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Change of Date for February's meetup - Hi all, I apologise, but something has come up that is going to make it impossible for me to present my talk to you on the 28th February. I was hoping that it would be ok to shift the meetup date to the prior Wednesday or Thursday. Do y Oliver Reeves (OJ) Feb 13, 2012 7:18 PM
YOW videos - Hi all, The YOW organisers have started uploading the videos from the YOW 2011 conf. http://yow.eventer.com/   SPJ's keynote is up there already, Oliver Reeves (OJ) Jan 25, 2012 10:11 AM
Link round up - As promised, here are the links we discussed: Scala 2.9 :  http://www.scala-lang.org/node/9483 Scala 2.10 features :  Oliver Reeves (OJ) Jan 24, 2012 10:33 PM
Asymmetric Lenses in Scala - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7810909/media/doc/lenses.pdf http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7810909/media/doc/lenses.ps Accompanying source code (compilable+runnable) https://github.com/tonymorris/lenses-in-scala-co Tony Morris Jan 24, 2012 10:18 PM
Meetup details changed: BFPG Monthly Meetup - I've updated this Meetup. For more details, see the full listing: http://www.bfpg.org/events/44363872/ When : Tuesday, January 24, 2012 5:45 PM Where Oliver Reeves (OJ) Jan 24, 2012 10:10 AM
Re: [BFPG] Formality, and speaker and topic nomination - You'll hear it ring, once, then twice, then you'll get a punch in the face. On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 1:57 PM, Matthew Brecknell < [address removed] > Oliver Reeves (OJ) Jan 23, 2012 2:15 PM
Re: [BFPG] Formality, and speaker and topic nomination - Preview not available Matthew Brecknell Jan 23, 2012 1:57 PM
YOW 2011 - Hi all, If any of you people went to YOW in December last year, and you happened to take any photos along the way, could you please get in touch with me? Thank you! OJ Oliver Reeves (OJ) Jan 20, 2012 7:27 PM
Formality, and speaker and topic nomination - Hi everyone, Welcome to 2012! Sorry for the lack of contact and coverage of what's going on this year. Tom, Nick, Tony and I recently got together to talk about what we had planned to do for this year's Oliver Reeves (OJ) Jan 20, 2012 8:59 AM
Clojure peeps? - Hi all, Is there anyone in the group who is actively using Clojure at the moment? If so, can you please ping me off list. Thanks! OJ -- OJ Reeves Oliver Reeves (OJ) Jan 13, 2012 11:24 AM
Nerds of Brisbane Christmas Party - I promise that this will be the last time I spam you all with this... The "Nerds of Brisbane Christmas Party" is on tonight! 5.30pm at the platform bar. We already have over 140 so it'll be a good night. If you're coming & haven't RSVP'd, please do s Tom Adams Dec 15, 2011 1:39 PM
Re: [BFPG] Jim Weber on NoSQL - PS: monads are not napkins On Nov 30, 2011 8:12 PM, "Oliver Reeves (OJ)" < [address removed] > wrote: Tony Morris Nov 30, 2011 8:20 PM
Re: [BFPG] Jim Weber on NoSQL - Dibblego strikes again :) On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 8:09 PM, Tony Morris < [address removed] > wrote: Oliver Reeves (OJ) Nov 30, 2011 8:12 PM
Re: [BFPG] Jim Weber on NoSQL - I told him what a monad is using a napkin yesterday. On Nov 30, 2011 8:03 PM, "Oliver Reeves (OJ)" < [address removed] > wrote: Tony Morris Nov 30, 2011 8:09 PM
Jim Weber on NoSQL - Hi guys, Pardon the plug, but we've scored Jim Weber for our first BroSQL meetup session and I'd love to see us fill the room up :) If you're keen, please take a look here:  ht Oliver Reeves (OJ) Nov 30, 2011 7:56 PM
