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- At a very cool place - metoobeaverton.com - a cafe with a full service play area for the kids. And free wifi. It is made of awesome!
# - @rachelbancroft took my car to an all day calligraphy workshop at PCC, and it overheated when she got there. Will pick her up/trade cars.
# - @gwalter Me Too is near the Costco at 158th and Jenkins/Baseline. Next door to Biscuits Cafe. metoobeaverton.com #
- It’s official. My car has a coolant problem. Even though I filled with coolant and water, it was overheating (steaming) all the way home. #
- It’s a 94 Taurus SHO. Yes, I had the heater on full blast. I’m thinking thermostat, maybe water pump. Hope it’s not the radiator. #
- I’ll probably take it to the shop on Monday. Really could have done without this, but is there ever a convenient time for car trouble? #
- Told @rachelbancroft about the pen @tiesque recommended, the Uniball 207, and she’s all “That’s the best pen ever. Steal mine, you die.” #
- Should have asked her first. She was even kind enough to give me one of her extras. Saved me a trip to the store. Thanks, sweetie! #
- @Jmartens UEB needs an extension now, but hopefully soon it will be baked into Firefox and other browsers, as well as MediaWiki and others. #
- @Jmartens As I understand it, UEB *is* the browser address bar thingy, but a standard icon on the page (a la feed icons) would rock, too. #
- @marsphoenix just discovered ice on Mars (watched it sublimate). And it broke the news via Twitter. Awesome! #
- @ahockley If he gets a Mac, you won’t HAVE to support him! *zing*
# - @ahockley My phone number’s on my blog, dude. Has been for years. #
- @ahockley But you know what a blog is, right? I’m happy to help, but honestly, I hate the phone. Can they email? I do much better with that. #
- Hey, everybody! Only 22 more days left until iPhone 3G Day! Count down with me! #
- @samgrover I actually haven’t decided if I’m going to “line” or “no line”. Of course, I’ll let you all know when I do. #
- Just upgraded IgnitePortland.com to WP 2.5.1, since I noticed it needed it. Hope nobody minds… #
- @turoczy Um, isn’t the Bagdad a McMennamin’s joint? #
- @turoczy Haven’t ever tried the restaurant at the Bagdad. I’ll take your word for it. #
- If anything’s broke on igniteportland.com, it’s my fault. Lemme know, and I’ll fix it. #
- @turoczy if you go to that Ascentium thing, lemme know what you think. #
- Just added the Universal Edit Button WordPress plugin to TinyScreenfuls.com. Works great! http://tinyurl.com/3pktq5 #
- Playing with Google Trends new ability to track websites, not just terms: http://tinyurl.com/6rwetx (hat tip @steverubel) #
- Aww, man! “Your terms - tinyscreenfuls.com - do not have enough search volume to show graphs.” *sniff* *cry* #
- Well, Google Trends for Sites is useless, unless you have a REALLY popular site. Won’t work for blogs, IME so far. Dumb. #
- The Google Trends for Twitter (http://tinyurl.com/4kgn2b) and FriendFeed (http://tinyurl.com/6sb2hc) are semi-interesting, though. #
- @Jmartens The UEB only shows up if you already had edit permission. But you already have write access to my brain! #
- @jmoriarty I think the MID “open or closed” question depends on how much any one company can control. Intel can’t control the whole stack… #
- @jmoriarty Why only “like” Firefox? MID are going to RUN Firefox itself. It’s the best platform for addons to make mobile browsing better. #
- @jmoriarty The fact that MIDs run FIrefox is the Number One reason I’m interested in them. I LIVE in Firefox. That’s MID’s advantage, IMO. #
- @gwalter You need more seats, or more hauling space? Consider a Subaru. AWD, durable, lots of room in an Outback or Forrester. I lub my WRX! #
- @gwalter Subarus also use very efficient little 4 cylinder engines. Some are even Partial Zero Emissions certified. #
- @Jmartens Yeah, I can’t quite figure out how a non-hybrid IC engine can be PZEV. Maybe they count “zero” emissions when it’s not running? #
