- @psteinb If you’re looking for video size/encoding standards, I can tell you more than you ever wanted to know. Ping me? #
- I really wish the GDC people would stop spamming me. I’ve tried multiple times to unsubscribe from their lists. Getting really irritating. #
- I’m cranky this morning. Too much email does that to me.
Need to lighten up - I’m doing a "Twitter Boot Camp" with the ISN team in 1 hr. # - @BrianEnigma Thanks for the retweet/plug for my Twitter Fu post!
# - It’s going to be HOT in the Portland area today. I could tell when I left the house this AM, and it was already like 75 degrees F… #
- @psteinb Oh, we’ll definitely be talking about integrating Twitter with the rest of your online life. And that’s in my blog post, too. #
- @ajaymm And we’re looking forward to sucking you into (erm, I mean "welcoming") into the Twittersphere.
# - @ajaymm I’m actually surprised it’s taken this long.
# - @amybarton Don’t worry. There will be Twitter Boot Camp repeats. And I’m blogging all of the material I plan to share. We’ll hook you up!
# - Doing a Twitter Boot Camp with the ISN team. Some great discussion - wish you were all here!
# - Twitter Boot Camp went well, I thought. Lots of good questions and debate. Hope what I shared was helpful. Will do more of these, for sure! #
- @ahockley Yes, LoT knows that igniteportland.com is up and down. @selenamarie is dealing with it. It’s an issue at the web host. #
- Does anyone else find it ironic and irritating that Richard M. Frickin’ Stallman’s blog on fsf.org doesn’t have an RSS feed? Really? #
- @psteinb The 140 char limit comes from the 160 char limit of SMS text messages. Leave, say, 20 chars for names, etc., and you have 140 chars #
- Just dipped into my Summize search feed for "Intel", and it looks like people are abuzz about a rumored Intel Atom-powered iPhone device. #
- Ah, the age old "Apple Tablet" rumor. How I wish it comes true some day! http://tinyurl.com/64nrzq #
- @skyler But imagine something like the iPhone, but with, say, a 7 or 9 inch screen? I’d buy one in a heartbeat. #
- @DivaDanese Yeah, I know RSS is too newfangled for RMS, but they call it a blog, fer cryin’ out loud!
http://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ # - Hungry. Worked through lunch. Again. Thank goodness for free Mountain Dew!
# - @influxx Yeah. Imagine if Amazon made Kindle a software app that could run on your iPhone, computer, or whatever. Awesomeness. #
- Sometimes I hate web statistics/metrics. They can be used for good or evil, or fixated on to a completely irrational degree. *sigh* #
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- http://twitpic.com/puyo - Oh, sweet! Amazon launched a free iPhone app! This is going to be dangerous…
# - The Amazon iPhone app has a feature called Amazon Remembers, where you take pics of stuff you want to buy and they match it (like SnapTell). #
- If Amazon Remembers works well, it’s going to be a great feature. I’ll try it out later and report results. #
- Tested Amazon Remembers by taking a picture of my Kindle. A little while later, I got an email with a match/link. Cooool!
# - @DavidLuzsi The app is called Amazon Mobile, I just searched for Amazon in the App store. It’s free. in reply to DavidLuzsi #
- @philmartinez Yeah, and 1-Click purchasing is enabled by default in the Amazon Mobile app (though they do warn you, and you can turn it off) in reply to philmartinez #
- @mas90guru That is cool (when it finds a match, the link in the email takes you to the item in the iPhone app, along with a regular URL). in reply to mas90guru #
- And when Amazon Remembers finds a match, it shows up in the iPhone app as well, not just in the email they send you. Nice touch. #
- Apparently, Amazon is using Mechanical Turk (human beings) to match photos taken for Remembers, and not algorithmic matching. Interesting. #
- @BrianEnigma Yeah, it’s cool that they’re using Mechanical Turk. I guess Amazon is the one who pays for the HITs. Wonder how it’ll scale? in reply to BrianEnigma #
- @egrigg9000 Cool idea (taking a picture of an event poster, getting an iCal file back). Doubt Amazon would do it, but someone else should! in reply to egrigg9000 #
- @adamd @camikaos I’m sock-sock-Croc-Croc.
