- ugh. #
Monthly Archives: December 2009
twittering on 2009-12-12
- @plasticbagUK i agree. we need to make it amazing/rewarding for women to be involved in tech. can be done anywhere, anytime. in reply to plasticbagUK #
- .@hypatiadotca definitely! i <3 @terriko's writing. (re: http://bit.ly/8n2lnU) in reply to hypatiadotca #
- @robtreat2 they are, although not sure how exactly the packaging will work yet. DBIx::Safe is the main issue. in reply to robtreat2 #
- chores, chores, chores, coffee. no snow! #
- @missrogue @plasticbagUK another issue is connectedness – getting female speakers into local communities to practice, gain confidence #
- @missrogue @plasticbagUK from working on user group advocacy, we've got a directory of groups we can publish. i'll make that our next step. #
- @aprildunford we tried & were successful. got women involved early, helped/encouraged to give talks locally first, asked directly. in reply to aprildunford #
twittering on 2009-12-11
- @caseorganic definitely! lets schedule it. next week sometime, i can meet up 🙂 in reply to caseorganic #
- @jchris @janl congrats!!! 🙂 in reply to jchris #
- RT @brianaker: The O'Reilly MySQL Conference for 2010 is a go! http://en.oreilly.com/mysql/ #
- @missrogue i ran a deeply technical, open source developers conference – 30% female speakers. http://opensourcebridge.org/ no quotas used #
- @missrogue we did it by asking women directly to submit proposals and content cmte did not consider gender when voting on talks. #
- picking an irssi themes. this is a nice one: http://www.irssi.org/themefiles/cyanic.png thx @xdeadcodex #
- @btmspox haha, you're right! i think that i have a special place in my heart for seafoam and associated colors. in reply to btmspox #
- RT @StephStricklen: getting ready for my 5pm hit. my story– if you want an H1N1 vaccine.. oregon opened it up to everyone. #
- @funkatron wow, if only all gun instructors were so patient, knowledgeable and had such sweet hair! in reply to funkatron #
- sweet! packages for bucardo are being made for fedora https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/packages/name/bucardo #
- @plasticbagUK there is a female tech leadership gap & it's not because women aren't capable. exclusion is a multi-layered issue as well. in reply to plasticbagUK #
- @plasticbagUK right 🙂 i think that fact sucks & trying change it. have a feeling for why and some data. on confs: i changed my approach. in reply to plasticbagUK #
- @plasticbagUK belief: there r more women involved than is obvious/action: i ask those i know (men&women) to contribute/present, individually #
- @plasticbagUK yeah, its a tough word, esp in tech community which is full of sincerely open-minded, egalitarian people. in reply to plasticbagUK #
- @plasticbagUK but, what else to call it? i have a hard time labeling things sexist, but there is systemic bias and exclusion. in reply to plasticbagUK #
- @plasticbagUK agreesies on culture. Conferences manufacture/amplify culture. A vector, and definitely not the only one. in reply to plasticbagUK #
twittering on 2009-12-10
- that tea definitely did the trick. wide awake. #
- @kscaldef ugh. hate that. in reply to kscaldef #
- @abrichar u might try SAO. not sure if it will help w/pre-existing but worth a shot. in reply to abrichar #
- @caseorganic i love that idea. we should make a new one. in reply to caseorganic #
twittering on 2009-12-09
- considering @pgsnake's avatar change as proof that he will be doing karaoke at the next pgcon. #
- thanks again to @nedspace & @emmaemail for sponsoring the Winter Coders Social! Great turnout, delish potluck, and matrix algebra. #
- @lhawthorn I hope he feels better soon! in reply to lhawthorn #
- just had sweet lunch at podnah's with @jenred. #
- RT @rogoway Blackbox Republic,out of the box today- 17 employees in SE PDX building social networking site from scratch http://bit.ly/8vDIrf #
- @dukeleto i hear mostly Java on the backend 🙂 in reply to dukeleto #
- @br3nda congrats!!!! 🙂 in reply to br3nda #
- @igalko thanks for sharing the great pics. this totally cracked me up: http://www.flickr.com/photos/igalko/4173163856/ #
- concluded epic crafting session. realized that glue has gotten a lot more awesome in the last few years. #