- Oops. I left “Through the Fire and the Flames” repeating in iTunes through my headphones when I went to lunch. Inflated play count! #
- Guess what? Yahoo Pipes mangles Chinese characters in RSS feeds. But a round trip through FeedBurner then back into Pipes fixes it. #
- 1. Photog takes a photo of Iron Man set. 2. Paramount freaks, screams “take it down”, then uses pic in the movie: http://tinyurl.com/58u2t2 #
- Hat tip to @grigs for the Iron Man photo/slimy Paramount thing. #
- OMG this will blow your mind. Seriously. From the guy who did WeFeelFine.org, go play with http://universe.daylife.com/ Major attn sink! #
- I heard Jonathan Harris’s (the guy who did WeFeelFine and Universe) TEDTalk podcast in the car today, and I had to check it out. Amazing! #
- @ravenzachary Crap! I’d love to come to that Open Mobile Exchange, but I have an all day team meeting July 21. Oh well! See you at OSCON! #
- @ParanoidMike I’d argue that Microsoft didn’t try to control the WinMobile stack. Anyone could write apps for it. I put it in the “Open” col #
- Shoot. Brian’s out of town, and I’m not going to get a Bit Stories podcast recorded today. Maybe next week. So much for being on the ball! #
- @desparoz Bit Stories is definitely back. I just can’t get myself to sit in a room by myself and record when Brian is away. Next week! #
- I’m 99% convinved to get Guitar Hero World Tour when it comes out, instead of Rock Band. Decisions, decisions! #
- Reason #1 I’m picking Guitar Hero World Tour over Rock Band: Wii version has downloadable songs (RB Wii doesn’t) #
- Reason #2 I’m picking GH: World Tour over Rock Band: My current GH guitar will be compatible. It won’t with Rock Band. #
- @sumwan IGN Xbox had a good article on GHWT today (on phone, no link) that confirmed DL content and guitar compatibility on Wii. #
- The downside is RB is out in a week, and GHWT doesnt come out until end of October. I can wait! Got no money right now anyway. #
- Dear Twitter: I need a good pen that I can attach to my (iPhone sized) Moleskine, to carry in a cargo pocket. Small, no lid. What says you? #
- I’ve been just hanging a schwag pen (Intel, Yahoo, whatever) on it, but there has to be something that fits better. I’m not a pen snob. #
- Im just wondering if there’s a common pen that moleskine users like, that I can pick up at, say, Target or Staples or wherever. #
- @tiesque thanks! And here I was thinking Friday night wasn’t a good time to ask esoteric pen questions. #
- Oops. Must’ve hit “off” instead of snooze on my alarm this morning. Guess who overslept and is now late for work? Me! #
- @jmoriarty It’s even worse. Guess what Mr. Techno Gadget’s alarm actually is? His iPhone. Tap button to snooze, swipe to turn off. Oops! #
- @ahockley How did you know I want a Chumby? Are they sturdy enough I can throw it across the room to snooze the alarm? #
- @ravenzachary @geekygirldawn or someone, can you post @linuxaid’s videos to the IP site? I underestimated how freakin’ busy my morning is… #
- @linuxaid THANK YOU so much for getting the Ignite videos posted so fast! You rock uncontrollably! #
- Working from home this morning. Tempted to have a pint of Ben and Jerry’s for breakfast? Why yes. Yes I am. #
- Just trained another blogger for Intel Software Network. Apple developers will be interested in the stuff he’s going to write about. #
- At eSan downtown for the Ignite debrief. Nothing went majorly wrong - yay! Time to start thinking about Ignite Portland 4! #
- Waitress at eSan just showed us a printed Toonlet: “You Pulled Off Another Great Event”. #
- She wouldn’t tell us who left it for us, but thank you, whoever you are! #
- Universal Edit Button is an awesome idea. I’m installing the extension now, looking into enabling it on Intelpedia. #
- @erick_alejandro Oops. Here’s the Universal Edit Button (UEB) link: http://tinyurl.com/3qd9oy #
- Argh. Twitter mixup. UEB link was for everyone. Next tweet will be the answer to @erick_alejandro’s question… #
- @erick_alejandro Which kind of laptop to get? Apple, of course. #