And @rachelbancroft and our kids can’t stand shoes and socks, and are often barefoot.
in reply to adamd # - @camikaos I don’t think they can help it. @rachelbancroft was raised by hippies in Eugene, and passed the barefoot tendency on.
in reply to camikaos # - Want to browse (or work on, for $0.10 each) the photos that Amazon Remembers users send? Here’s the HIT on MTurk: http://tinyurl.com/5g89an #
- @warnercrocker Thanks for the nod in the 4th annual Ink Blot awards.
Would definitely love to have a beverage with you some day!
in reply to WarnerCrocker # - Anyone know of other iPhone/mobile apps using Amazon’s Mechanical Turk - human processors? They have an API, but I don’t know of many apps. #
- You know, Amazon’s iPhone app could add Shazam-like “listen to a song then buy it from AmazonMP3 Store” functionality. That would rock. #
- @feedle Yeah, yeah, buy a gPhone. But here’s Amazon’s oppty to horn in on iTunes’ music buying monopoly on the iPhone. Disruption!
in reply to feedle # - @feedle Easy on the iPhone/Apple/Jobs hate there, fella.
in reply to feedle # - @feedle Meh. T-Mobile and Google will lock you in just as much as Apple and AT&T. Yes, lock-in is evil, but my iPhone makes me happy!
in reply to feedle # - Wow, Amazon Remembers is getting faster. Took a picture of a Nintendo DS on my screen @ Amazon, AR identified it within about a minute. #
- @feedle Why do you pay for three different cell phone service plans and have three SIM cards? in reply to feedle #
- @feedle Ah. I don’t travel internationally enough to pay for another account in another country. So unlocking gets me nothing. in reply to feedle #
- @jkuramot I’ve tested AR with my Kindle, my MBP power brick, my Timbuk2 Metro bag, and a screen image of a DS Lite. They nailed them all.
in reply to jkuramot # - Yay! Another free Creative Commons story from Cory Doctorow (and Ben Rosenbaum). Going on my Kindle right away. http://tinyurl.com/63whwd #
- testing post to twitter using vlingo #
- @jkuramot I don’t feel TOO bad. They’re getting 10 cents per match from Amazon. Now, I feel bad costing Amazon 10 cents a pop just messing. in reply to jkuramot #
- @bkwalker I just tested three rather obscure devices I had at my desk. We’ll see if AR identifies them all. in reply to bkwalker #
- AR nailed the Asus R2H UMPC, got kind of close with the Aiptek Action HD cam (showed a similar model), and flubbed the Cingular 8525 phone. #
- Playing with post to twitter using vlingo I phone app #
- Psst. Do you like the FAILBlog? Here’s it’s counterpart, http://onceuponawin.com/. #
- @adamd Congrats on your Wired Epicenter blogging gig!
http://tinyurl.com/5wcv34 in reply to adamd # - I feel lonely and sad to not be with my community at #pdxwi tonight. Wish I was there listening to @turoczy. But I <3 being with my f … #
- Sometimes I feel like an outsider to all the cool PDX geek events because I live in the burbs, and often can’t make evening events. Oh well! #
- I may not be at #pdxwi tonight, but I follow so many people who are, it’s like I’m attending remotely, from inside all of your heads.
# - Getting new people involved in a community is hard. I say it’s more about a friendly, willing-to-teach attitude than any magic site or tool. #
- A lot of us (including me) jump to “let’s build an X for that!”, but I think we’d get better results from more mentoring and friendshipping. #
- @funkatron @jtkendall The new unibody MacBooks and Pros do support audio input via the iPhone earbids’ mic. in reply to funkatron #
- Speaking of earbuds, I’m torn. I need new ones. Do I spend $80 on Apple’s new ones, or $20 on another pair of Sony MDR-EX51s? Decisions… #
- @monkeysplat Yes, the new Apple buds with online mic and controls are available for order, shipping in a week. in reply to monkeysplat #
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- The new Nokia N97 looks like a great device. Funny how everyone compares it to the iPhone.