Re: [BFPG] Re: Questions - Hi, Just thought I'd say I've read the emails and I'm amazed that Matt was able to pickup on the mistake I was making. I think many people in the group had already understood what Sam was doing which was no help at all. Thanks for correcting my Andrew Newman Nov 24, 2011 9:22 PM
Re: Questions - Thanks Matt. Andrew, I'm looking over what I wrote last night, and I'd encourage you to read Matt's post instead ... I got a little side tracked talking about isomorphisms, which is not really relevant here. Matt does a better job of ex Sam Roberts Nov 23, 2011 10:51 AM
? - Preview not available ddoctor Nov 23, 2011 7:47 AM
Red-black trees - Preview not available Matthew Brecknell Nov 23, 2011 3:49 AM
Questions - Hi Andrew, No worries, my talk took much longer then I anticipated (it's hard to believe now that I thought it would only take half an hour!),so a lot of the material became rushed. In practice, my talk can be Sam Roberts Nov 23, 2011 12:55 AM
data / codata talk - Hi All, I'm sorry my talk on data and codata was so much longer then I anticipated. I rushed through a lot of things in the second half of the talk, so please let me know which things didn't make sense. I'll try to writ Sam Roberts Nov 23, 2011 12:26 AM
November Meetup & YOW keynote event with SPJ - Hi everyone! First of all, I again apologise for the time it's taken to lock in what is going on this month. The good news is that it's sorted out and we're ready to roll. Check out the site for full de Oliver Reeves (OJ) Nov 17, 2011 2:27 PM
Meetup details changed: Functional Red-Black Trees and - Hey all, Details of the meetup have been added to the site. Head over there to take a look at what we have lined up. Again, sorry for the delay in getting this organised. I have plans ready to rock to have things organised more in advan Oliver Reeves (OJ) Nov 17, 2011 6:57 AM
Re: [BFPG] BFPG feedback/survey - Preview not available Oliver Reeves (OJ) Nov 11, 2011 10:46 PM
Re: [BFPG] BFPG feedback/survey - Preview not available Heinrich Breedt Nov 10, 2011 4:49 PM
Re: [BFPG] BFPG feedback/survey - Dear BFPGers, I'm sad to say that the Survey participation was a resounding disappointment :) We've currently got 263 members and we've had 26 responses (many of which are from "the usual suspects"). Only 10% of th Oliver Reeves (OJ) Nov 10, 2011 2:44 PM
Re: [BFPG] Erlang Factory Lite - Preview not available ddoctor Nov 2, 2011 7:27 PM
Erlang Factory Lite - Hey all, In case there were some of you who didn't get back to me that were interested in going to EFL in Brisbane this year I though I'd ping you all again! Sorry if you've had this kind of content appear in your inboxes already. Oliver Reeves (OJ) Nov 2, 2011 1:17 PM
Re: [BFPG] BFPG feedback/survey - For those who get digest emails with the link stripped out, here's the address: http://bit.ly/vcQ7Ra Sorry about the confusion. OJ On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 7: Oliver Reeves (OJ) Nov 1, 2011 8:32 AM
Re: [BFPG] BFPG feedback/survey - That was an awesome survey. On 31/10/2011, at 7:43 PM, Oliver Reeves (OJ) wrote: Tom Adams Oct 31, 2011 7:47 PM
BFPG feedback/survey - Hi all, The organisers of BFPG are pretty keen to get some feedback from you guys on the meetup in general. Specifically we're looking for details on what you do or do not attend plus a few other sundries :) We'd really apprecia Oliver Reeves (OJ) Oct 31, 2011 7:43 PM
Meetup October 25th - Hi All, I've just updated the details of the upcoming Meetup for October. Our goal this month is to get everyone working on some small problems in an attempt to solidify some of the things we've learned over the last few months. Oliver Reeves (OJ) Oct 18, 2011 12:52 PM
Re: [BFPG] Re: YOW tickets - Preview not available Matthew Erbs Oct 1, 2011 3:06 PM
