Thread: PostgreSQL OSCON Booth Bunnies needed
Hello, OSCON is July 23-27th. The PostgreSQL Party is July 22nd. We need booth bunnies for the 25th and 26th. Current known attendees are: David Fetter Joshua D. Drake Josh Berkus I would like to see at least 5 more if we can. Please note that OSCON is the first time that we are going to try and do this: http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-advocacy/2007-06/msg00007.php Information on the PostgreSQL Party can be found here: http://people.planetpostgresql.org/joshua/index.php?/archives/18-PostgreSQL-Party!-July-22-OSCON-in-Portland.html Sincerely, Joshua D. Drake -- === The PostgreSQL Company: Command Prompt, Inc. === Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 || 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 Providing the most comprehensive PostgreSQL solutions since 1997 http://www.commandprompt.com/ Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate PostgreSQL Replication: http://www.commandprompt.com/products/
On Mon, Jun 04, 2007 at 11:23:54AM -0700, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> OSCON is July 23-27th. The PostgreSQL Party is July 22nd. We need booth
> bunnies for the 25th and 26th. Current known attendees are:
I have to send regrets; I have a conflicting conference that week.
(Have fun!)
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Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> Hello,
>
> OSCON is July 23-27th. The PostgreSQL Party is July 22nd. We need booth
> bunnies for the 25th and 26th. Current known attendees are:
>
Chris Travers
> David Fetter
> Joshua D. Drake
> Josh Berkus
>
Joshua D. Drake
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Joshua D. Drake wrote: > Joshua D. Drake wrote: >> Hello, >> >> OSCON is July 23-27th. The PostgreSQL Party is July 22nd. We need >> booth bunnies for the 25th and 26th. Current known attendees are: >> > > > Chris Travers >> David Fetter >> Joshua D. Drake >> Josh Berkus >> > > Joshua D. Drake > > I'm hoping to attend, but don't know yet. If I come, I'll hang out in the booth as much as possible... -- Chander Ganesan The Open Technology Group One Copley Parkway, Suite 210 Morrisville, NC 27560 Phone: 877-258-8987/919-463-0999 http://www.otg-nc.com
Joshua D. Drake wrote: > Hello, > > OSCON is July 23-27th. The PostgreSQL Party is July 22nd. We need booth > bunnies for the 25th and 26th. Current known attendees are: > > David Fetter > Joshua D. Drake > Josh Berkus If your country is kind enough to grant me the visa this time, I might show up. -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/ The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc.
I'll be there On Monday 4 June 2007 14:32, Joshua D. Drake wrote: > Joshua D. Drake wrote: > > Hello, > > > > OSCON is July 23-27th. The PostgreSQL Party is July 22nd. We need booth > > bunnies for the 25th and 26th. Current known attendees are: > > > > > > Chris Travers > > David Fetter > > Joshua D. Drake > > Josh Berkus
Josh, Hmmm, as a warning: "Booth Bunnies" has a dual meaning, one of which is rather derogatory towards female members of our community. I got shot in the foot by this one already; you should maybe use a different term. --Josh
Josh Berkus wrote: > Josh, > > Hmmm, as a warning: "Booth Bunnies" has a dual meaning, one of which is > rather derogatory towards female members of our community. I got shot > in the foot by this one already; you should maybe use a different term. Well I agree that its unfortunate to slip into language like this, but I think even most female hackers would agree that "booth bunnies" are the kind of people you hire to stand at your booth just for looks but with no actual know how of the given product. These could just as well be good looking men for products that could benefit from having good looking guys around their booth. regards, Lukas
On Tue, Jun 05, 2007 at 05:13:29PM +0200, Lukas Kahwe Smith wrote:
> kind of people you hire to stand at your booth just for looks but with
> no actual know how of the given product. These could just as well be
I will not speak for anyone else, but having taken booth duty at
OSCON in the past, I can at least confirm that some of us have
neither good looks nor any knowledge to recommend us as decorations
for the booth :)
