Re: [Discuss] those in the D.C. Area - a request

2016-07-27 Thread Joshua Ryan Smith Ph.D.
Dumb question: does this workshop have a workshop website? There are various tech meetups and code-teaching activities in the DC area; if you are ok with possibly non-SWC people helping out, I can try to reach out to some of these people to see if there’s any interest. It might be easier to

[Discuss] Job opportunities (industry)

2016-06-28 Thread Joshua Ryan Smith Ph.D.
Hello fellow Carpenters! I recently started working at a company called Xometry in the DC area (Bethesda), and we are hiring for several positions. Specifically relevant to people on this list: * Computational Scientist (https://www.xometry.com/careers/computational-scientist-opportunity/) *

Re: [Discuss] Phrases to avoid when teaching

2016-03-25 Thread Joshua Ryan Smith Ph.D.
Steve, It seems like you are using an appeal to reason with your collaborator and that appeal is not working. I don’t have a suggestion for your specific case, but you might consider what concerns/fears your collaborator might have for sticking with perl; i.e. what is your collaborator's deeper

Re: [Discuss] [ti...@idyll.org: There was no vast migration of Eurasians into Africa - The Unz Review]

2016-01-26 Thread Joshua Ryan Smith Ph.D.
Titus and Greg, Do you have a list of these cases on the web, or is this an informal thing between you two? I'd be interested in seeing the list. Best, Joshua > On Jan 26, 2016, at 09:36, C. Titus Brown wrote: > > Hi all, > > for many years, Greg and I and others have

Re: [Discuss] creating an inclusive classroom

2015-10-02 Thread Joshua Ryan Smith Ph.D.
> On Oct 2, 2015, at 14:18, Matt Davis wrote: > > I hate when classes get derailed by a particularly experienced student asking > questions to show off or to center discussion on their esoteric problems. I’ve seen this pattern in classes in which I’ve been instructing.

Re: [Discuss] A useful little Git I just screwed up FAQ

2015-03-06 Thread Joshua Ryan Smith Ph.D.
bad joke On Mar 6, 2015, at 10:14, Erik Bray erik.m.b...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 12:52 PM, Greg Wilson gvwil...@software-carpentry.org wrote: On 2015-03-05 11:52 AM, Olav Vahtras wrote: To add some humor: the random git man page generator