From announce at lists.nycbug.org Sun Sep 1 14:59:12 2013 From: announce at lists.nycbug.org (NYC*BUG Announcements) Date: Sun, 01 Sep 2013 14:59:12 -0400 Subject: [announce] NYC*BUG this Wednesday Sept 4 Message-ID: Wednesday, September 4 645 PM Suspenders Bar and Restaurant 111 Broadway just above Trinity Church 4/5 to Wall Street PostgreSQL + ZFS on FreeBSD, Andrew Wong About the speaker: Andrew Wong, Sofware Engineer for AppNexus, previous worked at Viggle ( http://www.viggle.com ) and Gilt Groupe ( http://www.gilt.com ) in NYC. The last three years I've worked on designing and implementing Data Warehouse loops with an emphasis on data freshness. Currently working on the data delivery system for Real-Time Bidding (RTB) and optimizing/rationalizing databases. Still in search of why Ike thinks man sections 1-7 are a waste of space. ***** Other upcoming meetings: September 9: Special: Organizing a Day-long NYC*BSDCon for February 1 October 2: From the Data Center View: One Year After Sandy November 6: Regex From announce at lists.nycbug.org Wed Sep 4 10:24:43 2013 From: announce at lists.nycbug.org (NYC*BUG Announcements) Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2013 10:24:43 -0400 Subject: [announce] NYC*BUG Tonight: Postgresql + ZFS on FreeBSD Message-ID: * Today and Upcoming Meetings * Planning for NYC*BSDCon in February * vBSDCon 2013 ******************* September 4, 645 PM Suspenders Bar at 111 Broadway in Manhattan PostgreSQL + ZFS on FreeBSD, Andrew Wong A quick introduction to the installation, configuration of Postgres on FreeBSD and ZFS with a demo of using CitiBike data collected every minute since May 28, 2013. The talk will cover: Postgres installation - "Where do I get this magical database?!" Initialization - "How do I get this running?!" Quick and hassle-free optimizations - "What can I do to make this faster?!" After the talk there will be time for questions pertaining to the content covered and some anecdotes about running similar systems in production. About the speaker: Andrew Wong, Sofware Engineer for AppNexus, previous worked at Viggle ( http://www.viggle.com ) and Gilt Groupe ( http://www.gilt.com ) in NYC. The last three years I've worked on designing and implementing Data Warehouse loops with an emphasis on data freshness. Currently working on the data delivery system for Real-Time Bidding (RTB) and optimizing/rationalizing databases. Still in search of why Ike thinks man sections 1-7 are a waste of space. Other upcoming meetings: Oct 2: A Year after Sandy, a view from the data center Nov 6: Regex Dec 4: Holiday Meeting ******************* We are having a planning meeting on Monday, September 9 at 645 PM for a new approach to NYCBSDCon. Day events are easier to organize and can be conducted more frequently. And they also allow us to focus on a particular theme. Join in the discussion, and let's get NYCBSDCon back on the map. ******************* vBSDCon is happening October 25-27 in Dulles, Virginia. Run by Verisign, this is the first vBSDCon. https://www.verisigninc.com/en_US/news-events/global-events/vbsdcon/index.xhtml Registration is open, and the schedule is posted. If you are planning on attending, feel free to use the talk@ list for coordinating travel plans. From announce at lists.nycbug.org Thu Sep 5 22:46:30 2013 From: announce at lists.nycbug.org (NYC*BUG Announcements) Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2013 22:46:30 -0400 Subject: [announce] NYC*BUG Upcoming Message-ID: Monday, September 9 7 PM Suspenders backroom 111 Broadway NYCBSDCon organizing meeting We will discuss a new direction for organizing NYCBSDCon. Instead of attempting biannual two day conferences, we are looking at doing day-long events focused on a particular theme. Our first target date is February 1, 2014. The conference theme will be "The BSDs in Userland" looking at practical applications of the BSDs in production environments. We encourage everyone to get involved in the organizing effort. Whether you've been involved before, or it's your first time, there will be roles for everyone to play. ****** Oct 2 NYC*BUG meeting: One Year After Sandy with Boris K Nov 6 NYC*BUG meeting: Regex Dec 4 NYC*BUG meeting: Holiday meeting Feb 1 NYCBSDCon ****** October 25-27 is vBSDCon at the Hyatt in Dulles, Virginia. For more information: https://www.verisigninc.com/en_US/news-events/global-events/vbsdcon/index.xhtml Registration is now open for the event. From announce at lists.nycbug.org Mon Sep 9 11:10:49 2013 From: announce at lists.nycbug.org (NYC*BUG Announcements) Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2013 11:10:49 -0400 Subject: [announce] NYCBSDCon Organizing Meeting: Tonight Message-ID: We are meeting tonight, Monday, September 9th at 7 PM in the Suspenders backroom (111 Broadway) to have an initial conference organizing meeting. NYCBSDCon is planned for February 1st, 2014 as a day-long event with a more narrow focus than with past conferences. For those who were already planning to attend tonight, start thinking about how to contribute and be involved: others you would invite to attend, getting sponsors, particular roles you are looking to play, etc. For those who haven't been involved before: this is a great opportunity. Prior experience isn't a