- ok. this is exciting. #
twittering on 2009-12-08
- @markgross probably not. but that's a GOOD IDEA! in reply to markgross #
- RT @igalko: Today! Join us at the Winter Coders' Social, 6pm-11pm at NedSpace Old Town: http://calagator.org/events/1250457765 #
- OH: "I would be tempted to use a +1 sword of –nodeps." #
- heartened by the ability of an open source project to route around stupid embargos to share knowledge. #
- this is the kind of stuff you get at the #codersocial (http://tr.im/H3QC : RT @schwern: Time to make the egg nog. #
- crap. running late. #
- OH: is someone bringing connect 4? #codersocial #
- If you have napkins, plates, plastic cups or flatware please bring more to share! For the winter coders social #codersocial #
- OH: putting the F U in fun. #codersocial http://yfrog.com/3nu4vqj #
twittering on 2009-12-07
- congrats to @Simon_Riggs,@robertmhass,Greg Stark & ITAGAKI Takahiro for becoming committers for #PostgreSQL http://tr.im/GV6G #
- uh.. getting 'BRB' when trying to access http://www.dreamhoststatus.com/ #
- @ahockley yeah, this is motivating me to set up that distributed failover i've been meaning to for a while. le sigh. in reply to ahockley #
- first word on the complete dreamhost network outage? OSPF issue. yuck. #
- @qhartman happened about two hours ago, lasted for an hour or so. see: http://www.dreamhoststatus.com in reply to qhartman #
- PostgreSQL Conference 2009 Japan slides and video recordings available! http://www.postgresql.jp/events/pgcon09j/e/program_2 (HT @suzuki) #
- wow! 30 people joining the Winter Coders Social potluck. Gonna be awesome. http://calagator.org/events/1250457765 #
- RT @GEOpdx: Interesting Example of Selection Bias: Mapping SAT Scores http://bit.ly/7MM9I0 #
- it's that time of the year when the tiny hose for getting rid of condensation from the furnace freezes shut. #
Weekly tweet digest for 2009-12-06
- @markwkm thanks 🙂 in reply to markwkm #
- @terrycojones re: forgetting – heh. i made that comment on a whim, but i think about it every time i use archive.org. in reply to terrycojones #
- was there some sort of "all crazy squirrels come out today" memo? #
- RT @garethgreenaway: Deadline for the SCALE 8x Call for Presentations is fast approaching! Submit today! http://srnk.net/wrjZO #scale8x #
- Don't forget! Winter Coders' Social – Tuesday, 12/8/09, 6pm-11pm at @nedspace – http://calagator.org/events/1250457765 #
- @jarichaust 🙂 fun conference, weather's usually nice. but rent a car if you want to see the sights around LA. in reply to jarichaust #
- anyone tried switching their voicemail to google voice? considering it. #
- i <3 translation party: http://translationparty.com/#5479835 #
- @dukeleto oh dude. sounds like a topic for hackathon. in reply to dukeleto #
- Reading about BASE. #
- @infixum basically available, soft state, eventually consistent in reply to infixum #
- needing coffee after marathon farscape-watching last night. #
- @puppetmasterd i just spent five minutes trying to come up with a related definition for 'faceplant' but failed. in reply to puppetmasterd #
- RT @pdxpug: Get your proposals in for #pgcon! http://www.pgcon.org/2010/papers.php ROAD TRIP! #
- enjoying discussion about pastries, beer for the winter coders social on #pdxpython #
- @direvus heh. halfway through season two. in reply to direvus #
- RT @sheeri: #opensqlcamp videos are all online! http://www.pythian.com/news/6043/opensqlcamp-videos-online/ #pythian #
- RT @anselm: study suggests that time spent in the wild changes our values http://tr.im/GkSz #
- great example of teachers and dynamics of privilege in public network space from @zephoria at #sn09 #
- RT @elonjames: Obama:"We will remove all of our troops from Iraq by 2011" #Obamastan #
- @umitanuki committer is appropriate- not in all dictionaries though. i see it here: http://tr.im/Grir (citation from Websters, 1913) in reply to umitanuki #
- sudo really never gets old. #
- @thesethings seems more like 'no more in-house IT that blows in 10 years' in reply to thesethings #
- @thesethings seems more like a trip in the wayback machine 2 systems people who develop/strategize, rather than coerce/enforce stability in reply to thesethings #
