Paul,





I received an interesting email from a recruiter who is looking to build a
team of 9 Ruby developers.  I am certain someone with a background such as
yours could be of interest to them.   If you are not opposed to government
work, this would be a very worthwhile project which is aimed at saving the
lives of American soldiers who are faced with Improvised Explosive Devices.
Note that clearance is desirable but not required. Here is the email I
received.   I hope this can help you, and any other folks out there in need
of employment.  Please feel  to contact me directly.



Andy Schneider





From: Lucia Coppedge <luciaannc24@...>
To: andyschneider@...
Sent: Fri, Nov 6, 2009 12:20 pm
Subject: Ruby Developer opportunity


Andrew,



I hope all is well.  I came across your resume and thought you might have
interest or may know of someone with interest in several new positions we
have available in Fairfax, VA.  I am a recruiting consultant for Onyx
Government Services and we are hiring multiple developers on a new program
supporting supporting JIEDDO (Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat
Organization).  We developed a prototype web application developed in Ruby
on Rails, Java and AJAX and are tasked with providing new development and
various enhancements to fit this application to JIEDDO's current and future
needs.



We are looking to hire 9 developers to support this program (mid to Senior
levels).  The development will take place in Fairfax, VA and requires either
a current clearance or eligibility for a DoD Security Clearance.  Please
find more details attached for your review and please advise of your
interest and a time when we can discuss this program in more detail.





I look forward to speaking with you soon.



Regards,



Lucia Coppedge

Senior Recruiter

Emkayel Consulting LLC

720-536-8610







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Hello NoVa Ruby hackers!

Details here http://is.gd/573UI

As always, we'd love to have you join us. And ... FREE PIZZA! :)

Paul -

I'm sorry to hear that.

Although I hardly know you, from the little I do know, I suspect that
there are many organizations that would benefit greatly from your
expertise and experience.

Here's some advice to you, and anyone else who finds him/herself in
this situation (as have I in the past).

* If you haven't already, I would recommend planting seeds wherever
you can -- attending (more) user groups, becoming more active in more
online communties, getting involved in open source projects.  Also,
learning new technical skills -- languages, etc.  While it's important
to study what can be marketable, it's also important to keep up one's
energy and motivation.  So include in your subject selection criteria
that it be interesting and fun to work with.

* Write blog articles and/or prepare presentations.  Writing is a
great way to learn about a new subject.  In a recent Novajug meeting,
Scott Lebernight presented on Polyglot data base work.  He had had no
work experience with it, and said that while most presentations take
him about 40 hours to prepare, this one took three times as long...but
it was a great way to learn about the subject (and he knew a lot about
it).

* Post your presentation slides (or other helpful slides) to
Slideshare.net.  This is a publicly available site where colleagues
and potential employers can see your work.

* At the recent Open Design and Testing conference, Corey Haines told
me that he had gotten a short term gig (with Relevance in North
Carolina, IIRC) working with Clojure.  I suspect that he had no paid
experience with it in the past.  Learning a lot on one's own can be
enough to be credible and valuable.

* Going to the big corporations' web sites to look for and apply for a
job has always been a hassle for me; it often requires a lot more
effort than just emailing a resume; but it could be that next job.

* Find someone else, ideally someone else in your situation, with whom
to do pair programming. This can be educational and motivational, and,
who knows, you might come up with an open source product.  Leading
such a project is itself a great credential.

Sometimes the next job comes in a totally unexpected way.  So measure
the value of your investment of time and energy not by the immediate
results, or lack thereof, but by the extent to which you are growing
your value and building a foundation on which others can see you, and
see that value. Blog articles, publicly available slideshows, and open
source contributions are publicly verifiable credentials that can be a
great investment.  Face to face meetings with colleagues can build
relationships from which future jobs may come your way. In Corey's
case, he knows a lot of people, and knows them well.  He spends
several months out of the year traveling around the country pair
programming with colleagues, basically for room and board.  We can't
all do that, but it shines an interesting light on what's possible if
we're creative in our career building and work life.

I've been thinking of organizing a monthly weekend lunch for our
group.  I hope you can join us.

- Keith



On Nov 24, 2009, at 9:08 PM, Paul D. Bain wrote:

> Keith Bennett wrote:
>> I second that.
>>
>> In addition, I'm puzzled by the seeming condemnation of anyone who
>> holds
>> a security clearance.
>>
>> I understand there's a lot of pain regarding unemployment these days,
>> but Paul, it wasn't nice to jump on Carl like that.
>
> Keith,
>
>  Yes, you are correct. I was in the wrong. I apologize to Carl and the
> entire mailing list for my inappropriate behavior.
>
>> You're usually
>> civil and helpful.  What's going on?  Are you ok?
>
>  Well, thank you for asking Keith, but, no, I am _not_ OK. I have been
> unemployed for well over 17 months despite the fact that I am an
> expert
> in open source software, and I have had enough. I want my job back,
> and
> I wanted it back yesterday. This crap is ridiculous.
>
>  My protracted and painful unemployment has embittered me, sparking
> the
> anger that lay behind my inappropriate response to Carl's email. I am
> ashamed of my behavior, but I think that everyone can understand the
> basis for it.
>
>  It seems unlikely that I will work in IT again, and this probability
> embitters and frustrates me greatly.
>
>  In the future, I shall try to respond more appropriately.
>
> Sincerely,
> Paul Bain
>
>
>> - Keith
>>
>> Russ Olsen wrote:
>>> I'm not sure if I am an optimist or what, but I am a big believer in
>>> civility, especially on this list.
>>>
>>> Russ
>>>
>>>
>>>> Is that a fact? Well, maybe you should look at the unemployment
>>>> rate
>>>> (UR), Sonny boy. According to ShadowStats.com and similar sites,
>>>> the UR
>>>> is approaching 24% and still climbing. At this rate, it is all but
>>>> certain that the UR will surpass 25% early next year, 2010.
>>>>
>>>> Honestly, I do not understand you eternal optimists. Do you hold a
>>>> security clearance (SC)? I have found that most people in the
>>>> D.C. area
>>>> who hold beliefs similar to yours have an SC.
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>

