- @ramereth i’ll see you at OSCON (although doubtless sooner π #
- @evan thanks so much for your submission to !osbridge π π #
- hatching plans to make trouble with @markwkm #
- congrats @johnmark π #
- @schwern awesome! #
- @pjf i am slightly afraid of the possibility of cosplay. #
- can someone recommend a good high-level document/blog post/resource on logo design? @brampitoyo, @reidab, @muckp? #
- @thesethings muchas gracias. #
- i’m sure @eggyknap has already seen this but: http://lol.whygitisbetterthanx.com/ #
- @spinnerin sounds rad! π #
- @muckp thanks so much for the pointers. love logopond. #
- @brampitoyo thanks so much for the logonotions link. will investigate! #
- @depesz_com that link was hilarious. #
- wondering if i could talk @Kram into taking a picture of me for my twavatar. #
- for the non-lolcode speakers (HAI @depesz_com): http://whygitisbetterthanx.com/ #
- @emmajanedotnet which is why we need to do the git vs bzr talk π plus i think git could learn some UI stuff from bzr. #
- RT @WardCunningham: I’m speaking tonight at local ham club. Writing a talk tracing ham radio influence on wiki. Theme is “protocol”. #
- what happens when you run a SELECT? RT @planetpostgres: Bruce Momjian: Query Source Code Flow Diagram Completed http://tr.im/hfuM #
- @emmajanedotnet re #gitvsbzr yes! lets start the melee now π #
- @emmajanedotnet well we already broke the first rule #gitvsbzr #
- RT @eggyknap: @magnushagander: you can’t pin such a thing on me (but Git is still better than X) #gitvsbzr #
- listening to aa bondy again. #
- @davewiner thanks so much for noticing us! would love to have you join us. #
- Stuck on steel bridge after lunch 2.0 #
- RT @donpdonp: http://calagator.org is actually starting to exceed upcoming.org on portland event content. “data is the new intel inside”. #
- thanks @opensourcery for a great free lunch at lunch 2.0! π #
twittering on 2009-03-10
- @DreamHostHoncho had a problem with my private server being moved (without notification :(), and its now resolved. situation kinda sucky. #
- observing @markwkm installing latest HP donation for #p4 performance testing lab over irc #
- why yes, i am excited to have the repo! the genetic opera dvd to watch this evening. #
- @StephStricklen graffiti often sucks.worth reading wikipedia entry.lotsa amazing art/protest from it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graffiti #
- At the Schnitz, gonna listen to Fareed Zacharia. #
- @DreamHostHoncho it was Thursday. DH staff explained the problem. I get it. Bummed it was me. I rec’d some ops testing and a vrfication step in reply to DreamHostHoncho #
- @StephStricklen yeah, not cool. Just responding to the ‘never understand’. I call that vandalism, not graffiti. Agree there’s crossover in reply to StephStricklen #
- @eximious ouch. #
- @eximious me too. my mom’s name is ‘colleen’ π #
- @eximious i feel a little superstitious about my heritage given that st. patty’s day played a key role in my relationship with my husband π #
- great post by @lhawthorn on issues faced by educators in adoption of FLOSS http://tr.im/hdVF #
- @thesethings i believe in it. city+food production=livable wish i was better at it π but, you know, gotta start somewhere. #
twittering on 2009-03-09
- @jchris me! π in reply to jchris #
- @shiny RAD! re: laconica #
- @Ron_Barrett today? likely, but I need to stay pretty close to my house. So, somewhere in NE portland? #
- @shawnlevy try tweetie! it is worth it. #
- http://flickr.com/photos/selenamarie/3341990250 #
- @Ron_Barrett not attending the speech. can make it to pandera. 12:30? #
- @shawnlevy no groups, AFAIK, sadly. #
- back from interesting meeting with @Ron_Barrett. back to work! #
twittering on 2009-03-08
- @spinnerin have a good trip π in reply to spinnerin #
- @kevinmarks I’d say no re: watchmen. for violence, mostly. #
- considering hacking somewhere in NE pdx. suggestions? #
- @cscotta thanks for the suggestion! haven’t been to townshends. will check it out this week. #
- @brianstearns @camikaos best of birthdays to you both π #
- oops @bryanstearns π #
- Plans to leave house somewhat less exciting in the snow. #
- @adamd ok ok – tell me where, and i’ll get off my duff π #
- @betsywhim rad! i love the flavour spot. #
- learned that you don’t need ‘=’ in your postgresql.conf today. this brought to you by guc-file.l #
twittering on 2009-03-07
