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SOPA is broken… So is the Izeni site :/ Better click on over there and check it out soon; it will self-heal at the end of the day. Code is available for the next time we have to pull stunts like this. It takes the form of Django middleware. 

My company, Izeni, does custom software development.  We focus on FreeSWITCH, Python, Django, and Linux.  If you happen to be lucky enough to need some of that good stuff, drop us a line :)

What: Python’s 20th Birthday (well, public release birthday) Extravaganza Lunch Party!

When: Monday at 12:15

Where: Izeni.  We’re located at the Novell TCN, also known as the building formerly known as OSTC, also known as (but not really numbered as) building A. (Campus Map: http://bit.ly/Pythons_BDay_Party)

Who: Python Users worldwide*, plus a special invitation to Guido van Rossum: We’ll pick up the plane tickets and hotel if you want to join us :)

Queridos Pythonistas,
As any faithful subject of Guido (the Benevolent Dictator for Life) must already know, this Sunday marks the 20th anniversary of Python’s first *public* release[1].  (I know, such a tender age…)  Since we all know that attending a birthday party for the awesomest computer programming language of all time is on the top on everybody’s bucket list, Izeni would like facilitate the fulfillment of your wildest geek dreams by throwing perhaps the best programming-language-themed birthday celebration ever known to mankind.

We’ll be gathering Monday to have pizza, giant subs, spam with eggs**, and a specially commissioned Python-themed cake by Joseph Hall of 3D TuxCake fame[2].  We’re working on getting a snake charmer too!  (Know anybody?)
Come join us, mingle with other Python users, and enjoy some great food!  And spread the word!

Please try to RSVP by either by tweeting me @izeni or emailing me offlist so we can get a (rough) food estimate.

Thanks,

Gabe

* While everyone is welcome to join us for cake, there are certain restrictions for free pizza/subs/spam-and-eggs. Specifically, you must meet at *least* one of the following qualifications:

0) You have commit privileges for Python.
1) You have read and given *serious* thought and consideration to ‘The Zen of Python’.
2) Your license plate says PEP-0008.
3) You use Python professionally or as a hobby.
4) You have an untrimmed beard that’s longer than 1 inch (or are at least trying).
5) You have a Monty Python tatoo.
6) And lastly, you enjoy playing the game “snake” or just like the name Guido.

Due to what we expect to be an overwhelming response, we *will* be checking for non-pythonista freeloaders by verifying *basic* knowledge of the Python language. We also reserve the right to inspect your keyboard for disproportional wear on your “{” and “}” keys and may additionally do random spot-checks on your webservers for the ‘X-Powered-By’ headers for any traces of PHP.

** We really will be serving spam and eggs.

[1] http://python-history.blogspot.com/2009/01/brief-timeline-of-python.html

[2] http://blog.josephhall.com/tutorials/tuxcake/

BTW, if you’re looking for a gig writing clean code in Python, we’re always looking for sharp hackers.  Let us know!

UPDATE:

Thanks to Stephen McQuay, we’ll have a live Python!  Now you have to come and join us!

My company, Izeni, is looking to hire Python programmers. If you’re in Utah and want to work somewhere where you can build cool things with cool people (OK, that last part was a stretch), give me a shout. Izeni is a small and scrappy (read: not dripping with cash), but working here has its perks too.  We’ve got some things on the burner that we’re really excited about (inquire within for details).

We work with cool technologies: Linux, Apache, memcached, Python, Django, jQuery, FreeSWITCH, Twisted, PostgreSQL, and the list goes on. We’ve got a laid back culture. We support Open Source projects in terms of both code and money. We’re flexible with scheduling. No stuffy management types or ballooning egos to deal with :)

If you’re hardworking, like to learn and want to be part of a team that builds cool things, we might have a place for you. Drop me a line :) gabe@gundy.org