We'll make sure we cover the logistics on 2/17. I personally can't devote much time during that weekend, but it would be great if other Piggies could...<div><br>Grig<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 10:09 AM, Daniel Greenfeld <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pydanny@gmail.com">pydanny@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div>I think the Python community ought to use its booth at Scale9x. I'm willing to put up my time to attend the conference and work the booth. We shouldn't hand over this chance/booth to another interest.</div>
<div><br></div>Gerald Fontejon said he'll be at the 2/17 meetup and I think we should take some time that evening to hammer out the logistics for the event. <div><br></div><div>I'm going to also ask the LA Django meetup group for their help as well. In fact, I'm speaking there on 2/15 and will end my presentation with a note about it.<div>
<div><br></div><div>-- <br>'Knowledge is Power'<br><font color="#888888">Daniel Greenfeld<br><a href="http://pydanny.com/" target="_blank">http://pydanny.com</a><br><a href="http://cartwheelweb.com/" target="_blank">http://cartwheelweb.com</a></font></div>
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<div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 2:03 AM, Stephen Gornick <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sgornick@digicoast.com" target="_blank">sgornick@digicoast.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Hi Gerald,<br>
<br>
I subscribe to the SoCal Piggies mailing list and noticed your
inquiry to see if the Python group was interested in running a
booth.<br>
<br>
If Piggies declines or if any other space is available, might there
be any interest in allowing the Bitcoin.org open source project to
run a booth?<br>
<br>
If you aren't familiar with Bitcoin, it just got some fantastic
coverage on Steve Gibson's Security Now newscast on TWIT:<br>
<a href="http://twit.tv/sn287" target="_blank">http://twit.tv/sn287</a><br>
<br>
Additionally, the project has been getting a lot of attention:<br>
<br>
SlashDot / Reddit / Digg / Hacker News posts, including:<br>
<a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2200705" target="_blank">http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2200705</a><br>
<br>
Electronic Frontier Foundation Jan, 20 2011: <br>
<a href="http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/01/bitcoin-step-toward-censorship-resistant" target="_blank">http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/01/bitcoin-step-toward-censorship-resistant</a><br>
<br>
ReadWriteWeb Dec 29, 2010<br>
<a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/hack/2010/12/interview-bitcoin.php" target="_blank">http://www.readwriteweb.com/hack/2010/12/interview-bitcoin.php</a><br>
<br>
The project is particularly interesting for Linux enthusiasts due to
the ability to "mine" for bitcoins, potentially earning hundreds of
dollars a month simply by letting a computer's GPU crunch away:<br>
Mining Bitcoin<br>
Fedora 14: <a href="http://bit.ly/fb54ye" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/fb54ye</a><br>
Ubuntu: <a href="http://bit.ly/ewVzhu" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/ewVzhu</a><br>
That's what I envision as something to demonstrate and something
that is likely interesting to those visiting our booth -- i.e., a
Linux-based GPU mining machine hashing away, earning bitcoins.<br>
<br>
The BItcoin project is novel. At this time last year if Bitcoin
were in a booth at Scale, nearly everyone who knew anything about
Bitcoin would have physically fit all together inside that one
booth. Today, those involved in Bitcoin number in the thousands
(globally):<br>
<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=https://smsz.net/btcStats/bitcoin.kml" target="_blank">http://maps.google.com/maps?q=https://smsz.net/btcStats/bitcoin.kml</a><br>
<br>
I've been interested in learning and promoting Bitcoin. My
contributions include:<br>
<a href="http://www.bitcoinmoney.com" target="_blank">http://www.bitcoinmoney.com</a> (including my introduction to Bitcoin
podcast: <a href="http://bit.ly/rebootingmoney" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/rebootingmoney</a> )<br>
<a href="http://www.bitconminer.com" target="_blank">http://www.bitconminer.com</a> <br>
and other bitcoin-related projects: <br>
<a href="http://www.bitcoinjobs.com" target="_blank">http://www.bitcoinjobs.com</a> <br>
<a href="http://www.bitcoinmap.com" target="_blank">http://www.bitcoinmap.com</a> <br>
<a href="http://twitter.com/bitcoineconomy" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/bitcoineconomy</a><br>
<br>
I am in the process of forming a Los Angeles Bitcoin / Digital
Currency meetup group:<br>
<a href="http://www.meetup.com/Los-Angeles-Digital-Currency-Innovators-Group/" target="_blank">http://www.meetup.com/Los-Angeles-Digital-Currency-Innovators-Group</a><br>