- @dukeleto s/vertical/horizontal/ #seo in reply to dukeleto #
- @brampitoyo 'but like Helvetica you've been played' lolz! in reply to brampitoyo #
- @br3nda i would totally be up for creating affordable baby clothing that did not suck. in reply to br3nda #
- sweet! @webchick lots of fun can be had with table expressions (http://tr.im/GtFg) and recursive queries http://tr.im/GtEG enjoy! in reply to webchick #
- @al3x or move to portland 😉 in reply to al3x #
- .@thesethings you take the faulty node out of the critical path, so you can solve problems async. no more 3am sysadmin heroics in reply to thesethings #
- ok, i can get used to it being this sunny. #
- ~@dietrich pics or it didn't happen! http://www.mr-lee-catcam.de/ in reply to dietrich #
- @hal_pomeranz heh. should i make 'otherwise-unclassifiable'? 🙂 in reply to hal_pomeranz #
- @kscaldef would love to meet up there in the afternoon. can just walk over from nedspace! in reply to kscaldef #
- @hal_pomeranz oh good! many hugs to your found kitty. in reply to hal_pomeranz #
- .@brigleb agreed, but The Wet Spot is the best store in the area. take really good care of their fish & lots of great staff. in reply to brigleb #
- @br3nda ARE YOU HAVING A BABY?!?! in reply to br3nda #
- RT @reidab: New favorite bumper sticker: Think big, act silly. #
- studying how environment/perception affects belonging for women in CS, w/sidebar on pair programming http://tr.im/GD8H #
- RT @mjasay: NY Post reporting that Oracle willing to house MySQL in separate entity to get EU buyoff http://bit.ly/7weyTu #
- RT @planetpostgres: Dave Page (@pgsnake): PostgreSQL Release Support Policy http://tr.im/GDlQ #
- @snaga yeah, it is! i don't think that necessarily represents ICT careers, but the trend is likely the same. and bad for research. in reply to snaga #
- @lawduck that location update *might* constitute live-tweeting 😉 in reply to lawduck #
- @snaga wow! that's interesting. are there theories as to why the % is so low? in reply to snaga #
- @snaga heh. i get it, but wish it was different. i do what i can to keep women i know involved. takes a lot of effort, but totally worth it. in reply to snaga #
- @snaga LOL aww. thanks 🙂 :blush: in reply to snaga #
- new release of #postgresql (8.4.2) slated for 12/14/09, plus back branch updates. #
- etherpad, RIP 🙁 RT @newsycombinator: Google acquires AppJet/Etherpad http://bit.ly/6C1VVF #
- .@thesethings maybe. adding them to the wave team seems like a move against what made etherpad so cool before – spontaneity. in reply to thesethings #
- @estherschindler @merlyn better to say "the guy next to you can help you jailbreak your phone" #geekpickuplines in reply to estherschindler #
- omg, re: etherpad @obra yes, please. really a terrible pity to lose access to such an amazing collaboration tool (cc: @cdibona) in reply to obra #
- drinking eggnog and eating rosemary bread from @gorthx #
- PT @andyparsons: Foursquare + Scala. http://bit.ly/7nDHvx Outside.in has some mean Scala code quietly scaling behind the scenes #
- @Mettadore @znmeb /me does postgres consulting too! -> @endpoint #
- @Mettadore win! heh. in reply to Mettadore #
- Nearly at the @holidayalefest #
- Eww. Crazy line. #
- Haha I left my ID at home. Too much travel. Forgot bow fucked I am without it at home. #
- @jasonmauer right s/bow/how/ smartass 🙂 in reply to jasonmauer #
- Eating a cookie. #
- @PDXyogini thanks! it's a winter blossom from the royal garden in tokyo. in reply to PDXyogini #
- Enjoying a book, gorgeous sun and a beer in my breakfast nook #
- woo! RT @sourcegirl: Open source news: Etherpad getting open sourced, heck yeah http://etherpad.com/ep/blog/ #
- wow, @cdibona awesome! and thanks! open sourcing etherpad is a great move. in reply to cdibona #
- drinking coffee, considering brunch. #
twittering on 2009-12-06
- wow, @cdibona awesome! and thanks! open sourcing etherpad is a great move. in reply to cdibona #
- drinking coffee, considering brunch. #
twittering on 2009-12-05
- @PDXyogini thanks! it's a winter blossom from the royal garden in tokyo. in reply to PDXyogini #
- Enjoying a book, gorgeous sun and a beer in my breakfast nook #
- woo! RT @sourcegirl: Open source news: Etherpad getting open sourced, heck yeah http://etherpad.com/ep/blog/ #