Re: [python-uk] London Dojo Idea: Module of the Month / Lightning Talks

2012-03-19 Thread Jonathan Hartley
On 19/03/2012 22:15, David Neil wrote: On 20/03/12 03:16, James Broadhead wrote: On 19 March 2012 14:08, Jonathan Hartley wrote: On 19/03/2012 13:17, James Broadhead wrote: Perhaps a "no interactive demos" rule would be good, as these always take more time than you'd imagine. But I *like*

Re: [python-uk] London Dojo Idea: Module of the Month / Lightning Talks

2012-03-19 Thread Peter Inglesby
> > > I quite liked the semi-interactive (pseudo-interactive?) presentation > shell from last time's default argument talk, in that it managed to > replace slides with alternating printed code examples and running code > (without the presenter touching the keyboard). {Was a link to that > shared ar

Re: [python-uk] London Dojo Idea: Module of the Month / Lightning Talks

2012-03-19 Thread David Neil
On 20/03/12 03:16, James Broadhead wrote: On 19 March 2012 14:08, Jonathan Hartley wrote: On 19/03/2012 13:17, James Broadhead wrote: Perhaps a "no interactive demos" rule would be good, as these always take more time than you'd imagine. But I *like* interactive / live-coding demos! I'd rat

Re: [python-uk] London Dojo Idea: Module of the Month / Lightning Talks

2012-03-19 Thread James Broadhead
On 19 March 2012 14:08, Jonathan Hartley wrote: > On 19/03/2012 13:17, James Broadhead wrote: >> >> Perhaps a "no interactive demos" rule would be good, as these always >> take more time than you'd imagine. > > But I *like* interactive / live-coding demos! I'd rather make sure the > speakers know

Re: [python-uk] London Dojo Idea: Module of the Month / Lightning Talks

2012-03-19 Thread Jonathan Hartley
On 19/03/2012 13:17, James Broadhead wrote: On 19 March 2012 12:43, Nicholas H.Tollervey wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, Last week the London Python Code Dojo cat-herders were discussing the possibility of making the lightning talks a permanent feature with the follow

Re: [python-uk] London Dojo Idea: Module of the Month / Lightning Talks

2012-03-19 Thread David Miller
+1 on the idea in general Another colour for the timer bikeshed: http://osjam.appspot.com/timer? -- Love regards etc David Miller http://www.deadpansincerity.com 07854 880 883 ___ python-uk mailing list python-uk@python.org http://mail.python.org/mail

Re: [python-uk] London Dojo Idea: Module of the Month / Lightning Talks

2012-03-19 Thread Floris Bruynooghe
On 19 March 2012 13:20, Tim Golden wrote: > On 19/03/2012 13:17, James Broadhead wrote: >> >> Definitely a good idea - provided that there's an obvious timer >> available to the presenter. > > In the past, someone with a smartphone and a silly noise has > played this role. Presumably someone could

Re: [python-uk] London Dojo Idea: Module of the Month / Lightning Talks

2012-03-19 Thread Rami Chowdhury
On Mar 19, 2012, at 1:17 PM, James Broadhead wrote: > On 19 March 2012 12:43, Nicholas H.Tollervey wrote: >> >> Last week the London Python Code Dojo cat-herders were discussing the >> possibility of making the lightning talks a permanent feature with the >> following considerations: >> >> * Ta

Re: [python-uk] London Dojo Idea: Module of the Month / Lightning Talks

2012-03-19 Thread Tim Golden
On 19/03/2012 13:17, James Broadhead wrote: Definitely a good idea - provided that there's an obvious timer available to the presenter. In the past, someone with a smartphone and a silly noise has played this role. Presumably someone could do this. (My phone won't unless I count to 300 slowly a

Re: [python-uk] London Dojo Idea: Module of the Month / Lightning Talks

2012-03-19 Thread Nicholas H.Tollervey
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 19/03/12 13:17, James Broadhead wrote: > Definitely a good idea - provided that there's an obvious timer > available to the presenter. Absolutely, with appropriate warning placards for the cat-herder to wave at the appropriate moments in time. If

Re: [python-uk] London Dojo Idea: Module of the Month / Lightning Talks

2012-03-19 Thread James Broadhead
On 19 March 2012 12:43, Nicholas H.Tollervey wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi, > > Last week the London Python Code Dojo cat-herders were discussing the > possibility of making the lightning talks a permanent feature with the > following considerations: > > * Talks *

[python-uk] London Dojo Idea: Module of the Month / Lightning Talks

2012-03-19 Thread Nicholas H.Tollervey
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, Last week the London Python Code Dojo cat-herders were discussing the possibility of making the lightning talks a permanent feature with the following considerations: * Talks *strictly* limited to 5mins with an additional 2mins for questions. * N