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Speakers workshop at LibrePlanet next week!

Friday, March 12, 2010

I’m headed off to Boston (and then NYC!) next week for three days of free software love at LibrePlanet, March 19-21.
While there, I’ll be giving a speaker’s workshop – how to give talks at technical conferences. There’s not really a magical formula, just lots of tips and things to practice that will help you [...]

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Why you should go to LCA 2011

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

I returned from LCA 2010 on Sunday with an ecstatic grin, and tons of projects to work on for the rest of the year. I was lucky enough to have End Point send me to New Zealand! I knew a few of the organizers, and had high expectations. LCA totally surpassed them all.
Next year, LCA [...]

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2010: pictures from the past inspiring me this year

Monday, January 11, 2010

I admit it. I’m procrastinating. But it’s been a long day, I’ve got lots more to do before I’m done with all this.
I’m just going to collect some pictures that show my hopes for 2010.

Tell me, what’s inspiring you?
Photo credits via Flickr: #1 (Coders + Social = WIN) from [...]

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Sunday, January 11, 2009

Robert tagged me, and I’ve been procrastinating on a ’stuff I did in 2008′ post, and this seems more fun anyway. Here goes:

I’ve never seen the Grateful Dead in concert, despite graduating from the University of Oregon. Yes, I attended before Jerry died.
I started college as a Chemistry major, intending to switch my major to [...]

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meme: Current state of me

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Audrey started a meme that I liked – so here’s my answers:

Did I earn a living? Yes, I did. I’ve never been happier with my work, who I work with and who I work for. I surprised myself a little with a job change that has me working at home, and co-working at various [...]

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My Other Things

Monday, April 28, 2008

Audrey listed out her projects the other day, and I decided to follow suit:

PDXPUG – Portland PostgreSQL Users Group. I just spent the weekend with @markwkm and @gorthx at LinuxFest NW, a fantastic Linux conference. We met tons of people, made some new friends, and got a list of 15 people who want [...]

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