Re: YOW tickets - Hi all, Doors are now closed. Thanks to those that resonded. OJ On 28 September 2011 12:56, OJ Reeves < [address removed] Oliver Reeves (OJ) Sep 30, 2011 7:55 PM
Comonad talk from Tuesday now on my blog - Hi All, If anyone is interested, I've written up the talk which I delivered on Tuesday, about some simple applications of Comonads, and posted them here: http://beheadinghydras.wordpress.com/2011/09/29/simple-comonads-at-bfpg/ Thanks, Sam Sam Roberts Sep 29, 2011 9:11 PM
YOW tickets - Hi all, This week I'm looking to finalise the group discount for the YOW conf. If you're interested and you've not yet told me then this is the time to do it. Please let me know by CoB Friday 30th. Oliver Reeves (OJ) Sep 28, 2011 12:56 PM
Re: [BFPG] Re: BroSQL - Brisbane NoSQL Group - Thanks mate. We'd appreciate it if you guys could perhaps mention the group to friends/colleagues who might be interested. On 28 September 2011 09:29, Taufiq Hoven < Oliver Reeves (OJ) Sep 28, 2011 9:50 AM
Re: [BFPG] Re: BroSQL - Brisbane NoSQL Group - Thanks OJ, I'm sure we can spread the word in other meetups (meets up?) that might be interested too. On 28 September 2011 08:32, Oliver Reeves (OJ) < [address removed] Taufiq Hoven Sep 28, 2011 9:28 AM
Re: BroSQL - Brisbane NoSQL Group - > I promise I won't mention it again :) Except this once! -> http://www.brosql.org/ :) On 28 September 2011 08:30, OJ Reeves Oliver Reeves (OJ) Sep 28, 2011 8:32 AM
BroSQL - Brisbane NoSQL Group - Hi all, As I mentioned last night a friend and I have started a new group which is focusing on NoSQL technologies. The group is open to all walks of life of any level of interest or expertise. We're aiming to get together every mont Oliver Reeves (OJ) Sep 28, 2011 8:30 AM
Tonight - Hi all, Those of you who are coming tonight please remember to give me a call on Oliver Reeves (OJ) Sep 27, 2011 3:43 PM
YOW! Night with Dave Thomas - Hi all, This was posted to the Cafe list earlier, but I think it's worth posting here as well. The last YOW! night for the year is coming up next week, and Dave Thomas is back in town. The topic: Transitioni Oliver Reeves (OJ) Sep 26, 2011 4:17 PM
Meetup details changed: A Series of Lightening Talks - Hey all, I've finally gotten off my a$$ and added some detail to tomorrow's event page. Take a look at it here: http://www.bfpg.org/events/23903921/ Hope to see y Oliver Reeves (OJ) Sep 26, 2011 9:50 AM
Re: [BFPG] October meetup - Sorry everyone, I hadn't meant to spam the entire list ... Sam On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 10:05 PM, Sam Roberts wrote: > Hi OJ, > > Not sure if you're still looking for talkers ... I had an idea last > night that I thi Sam Roberts Sep 26, 2011 7:19 AM
Re: [BFPG] October meetup - Hi OJ, Not sure if you're still looking for talkers ... I had an idea last night that I think would take approximately 10-15 minutes ... The idea is give a quick introduction to comonads, by showing how I used them in a recent script I built a wor Sam Roberts Sep 25, 2011 10:05 PM
Re: [BFPG] October meetup - Sorry, make that the "September meetup". not October :) On 23 September 2011 15:10, Oliver Reeves (OJ) < [address removed] > wrote: Oliver Reeves (OJ) Sep 23, 2011 3:11 PM
October meetup - Hi all, This month we're going to deviate from the "1 or 2 people talking for long periods of time" thing and go with a "lots of people talking for a short period of time" thing instead :) We've got a couple Oliver Reeves (OJ) Sep 23, 2011 3:10 PM
Christmas drinks - Guys, Same as last year, the local tech groups are having combined Christmas drinks. Tom Adams Sep 16, 2011 9:38 AM
