Same, also RSVP for meetups are lame. Especially when they aren't required by anything but the site. Matthew...
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John Bresnik
f0000006
Jan 21, 2011 9:21 pm
What abt google groups? at least it doesn't require any kind of sign up.. and yea Im with Vic, meetup is tedious to use. brez On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 4:17...
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Barry Hoggard
hoggardb
Jan 21, 2011 9:24 pm
Meetup has the advantage of letting the admins manage RVSPs and cancellations more easily. They have to spend a lot of time dealing with last-minute...
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Toby Matejovsky
toby.matejovsky
Jan 21, 2011 9:31 pm
Does google groups add anything that yahoo groups doesn't have? I think the signup is actually a plus, as some open google groups are inundated with spam. -- ...
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Jake Howerton
jake.howerton
Jan 21, 2011 9:40 pm
Also if it is not clear there is a mailing list feature at meetup which is basically the same as what we are getting now at yahoo. (separate from their ...
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Mike Dalessio
mdalessio13
Jan 21, 2011 10:08 pm
Hey all, If you missed it, tenderlove is sponsoring a contest for designing the new rubycommitters.org site, and NYC.rb's very own Michael Nutt has submitted...
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Thomas Raday
thomasmraday
Jan 22, 2011 2:31 pm
I like meetup. I think it is easy to use and convenient. (Why yes, I would like a job there!) Seriously, as pointed out, their mailing list feature is almost...
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Jeff Casimir
jeffcasimir
Jan 22, 2011 2:38 pm
Meetup has also emerged as the standard for Ruby groups across the country, so it'll make it easier for new people and visitors to find you and your ...
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Francis Hwang
francishwang
Jan 22, 2011 2:48 pm
The main reason we moved to Meetup is that NYC.rb is first and foremost a community about meeting face-to-face. It's not a nicer Ruby mailing list--it's a...
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Josh Knowles
josh_knowles
Jan 23, 2011 4:04 pm
Looks like he won, congrats Michael! http://tenderlovemaking.com/2011/01/21/rubycommitters-org-winners/ ... -- Josh Knowles phone: 509-979-1593 email:...
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Frank Lakatos
frank.lakatos
Jan 24, 2011 3:08 pm
Congrats on your epic win - nice job....
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Michael Nutt
michael.nutt
Jan 24, 2011 3:15 pm
Thanks everyone for checking it out and voting! Cheers, Michael...
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ruby-nyc@yahoogroups....
Jan 25, 2011 12:04 am
Reminder from: ruby-nyc Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ruby-nyc/cal Hackfest! Tuesday January 25, 2011 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm (This event repeats every...
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Josh Knowles
josh_knowles
Jan 25, 2011 1:34 pm
I didn't get a chance to update the address before this reminder was sent, but for those interested in the Hackfest our new address is 841 Broadway, 8th Floor....
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francishwang
Feb 3, 2011 12:28 pm
So, ladies and germs, we have a new meetup scheduled for Tuesday, February 8. To see what it is, you'll have to head over to our Meetup-administered domain:...
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Santosh Kumar
santosh79
Feb 5, 2011 7:52 pm
Fellow NYC Rubyist, Manilla.com is looking to hire a couple of engineers of all skills levels. We follow all agile practices that Kent Beck has evangelized -...
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Santosh Kumar
santosh79
Feb 6, 2011 2:04 am
Apologies for not being clear in the original posting -- No recruiters or third parties please. Thanks Santosh...
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Sant Gmail
santosh79
Feb 6, 2011 5:00 pm
Thanks for the responses. I'd gotten couple of questions where people were not sure if this was for SF or NYC. To clarify -- this specific posting was for NYC....
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Brian Gupta
brian_gupta
Feb 10, 2011 5:19 am
I figured since Diaspora is written in Ruby, and the authors are looking for contributors, folks would want to come meet them next Tuesday. (Please do RSVP...
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aviburstein
Mar 3, 2011 4:02 am
Hi people. I'm a student at CCNY studying Computer Science, and in one of my classes they have us studying all sorts of diagramming methods. Among others,...
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Christopher Garrett
christopher_...
Mar 3, 2011 12:35 pm
Awesome question. This would make a great StackOverflow question if it hasn't already been asked there. My own experience (14 years...yikes): 95% - academic...
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John Bresnik
f0000006
Mar 3, 2011 3:25 pm
I'd say with ruby/rails (web apps in general), basically 0% but 'other' software (medical devices, space ships, etc) use is wide spread / needed, i.e. depends...
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Jacqui Cox
jacqui0h
Mar 3, 2011 3:37 pm
Good question. I agree that you are most likely not going to use most of those diagrams in your every day work as a programmer. However, I do make use of model...
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Mark Nyon
storm4x
Apr 6, 2011 10:24 pm
I got this notice from someone at Github. I figure I should pass it on: https://github.com/blog/833-github-drinkup-new-york It's been a few weeks, so it seems...
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Matthew Bergman
photo_verite
Apr 18, 2011 12:02 am
Hey all, I'm keeping arron quint's coodfoodbar meetup alive and well. Next week we are meeting at En at 7. All are welcome but do leave a comment. Trying to...
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Sebastian Delmont
sdelmont
Jan 11, 2012 5:43 pm
A few people asked me for the links from my lightning talk yesterday about moving StreetEasy away from Google Maps. I did a short write up this morning, and...
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Francis Hwang
francishwang
Dec 15, 2012 2:20 pm
Hey all, My friend Caroline is involved with a really interesting organization that's looking for some Ruby/Rails help. This could be a great gig for somebody...
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Mike Schwab
mschwabny
Dec 26, 2012 6:33 pm
Hi everyone, happy post-apocalypse! Since the hurricane I've been helping a friend put together a simple Rails app to coordinate volunteers. The basic idea is...
Hey folks, My friend's organization OurGoods is looking for some more help on their site. It's a pretty interesting project and they're worth chatting with if ...
