Comments on: WordCamp Portland was Waaaaay better than WordCamp [Insert your lame city here] http://ourpdx.com/2008/09/wordcamp-portland-was-waaaaay-better-than-wordcamp-insert-your-lame-city-here/ Collaborative coverage of news and events, with a focus on community. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:57:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Silicon Florist’s links arrangement for September 29 : Oregon Startup Blog http://ourpdx.com/2008/09/wordcamp-portland-was-waaaaay-better-than-wordcamp-insert-your-lame-city-here/comment-page-1/#comment-1927 Silicon Florist’s links arrangement for September 29 : Oregon Startup Blog Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:44:44 +0000 http://ourpdx.net/?p=1097#comment-1927 [...] WordCamp Portland was Waaaaay better than WordCamp [Insert-your-lame-city-here] | Our PDX Network Via OurPDX “As I recall, in the first giveaway there were two dozen unbranded oil-free hybrid cars powered by the collective kinetic energy of a crowd of mad MacBook Air keystrokers and Power User iPhone/Blackberry text messagers. In the hand-stitched organic velvet gift bags, we each received free matching his-and-her HD videocams with a gift certificate for a lifetime personal satellite uplink (and stickers!), a complimentary Herman Miller Aeron chair (and a button!), and a lifetime subscription to pre-edited versions of StrangeLoveLive. And then there was the outdoor fully-immersive multiplayer virtual reality gaming arena, but that was kind of boring unless you’re into that sort of thing.” [...] [...] WordCamp Portland was Waaaaay better than WordCamp [Insert-your-lame-city-here] | Our PDX Network Via OurPDX “As I recall, in the first giveaway there were two dozen unbranded oil-free hybrid cars powered by the collective kinetic energy of a crowd of mad MacBook Air keystrokers and Power User iPhone/Blackberry text messagers. In the hand-stitched organic velvet gift bags, we each received free matching his-and-her HD videocams with a gift certificate for a lifetime personal satellite uplink (and stickers!), a complimentary Herman Miller Aeron chair (and a button!), and a lifetime subscription to pre-edited versions of StrangeLoveLive. And then there was the outdoor fully-immersive multiplayer virtual reality gaming arena, but that was kind of boring unless you’re into that sort of thing.” [...]

]]> By: does not validate » Blog Archive » Because it’s all about me http://ourpdx.com/2008/09/wordcamp-portland-was-waaaaay-better-than-wordcamp-insert-your-lame-city-here/comment-page-1/#comment-1323 does not validate » Blog Archive » Because it’s all about me Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:49:22 +0000 http://ourpdx.net/?p=1097#comment-1323 [...] mentioned my session at Wordcamp saying: “3:00 - Dane Hesseldahl from Nemo on custom plugin development: Live coding during your [...] [...] mentioned my session at Wordcamp saying: “3:00 – Dane Hesseldahl from Nemo on custom plugin development: Live coding during your [...]

]]> By: Bram Pitoyo http://ourpdx.com/2008/09/wordcamp-portland-was-waaaaay-better-than-wordcamp-insert-your-lame-city-here/comment-page-1/#comment-1322 Bram Pitoyo Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:04:30 +0000 http://ourpdx.net/?p=1097#comment-1322 This post may just invalidate <a href="http://doesnotvalidate.com/2008/wordcamp-portland/" rel="nofollow">Dane Hesseldahl’s theory #10</a>: “There is, by and large, less snark in the Portland tech-scene than anywhere else in the world.” “Less snark”? I don’t think so ;) This post may just invalidate Dane Hesseldahl’s theory #10: “There is, by and large, less snark in the Portland tech-scene than anywhere else in the world.”

“Less snark”? I don’t think so ;)