- @MarkDilley Sure. We’ve got to make sure that Intelpedia stays the new hotness, and doesn’t get old and busted. Or something. #
- @erick_alejandro Get a use Mac, or a MacBook. They start at $1099, for a very capable, well-equipped machine. Seriously. #
- @skyler I’m feeling awesome. You? #
- Great post from @turoczy on the new Universal Edit Button idea/implementation: http://tinyurl.com/6ms4tj #
- There were at least three Amazon Kindles (that I saw) at Ignite Portland last night, including mine. Total I know of in PDX = 5 or 6. #
- Looks like (some) O’Reilly books are FINALLY coming to the Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/672p8s Yay! #
- But O’Reilly appears to be charging the exact same price (maybe a little lower) for the ebook versions as the dead trees. That’s stupid. #
- @rslux You know me, don’t you? I have a Kindle! But yeah, I guess that doesn’t count. Go see one in your city: http://tinyurl.com/6cmvpc #
- @Jmartens I, too, would love to see ebook/dead tree bundles. As in, Amazon could offer Kindle versions of dead trees I’ve bought from them. #
- @TiEsQue The world of ebook pricing, publishers, middlemen, royalties, and feelings of entitlement will always be impenetrable to me. #
- Twitter is all abuzz with talk of Ignite Portland. Use this page on Summize (http://tinyurl.com/4hznex) and the FriendFeed room to keep up! #
- @geekygirldawn That summize query does include the #ip3 hashtag, I swear! @tiesque is telling me the same thing, that it’s not there. Weird. #
- @harrisja The FriendFeed room I created for Ignite Portland is http://friendfeed.com/rooms/igniteportland - come join us! #
- @turoczy We have your name and photo on “the list” for the door crew. You’ve been selected for special “additional” screening! #
- Here’s another TinyURL for that Summize query for Ignite Portland stuff. Apparently the last one ate the #ip3 tag: http://tinyurl.com/5h49fq #
- @Jmartens A LinkedIn group for the PDX scene? Don’t forget to create one on CompuServe and AOL while you’re at it. #
- @linuxaid, the rockingest Ignite videographer in teh world, says he’ll start posting IP3 videos at 5:30 AM tomorrow morning. That’s nuts! #
- @juliejulie There will be a post on http://www.igniteportland.com soon about how to “participate” if you can’t be there in person. We’ll miss you! #
- @davedelaney Me seeing Ignite Seattle at last year’s Gnomedex is actually what got the ball rolling to make Ignite Portland happen. #
- OK, everyone. Important post on how to enjoy the parts of Ignite Portland that will take place online (tweets etc) http://tinyurl.com/52obbn #
- @Jmartens The only thing I ever got from LinkedIn is invitations to connect to coworkers on LinkedIn, Closed my acct years ago. #
- @jmartens I’m sure LinkedIn has changed since I last looked at it. But if it’s not a social network what is it? What’s the value? (honest Q) #
- @jmartens I don’t use LinkedIn for the same reason I don’t use Pownce or Jaiku, etc. It’s not where the central mass of my network is. #
- Here’s an updated Summize query that includes just the word “ignite”, to catch more tweets. Today, Ignite=Portland http://tinyurl.com/3p3634 #
- @TiEsQue So, when do you need it? What does it do for you? #
- @harrisja I know a couple people coming from Bend for Ignite. Even more unbelieveable, @corvida came from Atlanta! http://tinyurl.com/3qvo5j #
- @TiEsQue Hmm. Maybe I should give LinkedIn a second chance. I’ve got link 70 invites waiting for me there, if I ever log in. #
- Apparently LinkedIn didn’t really delete my acct all those years ago. I created a new one, based on my Gmail, then tried to add Intel. Bzzt! #
- Recovered my Intel-based LinkedIn login, but now I can’t add my Gmail, because it’s tied to the acct I just created. What a mess! #
- And good luck figuring out how to delete/close a LinkedIn acct. It’s crap like this that made me leave them before. Ready to tell em to DIAF #
- OK, enough LinkedIn griping. Back to the breathless Ignite Portland hype! I’m headed out to grab some food, then over to the Bagdad. #
- Arrived early at the Bagdad for Ignite Portland setup. #