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-----Original Message-----
From: novarubygroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:novarubygroup@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Rakesh Malik
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 1:13 PM
To: novarubygroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [novarubygroup] hiring software engineers -- Say what!?

Looking at the job boards also confirms Carl's statement; there are a lot
more job openings right now than there were just a couple of months ago.

Of course, it's still true that having an active security clearance is a
huge asset, and in periods of low employment a clearance is an ever bigger
asset than usual, but that doesn't mean that companies aren't hiring people
without clearances.

-----------------------------
Rakesh Malik
My Web Site: http://www.whitecranephotography.com
Blog: http://tamerlin.blogspot.com
http://www.flickr.com/baratheon
Sent from Seattle, Washington, United States

On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 10:09 AM, Keith Bennett <kbennett@...> wrote:

>
>
> I second that.
>
> In addition, I'm puzzled by the seeming condemnation of anyone who holds
> a security clearance.
>
> I understand there's a lot of pain regarding unemployment these days,
> but Paul, it wasn't nice to jump on Carl like that. You're usually
> civil and helpful. What's going on? Are you ok?
>
> - Keith
>
> Russ Olsen wrote:
> > I'm not sure if I am an optimist or what, but I am a big believer in
> > civility, especially on this list.
> >
> > Russ
> >
> >
> >> Is that a fact? Well, maybe you should look at the unemployment rate
> >> (UR), Sonny boy. According to ShadowStats.com and similar sites, the UR
> >> is approaching 24% and still climbing. At this rate, it is all but
> >> certain that the UR will surpass 25% early next year, 2010.
> >>
> >> Honestly, I do not understand you eternal optimists. Do you hold a
> >> security clearance (SC)? I have found that most people in the D.C. area
> >> who hold beliefs similar to yours have an SC.
> >>
>
>
>


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------------------------------------

Yahoo! Groups Links

On 11/24/2009 9:08 PM, Paul D. Bain wrote:
>
> Keith Bennett wrote:

[snip]

>> You're usually civil and helpful. What's going on? Are you ok?
>
> Well, thank you for asking Keith, but, no, I am _not_ OK. I have been
> unemployed for well over 17 months despite the fact that I am an expert
> in open source software,

[snip]

I assume that you've seen the job postings on this list.  I don't know
if you're on the DC RUG list, but there have been a number of postings
there as well, and you can see some of them on the discussion board (I
don't know if you have to be a member to see that part) at
<http://www.meetup.com/dcruby/>.  At the last DC RUG meeting, the
sponsor, StreamSage, was hiring for several positions, as were some
other folks.

I think that there was some sort of job board at RubyConf, but I didn't
attend, so I'm not sure.  Maybe someone else knows of a source for that
info.

Finally, I run a free IT jobs listserv for the DC/Baltimore area.  It
tends to carry a lot more jobs revolving around proprietary
technologies, but there are some OS-oriented jobs on there.  Email me
privately if you're interested.

There are probably a gazillion resources that I've missed, but I hope
that this will be helpful to you.

--
Charles Calvert
Celtic Wolf, Inc.
(703) 580-0210
charles.calvert@...
http://www.celticwolf.com/

Send me your resume. And no, I am not kidding.

I have no idea if it will work out or not. But heck, let's at least
see if there is something there. My company is pretty awesome and has
some great benefits.

On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 9:08 PM, Paul D. Bain <paulbain@...> wrote:
> Keith Bennett wrote:
>> I second that.
>>
>> In addition, I'm puzzled by the seeming condemnation of anyone who holds
>> a security clearance.
>>
>> I understand there's a lot of pain regarding unemployment these days,
>> but Paul, it wasn't nice to jump on Carl like that.
>
> Keith,
>
>        Yes, you are correct. I was in the wrong. I apologize to Carl and the
> entire mailing list for my inappropriate behavior.
>
>>  You're usually
>> civil and helpful.  What's going on?  Are you ok?
>
>        Well, thank you for asking Keith, but, no, I am _not_ OK. I have been
> unemployed for well over 17 months despite the fact that I am an expert
> in open source software, and I have had enough. I want my job back, and
> I wanted it back yesterday. This crap is ridiculous.
>
>        My protracted and painful unemployment has embittered me, sparking the
> anger that lay behind my inappropriate response to Carl's email. I am
> ashamed of my behavior, but I think that everyone can understand the
> basis for it.
>
>        It seems unlikely that I will work in IT again, and this probability
> embitters and frustrates me greatly.
>
>        In the future, I shall try to respond more appropriately.
>
> Sincerely,
> Paul Bain
>
>
>> - Keith
>>
>> Russ Olsen wrote:
>>> I'm not sure if I am an optimist or what, but I am a big believer in
>>> civility, especially on this list.
>>>
>>> Russ
>>>
>>>
>>>> Is that a fact? Well, maybe you should look at the unemployment rate
>>>> (UR), Sonny boy. According to ShadowStats.com and similar sites, the UR
>>>> is approaching 24% and still climbing. At this rate, it is all but
>>>> certain that the UR will surpass 25% early next year, 2010.
>>>>
>>>> Honestly, I do not understand you eternal optimists. Do you hold a
>>>> security clearance (SC)? I have found that most people in the D.C. area
>>>> who hold beliefs similar to yours have an SC.
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>

Keith Bennett wrote:
> I second that.
>
> In addition, I'm puzzled by the seeming condemnation of anyone who holds
> a security clearance.
>
> I understand there's a lot of pain regarding unemployment these days,
> but Paul, it wasn't nice to jump on Carl like that.