]]> By: Silicon Florist’s links arrangement for September 29 » Silicon Florist http://ourpdx.com/2008/09/wordcamp-portland-was-waaaaay-better-than-wordcamp-insert-your-lame-city-here/comment-page-1/#comment-1320 Silicon Florist’s links arrangement for September 29 » Silicon Florist Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:02:13 +0000 http://ourpdx.net/?p=1097#comment-1320 [...] WordCamp Portland was Waaaaay better than WordCamp [Insert-your-lame-city-here] | Our PDX Network Via OurPDX “As I recall, in the first giveaway there were two dozen unbranded oil-free hybrid cars powered by the collective kinetic energy of a crowd of mad MacBook Air keystrokers and Power User iPhone/Blackberry text messagers. In the hand-stitched organic velvet gift bags, we each received free matching his-and-her HD videocams with a gift certificate for a lifetime personal satellite uplink (and stickers!), a complimentary Herman Miller Aeron chair (and a button!), and a lifetime subscription to pre-edited versions of StrangeLoveLive. And then there was the outdoor fully-immersive multiplayer virtual reality gaming arena, but that was kind of boring unless you’re into that sort of thing.” [...] [...] WordCamp Portland was Waaaaay better than WordCamp [Insert-your-lame-city-here] | Our PDX Network Via OurPDX “As I recall, in the first giveaway there were two dozen unbranded oil-free hybrid cars powered by the collective kinetic energy of a crowd of mad MacBook Air keystrokers and Power User iPhone/Blackberry text messagers. In the hand-stitched organic velvet gift bags, we each received free matching his-and-her HD videocams with a gift certificate for a lifetime personal satellite uplink (and stickers!), a complimentary Herman Miller Aeron chair (and a button!), and a lifetime subscription to pre-edited versions of StrangeLoveLive. And then there was the outdoor fully-immersive multiplayer virtual reality gaming arena, but that was kind of boring unless you’re into that sort of thing.” [...]

]]> By: http://www.camikaos.com/ http://ourpdx.com/2008/09/wordcamp-portland-was-waaaaay-better-than-wordcamp-insert-your-lame-city-here/comment-page-1/#comment-1318 http://www.camikaos.com/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 05:22:39 +0000 http://ourpdx.net/?p=1097#comment-1318 This was one hell of a first post, and I'm not just saying that because I'm snarky and blinded by link love... Keep em coming! PS: Dr. Normal thinks that's a GREAT title. This was one hell of a first post, and I’m not just saying that because I’m snarky and blinded by link love…

Keep em coming!

PS: Dr. Normal thinks that’s a GREAT title.

]]> By: Metroknow http://ourpdx.com/2008/09/wordcamp-portland-was-waaaaay-better-than-wordcamp-insert-your-lame-city-here/comment-page-1/#comment-1317 Metroknow Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:34:24 +0000 http://ourpdx.net/?p=1097#comment-1317 <a href='#comment-1315' rel="nofollow">@Betsy Richter</a> - hmm....well I am SURE there are even more scintillating events in the near future...otherwise I am completely screwed. @Betsy Richter – hmm….well I am SURE there are even more scintillating events in the near future…otherwise I am completely screwed.

]]> By: Dieselboi http://ourpdx.com/2008/09/wordcamp-portland-was-waaaaay-better-than-wordcamp-insert-your-lame-city-here/comment-page-1/#comment-1316 Dieselboi Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:17:36 +0000 http://ourpdx.net/?p=1097#comment-1316 I chose to spend 16 hrs in the air for 2 days with my love. I think that was a good choice. Well done Wordcamp. I chose to spend 16 hrs in the air for 2 days with my love. I think that was a good choice.

Well done Wordcamp.

]]> By: Betsy Richter http://ourpdx.com/2008/09/wordcamp-portland-was-waaaaay-better-than-wordcamp-insert-your-lame-city-here/comment-page-1/#comment-1315 Betsy Richter Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:15:33 +0000 http://ourpdx.net/?p=1097#comment-1315 Yes, why yes we have..! There's still more to come, too. Welcome aboard, Metroknow. I have one question, though: howinthehell can you top this?1? Yes, why yes we have..! There’s still more to come, too.

Welcome aboard, Metroknow. I have one question, though: howinthehell can you top this?1?

]]> By: Kathleen McDade http://ourpdx.com/2008/09/wordcamp-portland-was-waaaaay-better-than-wordcamp-insert-your-lame-city-here/comment-page-1/#comment-1314 Kathleen McDade Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:12:35 +0000 http://ourpdx.net/?p=1097#comment-1314 Oh, my! OurPDX, I think you've made an excellent choice. Oh, my! OurPDX, I think you’ve made an excellent choice.

]]> By: Aaron http://ourpdx.com/2008/09/wordcamp-portland-was-waaaaay-better-than-wordcamp-insert-your-lame-city-here/comment-page-1/#comment-1313 Aaron Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:10:26 +0000 http://ourpdx.net/?p=1097#comment-1313 I'd like to thank all of the attendees for voting the way they did in the contest, because I was told there was going to be a problem if one of <a href="http://www.camikaos.com/2008/09/chrysalis.html" rel="nofollow">the ladies pictured here</a> didn't win. And they totally could've kicked my ass. I'm tat-less. I’d like to thank all of the attendees for voting the way they did in the contest, because I was told there was going to be a problem if one of the ladies pictured here didn’t win.

And they totally could’ve kicked my ass. I’m tat-less.

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