- @skyler and @ravenzachary Yes, yes it is. #
- No Ignite line yet. And the Bagdad wifi is working. That won’t last long. #
- Hanging out with @verso at the Bagdad. @tiesque is last minute shopping. Others are inbound. Yay! #
- @verso is programming her City Liquidators LED name tag. #
- Bunch of people filtering in to the Bagdad. I predict a line will coalesce. #ip3 #
- Ramping up. Everything’s ready. Lines formed. Doors open for ticketholders in 30 minutes. #
- I’ll be tweeting as @igniteportland for most of the rest of the night, so be sure to follow there. #
- We can let another 200 or so into Ignite. Come on down! No line! 30 minutes until we start. #
- I’m exhausted! I hope I can make it through the rest of the night. My time at the Ignite afterparty may be short… #
- @kellyrfeller people were disrespectful to Intel? I didn’t hear from the stage. What were they saying? #
- @kellyfeller eh - screw ‘em. #
- Got waylaid at Greater Trumps with @ravenzachary and some drunk guy from GigaOm. On way to Ignite afterparty at Imbibe. #
- At the afterparty. I’m so not a bar party person. Awkward and strange. Hey, @strands, when do I win the iPhone 3G? #
- @pixelmatrix and @gwalter were drawn to win the 3G iPhone, but they weren’t here. So @donpdonp won! Congrats! Thanks, @strands! #
- Too much mental stimulation. First Ignite, then listened to some TEDTalk podcasts on the way home, then read some Vernor Vinge before bed. #
- If Firefox 3 out for download yet? I want to fulfill my pledge, but I’m not seeing any download links on spreadfirefox.com yet. #
- The AP has gone absolutely insane. They’re committing suicide before our very eyes (charging for 5 word quotes): http://tinyurl.com/4dw54z #
- @metafluence Some extensions might not be updated to work with FF3, so be aware of that. Other than that, it’s great. I’ve used it 4 months. #
- @mattg You could try getting it via one of the FTP mirrors. http://ftp.osuosl.org maybe? #
- I wonder what kind of web infrastructure it really would take to handle the load that Mozilla/Firefox are seeing right now. Even possible? #
- Just got a talent scout/recruiting email from someone at Yahoo. Feels weird, on so many levels. #
- @segphault What’s the scene at Mozilla Headquarters in MV? How are they reacting to the FF3 download, um, issues? Be our man on the street! #
- Giving up on getfirefox.com, and using ftp://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/3.0/ instead. My download won’t count, though. #
- Since all you cool kids seem to like the FriendFeed, I created a “room” for Ignite Portland. Come join us! http://tinyurl.com/6fytur #
- @corvida You actually flew to Portland for Ignite!? Wow. We’re honored. #
- I figure the FriendFeed room might be a good central place to keep up with Ignite Portland backchannel stuff. Lemme know how to make it rock #
- @ravenzachary I prefer to call my Kindle my “magic book”. It was the only way I could explain it to my 5yo daughter that made sense. #
- @ahockley Not that I know of (mobile version of FriendFeed pages). I wish, though. They work OK on the iPhone, but not optimal. #
- Hey, I finally got my Firefox 3 download to work from the official Mozilla site! Fast, too, once it started. Now I can rest, knowing I count #
- Amid all the Firefox hype, today would be a good time to meet Foxkeh, the super cute Mozilla mascot from Japan: http://www.foxkeh.com/ #
- I’ve been using Foxkeh’s monthly wallpapers for a while now. Just the right mix of cute and geeky: http://tinyurl.com/22oxgv #
- @bethgo Yes, del.icio.us recently updated to work with FF3: http://tinyurl.com/6n3k4o #
- @Jerry_Makare You’re not 100% caught up capturing. I have a tape full of stuff from Research@Intel Day for you… *evil laugh* #
- @chrisheuer Why, Intel, of course. I maintain that assertion until I’m proven otherwise. #
- @lyzadanger Pro tip: Move the 2 lines of javascript that instantiate the Twitter badge to the very bottom of the page above </body> #
- @lyzadanger Pro tip: Move the 2 lines of javascript that instantiate the Twitter badge to the very bottom of the page above </body> #