Keith,

	 Yes, you are correct. I was in the wrong. I apologize to Carl and the
entire mailing list for my inappropriate behavior.

>  You're usually
> civil and helpful.  What's going on?  Are you ok?

	 Well, thank you for asking Keith, but, no, I am _not_ OK. I have been
unemployed for well over 17 months despite the fact that I am an expert
in open source software, and I have had enough. I want my job back, and
I wanted it back yesterday. This crap is ridiculous.

	 My protracted and painful unemployment has embittered me, sparking the
anger that lay behind my inappropriate response to Carl's email. I am
ashamed of my behavior, but I think that everyone can understand the
basis for it.

	 It seems unlikely that I will work in IT again, and this probability
embitters and frustrates me greatly.

	 In the future, I shall try to respond more appropriately.

Sincerely,
Paul Bain


> - Keith
>
> Russ Olsen wrote:
>> I'm not sure if I am an optimist or what, but I am a big believer in
>> civility, especially on this list.
>>
>> Russ
>>
>>
>>> Is that a fact? Well, maybe you should look at the unemployment rate
>>> (UR), Sonny boy. According to ShadowStats.com and similar sites, the UR
>>> is approaching 24% and still climbing. At this rate, it is all but
>>> certain that the UR will surpass 25% early next year, 2010.
>>>
>>> Honestly, I do not understand you eternal optimists. Do you hold a
>>> security clearance (SC)? I have found that most people in the D.C. area
>>> who hold beliefs similar to yours have an SC.

Enter your vote today!  A new poll has been created for the
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Thanks!

Cool -- thanks for the tip!

-TR
On Nov 20, 2009, at 11:04 AM, Jonathan Julian wrote:

> I think Paperclip will meet your needs well. To strip it down, just don't
> set a post-processor (:style), and define that the files get stored outside
> of the public folder.
>
> has_attached_file :data_file, :url => "/var/:attachment/:id.data"
>
> So the chunk that gets saved to AR id 5 will be found in
>
> /var/data_file/5.data
>
> See Paperclip::has_attached_file docs for more details.
> -Jonathan
>
> On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 9:38 AM, Trevor Rosen
> <trevor@...>wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Hi all,
> > I'm using Rails to build a web service that takes a POST of XML with a
> > chunk of base64-encoded binary data and some metadata. I want to save the
> > decoded binary as a file on the file system and associate it with an
> > ActiveRecord object that includes the metadata.
> >
> > I know Paperclip is great at this kind of thing, but in going through the
> > docs and playing around with it a bit, it seems to have a big emphasis on
> > being used for images, having different versions of the binary file, etc. I
> > don't need any of that, so I was wondering if anyone
> >
> > a) has an alternative all-in-one (a la Paperclip) solution they like for
> > this kind of thing -- but one that is less image-oriented OR
> > b) has any tips on setting up Paperclip for this more stripped-down usage
> >
> > thanks for any info,
> >
> > -TR
> >
> >
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>

After message list upload fail, I thought I'd get these up someplace
people could see them.  They are lower res than the real pics, but
should be readable.  If you want the higer res for any clarification,
I'll get it to you if asked nicely.


http://bit.ly/6PmWcK

-db

Of course Fox New Channel recently filmed the outside of FGM for a piece on how
bad the region's job market is getting. Ironically, FGM is actually hiring
people right now!

And the company they were actually profiling grew in the past year by double
digits! The story had the guts to say, "in spite of this particular company's
recent good fortune, many in the area are having troubles".  That is the line
spoken when they showed FGM!

Interestingly, they also panned over to across the street (something very secret
is in that building). I am surprised that they didn't get arrested for that.

Gray

--- In novarubygroup@yahoogroups.com, David Medinets <david.medinets@...> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 1:13 PM, Rakesh Malik <tamerlin@...> wrote:
> > Of course, it's still true that having an active security clearance is a
> > huge asset, and in periods of low employment a clearance is an ever bigger
> > asset than usual, but that doesn't mean that companies aren't hiring people
> > without clearances.
>
> And several companies are sponsoring people to get clearances. I know
> there is a dearth of Unix Engineers and Rubyists.
>

Sorry, I just realized that there were two messages in the spam list.  I need to
check that more often.