# - The N97 will be DOA in the US unless they get AT&T to offer it. For the same or lower price as the iPhone. #
- What does the developer ecosystem look like for Nokia? Hard to compete with the 10,000 new apps in six months that iPhone has triggered. #
- @ChrisLeckness Apple certainly didn’t invent the touchscreen phone, but they were the first to do a REALLY GOOD touch interface. in reply to ChrisLeckness #
- @marshallk I love to show new people the Common Craft RSS video, Twitter Search, and the concept of feeds for automation/newsreading. in reply to marshallk #
- Finally got through work email backlog from being on vacation last week. Found a LOT of filters I could add to streamline things there. #
- @joshuajwolff I’m not sure about audio/video production jobs in the PDX area. Anyone know? Maybe ask @LeStew, @StephStricklen, or @aweiss. in reply to joshuajwolff #
- @Soft You are correct. Google’s Calaboration app only configures iCal to sync to GCal. An “easy button”, if you will.
in reply to Soft # - Grr. I can’t get a calendar event I create on my iPhone to go into one of my synced Google calendars, only the default cal. Any ideas? #
- @Jmartens Is Air Sharing the app you are thinking of? I believe it was free for a limited time, now costs $. There’s also box.net and others in reply to Jmartens #
- @dougkaye You won’t likely find one at REI, but Crumpler makes some great bags to hold a laptop + DSLR. Their site is atrocious, though.
in reply to dougkaye # - Snagging a couple of Christmas Gifts for the kids. Ho ho ho!
# - Ben and Jerry’s run!
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- In an all day team face to face meeting with the ISN team. @billpearson just showed a really cool video. #
- We’re doing an unusual (for Intel) but very cool exercise: everyone was to buy (or borrow) a book, then tell us why they chose that book.
# - OH: “We shouldn’t be colliding with another galaxy. That’s just sloppy management. Who’s looking into this?” #
- OH: “Pompei was destroyed by a volcano. That could NEVER happen here.”
# - Today is the 3rd birthday of Intelpedia, the Intel-wide internal wiki I created. Celebrations taking place worldwide at Intel sites.
# - Intelpedia has several “children”, wikis at other companies that I’ve helped people set up. It’s contagious!
# - I never kept track of what companies I’ve helped with wiki stuff. Am thinking it would be nice to keep track, see how they’re progressing. #
- @linuxaid is ALREADY posting the videos from Ignite Portland 4 last night. Will do a post on our site soon (I’m in an all day meeting). in reply to linuxaid #
- @janetleejohnson The wiki platform I recommend and teach is MediaWiki, but it’s not always the best choice. in reply to janetleejohnson #
- @davekresta The problem of easy wiki for newbies to edit is age old. Can try a WYSIWYG plugin but I say teach people through the curve. in reply to davekresta #
- @krystlechung In general, I advocate teaching people to be smarter and more capable over dumbing the tools down to lowest common denominator in reply to krystlechung #
- @jackbaty Ah. “Making it simple” versus “dumbing it down” is a subjective slippery slope. It depends.
I’m all for making things simple. in reply to jackbaty # - @davekresta It’s a fine line. You want to make it as easy as you can to edit, but they also have to climb the learning curve. in reply to davekresta #
- It was SO cool to have @rachelbancroft with me at Ignite Portland last night. I loved introducing her to my tweeps.
She’s so wonderful! # - @matt_mcc Anyone at Intel can edit/contribute to Intelpedia. The info is limited to stuff that it’s OK for the whole company to see. in reply to matt_mcc #
- Postulate: Building community sells more of your company’s product that traditional marketing efforts. Discuss. Data points or anecdotes? #
- @krystlechung Interfaces (e.g. blog engines) can make things easy for people, but they will benefit from knowledge of the markup code. in reply to krystlechung #
- @krystlechung Right. I would never tell someone “You’ll never have to learn ANY HTML. You can always just use the WYSIWYG interface.”
in reply to krystlechung # - Hmm. Turns out that thinking up ideas that really “push the envelope” is really hard. #
- @wajiii At the least, people should tag their photos igniteportland or ip4, so they can be found. This is the first I’ve heard of a pool. in reply to wajiii #
- @wajiii I know.
I was just pointing out the “official” photo tagging/sharing tips we’ve been telling people. in reply to wajiii # - RT @igniteportland The open thread for IP4 feedback is up. Go and tell us how we can improve Ignite Portland! http://tinyurl.com/6386o4 #
- RT @ahockley Ignite Portland 4 photoset: http://twurl.cc/7jx #ip4 #
- @Jmartens Lots of people have asked for a more technical slant to the Ignite talks. Go leave a comment here: http://tinyurl.com/6386o4 in reply to Jmartens #
- @Jmartens That said, we have to go off of the idea submissions we get for Ignite, so if more people submitted more techy ideas…
in reply to Jmartens # - @ahockley Stellar photography, friend. Thanks for being there, and all the hard work to make those great photos!