Re: [BFPG] Trying to find someone from last night's meetup - Todd. On 02/09/2011, at 10:13 AM, Carlo Hamalainen wrote: Tom Adams Sep 2, 2011 10:22 AM
Trying to find someone from last night's meetup - Preview not available Carlo Hamalainen Sep 2, 2011 10:12 AM
Re: [BFPG] Tomorrow night - Yes, the session is going to be recorded. Thanks to Rob M. for sticking his hand up to handle that for us. OJ On 31 August 2011 20:26, Taufiq Hoven < Oliver Reeves (OJ) Aug 31, 2011 8:27 PM
Re: [BFPG] Tomorrow night - Sounds great but I'm out of town for this one - will it be recorded? Cheers, Taufiq On 31 August 2011 14:27, Oliver Reeves (OJ) < [address removed] > Taufiq Hoven Aug 31, 2011 8:25 PM
Tomorrow night - Hey guys, You've not doubt got the notification about tomorrow night, I am just chasing up again because there are still some spots free! If you want to bring a friend, then please do. Feel free to ping anyone else that you think mi Oliver Reeves (OJ) Aug 31, 2011 2:27 PM
Reminder: codeSmash Programming Event ? Free pizza! - Preview not available Robert Roose Aug 22, 2011 8:02 AM
(As mentioned) Introduction to Pure Functional Programming @ YOW2011 - http://www.yowconference.com.au/YOW2011/general/workshopDetails.html?eventId=3552 -- Tony Morris http://tmorris.net/ Tony Morris Aug 4, 2011 10:14 AM
Re: [BFPG] YOW - I'm keen.( just need to get approval for time off) On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 4:13 PM, Oliver Reeves (OJ) < [address removed] > wrote: darren Aug 3, 2011 9:24 PM
Re: [BFPG] YOW - Wouldn't you like to know! On 02/08/2011, at 6:10 PM, sanjiv sahayam wrote: Tom Adams Aug 2, 2011 6:43 PM
Re: [BFPG] YOW - Preview not available sanjiv sahayam Aug 2, 2011 6:09 PM
Re: [BFPG] YOW - Preview not available Matthew Erbs Aug 1, 2011 6:22 PM
Re: [BFPG] YOW - even better than early bird?  Yes please.  On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 4:13 PM, Oliver Reeves (OJ) < [address removed] > wr Michael Neale Aug 1, 2011 5:09 PM
Re: [BFPG] YOW - Preview not available sanjiv sahayam Aug 1, 2011 4:49 PM
Re: [BFPG] YOW - I'm keen.  Sent from my iPhone On 01/08/2011, at 4:13 PM, "Oliver Reeves (OJ)" < [address removed] > wrote: Rob Pearson Aug 1, 2011 4:27 PM
YOW - Lads/lasses/Tom, Who's keen to go to YOW this year who doesn't already have a ticket? As a group we can get together and reduce the cost, but we need at least 20 people. Anyone keen for a group disco Oliver Reeves (OJ) Aug 1, 2011 4:13 PM
Re: [BFPG] Erlang Factory Lite - Great stuff, thanks for the response Mark. I'll keep you posted. OJ On 1 August 2011 09:32, Mark Perry < [address removed] Oliver Reeves (OJ) Aug 1, 2011 10:42 AM
Re: [BFPG] Erlang Factory Lite - I'm interested. Mark Mark Perry Aug 1, 2011 9:10 AM
Re: [BFPG] Erlang Factory Lite - I'm in, work permitting. On 28 July 2011 08:26, Oliver Reeves (OJ) < [address removed] > wrote: Taufiq Hoven Jul 29, 2011 5:22 PM
Re: [BFPG] Erlang Factory Lite - Me too. On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 9:06 PM, darren < [address removed] > wrote: Mark Ryall Jul 29, 2011 1:31 PM
Re: [BFPG] Erlang Factory Lite - Yup! On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 9:29 AM, Ken Robinson < [address removed] > wrote: darren Jul 28, 2011 9:06 PM
Re: [BFPG] Erlang Factory Lite - I'm interested! On Thursday, July 28, 2011, Oliver Reeves (OJ) < [address removed] > wrote: > Hello guys/gals, > Thanks again to all that came on Tuesday, I hope you enjoyed it! > As I me Craig Aspinall Jul 28, 2011 6:55 PM
Re: [BFPG] Erlang Factory Lite - Preview not available Michael Lawley Jul 28, 2011 6:14 PM