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Andrew Sullivan wrote: > On Tue, Jun 05, 2007 at 05:13:29PM +0200, Lukas Kahwe Smith wrote: >> kind of people you hire to stand at your booth just for looks but with >> no actual know how of the given product. These could just as well be > > I will not speak for anyone else, but having taken booth duty at > OSCON in the past, I can at least confirm that some of us have > neither good looks nor any knowledge to recommend us as decorations > for the booth :) Which implies, in case I did not clearly imply this already, that the entire "booth bunny" is just an "in-joke" if in the end you just put geeks there instead of fashionable people that know nothing about PostgreSQL. regards, Lukas
Lukas Kahwe Smith wrote: > Josh Berkus wrote: >> Josh, >> >> Hmmm, as a warning: "Booth Bunnies" has a dual meaning, one of which >> is rather derogatory towards female members of our community. I got >> shot in the foot by this one already; you should maybe use a different >> term. Uhmmm... I think we need to step back off the politically correct train a moment. Anyone, who is reading this list, knows *exactly* what I meant. If they don't they are more than capable of emailing me directly and asking me what I meant. Booth Bunnies is a very common term. I think maybe you have been talking to Sun's HR department a little too much ;) Joshua D. Drake > > Well I agree that its unfortunate to slip into language like this, but I > think even most female hackers would agree that "booth bunnies" are the > kind of people you hire to stand at your booth just for looks but with > no actual know how of the given product. These could just as well be > good looking men for products that could benefit from having good > looking guys around their booth. > > regards, > Lukas > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? > > http://archives.postgresql.org > -- === The PostgreSQL Company: Command Prompt, Inc. === Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 || 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 Providing the most comprehensive PostgreSQL solutions since 1997 http://www.commandprompt.com/ Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate PostgreSQL Replication: http://www.commandprompt.com/products/
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: RIPEMD160 > Uhmmm... I think we need to step back off the politically correct train > a moment. Anyone, who is reading this list, knows *exactly* what I > meant. If they don't they are more than capable of emailing me directly > and asking me what I meant. > > Booth Bunnies is a very common term. Sorry, but I agree with Josh B. on this. I've only ever heard it used in one way, and it is simply a poor choice of terms. Why not just say "we need volunteers to help run the booth"? There may be a way to stretch and say we're using it ironically (and insinuating that we're ugly but knowledgable?), but at the end of the day, it does nobody any good to use the term. - -- Greg Sabino Mullane greg@turnstep.com PGP Key: 0x14964AC8 200706051242 http://biglumber.com/x/web?pk=2529DF6AB8F79407E94445B4BC9B906714964AC8 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iD8DBQFGZZKxvJuQZxSWSsgRA8l3AJ9hJqKH6MUN7mzOhHcg6I0aP+PT3QCgusw1 VIjL51l5tG1fGCDJEkJfyuw= =bV/C -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
Greg Sabino Mullane wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: RIPEMD160 > > >> Uhmmm... I think we need to step back off the politically correct train >> a moment. Anyone, who is reading this list, knows *exactly* what I >> meant. If they don't they are more than capable of emailing me directly >> and asking me what I meant. >> >> Booth Bunnies is a very common term. > > Sorry, but I agree with Josh B. on this. I've only ever heard it used in > one way, and it is simply a poor choice of terms. Why not just say "we need > volunteers to help run the booth"? There may be a way to stretch and say > we're using it ironically (and insinuating that we're ugly but knowledgable?), > but at the end of the day, it does nobody any good to use the term. *shrug* > > - -- > Greg Sabino Mullane greg@turnstep.com > PGP Key: 0x14964AC8 200706051242 > http://biglumber.com/x/web?pk=2529DF6AB8F79407E94445B4BC9B906714964AC8 > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > iD8DBQFGZZKxvJuQZxSWSsgRA8l3AJ9hJqKH6MUN7mzOhHcg6I0aP+PT3QCgusw1 > VIjL51l5tG1fGCDJEkJfyuw= > =bV/C > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to > choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not > match > -- === The PostgreSQL Company: Command Prompt, Inc. === Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 || 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 Providing the most comprehensive PostgreSQL solutions since 1997 http://www.commandprompt.com/ Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate PostgreSQL Replication: http://www.commandprompt.com/products/