- @lyzadanger That way, the badge is the very last thing to try to load, and even if it fails, the rest of the page is already loaded. #
- @lyzadanger They actually mention that in the instructions for the Twitter badge, so I can’t claim to have come up with the idea. #
- @kellyrfeller Personal manifesto? It’s in those long blog essays I’ve been writing. Including one I’m working on right now. #
- @jmoriarty Since you’re in charge of Yahoo now, can I have del.icio.us, Pipes, YUI, and Fire Eagle? #
- @jmoriarty No problem (re: no budget for my Yahoo properties). I’m going to take them all open source. Everyone knows FOSS is better. #
- Attending a guest lecture set up by the marketing group, MIT’s Glen L. Urban on “Online Consumer Power”. Wiki bio: http://tinyurl.com/3efm2k #
- This could be really rool, or kinda lame. As usual, I’ll keep my sarcastic commentary confined to Twitter, since they’re recording the room. #
- Urban’s book, “Don’t Just Relate, Advocate!” is available in Kindle format. If he’s good in person, I’ll read it http://tinyurl.com/5nr6fw #
- @sumwan He’s all about “engaging the online consumer”, so if I snicker, I’ll just tell him I’m engaging people online. #
- So far, so good. He’s talking about how the web shifts power back to the consumer. Nothing groudbreaking yet, though. #
- Urban is sharing good stuff, but to be honest, it’s stuff that’s pretty intuitive. Don’t lie to customers. Try to make them smarter. #
- You could get this all from reading Cluetrain. But he’s got slides, and some people only understand slides, so, yay, I guess. #
- @debbieweil re: how to get a book into Kindle format, here’s Amazon’s FAQ page on just that topic: http://tinyurl.com/5q9×6u Hope it helps! #
- Just posted “Teach Skills and Tools, not Programs and Rules”. Would love your thoughts. Come tell me I’m nuts: http://tinyurl.com/3etx4q #
- @kellyrfeller WTF is a “twebinar”? These buzzwords are getting out of control! #
- I got half way to work this morning before I realized I wasn’t wearing my glasses. Had to turn around and go back. One of those days… #
- On a brighter note, today my oldest, Emma, turns 5! Happy Birthday chicken! I still owe you those birthday spankings! #
- In an Intel meeting with a bunch of “social media” people. My goal this week: keep my sarcastic comments to myself. Or confined to Twitter. #
- Getting a download from someone who attended http://blogcouncil.org/ last week. Oy vey. That whole organization looks like a joke. #
- How can I take http://blogcouncil.org/ seriously, when there’s no “blog”? All I see is a press release from 2007 on the front page. Wow. #
- Looking over http://blogcouncil.org/, there’s no “there” there. I wonder how much $$ they milk companies like Intel to “sit on the council”? #
- Maybe all the http://blogcouncil.org/ content is behind the “member login”. But how backwards is that? “You can only see if you pay!” #
- Q: “Why is blogs.intel.com so formal?” A: Because you terrify bloggers with threatening scary mandatory training and guidelines. #
- @blath most of the people in this Intel meeting follow me on Twitter. They’ll see my comments. #
- @blogan That’s why I’m making comments here. They can choose to listen/pay attention to me or not. Ball’s in their court. #
- I feel bad for the outside guy (you know him, but I won’t name him unless he does first) who’s trying to marketers all this stuff. #
- @cvelis no, I don’t advocate “no rules”. I advocate (and @IntelSoftware uses) a “don’t be stupid” policy. So does Microsoft. Works great. #
- @ChrisLeckness It’s not too weird having work people follow me. They’re cool. They get it. They like it when I poke the beehive. #
- @kellyrfeller Sweet! You rule. I hope my daughter grows up to be a smart, independent geek girl. #
- @cvelis Yeah, but can you really think of something that should go into blog guidelines that “don’t be stupid” doesn’t cover? #
- @verso I haven’t ever heard of or seen that camera, but the specs look pretty good, and the price is nice. #