Gray

--- In novarubygroup@yahoogroups.com, Paul Stadig <paul@...> wrote:
>
> I agree with your sentiment that people seem to be more willing to trust
> Google than Microsoft these days, but the ultimate vision for Google Wave is
> a distributed, standard protocol. There should be no reason that your
> company couldn't run their own "Wave" server that houses your own corporate
> information within the Wave ecosystem.
>
> However, the reality at the moment is that Google is the only company
> hosting a Wave server, AFAIK.
>
>
> Paul
>
> On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 10:20 AM, gherter <gherter@...> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > There is a video here (second day keynote):
> >
> > http://code.google.com/events/io/2009/
> >
> > Personally, I would have a problem putting my company-sensitive documents
> > up on a Google server. If this were coming from MicroSoft it would be a
> > non-starter, but for some reason we still trust Google enough to take this
> > seriously. That will probably change eventually as they do more and more
> > things like this.
> >
> > Gray
> >
> > --- In novarubygroup@yahoogroups.com <novarubygroup%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > "Paul D. Bain" <paulbain@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Richard Kilmer wrote:
> > > > google wave ( wave.google.com ).
> > > >
> > > > -rich
> > > >
> > > > On Nov 3, 2009, at 1:46 PM, Robert Winter wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> pardon me...but what's a 'wave' invite??
> > > >>
> > > >> -R
> > >
> > > What a coincidence. I just ran across this:
> > >
> > > http://completewaveguide.com/guide/The_Complete_Guide_to_Google_Wave
> > >
> > > FWIW, I did not know what Wave was, either. Maybe I am just not "hip."
> > >
> > >
> > > >> On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 11:26 AM, Jeff Schoolcraft <
> > > >> jeffrey.schoolcraft@> wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >>>
> > > >>> I've got a bunch of invites to if someone needs them, ping me off
> > > >>> list
> > > >>> (jeff@ <jeff%40thequeue.net>)
> > > >>>
> > > >>> On Oct 31, 2009, at 9:52 AM, Eric Alsheimer wrote:
> > > >>>
> > > >>>> I'll take a wave invite if you receive more. I must be responding
> > > >>>> too
> > > >>>> late to take advantage of your first...wave...of available invites.
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> On Oct 30, 2009, at 3:47 PM, Richard Miller
> > > >>>> <richard.miller@<richard.miller%40gmail.com>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> wrote:
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>> first ones to email me.
> > > >>>>> Richard Miller
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Have a look at http://www.waveprotocol.org/

To your point (and I believe the keynote/demo touched on this as well),
as with email there are times you don't want your data leaving your
company's network. There is potentially nothing stopping you from having
your own "Company" Wave server and having it talk with others, including
Google's, when its appropriate on a per Wavelet basis.

Of course all this is in draft. It will be interesting to see how it
plays out in the adoption phase...

On 11/4/09 10:20 AM, gherter wrote:
> There is a video here (second day keynote):
>
> http://code.google.com/events/io/2009/
>
> Personally, I would have a problem putting my company-sensitive documents up
on a Google server. If this were coming from MicroSoft it would be a
non-starter, but for some reason we still trust Google enough to take this
seriously. That will probably change eventually as they do more and more things
like this.
>
> Gray
>
> --- In novarubygroup@yahoogroups.com, "Paul D. Bain"<paulbain@...>  wrote:
>
>> Richard Kilmer wrote:
>>
>>> google wave ( wave.google.com ).
>>>
>>> -rich
>>>
>>> On Nov 3, 2009, at 1:46 PM, Robert Winter wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> pardon me...but what's a 'wave' invite??
>>>>
>>>> -R
>>>>
>> What a coincidence. I just ran across this:
>>
>> http://completewaveguide.com/guide/The_Complete_Guide_to_Google_Wave
>>
>> FWIW, I did not know what Wave was, either. Maybe I am just not "hip."
>>
>>
>>
>>>> On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 11:26 AM, Jeff Schoolcraft<
>>>> jeffrey.schoolcraft@...>  wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I've got a bunch of invites to if someone needs them, ping me off
>>>>> list
>>>>> (jeff@...<jeff%40thequeue.net>)
>>>>>
>>>>> On Oct 31, 2009, at 9:52 AM, Eric Alsheimer wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> I'll take a wave invite if you receive more. I must be responding
>>>>>> too
>>>>>> late to take advantage of your first...wave...of available invites.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Oct 30, 2009, at 3:47 PM, Richard Miller
>>>>>> <richard.miller@...<richard.miller%40gmail.com>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> first ones to email me.
>>>>>>> Richard Miller
>>>>>>>
>>
>
>
>

I agree with your sentiment that people seem to be more willing to trust
Google than Microsoft these days, but the ultimate vision for Google Wave is
a distributed, standard protocol. There should be no reason that your
company couldn't run their own "Wave" server that houses your own corporate
information within the Wave ecosystem.

However, the reality at the moment is that Google is the only company
hosting a Wave server, AFAIK.


Paul

On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 10:20 AM, gherter <gherter@...> wrote:

>
>
> There is a video here (second day keynote):
>
> http://code.google.com/events/io/2009/
>
> Personally, I would have a problem putting my company-sensitive documents
> up on a Google server. If this were coming from MicroSoft it would be a
> non-starter, but for some reason we still trust Google enough to take this
> seriously. That will probably change eventually as they do more and more
> things like this.
>
> Gray
>
> --- In novarubygroup@yahoogroups.com <novarubygroup%40yahoogroups.com>,
> "Paul D. Bain" <paulbain@...> wrote:
> >
> > Richard Kilmer wrote:
> > > google wave ( wave.google.com ).
> > >
> > > -rich
> > >
> > > On Nov 3, 2009, at 1:46 PM, Robert Winter wrote:
> > >
> > >> pardon me...but what's a 'wave' invite??
> > >>
> > >> -R
> >
> > What a coincidence. I just ran across this:
> >
> > http://completewaveguide.com/guide/The_Complete_Guide_to_Google_Wave
> >
> > FWIW, I did not know what Wave was, either. Maybe I am just not "hip."
> >
> >
> > >> On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 11:26 AM, Jeff Schoolcraft <
> > >> jeffrey.schoolcraft@...> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>>
> > >>> I've got a bunch of invites to if someone needs them, ping me off
> > >>> list
> > >>> (jeff@... <jeff%40thequeue.net>)
> > >>>
> > >>> On Oct 31, 2009, at 9:52 AM, Eric Alsheimer wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> I'll take a wave invite if you receive more. I must be responding
> > >>>> too
> > >>>> late to take advantage of your first...wave...of available invites.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> On Oct 30, 2009, at 3:47 PM, Richard Miller
> > >>>> <richard.miller@...<richard.miller%40gmail.com>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> first ones to email me.
> > >>>>> Richard Miller
> >
>
>
>


