Second ZSLUG (Zurich Lisp and Stuff (think computer languages)) meeting. With emphasis on the S (in ZSLUG).
Ties Stuij
Date: Tuesday 3rd of April, 2011
Time: 7pm onwards
Venue: Office of Teclo Networks AG, Alfred-Escher-Strasse 27, 8002 Zurich.
Directions: Train to Enge and then walk one block (and see map below).
Speaker #1: Christophe Rhodes, 'R: Data analysis and visualisation in
an almost-Lisp'
Speaker #2: perhaps
We're still not entirely sure if we should go with a second speaker
for next meeting. Although haste is of the essence of course since
next meeting is only five days away. The last time we had two
full-blown talks and it really was a bit too much. People had to leave
early, and the whole deal was perhaps a bit demanding on the good ole
attention span. So either one speaker or we'll edge a bit closer to
lightning talks.
And there's the threatening matter of the luminous light that is
Christophe Rhodes gobbling up all and sunder. Which always carries
with it the danger for any speaker to be sucked up and disappear into
some unnamed void from which she might never return.
Amongst others Lisp compiler godfather and funny story-teller Rhodes
has of late developed himself as the wizard of R. This funny language
he gobbled up and let pass through his veins. He made it his own and
then exerted his power to let it do as he pleased. Before long he had
modled the essence of the universe, but then thew away the code in
frustration as he grappled with the fact that he could only observe.
His personal story of this (power) trip and much more, including
perhaps the result of some SLIME hackery to make a SLIME - R
hybrid-monster do stupid pet tricks and fetch his newspaper.
Come all and sundry. We'd be honored.
Cheers, the ZSLUG team.
original post: http://zslug.wordpress.com/2011/03/31/second-zslug-meeting-with-emphasis-on-the-s-in-zslug/
Ties Stuij
Hope to see you there!
/Ties