Re: [BFPG] Erlang Factory Lite - I'm in. Ken. On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 8:26 AM, Oliver Reeves (OJ) wrote: > Hello guys/gals, > Thanks again to all that came on Tuesday, I hope you enjoyed it! > As I mentioned at the end of the night, I'm in the process of helping t Ken Robinson Jul 28, 2011 9:29 AM
Erlang Factory Lite - Hello guys/gals, Thanks again to all that came on Tuesday, I hope you enjoyed it! As I mentioned at the end of the night, I'm in the process of helping the guys from Oliver Reeves (OJ) Jul 28, 2011 8:26 AM
Re: [BFPG] Tic-Tac-Toe code from July meetup - Hey guys, Thanks to both Nick and Matt for their talks last night. I really enjoyed the both. It was good to see some new faces and a pretty decent turnout as well. Cheers all for coming. I'll look forwa Oliver Reeves (OJ) Jul 27, 2011 9:42 AM
Tic-Tac-Toe code from July meetup - Preview not available Matthew Brecknell Jul 27, 2011 9:27 AM
Re: [BFPG] Details for August meetup - For this trip? No I don't believe so. He's here purely to do the talk for BFPG. He'll be flying in Thursday afternoon and flying home Friday morning. On 25 July 2011 12:23, Carlo Hamalainen Oliver Reeves (OJ) Jul 25, 2011 12:26 PM
Re: [BFPG] Details for August meetup - Preview not available Carlo Hamalainen Jul 25, 2011 12:22 PM
Details for August meetup - Guys/Gals/Tony, I've added details for our August meetup to bfpg.org . Take a look:  http://www.bfpg.org/events/23903761/ Ye Oliver Reeves (OJ) Jul 25, 2011 11:17 AM
Re: [BFPG] August meetup - Thanks to those who responded. It looks like we don't have any complaints about the 1st of September, so I'm going to lock that in. If it doesn't suit you, too bad :) Thanks all! OJ Oliver Reeves (OJ) Jul 22, 2011 11:18 AM
Re: [BFPG] August meetup - Hi guys, There are a few of us who aren't able to make it for the 26th, so I've checked with Manuel and he said he can push it back by one more week if that suits. So how do we feel about the 1st Septemb Oliver Reeves (OJ) Jul 21, 2011 2:19 PM
Re: [BFPG] August meetup - I think you should starting letting us know when you're busy so that we can book the day to coincide, then it'll be easier for you to make excuses :P On 21 July 2011 13:41, Tom Adams < Oliver Reeves (OJ) Jul 21, 2011 1:44 PM
Re: [BFPG] August meetup - I'll be in Sydney that day. Not that you care, or that I'll turn up! :) Tom On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 1:10 PM, Oliver Reeves (OJ) wrote: > Hi all, > We're currently in the planning stages for the August meetup and we're > looking t Tom Adams Jul 21, 2011 1:41 PM
August meetup - Hi all, We're currently in the planning stages for the August meetup and we're looking to get an exciting speaker up from Sydney. The chap we're talking to is none other than Manue Oliver Reeves (OJ) Jul 21, 2011 1:09 PM
A few changes - Hi all, I just wanted to let you know that I've made a couple of changes to the meetup.com site. The main one to worry about is the change in the mailing list address. In short, everything is now &quo Oliver Reeves (OJ) Jul 7, 2011 4:24 PM
Re: [BFG] Silence - Preview not available Matthew Brecknell Jul 6, 2011 12:15 PM
Re: [BFG] Silence - Definitely. Do it. Probably on the cafe list. On 05/07/11 20:31, Ben Kolera wrote: > Hi All, > > Tony, after your last talk I've been thinking about sending an email > to the list about my two favourite monads ( Maybe / Option & Either ) > and how Tony Morris Jul 5, 2011 8:55 PM
Re: [BFG] Silence - Sounds like a cafe post to me! But yes, it's definitely something I (we?) want to see. Cheers! OJ On 5 July 2011 20:31, Ben Kolera < Oliver Reeves (OJ) Jul 5, 2011 8:32 PM
