- @markwkm it went great! got two contacts who want to do a podcast with me about switching from mysql to postgresql! #
- @markwkm here are the notes from the "try Pg" talk: http://barcampportland.chesnok.com/drupal/node/30 #
- @xolotl i’ll check if your tshirt is still there today 🙂 #
- hopping on my bike for the BIKES session this morning at #BarCampPortland – 10am #
- @xolotl awesome! 🙂 #
- @sarahgilbert — missed you yesterday at chickens & food discussion – here’s some notes: http://barcampportland.chesnok.com/drupal/node/127 #
- the SUN is insane! hopping on my bike to get to #barcampportland #
- @muckp showing off poketo.com – you online right now? #
- created @bikehelppdx, stay tuned for crazy goodness! #
- @notbenh link to custom field resources on wordpress http://snurl.com/273ic #
- @jasonglaspey http://snurl.com/273ic #
- @sharong because every good #BarCampPortland session results in a new WEB SERVICE! #
- @JoannaK you have access to edit now! reload the schedule page and you should see Edit URLs that you can access #
- @xolotl i think you want a large or a medium, not an XL shirt! please choose smaller 🙂 #
- @sharong WANT SESSION ON LOLCODE #
- @xolotl i offered medium, but we were out. i hope you still owe me a drink, anyway. #
- @chrispitzer http://tinyurl.com/6lbaq6 #
- @chrispitzher oops – try this: http://tinyurl.com/6lbaq6 #
Monthly Archives: May 2008
Bar Camp Portland: what a weekend!
I’m still buzzing from BarCampPortland. I loved every minute of it, and managed to learn a ton from all the amazing people in Portland. I met a ton of new people, and started several more projects 🙂
Over the course of two days, I ran two sessions. The first was about PostgreSQL:
We had a fantastic discussion, totally filled the room up with people curious about what PostgreSQL can do. We had several requests for MySQL -> PostgreSQL “rosetta stone” documentation.
The second session was How to raise or eat chickens sustainably:
We had an incredible conversation – ranging from getting and raising chickens for the first time, to digging up your lawn and planting food, to gentrification, to obsessive local eating.
I also attended these others: DSLR, Bikes and Geeks Collide, Project Management, My Other Thing, Women in Tech, and a session at WordCamp.
I think it’s finally time to go to sleep. Check out a ton of pictures. Thanks so much everyone who attended, led sessions and volunteered this weekend!
twittering on 2008-05-03
- #barcampportland AGENDA and NOTES site: http://moourl.com/bcpdx #
- @sarahgilbert @karolcooks sustainability, chickens, food talk is at 4pm SATURDAY 5/3/08 #
- BIKES talk is at 10 AM Sunday!!! #
- at the green dragon, drinking spire dark cider #
- working on barcamp drupal site. have a stupid broken view. #
- OMG. this module is storing dates in seconds since the epoch. WTF #
- @schwern what timezone are those seconds in? #
- @schwern if there was a proper time type, no need to ask silly questions like that. looking at the data would tell me right away #
- this is so broken. #
- @schwern ok, that helps. i still don’t know what is wrong. it seems like a timezone issue – filtering is not working. presentation layer… #
- @schwern appears correct, so i assumed a timezone issue. now, i have no idea. #
- ugh. i can’t fix this. #
- ok. i gave up. and then i figured it out. feeling extremely dumb. #
- and also, victorious! #
- ok going to bed #
- @gchaix i’ll be there in a few.. could user your help 🙂 #
- on my way to #BarCampPortland! #
- in My Other Thing session at #barcampportland #
- @thisKat i’m here too! #
- paraphrase of @verso: all user group ppl ask same question: where are the people to make the business side of tech business ideas work #
- @thesethings — looking good 🙂 i’m attending sessions #
- @selenamarie yes!! #
- @thesethings i am so tired i am tweeting to myself #
- @EvaCatHerder good point! although i’m not running a business in the sense that i get any money for it 🙂 #
- @markwkm are you coming in for the postgres talk at 11am! you better hurry. jeff is on his way 🙂 #
- @mhalligan good point! but we do need business people! separation of concerns… #
- @tmagee http://groups.drupal.org/node/10705 #
- @mhalligan i can ask easystreet who they used. the print quality was really good! #
twittering on 2008-05-02
- headed to county cork for #drunkgeeking. any php people in NE want to join me? #
- @brampitoyo you totally crack me up. #
- ooh. i need access to bacondesk so that i can document xkcd’s baconness #
- any CSS wizards got time this morning for a #BarCampPortland styling project? need about 1hr for pointers, then i can implement. #
- @webchick thx for your patches to crosstable view. saving my bacon today. #
- riding bike into work. #
- @petdance 69 love songs, volumes 1 thru 3 #
- OMG new PL/LOLCODE release http://snurl.com/26sz9 kthxbye #
- @brampitoyo bike gallery is fairly close – SW 10th and salmon #
- @ryanwi preach it! unix FTW! #
- @samnagle: thanks for the slayer props. @garethgreenaway: was stressed, now feeling really good. barcampportland FTW! #
- happy real birthday @xolotl! #
- switching from slayer to sleater kinney #
- @spinnerin does talk out loud podcast their shows after the fact? #
- @grigs SEEN IT. 😉 #
- @Silona @geekygirldawn sounds good! weds/thurs looking good for me. #
- @verso thx for the heads up! #
- coder’s summer social will be happening Sunday, August 3rd at Laurelhurst park! more details next week!!! #
twittering on 2008-05-01
- Can’t. No comp til morn #
- sleepy. headed to bed to get up early tomorrow! #
- @xolotl drupal is definitely NOT holding up my pants. happy birthday! #
- @xolotl oh ok. at least you didn’t rickroll me. #
- @Seeger my mistake – @xolotl’s birthday isn’t until tomorrow. corresponds with no pants day. #
- @xolotl whoa. twinsight! #
- Retweeting @ravenzachary: Still looking for more BarCamp Portland volunteers. More info here: http://tinyurl.com/5v3kwl #
- i hate mediawiki markup #
- @linuxpoet drama! #
- wishing i could attend http://drupalpdx.org/camp08/ gonna be at the beach instead! #
- i love transactions. #
- @rebekahgolden join us! it’ll be fun 😉 #
- @rebekahgolden damn! i wish i could make it to drupalcamp. barcamp is unstructured-this is my first one, so i’ll let you know how i like it #
- @karolcooks i don’t have a time yet — will be determined on friday night. #
- @karolcooks i’ll txt you with the time when i get one! #
- slayer is kind of relaxing. #
- @reidab GOOD LUCK! #
- @Seeger i’m interested. where’d you hear that? #
- @Seeger well, i will watch with interest. been kinda skeptical about their bus. model, but sad to see them fail. #
- @karolcooks ohhh man. we will have to talk about this over drinks sometime! #
- @karolcooks i love me some orange chicken! #
- @zrusilla which cat? #
pl/lolcode slides
There are lots of cool things about PostgreSQL, but one of my favorites is Joshua Tolley’s PL/LOLCODE implementation. He says he’s about to have more time to work on it, so watch out for updates.
In the meantime, I gave a presentation on lolcode to the Portland PerlMongers in April:
