[python-uk] PyCon PL 2013 call for proposals

2013-07-15 Thread Sebastian Pawluś
Yep you got it right is PL not UK ;) Hi guys we have call for proposals still open and we are looking for speakers http://pl.pycon.org/2013/en/aktualnosci,Call-for-Proposals-for-PyCon-PL-2013-is-open,31 We decided to drop en email here about it, since: - we trying to make it more international ev

Re: [python-uk] The London Python Dojo is this Thursday

2013-07-15 Thread E Hartley
:) E Hartley ed.hart...@gmail.com On 15 Jul 2013, at 15:09, Jonathan Hartley wrote: > Whereas my buffoon status is very much still active. > > > On 15/07/13 14:41, E Hartley wrote: >> Speaking as a recovering PM excluding blustering buffoons as team leaders >> takes it so far out of the r

Re: [python-uk] The London Python Dojo is this Thursday

2013-07-15 Thread Jonathan Hartley
Whereas my buffoon status is very much still active. On 15/07/13 14:41, E Hartley wrote: Speaking as a recovering PM excluding blustering buffoons as team leaders takes it so far out of the realm of real life as to be almost like coding Nirvana. E On 15 Jul 2013, at 12:59, Jonathan Hartley <

Re: [python-uk] The London Python Dojo is this Thursday

2013-07-15 Thread E Hartley
Speaking as a recovering PM excluding blustering buffoons as team leaders takes it so far out of the realm of real life as to be almost like coding Nirvana. E On 15 Jul 2013, at 12:59, Jonathan Hartley wrote: > blustering buffoons ___ python-uk maili

Re: [python-uk] The London Python Dojo is this Thursday

2013-07-15 Thread David Miller
I suggest re-naming From: "London Python Dojo" To: "London Python Party" Please note that "The Public" are consistently [1] Googling for "Python Party" more than "Python Dojo". And Party is totally less martial-artsy. [1] http://www.google.co.uk/trends/explore?q=python+dojo#q=python%20dojo%

Re: [python-uk] Pycon schedule question

2013-07-15 Thread John Pinner
Hi, On 13 July 2013 13:58, Luis Visintini wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Perhaps it's too early for this, but I could not find a schedule this > year's Pycon. > I'm assuming that you mean PyCon UK , as PyCon has been held already this year. So to help avoid confusion, I've copied this to the pyconuk

Re: [python-uk] The London Python Dojo is this Thursday

2013-07-15 Thread Jonathan Hartley
I guess that makes sense: With the dojo we want to encourage participation, whereas with the game challenges I was thinking of, they are optimised to producing finished, working projects (where a proven track record is a good positive indicator.) Jonathan On 15/07/13 13:33, Stestagg wrot

Re: [python-uk] Pycon schedule question

2013-07-15 Thread Harry Percival
are we talking about PyCon UK or US? On 15 July 2013 13:24, Jonathan Hartley wrote: > I don't know anything about this years PyCon, but if you look at the > schedule for last year: > > https://us.pycon.org/2012/schedule/ > > there was training Wed, Thu > talks Fri, Sat, Sun-morning > sprints a

Re: [python-uk] The London Python Dojo is this Thursday

2013-07-15 Thread Stestagg
I wonder, with the dojo happening every month, and most people turning up most times, if this might turn into a bit of a popularity contest. If a leader won last time, then people will be more likely to go for the 'safe option' and join that person next time. I do like the current method of havin

Re: [python-uk] Pycon schedule question

2013-07-15 Thread Jonathan Hartley
I don't know anything about this years PyCon, but if you look at the schedule for last year: https://us.pycon.org/2012/schedule/ there was training Wed, Thu talks Fri, Sat, Sun-morning sprints after that. On 13/07/13 13:58, Luis Visintini wrote: Hi everyone, Perhaps it's too early for this,

Re: [python-uk] The London Python Dojo is this Thursday

2013-07-15 Thread René Dudfield
That could work with a theme... the goal doesn't have to be a game? It's more inventing the problem as you go? Unrelated thought for a good exercise... new requirements are introduced at half time... and then 5 minutes before the end... like real life. On Jul 15, 2013 2:05 PM, "Jonathan Hartley"

Re: [python-uk] The London Python Dojo is this Thursday

2013-07-15 Thread Jonathan Hartley
I don't think this helps, but it's a model I think is otherwise widely applicable, so I'll spread the seed: One model I've seen work well on game programming challenges is that self-selected leaders will each pitch their project vision, and then participants will decide which leader's team the

Re: [python-uk] The London Python Dojo is this Thursday

2013-07-15 Thread a.gra...@gmail.com
I propose to meet in person somewhere, before next Dojo, and gather the ideas proposed in this thread, to understand together how we can improve the dojo. What do you think about? On 14 July 2013 16:58, Nicholas H.Tollervey wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi, > > Just

[python-uk] Come help me design a programming language...

2013-07-15 Thread Nicholas H.Tollervey
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi All, Some of you may know that I'm hacking on a fun personal project called the drogulus. It's a programmable peer-to-peer data store written in Python. The "peer-to-peer data store" aspect is almost finished. The "programmable" aspect is rather l