in reply to ahockley # - @rachelbancroft Pics or it didn’t happen.
in reply to rachelbancroft # - I LOVE this photo that @ahockley took of me on stage at Ignite Portland 4 last night: http://tinyurl.com/5k7era #
- @sumwan I’ve been checking the App store for the Google spoken search app all day long. Will definitely share when I get my hands on it.
in reply to sumwan # - @sumwan Did you know you can search Google by voice already from ANY phone? http://google.com/goog411/ An app could make it even better, tho in reply to sumwan #
- So where IS that dang Google voice search iPhone app they keep talking about? Friday’s almost over! #
- It seems that I’m going to be on the @strangelovelive show tonight, recapping #IP4 with @camikaos and @drnormal. Come join us! #
- @aweiss LOL I’d even jump through that hoop, I want the Google app so bad.
in reply to aweiss # - Hey, Portland - get out and see the moon. Full, low on the horizon to the NE. Very cool looking. #
- I’m going to be on @strangelovelive in about 20 minutes, with @camikaos and @drnormal. Via Skype, sadly, due to by suburban habitat. #
- @ahockley It was more of a timing issue than anything, had to get the kids home from the sitter after date night with @rachelbancroft.
in reply to ahockley # - Going, uh, live on @strangelovelive in just a couple of minutes. http://tinyurl.com/5l2e5h #
- @strangelovelive Was much fun. Thanks for having me! I’ll stick around for after hours. Not sure what to expect.
in reply to strangelovelive # - @camikaos and @drnormal are staging a shoe/Crocs intervention for me on @strangelovelive.
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- Today’s the big day! Ignite Portland 4! Tag is #IP4, if you’re into that sort of thing. I need to get my search feeds in place to track buzz #
- @jarvitron Yeah, but, besides a touchscreen (which I wouldn’t want), what other 901 add-ons are there? I don’t know of any exciting ones… #
- @jarvitron I’m pretty sure I’ve seen a version of the 1000H with 3G announced. They’re the same motherboard. Shouldn’t hard to add. YMMV. #
- @Britopian Why does something always have to get killed? I prefer to think in more collaborative, creative terms than militant/warfare. #
- I predict that Ignite Portland is going to show up on the Twitter Trends at search.twitter.com tonight.
# - @Britopian I see. I was illustrating a point, too.
# - @turoczy Thanks for the awesome “tips and tricks to enjoy Ignite Portland” post (http://twurl.cc/7gn). I reposted part on the IP blog.
# - Off to lunch with the ISN team, then, finish getting ready for Ignite tonight. I’m nervous about getting up on stage for “What is Ignite”
# - @Brady we wish you could make it, too! Itgoing to be awesome.
# - So, Ignite Portland doesn’t even start for a few hours, and we’re already killing Twitter? Awesome.
#ip4 # - @rachelbancroft and I are on our way over to the east side for Ignite Portland 4! w00t!
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- I, for one, welcome our new spam filter-based software overlords. #
- @wesley83 The iPhone syncs and works perfectly well with Windows, too. Don’t let lack of a Mac keep you from the awesomest phone on earth
# - @wesley83 iPhone web browsing is SO much better than WM. Tons of awesome apps in the app store. The overall experience is much nicer. #
- @Stammy I noticed that limitation (can’t page back more than 200 in my Twitter history) a bit ago. It’s why I now archive mine on my blog. #
- @wesley83 More reasons I love my iPhone: Ocarina. Google Earth. Lightsaber. iChalky. Shazam. Pandora. Urbanspoon. i.TV. Brighkite. Etc.
# - @wesley83 I had WM devices for years. They’re very capable. But the iPhone blows them away. And why would one want Flash on mobile web page? #
- @wesley83 Which apps do you use for productivity? (I’m not trying to badger you here. Just a friendly comparison.
# - @wesley83 Honestly, the three things I use most on my iPhone are the iPhone web versions of FriendFeed, Google Reader, and Twitter. #
- @robevans Since when is “can multitask” the definition of a smartphone? How does that make a difference? What’s real-world benefit? #
- @wesley83 Cool. Like I said, WM is a good platform, and I’m sure you’ll be happy with your phone.
# - @robevans I totally understand wanting more flexibility. I’m willing to sacrifice it for something that does what I want REALLY well.