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Can you post it to TwitPic and then send the URL along. It appears the
mailing list hates attachments.

On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 2:26 PM, Dbock@... <dbock@...> wrote:
> Thought people looking for jobs might be interested in seeing the job
> boards at rubyconf.
>
>
>
>  ----------
>
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>

Thought people looking for jobs might be interested in seeing the job
boards at rubyconf.



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[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Yes, I have been telling people recently that the JUG and RUG groups have been
showing a marked increase in interest from sponsors and people wanting to speak.
We actually have the JUG scheduled out to May and the next four meetings
sponsored right now. To me, that is a sign of good things to come in the
economy. I certainly hope so.

Gray

--- In novarubygroup@yahoogroups.com, Rakesh Malik <tamerlin@...> wrote:
>
> Looking at the job boards also confirms Carl's statement; there are a lot
> more job openings right now than there were just a couple of months ago.
>
> Of course, it's still true that having an active security clearance is a
> huge asset, and in periods of low employment a clearance is an ever bigger
> asset than usual, but that doesn't mean that companies aren't hiring people
> without clearances.
>
> -----------------------------
> Rakesh Malik
> My Web Site: http://www.whitecranephotography.com
> Blog: http://tamerlin.blogspot.com
> http://www.flickr.com/baratheon
> Sent from Seattle, Washington, United States
>
> On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 10:09 AM, Keith Bennett <kbennett@...> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > I second that.
> >
> > In addition, I'm puzzled by the seeming condemnation of anyone who holds
> > a security clearance.
> >
> > I understand there's a lot of pain regarding unemployment these days,
> > but Paul, it wasn't nice to jump on Carl like that. You're usually
> > civil and helpful. What's going on? Are you ok?
> >
> > - Keith
> >
> > Russ Olsen wrote:
> > > I'm not sure if I am an optimist or what, but I am a big believer in
> > > civility, especially on this list.
> > >
> > > Russ
> > >
> > >
> > >> Is that a fact? Well, maybe you should look at the unemployment rate
> > >> (UR), Sonny boy. According to ShadowStats.com and similar sites, the UR
> > >> is approaching 24% and still climbing. At this rate, it is all but
> > >> certain that the UR will surpass 25% early next year, 2010.
> > >>
> > >> Honestly, I do not understand you eternal optimists. Do you hold a
> > >> security clearance (SC)? I have found that most people in the D.C. area
> > >> who hold beliefs similar to yours have an SC.
> > >>
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

I think Paperclip will meet your needs well. To strip it down, just don't
set a post-processor (:style), and define that the files get stored outside
of the public folder.

has_attached_file :data_file, :url => "/var/:attachment/:id.data"

So the chunk that gets saved to AR id 5 will be found in

/var/data_file/5.data

See Paperclip::has_attached_file docs for more details.
-Jonathan

On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 9:38 AM, Trevor Rosen
<trevor@...>wrote:

>
>
> Hi all,
> I'm using Rails to build a web service that takes a POST of XML with a
> chunk of base64-encoded binary data and some metadata. I want to save the
> decoded binary as a file on the file system and associate it with an
> ActiveRecord object that includes the metadata.
>
> I know Paperclip is great at this kind of thing, but in going through the
> docs and playing around with it a bit, it seems to have a big emphasis on
> being used for images, having different versions of the binary file, etc. I
> don't need any of that, so I was wondering if anyone
>
> a) has an alternative all-in-one (a la Paperclip) solution they like for
> this kind of thing -- but one that is less image-oriented OR
> b) has any tips on setting up Paperclip for this more stripped-down usage
>
> thanks for any info,
>
> -TR
>
>


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Thanks David. Yes, it is a very resourceful website.

On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 12:00 PM, David Medinets
<david.medinets@...>wrote:

>
>
>
>
http://ruby.about.com/b/2009/10/22/how-can-twitter-help-you-find-a-job-as-a-ruby\
-developer.htm
> - since two people were looking for jobs at our last meeting, this
> seems like a good link to mention.
>
> --
> tzim bin - David Medinets, Affy Advice & Coding
> http://www.affy.com/
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/affyadvice
>
>


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The full time position open at CodeSherpas does not require a clearance.

The contract position I mentioned does not require a clearance.

The two business analyst positions I'm trying to fill dont require a
clearance.

The job boards here at railsconf are covered in open positions.

I'm not saying tines aren't tough for people, but in the past two
months we have seen mioe openings and more potential new clients than
in the year preceeding.

Unemployment rates will be at their highest before the economy turns
around, by definition... So a high unployment rate now proves nothing
to me about the state of the economy for hiring in the near future.

