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PDXPUG Day on July 20 - Register now!

Thursday, July 10, 2008

photo courtesy of Dan Browning
Registration for PDXPUG Day on July 20, 2008 is open! Please sign up and let us know what size t-shirt you’d like. We’re requesting a $20 donation (by cash or check) at the door. All proceeds to to Software in the Public Interest, a 501(c)3 organization that is used […]

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PgCon 2008 - big announcements, community conversations

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

PgCon was a very exciting conference, with a lot of people from Europe, Asia, Australia and South America traveling to be part of it. I read that 175 people attended, and based on how crowded both parties were, it’s not hard to believe!
The biggest announcement for me was that the PostgreSQL Europe is finally a […]

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PgCon Lightning talk: User Groupalooza

Thursday, May 22, 2008

I gave a Lightning talk today about PostgreSQL User Groups. I wasn’t able to get through ALL my slides - but I only had to rush through the last three. (click on the cat below to download - 5MB)

Lightning talks are some of my favorite sessions. I got to announce the incorporation […]

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PgCon in Ottawa - following people on twitter

Thursday, May 22, 2008

I’m in Ottawa at PgCon and listening to Bruce Momjian give the keynote.
We have a few people who’ve joined Twitter in the last couple months and are posting their thoughts through the conference. Try following @crad, @fuzzychef, @franciscojunior and @selenamarie (me) for our up-to-the-minute updates!
I’ll be giving a lightning talk this afternoon around 5:30pm […]

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pl/lolcode slides

Thursday, May 1, 2008

There are lots of cool things about PostgreSQL, but one of my favorites is Joshua Tolley’s PL/LOLCODE implementation. He says he’s about to have more time to work on it, so watch out for updates.
In the meantime, I gave a presentation on lolcode to the Portland PerlMongers in April:

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