- As a shareholder, I want to cry when I think of how much money Intel is throwing at consultants and “solutions” to figure this stuff out. #
- @cvelis If you could oly see some of the required legal training for marketing bloggers, you’d see it’s a little scarier than that. #
- On a positive note, I LOVE how everyone in this meeting was exhorted to lead by example. You have to DO this stuff to get it. It’s easy. #
- Can you think of ANY examples when a company was REALLY successful at something, because they hired a consultant rather than just doing it? #
- @kellyrfeller Bingo. You can’t just tell people “OK, go out there and blog conversationally” when they’ve had no practice and they’re scared #
- @bikehugger I’m not on any bandwagon but the “be smart and do cool stuff” bandwagon, man. #
- About to teach a coworker, @rgunjan, “Twitter 101″, and welcome her to the Twittersphere! #
- Hey everyone - you’re going to pledge to download Firefox 3 when it releases tomorrow, to break the record, right? http://tinyurl.com/5vcx53 #
- Hey geek parents? I want to get an especially geeky gift for Emma (my 5yo daughter). We’ve got the regular gifts covered. Ideas/suggestions? #
- @mellowynk Tessellation coloring book? got a link? That sounds pretty geeky. Thanks! #
- @camikaos Great suggestion! I’ve been wanting her to have her own digicam for a while. I have a Nikon P&S I’m not using… Hmmm… #
- Thanks to all of you for the geeky gift ideas. I think I’m going with the camera. Now she needs a Flickr account! #
- @amstel Chumby would be awesome, but a) it’s spendy, and b) I’d play with it too much, and she’d get mad. #
- @mellowynk Exactly. This is an old 3MP camera, been in mothballs, don’t care if it breaks. #
- @azareal She doesn’t have Webkinz, and I confess I don’t really get what they are. Care to enlighten me in 140 chars? #
- @ahockley Believe me, as soon as she’s old enough to type, she’ll have a plethora of phones to choose from. #
- @mellowynk @sumwan Hmm. She loves online stuff, like barbie.com. Are Webkinz OK for a 5yo? #
- @sumwan @mellowynk Thanks for the info. I think I’m going to pass on Webkinz for now, but I want to get her into an online culture someday. #
- @Jerry_Makare Just hop on the MAX from Hillsboro to PDX. Will take an hour or so, and cost you a couple bucks, but hey… #
- @Jerry_Makare FairPlex is by the Hillsboro Airport. See if they have a shuttle, or it’s a short walk. #
- TinyPodcast is reborn as Bit Stories! Just posted the first episode with me and Brian. Go have a listen! http://tinyurl.com/5q7sfr #
- @Jerry_Makare Don’t let that comment bother you. People would complain if I DIDN’T disclaim that I work at Intel, too. #
- @Jerry_Makare I don’t know what Internet hools are, but I dislike them too. I think. Unless they’re awesome. #
- @jerry_makare Ah. Hooliganism and asshattery I understand. #
- Happy Father’s Day! Guess what @rachelbancroft and the kids are making me for lunch? Crunch Berries and bacon! #
- At the Japanese Gardens with @rachelbancroft, Emma, and Gabe. Family fun day! Tempted to feed the kids to the koi. #
- Taking the fam downtown for lunch soon. Where should we go? Downtown is a treat and an adventure for us hick suburbanites. #
- Got some great photos at the Japanese Gardens. Now at La Terrazza downtown for lunch. We’re the only ones here… #
- @blogan is da man. He made a Yahoo Pipe that will scrape a feed of comments on your FriendFeed items: http://tinyurl.com/65b42o #
- @psteinb brought in the ladies from Backfence PDX to Intel, talking with them about storytelling. Not sure what he/they are after… #
- IT installed something on my Windows VM, and it’s completely hosed. Trying to recover from a backup now. Grr. #
- Guess what I did this afternoon? Recorded a show with Brian. That’s right, we’re giving podcasting another whack. New name, too. Stay tuned. #
- @brampitoyo Re: your Kindle concerns, I’ll give you a personal demo. Find me at Ignite? I’m the one in bright orange Crocs. #
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