# - @robevans Yup, it’s all *nix under the covers. Jailbroken, it’s basically a little BSD box in your pocket.
# - How stupid is it that the fancy new iPhone formatted Google search results (http://tinyurl.com/68m8kj) don’t work from Safari’s search box? #
- The new Flip Mino HD looks REALLY nice. A 720p video cam for $229. Added it to my Wishlist in case someone wants to buy me one.
# - So. Ignite Portland 4 is tomorrow night. Are you ready? I am. Oh, hey! There’s going to be a surprise announced there… #
- @influxx The Flip Mino HD is only $229, not $300. Even better!
# - @turoczy Indeed. Make sure to pay attention during my “What is Ignite?” talk at the beginning of the evening.
# - @ahockley Sadly, the fire marshall and the owners of the Bagdad put the kibosh on the pyrotechnics…. #
- @turoczy I’ll tell you. Tomorrow night.
# - @greghughes If we ever do an Ignite in a pyrotechnic-friendly venue, we just might take you up on that. Thanks!
# - Aaand, my Internet connection through Intel’s proxy is taking a dirt nap. Neighbors’, too. I feel slower and dumber. #
- @chrisorourke The proxies are occasionally cranky and overworked, so I can’t really blame them. Sometimes, the tubes just get clogged.
# - @jltitus Google Reader, Twitter, FriendFeed, and NetVibes. #
- Get an Eee PC 900A netbook from Best Buy for $279: http://tinyurl.com/5o8l4l Not the cream of the crop, but a great deal. #
- Now THIS is a brilliant idea: http://www.sitorsquat.com - I downloaded the free iPhone app (there’s a BlackBerry version, too, @ahockley
# - @ahockley Oh, come on. Tell me you’ve never been in public and needed to find a decent public restroom. I know I have.
# - Ooops. @rachelbancroft just reminded me about some DVDs I was supposed to return to the library last week. That are still in my car.
# - I refuse to check my Twitterank, because it automatically tweets as me, without warning. Nice way to harvest people’s Twitter credentials. #
- RT @tiesque: Idea: BankAccountRank.com - Provide me the login credentials of your bank account & I give you a meaningless # in return. #
- @spinnerin LIghts just flickered out here at Intel (JF1) in Hillsboro, too, which is really unusual. Wonder what it was? #
- It’s times like this (power hit in the Portland area) when I REALLY wish @Twitter hadn’t killed @pulseofpdx by disabling “with_friends”.
# - @bjedwards And that totally depends on whether you believe/trust him. Anyone can write anything on the internet!
# - Hello, free floating anxiety. Been a while. Remind me not to listen to NPR Planet Money podcast about the economy when you’re around. #
- @stevenwalling I don’t know who’s behind @PortlandRain, but they’re brilliant. I pronounce “fake natural phenomena” the next Twitter meme. #
- Ice Cream Review: Ben & Jerry’s Visialize Whirled Peace, not so gret akshully.
# - I think TweetDeck can FINALLY see all of my followers, so lists aren’t uselessly incomplete anymore. I think I might be falling in love… #
- Ah. @PortlandRain has a partner in crime: @PortlandSun. I get the feeling they don’t talk much.
# - And now all the cool kids are telling me I need to try Tweetsville on iPhone. Will it be good enough to get me to switch from Twitteriffic? #
- @ihenpecked No, it uses the iPhone’s data connection (EDGE, 3G, or wifi). Only app that uses text messages is the text msg app, AFAIK. #
- @jezlyn I’ve only been using Tweetsville for a few minutes, but it’s really good. Fast. Looks and feels like Apple wrote it. Worth the $3.99 #
- @jezlyn Yeah, I know what you mean. I don’t buy TOO many apps, and $3.99 is about my impulse limit, but it DOES add up fast.
# - I love that Tweetsville remembers my custom “ego” search string when I quit. Nice. #
- @ahockley That reminds me. I’m out of Moo cards.
# - Oops. Messing around with both Tweetdeck and Tweetsville at the same time, I’ve blown my API request quota. That means goodnight!
# - @lawduck My “fits in a tweet” netbook recommendation is an Eee PC 1000H or MSI Wind. But there are lots of other good ones. #
- @lawduck Worried about size? Eee PC 901 or HP Mini Note 1000 is the way to go. But the HP has a slow 4200 RPM drive, and only 3 cell battery #
- @jarvitron The Eee PC 1000H is Atom-based, too. Nearly identical to the 901 except it’s bigger, has a 10″ screen, and a hard drive. #
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- Headed downtown to present at Intel’s Software Enabling Summit in a bit. It’s Intel’s big annual software conference. #
- Going to attempt to teach some software engineers why they should blog, use a feed reader, and other social tools. Wish me luck!
