:

Please do not top post!


In New Zealand we generally use petrol, or diesel, measured in litres -
though there are some cars powered by natural gas.  I think the USA is
one of the few places not using the metric system.


Actually we do, we just pretend we don't:)




Cheers,
Gavin



Actually, I learnt the metric system mostly from an American textbook on 
Physics at high school in year 12 (then called 6th form for us).


In New Zealand, we spend a lot more time putting down Australians than 
Americans - but if anyone was to try and invade Australia, then the half 
of New Zealanders not already living in Australia would rush to defend it.



Cheers,
Gavin


Re: [GENERAL] New Zealand Postgis DBA job vacancy

2012-12-26 Thread Gavin Flower

On 27/12/12 07:54, Berend Tober wrote:

pcr...@pcreso.com wrote:

Mat be of interest to someone here...

http://careers.eroad.co.nz/vacancies/showVacancy/11

Brent Wood




I attended a technical conference in the US recently, and someone 
posted an Auckland job flyer (not this same organization, though). He 
included a statement regarding New Zealand expatriate work visas and 
something about government bias against more experienced workers. He 
did not phrase it like that literally, of course, but rather 
emphasized that it was notably easier for foreigners under age 30 to 
get permission to work. Can anyone with direct experience comment on 
this government-sanctioned discrimination?





I think it might be that they want healthy workers who likely will pay 
lots of tax before requiring to much medical treatment - most people use 
the public health care system in New Zealand, so it as assumed you will 
not be relying on private medical insurance.


If any PostgreSQL people are coming to Auckland, I may be able to put 
them up for a short time - depending on consultation with 'she who must 
be obeyed'.  :-)  We live off the Albany Highway on the North Shore.  
Our son (15) has been a 'travel consultant' since the age of 5, he is 
able to give good advice on both local and international travel!



Cheers,
Gavin


Re: [GENERAL] New Zealand Postgis DBA job vacancy

2012-12-26 Thread Berend Tober

pcr...@pcreso.com wrote:

Mat be of interest to someone here...

http://careers.eroad.co.nz/vacancies/showVacancy/11

Brent Wood




I attended a technical conference in the US recently, and someone 
posted an Auckland job flyer (not this same organization, 
though). He included a statement regarding New Zealand expatriate 
work visas and something about government bias against more 
experienced workers. He did not phrase it like that literally, of 
course, but rather emphasized that it was notably easier for 
foreigners under age 30 to get permission to work. Can anyone 
with direct experience comment on this government-sanctioned 
discrimination?





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Re: [GENERAL] New Zealand Postgis DBA job vacancy

2012-12-26 Thread Adrian Klaver

On 12/26/2012 10:30 AM, Gavin Flower wrote:

Please do not top post!


In New Zealand we generally use petrol, or diesel, measured in litres -
though there are some cars powered by natural gas.  I think the USA is
one of the few places not using the metric system.


Actually we do, we just pretend we don't:)




Cheers,
Gavin



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Re: [GENERAL] New Zealand Postgis DBA job vacancy

2012-12-26 Thread Gavin Flower

Please do not top post!

See my reply below

On 27/12/12 03:48, Martin Gainty wrote:

Gavin

BTW: Americans dont walk anywhere ..we drive our 2 gallons to the mile 
Hummers everywhere we go

(so Im hoping that gas is cheap there)

I dont know anything about New Zealand but can one live on South 
Island and work on North Island

and or vice-versa?


[...]






Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2012 20:17:23 +1300
From: gavinflo...@archidevsys.co.nz
To: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] New Zealand Postgis DBA job vacancy

On 25/12/12 09:46, pcr...@pcreso.com <mailto:pcr...@pcreso.com> wrote:

Mat be of interest to someone here...

http://careers.eroad.co.nz/vacancies/showVacancy/11

Brent Wood

I know some people in Auckland who do PostgreSQL, I've emailed them 
about it.


Curiously, EROAD's head office is about an hours walk from where I live!


Cheers,
Gavin


In New Zealand we generally use petrol, or diesel, measured in litres - 
though there are some cars powered by natural gas.  I think the USA is 
one of the few places not using the metric system.


There are some people who have their family home in the South Island and 
work in the North, generally they stay in the North during the week and 
fly back for weekends. Contrary to what you may have been told, you 
don't (yet) need a passport to go between the 2 Islands.


I normally work from home, but sometimes go into the university for 
meetings and seminars - a trip by bus of about 2 hours.  Both places in 
Auckland city.


To bring this back on topic: I plan to use PostgreSQL for the backend of 
the software I am developing...



Cheers,
Gavin


Re: [GENERAL] New Zealand Postgis DBA job vacancy

2012-12-26 Thread Martin Gainty

Gavin BTW: Americans dont walk anywhere ..we drive our 2 gallons to the mile 
Hummers everywhere we go
(so Im hoping that gas is cheap there)
I dont know anything about New Zealand but can one live on South Island and 
work on North Island
and or vice-versa? 

Ich spreche kein Arabisch 


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 Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2012 20:17:23 +1300
From: gavinflo...@archidevsys.co.nz
To: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] New Zealand Postgis DBA job vacancy


  

  
  
On 25/12/12 09:46, pcr...@pcreso.com
  wrote:



  

  
 Mat be of interest
  to someone here...

  

  http://careers.eroad.co.nz/vacancies/showVacancy/11

  

  Brent Wood


  

  

I know some people in Auckland who do
PostgreSQL, I've emailed them about it.



Curiously, EROAD's head
  office is about an
hours walk from where I live!





Cheers,

  Gavin

  

Re: [GENERAL] New Zealand Postgis DBA job vacancy

2012-12-25 Thread Gavin Flower

On 25/12/12 09:46, pcr...@pcreso.com wrote:

Mat be of interest to someone here...

http://careers.eroad.co.nz/vacancies/showVacancy/11

Brent Wood

I know some people in Auckland who do PostgreSQL, I've emailed them 
about it.


Curiously, EROAD's head office is about an hours walk from where I live!


Cheers,
Gavin