Fwd: [tpm] Damian Conway talk details! Tue 6 and Thu 8 August, 2013]

Fri Jul 19 17:26:10 UTC 2013

This is good news, I have attended other talks when Dr. Damian Conway
has been in Toronto, and even if you are not a fan of the Perl
programming language (I'm not), Dr. Conway always offers a wonderful
example of how to present complex technical subjects in a clear easy
to understand way. These talks should be well worth attending.

On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 12:47 PM, staticsafe <me-3ZSMZGRXU0K2dHQpreyxbg at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> ----- Forwarded message from Richard Dice <rdice-e+AXbWqSrlAAvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> -----
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> Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 11:42:25 -0400
> From: Richard Dice <rdice-e+AXbWqSrlAAvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>
> To: Toronto Perl Mongers <tpm-BnhL/mGhxvTYtjvyW6yDsg at public.gmane.org>
> Subject: [tpm] Damian Conway talk details! Tue 6 and Thu 8 August, 2013
>
> *Good news, everyone!*
>
> Dr. Damian Conway will be coming to visit the computer tech community of
> Toronto during the first week of August 2013.  Damian is a Master Hacker
> and fantastic, entertaining presenter.  The Perl community has known and
> loved him for decades but he has something to offer anyone who is
> interested in programming and computer science regardless of your language
> of choice.  His talks are both educational and entertaining!  And, they're
> free.  *(But we are taking donations.  See details below.)*
>
> *Tuesday Aug 6 @ 7pm (please enter the room approx. 6:45pm)*
> *Mozilla Offices, Suite 500, 366 Adelaide Street West (just east of Spadina)
> *
> *"Fun With Dead Languages" --
> http://damian.conway.org/Seminars/DeadLanguages.html*
>
> Watch in mesmerized terror as Damian hacks code in several unrelated
> programming languages (none of them Perl). Along the way, you'll also
> discover what's wrong with modern CS education, why programmers shouldn't
> frequent casinos, the power of Thor's Law, the language of moisture
> vaporators, C++ mysticism, how to use the three shells, state machines on
> steroids, programming without variables or subroutines, a cheap and
> eco-friendly alternative for distributed persistent computation, what the
> Romans used instead of braces, the ancient probabilistic wisdom of bodkins,
> and the price of fish.
>
>
> (Ed.: This is going to be the more outlandish of his talks this year.  It
> is a new-and-improved version of a talk Damian last gave in Toronto seven
> years ago where he demonstrates his virtuosity -- and insanity -- in many
> programming languages and paradigms.  Computer geeks from all language
> backgrounds should enjoy this thoroughly.)
>
>
> *Thursday Aug 8 @ 7pm (please enter the room approx. 6:45pm)*
> *University of Toronto, St. George Campus (downtown), Bahen Centre for IT
> (40 St. George Street, just north of College St.), Room # BA-1160*
> *Talk # 1 - "A Few Of My Favorite Things"--
> http://damian.conway.org/Seminars/FavoriteThings.html*
>
> (Go to the URL, read the description.  It will be Perl 5 Madness, Damian
> style.)
>
>
> *Talk #2 - "Sex and Violence: Social and Technical Lessons from the Perl 6
> Project" -- http://damian.conway.org/Seminars/SexViolence.html*
>
> In June 2000, Larry Wall announced a new four-month Open Source development
> effort: the reinvention of Perl. In this keynote, Damian Conway will unfold
> the twisting and sordid tale of what happened over the next ten years of
> the project, highlighting the sexy new language that has been created, the
> extreme violence that was sometimes necessary to make it happen, and the
> dozen or so harsh-but-invaluable lessons that the development team learned
> along the way.
>
>
>
> *About Damian*
>
> For those of you who don't already know...
>
>   * http://damian.conway.org/About_us/Bio_formal.html
>   * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damian_Conway
>   * http://fyi.oreilly.com/2008/08/the-mind-of-damian-conway-scie.html
>   * What the Internet thinks of him! --
> http://www.googlism.com/who_is/d/damian_conway/
>
> Damian has given talks in Toronto most years since 2001 and they are widely
> enjoyed, even by IT people who don't normally "do the Perl thing."  Think
> of it as the Toronto IT community's annual party.
>
>
> *I can has donation plz?*
>
> Damian's trip to Toronto is un-funded... that is, as of right now it's
> coming out of his own pocketbook.  However, as I have done for the past 13
> years I am organizing a community pass-'round-the-hat donation to help
> cover the expenses (i.e. a plane ticket, roughly a week of hotel rooms, and
> meals and other incidentals while he is here).  If you would like to help
> out with these expenses, please get in touch with me off-list.  Donations
> from companies are gladly welcomed, too!  Any funds raised in excess of
> what is needed to cover his expenses will be given to him as an honorarium
> for his visit.
>
> Please circulate this email announcement!  Forward to any one / any company
> you think might be interested.  We always have a great crowd come out for
> Damian's events and getting the word out widely is a big part of that.
>
> Did I omit any important information?  Please ask me, and when I send out
> reminder emails I will include that info in them.
>
> Looking forward to seeing you soon...
>
> Cheers,
>  - Richard
>
> P.S. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D1cap6yETA
>
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