On Friday I went to Ruby East and got to hear a bunch of good presentations on Ruby as well as Rails.  In addition to getting the inside scoop from some Ruby experts I also spent some time with Brian talking about the Philly ALT.NET user group.  From what I know about the somewhat controversial ALT.NET movement, I think I fit the general demographic.   If you're a .NET developer in the Philly area, and identify with some of the things that fall under the ALT.NET moniker, I'd strongly suggest you subscribe to the Philly ALT.NET yahoo group.  A first meeting has not been scheduled as of yet, but it's coming shortly. 

Subscribe to the Philly ALT.NET Yahoo Group