As the owner of a small successful company I feel the state of the
economy personally, and it's feeling pretty good to me lately.

-db

On Nov 20, 2009, at 9:25 AM, "Paul D. Bain" <paulbain@...> wrote:

> Carl Fyffe wrote:
> > No worries. If you had actually sent your resume along I probably
> > would have taken a look at it and forwarded it on to my HR
> department.
> > There are a lot of people looking to hire right now,
>
> Is that a fact? Well, maybe you should look at the unemployment rate
> (UR), Sonny boy. According to ShadowStats.com and similar sites, the
> UR
> is approaching 24% and still climbing. At this rate, it is all but
> certain that the UR will surpass 25% early next year, 2010.
>
> Honestly, I do not understand you eternal optimists. Do you hold a
> security clearance (SC)? I have found that most people in the D.C.
> area
> who hold beliefs similar to yours have an SC.
>
> > so sharing your
> > resume isn't necessarily a bad thing.
> >
> > On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 11:08 AM, Victor <vmgoldberg@...>
> wrote:
> >> Sorry, my previous message was intended to be personal.
> >> I pressed the wrong button.
> >>
> >> Victor
> >>
> >> ----------------------------------------------
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Joel Nylund" <jnylund@...>
> >> To: <novarubygroup@yahoogroups.com>
> >> Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 10:42 AM
> >> Subject: [novarubygroup] hiring software engineers
> >>
> >>
> >>> We are currently looking to hire intelligent people who can
> >>> communicate well.
> >>>
> >>> In addition they must have several years of J2EE, .NET, PHP, or
> Ruby
> >>> on Rails software development experience.
> >>>
> >>> We are looking for people who are the best in what they do. This
> means
> >>> that they write better quality software than most, fix bugs
> quicker
> >>> than most, and can communicate ideas and solve problems on their
> own
> >>> or in a group.
> >>>
> >>> If you are one of these people and:
> >>>
> >>> - you have an entrepreneurial spirit,
> >>> - you are tired of working for a company where marketing guys are
> >>> selling software that doesn't exist;
> >>> - you are tired of project managers incorrectly estimating
> software
> >>> development efforts,
> >>> - you know that being an architect is more than just passing
> some tests,
> >>> - you consider your programming skill a craft that you are
> constantly
> >>> improving,
> >>> - you always comment your code,
> >>> - you can write,
> >>> - you can communicate,
> >>> - you are honest, and
> >>> - you are better than 80% of the software developers you have met
> >>> - you are always learning new stuff
> >>> - you like change, new projects, new technologies, new
> challenges....
> >>>
> >>> then please contact us (email me or go to solutionstreet.com &
> click
> >>> contact us).
> >>>
> >>> Please no brokers or 3rd party contacts. Benefits include
> competitive
> >>> salary, health, dental, disability and 401K and a great work
> >>> environment. Strong testers (with scripting experience) are
> welcome too!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> thanks
> >>> Joel
>


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On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 1:13 PM, Rakesh Malik <tamerlin@...> wrote:
> Of course, it's still true that having an active security clearance is a
> huge asset, and in periods of low employment a clearance is an ever bigger
> asset than usual, but that doesn't mean that companies aren't hiring people
> without clearances.

And several companies are sponsoring people to get clearances. I know
there is a dearth of Unix Engineers and Rubyists.

Looking at the job boards also confirms Carl's statement; there are a lot
more job openings right now than there were just a couple of months ago.

Of course, it's still true that having an active security clearance is a
huge asset, and in periods of low employment a clearance is an ever bigger
asset than usual, but that doesn't mean that companies aren't hiring people
without clearances.

-----------------------------
Rakesh Malik
My Web Site: http://www.whitecranephotography.com
Blog: http://tamerlin.blogspot.com
http://www.flickr.com/baratheon
Sent from Seattle, Washington, United States

On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 10:09 AM, Keith Bennett <kbennett@...> wrote:

>
>
> I second that.
>
> In addition, I'm puzzled by the seeming condemnation of anyone who holds
> a security clearance.
>
> I understand there's a lot of pain regarding unemployment these days,
> but Paul, it wasn't nice to jump on Carl like that. You're usually
> civil and helpful. What's going on? Are you ok?
>
> - Keith
>
> Russ Olsen wrote:
> > I'm not sure if I am an optimist or what, but I am a big believer in
> > civility, especially on this list.
> >
> > Russ
> >
> >
> >> Is that a fact? Well, maybe you should look at the unemployment rate
> >> (UR), Sonny boy. According to ShadowStats.com and similar sites, the UR
> >> is approaching 24% and still climbing. At this rate, it is all but
> >> certain that the UR will surpass 25% early next year, 2010.
> >>
> >> Honestly, I do not understand you eternal optimists. Do you hold a
> >> security clearance (SC)? I have found that most people in the D.C. area
> >> who hold beliefs similar to yours have an SC.
> >>
>
>
>


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

I second that.

In addition, I'm puzzled by the seeming condemnation of anyone who holds
a security clearance.

I understand there's a lot of pain regarding unemployment these days,
but Paul, it wasn't nice to jump on Carl like that.  You're usually
civil and helpful.  What's going on?  Are you ok?