Re: [BFG] Silence - Hi All, Tony, after your last talk I've been thinking about sending an email to the list about my two favourite monads ( Maybe / Option & Either ) and how such a simple idea applies so awesomely to those problems. I'm keen for doing so for nothing e Ben Kolera Jul 5, 2011 8:19 PM
Silence - Silence means I killed you all, or you're all busy working out more. Any questions? -- Tony Morris http://tmorris.net/ Tony Morris Jul 5, 2011 9:14 AM
Whiteboards and things - I have some hand sanitiser in my pocket. Want it back? -- Tony Morris http://tmorris.net/ Tony Morris Jun 28, 2011 10:09 PM
Tomorrow - Yo guys, Tomorrow we will go over what we did last month for about the first 30 minutes, so if you have any questions or queries, now would be a good time to ask them and I will cover them off for you. Here is our result: https://bitbucket.org/dibb Tony Morris Jun 27, 2011 1:05 PM
Change of venue - Dear FPers, Last night I attended the QMSDNUG meetup at Microsoft's new offices at 400 George st, which gave me the chance to check out, in person, the venue that we had planned to go to for the next 6 or so months of BFPG meetups. In short, I Oliver Reeves (OJ) Jun 22, 2011 3:17 PM
Re: [BFG] LYAH book give-away - Matt, My immediate thought, regardless of whether it's imperative or functional, is: it's an implementation detail. Sure I can keep track of the moves/boards outside of the API myself, but I do think that if it's a fundamental part of t Oliver Reeves (OJ) Jun 14, 2011 7:50 AM
Re: [BFG] ANN: New mailing list for in-depth discussion - Nothing to thank me for! I didn't do anything :-) On 13 June 2011 19:58, Matthew Brecknell < [address removed] > wrote: Oliver Reeves (OJ) Jun 13, 2011 10:39 PM
ANN: New mailing list for in-depth discussion - I'm pleased to announce a new mailing list for in-depth discussion of topics relevant to the Brisbane Functional Programming Group. Subscribe here: http://lists.bfpg.org/mailman/listinfo/caf Matthew Brecknell Jun 13, 2011 7:58 PM
Re: [BFG] LYAH book give-away - takeBack belongs. List.tail d Tony Morris Jun 13, 2011 6:15 PM
Re: [BFG] LYAH book give-away - I've had a chance to play around with this problem. First, some comments about the problem as given by Tony, then my thoughts on the LYAH book give-away. After Sam's comment, I realised the solution is indeed "deceptively simple", Matthew Brecknell Jun 13, 2011 6:12 PM
Next month - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Yo guys, It turns out we are doing a subsequent round this month. Awesome! So, if you missed round 1, you'll need either: i) a laptop with GHC installed ii) a friend with a laptop with GHC installe Tony Morris Jun 13, 2011 5:54 PM
Re: [BFG] Imperative vs Functional Programming - Aye, that's more like it. I shall buy you a beer* after the next meetup. :-) Cheers, Matt * - or alternative beverage. On 2 June 2011 15:53, Sam Roberts < Matthew Brecknell Jun 2, 2011 4:56 PM
Re: [BFG] Imperative vs Functional Programming - On a tangent, but I think interesting: I once went for a job interview for C# programmer and was asked to reverse a list in any programming language: "fold-left with cons-flipped started at nil" I replied, then scribbled: foldl' (flip (:)) [] I Tony Morris Jun 2, 2011 4:02 PM
Re: [BFG] Imperative vs Functional Programming - Tony, it's good to know I wasn't totally off base, then. :-) Matt, thanks for pointing that out. To be honest. I was just being sloppy. I only really cared about forcing the evaluation of the list with a minimum of overhead, and the length functio Sam Roberts Jun 2, 2011 3:53 PM

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