On Jun 4, 2007, at 1:23 PM, Joshua D. Drake wrote: > OSCON is July 23-27th. The PostgreSQL Party is July 22nd. We need > booth bunnies for the 25th and 26th. Current known attendees are: Count me in, but you'll have to supply the bunny suit. :P -- Jim Nasby jim@nasby.net EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com 512.569.9461 (cell)
Jim Nasby wrote: > On Jun 4, 2007, at 1:23 PM, Joshua D. Drake wrote: >> OSCON is July 23-27th. The PostgreSQL Party is July 22nd. We need >> booth bunnies for the 25th and 26th. Current known attendees are: > > Count me in, but you'll have to supply the bunny suit. :P You are about 6.5 aren't you? You want green or pink? ;) Joshua D. Drake > -- > Jim Nasby jim@nasby.net > EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com 512.569.9461 (cell) > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? > > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq > -- === The PostgreSQL Company: Command Prompt, Inc. === Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 || 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 Providing the most comprehensive PostgreSQL solutions since 1997 http://www.commandprompt.com/ Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate PostgreSQL Replication: http://www.commandprompt.com/products/
Joshua D. Drake wrote: > Jim Nasby wrote: >> On Jun 4, 2007, at 1:23 PM, Joshua D. Drake wrote: >>> OSCON is July 23-27th. The PostgreSQL Party is July 22nd. We need >>> booth bunnies for the 25th and 26th. Current known attendees are: >> >> Count me in, but you'll have to supply the bunny suit. :P > > You are about 6.5 aren't you? You want green or pink? You get green bunnies over there? /D
Dave Page wrote:
> Joshua D. Drake wrote:
>> Jim Nasby wrote:
>>> On Jun 4, 2007, at 1:23 PM, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
>>>> OSCON is July 23-27th. The PostgreSQL Party is July 22nd. We need
>>>> booth bunnies for the 25th and 26th. Current known attendees are:
>>> Count me in, but you'll have to supply the bunny suit. :P
>> You are about 6.5 aren't you? You want green or pink?
>
> You get green bunnies over there?
It's all the moss ;)
Joshua D. Drake
>
> /D
>
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Joshua D. Drake wrote: > Dave Page wrote: > >Joshua D. Drake wrote: > >>Jim Nasby wrote: > >>>On Jun 4, 2007, at 1:23 PM, Joshua D. Drake wrote: > >>>>OSCON is July 23-27th. The PostgreSQL Party is July 22nd. We need > >>>>booth bunnies for the 25th and 26th. Current known attendees are: > >>>Count me in, but you'll have to supply the bunny suit. :P > >>You are about 6.5 aren't you? You want green or pink? > > > >You get green bunnies over there? > > It's all the moss ;) I assume the pink ones are because of cranberries or something. Weird bunnies anyway. Most of what I've seen are probably living on snow or smoke. FWIW I would prefer an elephant suit in any case -- not Bruce's one with the tutu though. -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/ The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc.
In response to Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com>: > Joshua D. Drake wrote: > > Dave Page wrote: > > >Joshua D. Drake wrote: > > >>Jim Nasby wrote: > > >>>On Jun 4, 2007, at 1:23 PM, Joshua D. Drake wrote: > > >>>>OSCON is July 23-27th. The PostgreSQL Party is July 22nd. We need > > >>>>booth bunnies for the 25th and 26th. Current known attendees are: > > >>>Count me in, but you'll have to supply the bunny suit. :P > > >>You are about 6.5 aren't you? You want green or pink? > > > > > >You get green bunnies over there? > > > > It's all the moss ;) > > I assume the pink ones are because of cranberries or something. > > Weird bunnies anyway. Most of what I've seen are probably living on > snow or smoke. http://killerbunnies.com/ Great game, BTW. If you're in to that kind of thing ... -- Bill Moran http://www.potentialtech.com
> ------- Original Message ------- > From: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com> > To: "Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com> > Sent: 05/06/07, 19:24:23 > Subject: Re: [pgsql-advocacy] PostgreSQL OSCON Booth Bunnies needed > > FWIW I would prefer an elephant suit in any case -- not Bruce's one with > the tutu though. Oh, now there's an image I could have done without - Alvaro in a tutu :-S /D
Josh, > I think maybe you have been talking to Sun's HR department a little too > much ;) Actually, no. I used the term "booth bunnies" last year, and a few members of the PostgreSQL community were offended. So I'm speaking from experience. --Josh Berkus