- Keith

Russ Olsen wrote:
> I'm not sure if I am an optimist or what, but I am a big believer in
> civility, especially on this list.
>
> Russ
>
>
>> Is that a fact? Well, maybe you should look at the unemployment rate
>> (UR), Sonny boy. According to ShadowStats.com and similar sites, the UR
>> is approaching 24% and still climbing. At this rate, it is all but
>> certain that the UR will surpass 25% early next year, 2010.
>>
>> Honestly, I do not understand you eternal optimists. Do you hold a
>> security clearance (SC)? I have found that most people in the D.C. area
>> who hold beliefs similar to yours have an SC.
>>

I'm not sure if I am an optimist or what, but I am a big believer in
civility, especially on this list.

Russ

>
> Is that a fact? Well, maybe you should look at the unemployment rate
> (UR), Sonny boy. According to ShadowStats.com and similar sites, the UR
> is approaching 24% and still climbing. At this rate, it is all but
> certain that the UR will surpass 25% early next year, 2010.
>
> Honestly, I do not understand you eternal optimists. Do you hold a
> security clearance (SC)? I have found that most people in the D.C. area
> who hold beliefs similar to yours have an SC.
>
> > so sharing your
> > resume isn't necessarily a bad thing.
> >
> > On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 11:08 AM, Victor
<vmgoldberg@...<vmgoldberg%40verizon.net>>
> wrote:
> >> Sorry, my previous message was intended to be personal.
> >> I pressed the wrong button.
> >>
> >> Victor
> >>
> >> ----------------------------------------------
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Joel Nylund" <jnylund@... <jnylund%40yahoo.com>>
> >> To: <novarubygroup@yahoogroups.com <novarubygroup%40yahoogroups.com>>
> >> Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 10:42 AM
> >> Subject: [novarubygroup] hiring software engineers
> >>
> >>
> >>> We are currently looking to hire intelligent people who can
> >>> communicate well.
> >>>
> >>> In addition they must have several years of J2EE, .NET, PHP, or Ruby
> >>> on Rails software development experience.
> >>>
> >>> We are looking for people who are the best in what they do. This means
> >>> that they write better quality software than most, fix bugs quicker
> >>> than most, and can communicate ideas and solve problems on their own
> >>> or in a group.
> >>>
> >>> If you are one of these people and:
> >>>
> >>> - you have an entrepreneurial spirit,
> >>> - you are tired of working for a company where marketing guys are
> >>> selling software that doesn't exist;
> >>> - you are tired of project managers incorrectly estimating software
> >>> development efforts,
> >>> - you know that being an architect is more than just passing some
> tests,
> >>> - you consider your programming skill a craft that you are constantly
> >>> improving,
> >>> - you always comment your code,
> >>> - you can write,
> >>> - you can communicate,
> >>> - you are honest, and
> >>> - you are better than 80% of the software developers you have met
> >>> - you are always learning new stuff
> >>> - you like change, new projects, new technologies, new challenges....
> >>>
> >>> then please contact us (email me or go to solutionstreet.com & click
> >>> contact us).
> >>>
> >>> Please no brokers or 3rd party contacts. Benefits include competitive
> >>> salary, health, dental, disability and 401K and a great work
> >>> environment. Strong testers (with scripting experience) are welcome
> too!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> thanks
> >>> Joel
>
>



--
Russ Olsen
http://www.russolsen.com  http://artslashgeek.com


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Yup. Visit http://www.optimist.org/ for a peek at the hopeful life.

On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 12:35 PM, Carl Fyffe <carl.fyffe@...> wrote:
> Being an optimist has worked out for me in the long run.

If I told you, I would have to kill you :-)

We are hiring Java Developers. You should be ABLE to get a clearance,
but don't necessarily have to have one.

And I believe the job that Mr. Bock is advertising for DOES NOT
require a clearance (I am guessing). In this day in age it is more
about who you know and who knows you. The only time I have ever been
"non-billable" was in between jobs which works out to be around 1 week
a year. And keeping a good attitude is key to staying on the good side
of people.

Being an optimist has worked out for me in the long run.

On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 12:25 PM, Paul D. Bain <paulbain@...> wrote:
> Carl Fyffe wrote:
>> No worries. If you had actually sent your resume along I probably
>> would have taken a look at it and forwarded it on to my HR department.
>> There are a lot of people looking to hire right now,
>
>        Is that a fact? Well, maybe you should look at the unemployment rate
> (UR), Sonny boy. According to ShadowStats.com and similar sites, the UR
> is approaching 24% and still climbing. At this rate, it is all but
> certain that the UR will surpass 25% early next year, 2010.
>
>        Honestly, I do not understand you eternal optimists. Do you hold a
> security clearance (SC)? I have found that most people in the D.C. area
> who hold beliefs similar to yours have an SC.
>
>
>> so sharing your
>> resume isn't necessarily a bad thing.
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 11:08 AM, Victor <vmgoldberg@...> wrote:
>>> Sorry, my previous message was intended to be personal.
>>> I pressed the wrong button.
>>>
>>> Victor
>>>
>>> ----------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Joel Nylund" <jnylund@...>
>>> To: <novarubygroup@yahoogroups.com>
>>> Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 10:42 AM
>>> Subject: [novarubygroup] hiring software engineers
>>>
>>>
>>>> We are currently looking to hire intelligent people who can
>>>> communicate well.
>>>>
>>>> In addition they must have several years of J2EE, .NET, PHP, or Ruby
>>>> on Rails software development experience.
>>>>
>>>> We are looking for people who are the best in what they do. This means
>>>> that they write better quality software than most, fix bugs quicker
>>>> than most, and can communicate ideas and solve problems on their own
>>>> or in a group.
>>>>
>>>> If you are one of these people and:
>>>>
>>>> - you have an entrepreneurial spirit,
>>>> - you are tired of working for a company where marketing guys are
>>>> selling software that doesn't exist;
>>>> - you are tired of project managers incorrectly estimating software
>>>> development efforts,
>>>> - you know that being an architect is more than just passing some tests,
>>>> - you consider your programming skill a craft that you are constantly
>>>> improving,
>>>> - you always comment your code,
>>>> - you can write,
>>>> - you can communicate,
>>>> - you are honest, and
>>>> - you are better than 80% of the software developers you have met
>>>> - you are always learning new stuff
>>>> - you like change, new projects, new technologies, new challenges....
>>>>
>>>> then please contact us (email me or go to solutionstreet.com & click
>>>> contact us).
>>>>
>>>> Please no brokers or 3rd party contacts. Benefits include competitive
>>>> salary, health, dental, disability and 401K and a great work
>>>> environment. Strong testers (with scripting experience) are welcome too!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> thanks
>>>> Joel
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>