# - At the Waterfront Marriott. My Intel SES session is in an hour. It’s windy and cold out there! - http://bkite.com/02l9v #
- I should say that I’m co-presenting with @amybarton. Not trying to hog the spotlight or anything.
# - Geeking out with a bunch of intel software guys (Charles, Robert, etc.), showing them Ocarina on my iPhone. Nerd alert!
# - @verso Bummer. I’ll probably only be down here for my session. Short trip. #
- Oh great. @rachelbancroft just taught Gabe how to wear his sister’s panties on his head like a hat. That’s gonna need therapy… #
- Have you seen this Sprint “Now” widget/page? It’s pretty awesome. My new screensaver.
http://tinyurl.com/6mldlx # - Now what we need (ha!) is an open, hackable version of that Now page, to add what YOU want. A framework and library of sources. Get on it! #
- Gmail Video and Audio chat is SO cool. GTalk in the browser has been my only IM solution for a long time. Now I have audio and video.
# - @jezlyn Yeah, I think that Sprint thing is going to get old fast. I keep coming back to Digg Arc. What other sites make good screensavers? #
- @geekygirldawn I don’t know how you juggle everything. I have half that on my plate, and I’m already pulling my hair out.
# - @TiEsQue I would have LOVED to come to ThrivePDX. Just wasn’t in the cards. I was actually downtown, presenting at an Intel conf., though
# - jonpederson I’m jabancroft@gmail.com #
- OH @rachelbancroft: “Let’s watch Biggest Loser and eat a pan of brownies.”
In other news: Mmmm. Brownies.
# - Just infected a bunch of people on an internal email thread with that old chestnut, the Badger Badger meme. So proud to do my part.
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- Second meeting of the day already. Several more slated. This week just might kill me. But if I can survive until Saturday, I’ll be OK. #
- Monday seems to be the day when we all complain on Twitter about how many meetings we have. It’s a new national pastime!
# - @KarenPearson Where do you think honey comes from?
# - @ahockley Have you tried fftogo.com? Great mobile interface for FriendFeed. Should work great on your BlackBerry. #
- Ah, the library. Temple of knowledge, information, quiet, and free wifi.
- http://bkite.com/02ks7 # - @ahockley And FriendFeed DOES have IM (new last week) and an API (see: Twhirl). If they were up right now I could give links.
# - @ahockley Ah, gotcha. Context FTW.
# - @camikaos Don’t worry. At the very worst, we’ll have as many people as Ignite Portland 2 (when we hit fire code, had to turn people away)
# - @KarenPearson I know. But why pass up an opportunity be silly and/or scar a child for life?
My kids think ladybugs say “RAWWRR!”
# - Hey! Did you know that Google Reader can now automatically translate feeds into your language? Pretty slick. http://tinyurl.com/5up54e #
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- There’s going to be a “mini” Ignite Portland at the Keep Portland Weird festival at the Central Library, with a few alumni talks. 2:15PM #
- Come by the Ignite thing at the library if you want, but I haven’t been advertising it, because it’s a really small space.
# - I had visions of flooding the library with the throngs of people who seem to materialize whenever I mention Ignite Portland.
# - Guess what? @jonathancoulton and John Hodgman did not one but two shows in Portland last night. I made it to niether. I’m lame. #
- I’m at the Portland Central Library, 3rd floor, if anyone’s looking for me. Ignite “Keep Portland Weird” in 1 hr. #
- If you’re looking for me, I’m actually NOT wearing my trademark orange Crocs. First time in years. I know.
# - I am, however sporting brightly colored Nikes and a patriotic Diesel Sweeties tshirt, so I’m still easy to spot.
# - @sharong Ignite Portland 4 IS next week. This is a little alumni “mini” Ignite at the Library’s KPW festival. #
- @sharong I purposely didn’t advertise this one much, for fear of overwhelming the small-ish venue.
# - @samgrover Curses! I can’t make those Coulton/Hodgman shows, either. I need to pay more attention, and plan ahead for these things.
