September 2012 - toronto-lisp - mailman3.common-lisp.net

[toronto-lisp] From Paul T
by Leo Zovic 29 Sep '12

29 Sep '12

A message from Paul Tarvydas ---------------------------------------------------------- FYI - I will be traveling for th next few weeks and won't be able to attend this Tuesday's meeting. Someone please take notes. Make a decision about where to meet next (or, do we continue to alternate?). (My rogers email is now defunct, the new email is paul.tarvydas(a)gmail.com) ---------------------------------------------------------- I'll bring a laptop, so I'll be able to do notes if there are no takers. -Leo

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[toronto-lisp] RasPis
by Leo Zovic 26 Sep '12

26 Sep '12

Creatron Inc. over on College has Raspberry Pis in stock. I managed to snag one earlier today, and it looked like they had five or so more behind the counter (though I'm sure some of them are spoken for). This has been a public service announcement.

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[toronto-lisp] Fwd: toronto-lisp post from paultarvydas@gmail.com requires approval
by Rudolf 25 Sep '12

25 Sep '12

I really need to remember my admin password so this doesn't happen again ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <toronto-lisp-owner(a)common-lisp.net> Date: Sep 25, 2012 1:20 PM Subject: toronto-lisp post from paultarvydas(a)gmail.com requires approval To: <toronto-lisp-owner(a)common-lisp.net> As list administrator, your authorization is requested for the following mailing list posting: List: toronto-lisp(a)common-lisp.net From: paultarvydas(a)gmail.com Subject: Next meeting Tues Oct. 2 Reason: Post by non-member to a members-only list At your convenience, visit: http://lists.common-lisp.net/cgi-bin/mailman/admindb/toronto-lisp to approve or deny the request. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Paul Tarvydas <paultarvydas(a)gmail.com> To: toronto-lisp(a)common-lisp.net Cc: Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 13:20:08 -0400 Subject: Next meeting Tues Oct. 2 We're meeting at Bento Miso this month. The meeting will start an hour later than usual, 7pm-9pm. They have a big screen, so bring some code worth sharing. Bento Miso's address: #300 - 862 Richmond Street West Toronto, ON M6J 1C9 Canada You'll need to buzz up to get in. Buzzer number is 800. I'll put a sign on the door as well, or we can post someone down there around seven to let people in. Web site with more details:http://bentomiso.com/ pt ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: toronto-lisp-request(a)common-lisp.net To: Cc: Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 10:20:17 -0700 Subject: confirm f49fa844ba6732e29e1fc0ca3cbba36493b6a07a If you reply to this message, keeping the Subject: header intact, Mailman will discard the held message. Do this if the message is spam. If you reply to this message and include an Approved: header with the list password in it, the message will be approved for posting to the list. The Approved: header can also appear in the first line of the body of the reply.

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Re: [toronto-lisp] Careers at R-squared - ,net, C#, iron python
by Ian Buckley 16 Sep '12

16 Sep '12

Hi, My name is Ian. I attended one of your meetings a couple of years ago. I have an interest in Lispy languages from using Mathematica a lot, which derives a lot of structure from Lisp. I now work for a software company in Toronto, R-squared. We happen to be expanding fast at the moment. The current hiring spree may be drawing to a close, but there are still jobs listed http://www.r2-financial.com/careers/. The framework is .net so lots of C#, but also some Iron Python for customizing the application. So I thought if any of you were looking for another job I would let you know. Unfortunately not much of a functional nature here, but if you could make a case for it... You can Link In with me before applying if you like: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/ianrcbuckley Best wishes, Ian

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[toronto-lisp] Notes for September meeting
by Ravi Desai 15 Sep '12

15 Sep '12

In ORG-mode

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Re: [toronto-lisp] Next Meeting
by Ravi Desai 04 Sep '12

04 Sep '12

It seems that you can transfer from a 501 streetcar to a bus that keeps on Queen Street, if anyone is coming from downtown and wants to cut down on walking.

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[toronto-lisp] swarm coding and code sharing
by Rudolf 03 Sep '12

03 Sep '12

http://technomancy.us/162 I've found that user groups often fall into a pattern of lecture style > presentations with slide shows. Since it's usually difficult to find > presenters, often it ends up that after a while whoever founded the group > speaks repeatedly. This leads to burn-out and isn't sustainable even if > you're fortunate enough to have presenters who are skilled public speakers. > It's also simply not a very good way to learn; your mind is a lot more > involved in a when engaged in active discussion. Interesting article, they're doing something called swarm coding where everyone ssh's into a machine and they pass control from one person to another using tmux or something else. I know we sometimes share code listings or links to code at the meetups but it might be wise to do that before the meetups so that we can discuss things instead of playing catchup and asking for explanations. I like reading Lisp code to try and improve my style and to learn more of the language and it's a breath of fresh air after dealing with Python/Django all day. Also, instead of having that toronto-lisp github account perhaps we should just add links to people's repos onto the website. -Rudolf O.

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[toronto-lisp] dealing with RSI (repetitive strain injury)
by Rudolf 02 Sep '12

02 Sep '12

here's one for the emacs users ;) http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/RepeatedStrainInjury -Rudolf O.

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Re: [toronto-lisp] toronto-lisp Digest, Vol 54, Issue 12
by Rajiv Abraham 01 Sep '12

01 Sep '12

Hey Guys, I am new to Toronto and functional programming. Hoping to learn from you all on Tuesday. Regards, Rajiv 2012/8/31 <toronto-lisp-request(a)common-lisp.net> > Send toronto-lisp mailing list submissions to > toronto-lisp(a)common-lisp.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.common-lisp.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/toronto-lisp > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > toronto-lisp-request(a)common-lisp.net > > You can reach the person managing the list at > toronto-lisp-owner(a)common-lisp.net > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of toronto-lisp digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Next Meeting Tues Sep 4 (Paul Tarvydas) > 2. Next Meeting (Leo Zovic) > 3. Re: Next Meeting (Mike Ivanov) > 4. Re: Next Meeting (Mark Bolusmjak) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:12:58 -0400 > From: Paul Tarvydas <paul.tarvydas(a)rogers.com> > To: toronto-lisp(a)common-lisp.net > Subject: [toronto-lisp] Next Meeting Tues Sep 4 > Message-ID: <503FBB3A.3070306(a)rogers.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Next meeting Tuesday September 4 at WaveAccounting. > > http://www.lisptoronto.org/ > > pt > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:54:08 -0400 > From: Leo Zovic <leo.zovic(a)gmail.com> > To: toronto-lisp(a)common-lisp.net > Subject: [toronto-lisp] Next Meeting > Message-ID: > < > CAJdDMYw7uvuV-GurBHvYUbm3yHEAyuDVseBr8GHQBJrUtS1yqA(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > So we're having the next meeting at Wave Accounting, at > > 235 Carlaw Avenue > Toronto, ON M4M 2S1 > > is that the correct address? If so, TTCers should be able to get there by > the 501 Queen Streetcar. Anyone know the neighborhood reasonably well? Are > we safe heading over there individually, or should we all meet up somewhere > and head out as a group? > > -Leo >

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