requirement. From announce at lists.nycbug.org Wed Sep 11 14:10:44 2013 From: announce at lists.nycbug.org (NYC*BUG Announcements) Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 14:10:44 -0400 Subject: [announce] Some NYC*BUG News Message-ID: NYCBSDCon, vBSDCon We had the first meeting to organize the new incarnation of NYCBSDCon. You can sign up at: http://lists.nycbug.org:8080/mailman/listinfo/nycbsdcon We are aiming for something around February 1, and look forward to having a lot of people engaged in organizing and building the day-long event. Discussion is already buzzing, so it's high time to join the list if you want to be involved. ****** First, a number of us will be attending vBSDCon in Dulles Virginia October 25-27. If you're interested in carpooling, sharing a suite, etc., please use talk@ for coordinating. The full announcement for vBSDCon from Rick: With approximately six (6) weeks until the event, Registrations for vBSDcon 2013 remain open until October 23rd, 2013. Register now for this BSD conference scheduled to take place at the Dulles Hyatt in Herndon, VA from October 25 ? 27, 2013. Users and developers from across the BSD communities are encouraged to attend the event intended bring together members of the BSD community for a series of roundtable discussions, educational sessions, best practice conversations, and exclusive networking opportunities. Those interested in such an opportunity to learn, experience, and meet others involved in the BSD communities should plan to attend vBSDcon 2013. vBSDcon is proud to bring such prolific speakers such as: * David Chisnall, a member of FreeBSD's Core Team, speaking on the migration from GCC to LLVM/CLANG within the FreeBSD project. * Luigi Rizzo, FreeBSD source committer and project developer for netmap, speaking on the Evolution of the Netmaps Framework * Baptiste Daroussin, FreeBSD source committer and project developer for PkgNG, speaking on the topic of PkgNG * Henning Brauer & Reyk Floeter, OpenBSD developers, speaking on deep packet inspection with OpenBSD and PF * Scott Long, FreeBSD source committer, speaking on "Disspelling the Stigma of the "Dot-oh" Release * Devin Teske, FreeBSD source committer, with "A Comprehensive Look at bsdconfig" * Kris Moore, PC-BSD Director of Development, speaking on automating deployment of FreeBSD and PC-BSD systems * John Hixson, of iXsystems, speaking on the topic of FreeNAS plugins vBSDcon is being hosted at the Dulles Hyatt in Herndon, VA making it extremely convenient for attendees who book their room at the venue. The venue is also just minutes from Dulles International Airport with regular shuttles to/from the hotel and airport terminal during the day. Breakfast, lunch, and snacks will be provided on-site by the hotel's on premise restaurant. The schedule includes a reception dinner at the Dulles Hyatt on the evening of October 25th provided by Verisign and a mid-conference social the following evening celebrating 20 years of FreeBSD. Space for off hours hacker lounges and doc sprints will be available in the conference facilities with complimentary wireless internet access. The BSD Certification Group will also be hosting a BSDA certification exam on Saturday evening following the completion of conference activities for the day. All are invited to take part in this event and are encouraged to register at the vBSDcon web site at http://www.vbsdcon.com/. Simply click the "Register now" button to begin your registration! We look forward to meeting you all there! From announce at lists.nycbug.org Mon Sep 30 11:40:09 2013 From: announce at lists.nycbug.org (NYC*BUG Announcements) Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 11:40:09 -0400 Subject: [announce] NYC*BUG Wednesday Message-ID: * Wednesday, Oct 2: Boris K on "A Year After Sandy" * Wednesday, Nov 6: Moe Nasser on "Regular Expressions Fundamentals" * vBSDCon * BSDNow.tv * NYCBSDCon Feb 1 **** October 2, 645 PM Suspenders Bar 111 Broadway in Manhattan Year after Sandy, Boris Kochergin In October 2012, New York City was befallen by perhaps the worst natural disaster in its history. This meeting will consist of a first-hand account of how, situated at the heart of the crippled financial district, with no working infrastructure for miles around, New York Internet operated throughout the storm and its aftermath. About the speaker: Boris Kochergin is currently a system administrator and programmer at New York Internet. He was a network and system administrator at NYU-Poly`s business incubator at 160 Varick Street (consulting), network and system administrator at EmPower Solar (consulting), network and system administrator at Ecological, LLC (consulting), and programmer for the Long Island Solar Energy Industries Association (consulting). **** vBSDCon is coming up on October 25-27 in Dulles, Virginia. Are you going? Interested in coordinating travel with other people from NYC? Feel free to use talk@ as your tool. **** BSD Now is a weekly BSD news Podcast. Episode 004 is out, and it's definitely worth checking out at bsdnow.tv **** Details are forthcoming, but NYCBSDCon is back. It will be held Feb 1 in Manhattan, and will be a day-long event focused on BSD in production. Join the NYCBSDCon mailing list at lists.nycbug.org to get involved.