# - HUGE thanks to @verso, @peat, @geekygirldawn, Phillip K., and @sarahgilbert for sharing their Ignite talks at the Keep Portland Weird fest.! #
- We filled the place up pretty well, and the crowd seemed to like it. Organizers were effusive with praise. Good job, folks!
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- Behind the scenes: Barack Obama’s Flickr set from election night: http://tinyurl.com/6pzfw3 Watch in slideshow mode. Amazingly candid. #
- At the Central library downtown, crouched next to a microfilm machine where I found some power. Rocking Pandora on my iPhone. #
- I keep hoping for some cool easter egg in the Obama ‘08 iPhone app now that he’s been elected. What’s it going to do?
# - @ravenme So, when are you going to release the “has easter eggs” version?
# - At the @legionoftech board meeting at Jive’s new offices downtown. Rainy. Crocs are slippery on Portland’s streets. I keep almost falling. #
- Last Ignite planning meeting before the big day!
# - @KarenPearson Oh, man. It sucks when kids are sick. Hope she feels better soon!
# - Stressing out. Not just ignite, a ton of other stuff. If only I can make it through next week. Sugar and caffeine, don’t fail me now!
# - Hey, does anyone know where I can find an OpenOffice presentation template that’s a simple black gradient bg, with white text? #
- Free idea for Amazon: Now that Obama’s going to be president, give the Kindle editions of his books away for free. Won’t cost you anything. #
- ZOMG the Ocarina app from Smule (the Sonic Lighter people) is AMAZING. Play the ocarina, and hear other people play on the globe. Un. Real. #
- Ocarina even has a “Zelda” mode (I don’t know what that is yet :-). If you have an iPhone, GO GET IT. Best $0.99 you’ll spend today.
# - I should be helping @rachelbancroft put the kids to bed but instead I’m playing Ocarina scores people have shared: http://tinyurl.com/6×5lq9 #
- I’m going to get in trouble when @rachelbancroft reads that tweet about me messing around with Ocarina instead of helping her.
# - @chugg Go to ocarina.smule.com, and check out the scores/music people have posted there. I had a blast playing Concerning Hobbits, etc. #
- And if you’re playing with Ocarina, be SURE you check out the globe mode, where you can hear other people play. And share your playing! #
- Added Obama’s Pandora station to my QuickMix. He’s got quite a few excellent songs in there.
# - I swear I had a link/screenshot of that fateful tweet in 2007 that got Ignite Portland started, but I cant find it anywhere. Anyone have it? #
- @chugg Obama’s playlist on Pandora: http://tinyurl.com/68b7s7 #
- You have got to be kidding me. “Istanbul” by They Might Be Giants just came up in Obama’s Pandora playlist.
# - @lightingdiva I love TMBG, too. I’m laughing my butt off…
# - @turoczy Hey! That’s NOBODY’S business but the Turks’. I’d stay out of it if I were you.
# - @SuperSpiker I haven’t tested Toodledo much yet, but I have a friend who swears by it. I still like RTM. I’d call it even. Try em both. #
- Jolly Rancher’s wearing off, I’m going to bed. To recap the evening: the Ocarina iPhone app from Smule is AMAZING. And Obama’s on Pandora. #
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- Since Twitter survived the election, they pretty much have NO excuse for going down under load EVER again.
# - @worleygirl Yeah, they were queueing, which caused some delayed tweets, which is OK in my book. But they didn’t go down.
# - @billpearson OK, now I’m officially jealous that you’re at Web 2.0. Lessig is one of my heroes.
# - @billpearson @tersteeg Lessig has his own presentation style, named after him: http://tinyurl.com/25nx9h #
- @billpearson Thanks for livetweeting Paul’s keynote/thoughts on mobile. Not sure I agree with him on everything, but it’s good stuff anyway. #
- @billpearson I’m “attending” vicariously through an @tersteeg. Keep it coming!
# - @wreckedexotics Excellent! And you’re on Twitter, too. Cool. Welcome to the social web!
# - @billpearson @tersteeg Whoa! You got the head of AT&T to say that iPhone tethering is coming soon. That’s awesome. Now they’re on the record #
- Just subscribed to the change.gov blog - Obama’s transition site. Very cool to see they’re not abandoning the social web after winning. #
- On the ttain headed downtown. Wanted to see if Google Earth on iPhone would track my location in real time. It does. Blew my mind.
# - I shot video of Google Earth/iPhone/train trip. The tracking was uncanny. Like augmented reality, out of a scifi story. So awesome!
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