Carl Fyffe wrote:
> No worries. If you had actually sent your resume along I probably
> would have taken a look at it and forwarded it on to my HR department.
> There are a lot of people looking to hire right now,

	 Is that a fact? Well, maybe you should look at the unemployment rate
(UR), Sonny boy. According to ShadowStats.com and similar sites, the UR
is approaching 24% and still climbing. At this rate, it is all but
certain that the UR will surpass 25% early next year, 2010.

	 Honestly, I do not understand you eternal optimists. Do you hold a
security clearance (SC)? I have found that most people in the D.C. area
who hold beliefs similar to yours have an SC.


> so sharing your
> resume isn't necessarily a bad thing.
>
> On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 11:08 AM, Victor <vmgoldberg@...> wrote:
>> Sorry, my previous message was intended to be personal.
>> I pressed the wrong button.
>>
>> Victor
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Joel Nylund" <jnylund@...>
>> To: <novarubygroup@yahoogroups.com>
>> Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 10:42 AM
>> Subject: [novarubygroup] hiring software engineers
>>
>>
>>> We are currently looking to hire intelligent people who can
>>> communicate well.
>>>
>>> In addition they must have several years of J2EE, .NET, PHP, or Ruby
>>> on Rails software development experience.
>>>
>>> We are looking for people who are the best in what they do. This means
>>> that they write better quality software than most, fix bugs quicker
>>> than most, and can communicate ideas and solve problems on their own
>>> or in a group.
>>>
>>> If you are one of these people and:
>>>
>>> - you have an entrepreneurial spirit,
>>> - you are tired of working for a company where marketing guys are
>>> selling software that doesn't exist;
>>> - you are tired of project managers incorrectly estimating software
>>> development efforts,
>>> - you know that being an architect is more than just passing some tests,
>>> - you consider your programming skill a craft that you are constantly
>>> improving,
>>> - you always comment your code,
>>> - you can write,
>>> - you can communicate,
>>> - you are honest, and
>>> - you are better than 80% of the software developers you have met
>>> - you are always learning new stuff
>>> - you like change, new projects, new technologies, new challenges....
>>>
>>> then please contact us (email me or go to solutionstreet.com & click
>>> contact us).
>>>
>>> Please no brokers or 3rd party contacts. Benefits include competitive
>>> salary, health, dental, disability and 401K and a great work
>>> environment. Strong testers (with scripting experience) are welcome too!
>>>
>>>
>>> thanks
>>> Joel

I have a client who needs 4-6 months of web UI consulting on a rails
project in DC. Know HTML/CSS/Javascript and want to work on a fun
project for a few months? Shoot me a resume.

No worries. If you had actually sent your resume along I probably
would have taken a look at it and forwarded it on to my HR department.
There are a lot of people looking to hire right now, so sharing your
resume isn't necessarily a bad thing.

On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 11:08 AM, Victor <vmgoldberg@...> wrote:
> Sorry, my previous message was intended to be personal.
> I pressed the wrong button.
>
> Victor
>
> ----------------------------------------------
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joel Nylund" <jnylund@...>
> To: <novarubygroup@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 10:42 AM
> Subject: [novarubygroup] hiring software engineers
>
>
>> We are currently looking to hire intelligent people who can
>> communicate well.
>>
>> In addition they must have several years of J2EE, .NET, PHP, or Ruby
>> on Rails software development experience.
>>
>> We are looking for people who are the best in what they do. This means
>> that they write better quality software than most, fix bugs quicker
>> than most, and can communicate ideas and solve problems on their own
>> or in a group.
>>
>> If you are one of these people and:
>>
>> - you have an entrepreneurial spirit,
>> - you are tired of working for a company where marketing guys are
>> selling software that doesn't exist;
>> - you are tired of project managers incorrectly estimating software
>> development efforts,
>> - you know that being an architect is more than just passing some tests,
>> - you consider your programming skill a craft that you are constantly
>> improving,
>> - you always comment your code,
>> - you can write,
>> - you can communicate,
>> - you are honest, and
>> - you are better than 80% of the software developers you have met
>> - you are always learning new stuff
>> - you like change, new projects, new technologies, new challenges....
>>
>> then please contact us (email me or go to solutionstreet.com & click
>> contact us).
>>
>> Please no brokers or 3rd party contacts. Benefits include competitive
>> salary, health, dental, disability and 401K and a great work
>> environment. Strong testers (with scripting experience) are welcome too!
>>
>>
>> thanks
>> Joel
>>
>> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------
>>
>> Yahoo! Groups Links
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>