<br>
Additionally, there are several other Bitcoin enthusiasts in the
area whom I will recruit for this. One such indivdual, for example,
is Marc Brevand of El Segundo, creator of White Pixel, the world's
fastest brute-force hashing box:<br>
<a href="http://blog.zorinaq.com/?e=42" target="_blank">http://blog.zorinaq.com/?e=42</a><br>
<br>
I've attended several previous Scale expos and use a Linux
environment nearly exclusively.<br>
<br>
Hopefully I have described adequately how Bitcoin would be a
sensational linux-based open source project to feature at Scale9x
and have provided enough background to assure you that Bitcoin.org's
first boot at Scale will be a resounding success.<br>
<br>
If you agree or would like to discuss anything further, please let
me know. I look forward to hearing from you.<br>
<br>
- Stephen Gornick<br>
<a href="mailto:sgornick@digicoast.com" target="_blank">sgornick@digicoast.com</a><br>
Phone: <a href="tel:+13103569912" target="_blank">1.310.356.9912</a><br>
Twitter: @SGornick<br>
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On 02/09/2011 02:24 PM, Gerald Fontejon wrote:
<blockquote type="cite">Hi there.
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<div>Scale9x is in two weeks, and wanted to follow up with Socal
Piggies representing a booth at the expo. It's the largest tech
expo we have in Southern California, and all volunteered-based.
If you are interested please let us know, at least by Friday
(Feb 11, 2011). </div>
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<div>I'm also planning to attend socal-piggies meetup on 2/17 @
Evite HQ. Look forward to meeting you guys and learning.</div>
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<div>-Gerald (<a href="mailto:gerald@socallinuxexpo.org" target="_blank">gerald@socallinuxexpo.org</a>)</div>
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Fontejon <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gerald.fontejon@gmail.com" target="_blank">gerald.fontejon@gmail.com</a>></span>
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Times, serif">Greetings Socal Piggies Group,<br>
<br>
I would like to invite the Socal Piggies project to
attend the 9th Southern California Linux Expo. The
show will be held February 25th-27th, 2011 at the
Hilton LAX in Los Angeles, CA. SCALE 9x will be an
excellent venue to increase awareness and showcase the
work of Socal Piggies.<br>
<br>
Because Socal Piggies is an open source project, <a href="http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale9x/" target="_blank">SCALE</a> will provide:<br>
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<li><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">a
complementary booth on our show floor including
all the usual amenities such as a 6' table, chairs
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<li><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">a 500W
power drop</font></li>
<li><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">one
Ethernet drop </font></li>
<li><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">and
complementary passes to the show</font></li>
</ul>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"> If this is
something that you might be interested in, please let
me know as soon as possible. Please feel free to
email or call me if you have any questions.<br>
<br>
</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Thank
you for your time. And look forward to hearing back
from you.<br>
<br>
And if you are curious, here is a current list of
exhibitors:<br>
<a href="http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale9x/exhibitors" target="_blank">http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale9x/exhibitors</a><br>
<br>
<br>
</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">--<br>
<a href="http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale9x/" target="_blank"><img src="cid:part1.08060902.02070702@digicoast.com" alt="scal9x" width="125" border="0" height="125"></a><br>
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</font> <font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Gerald
Fontejon<br>
</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"> web:
<a href="http://www.socallinuxexpo.org" target="_blank">http://www.socallinuxexpo.org</a><br>
email: <a href="mailto:gerald@socallinuxexpo.org" target="_blank">gerald@socallinuxexpo.org</a><br>
phone: <a href="tel:+13108762350" target="_blank">310.876.2350</a></font><br>
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e-mail: <a href="mailto:gerald.fontejon@gmail.com" target="_blank">gerald.fontejon@gmail.com</a>
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<div>e-mail: <a href="mailto:gerald.fontejon@gmail.com" target="_blank">gerald.fontejon@gmail.com</a></div>
<div>mobile: <a href="tel:+13108762350" target="_blank">310.876.2350</a> </div>
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