- Just was interviewed by @bmw on ustream for Seattle lunch 2.0 #
- At Seattle lunch 2.0 waiting for portland beer #
- @turoczy thanks for driving π #
- sleepy. g’nite π #
- @pjf world of goo rox! #
- digging @postbox. bummed there’s no pgp integration. would switch today if it had it. #
- @Ron_Barrett nope, still in Seattle. won’t be back until this evening. #
- RT @xolotl: get ready to be inspired RT @chrismessina: My slides from my DrupalCon keynote are up: http://tr.im/drupalcon_id #openid #diso #
- reading @chrismessina’s notes — “reinventing democracy…when you have 175m members, you’re kind of a social network nation-state.” #
- …which is why we (@osbridge) thing open source citizenship is a critical idea RIGHT NOW #
- dataportability.org and autonomo.us really need to work closer together. #
- @caseorganic there’s a shoutout to cyborgs in @chrismessina’s #drupalcon keynote π #
- @verso CHEESE GRATERS! #
- @tmagee good to see you around here! π in reply to tmagee #
- Out in the hail http://twitpic.com/1wqsm #
- Headed down to pikes place. #
- It’s spring π http://twitpic.com/1wwqs #
- @tmagee yup. Just for a few more hours. Taking the train home. in reply to tmagee #
- See @turoczy trying to step out of the spotlight & @verso in the background. At Seattle lunch 2.0 #osbridgeteam http://twitpic.com/1wx1m #
- Bus mini-fail. Thank goodness for cabbies! Tip: bus #545 in Seattle does not exist. #
- @AE3nn going from capital hill to the amtrak station. in reply to AE3nn #
- @petdance not at drupalcon. Headed back to PDX on the train. in reply to petdance #
- Wow. That was not as hard as I thought it would be. #
twittering on 2009-03-06
- why yes, i am listening to the repo! the genetic opera sound track and cleaning in my basement. #
- @stewart completely awesome, of course. saw the movie. have you? #
- @stewart agreed! this was amazing though. #
- @stewart come to portland for open source bridge!!! #
- thanks @Marsee!! RT: Are you being a good “open source citizen”? Tell people about it http://opensourcebridge.org/proposals #
- @chromatic good to know π #
- congrats @ryansnyder @shizzow @geekygirldawn and mark who’s twitter account i can’t find right now π #
- @jkuramot just look at the man in the mirror, buddy. #
- hungry. smelling delicious food being cooked for me upstairs. #
- ok everyone, @jkuramot WRITES CODE ok. and he’s an expert in social networking. #
- @xolotl don’t think i’ve forgotten what you said. #
- gonna be awesome. RT @planetpostgres: Mark Wong: 3rd PSU Presentation – DBT-2 Howto http://tr.im/h4lT #
- ugh. ton of my sites down @dreamhost, what is up? #
- so, @dreamhost is currently breaking my heart. #
- @DreamHostHoncho can you help me? #
- @sharding looks like my private server IP was changed π #
- @sharding yeah, this is a pretty major mess up. i dunno if someone decided to migrate my server all the sudden? without telling me? midday? #
- Just a friendly reminder to come out for Seattle Lunch 2.0 (at 4pm ha ha) and meet some of the folks behind @osbridge http://tr.im/h12T #
- @pjf echoing @eximious, hope you’re all ok there. #
- @diegueus9 i just blogged about the people I know on twitter, many r on identi.ca [http://identi.ca] – http://tr.im/h3hK [http://tr.im/h3hK] #
- @diegueus9 I think for support, irc or the pgsql-general mailing list would be better π #
- #osbridgeteam we’ve been on the road 15min, now stopping for food. #
- #osbridgeteam on the read again #
- #osbridgeteam learning that 75% of people in car don’t like diff. food to touch #
- OH: “We’re not stopping. Save your cup.” #
- @jzb i’m totally fine with food touching. #
twittering on 2009-03-05
- @pjf one possibility is the internet archive http://www.archive.org/details/texts [http://www.archive.org/details/texts] #
- RT: @timoreilly Video interview with me from #TOC about business models for publishing that include “free” http://bit.ly/RvYKo #
- headed over to @osbridge meeting. then food. then, #afterhours hacking. #
- @turoczy awesome headline “Diplomatic Mission” hahaha #
- @petdance yr welcome!! π #
- #afterhours moving to the green dragon. #
- #afterhours moved to luckylab due to lack of wireless #
- enjoying the @turoczy @jkuramot bromance. #
- @turoczy if you’re talking about the fact that the moth DIES – then, yes, I concur. @bmw don’t listen to him. #
- @turoczy yes, committed code == moth to camera flame. uh huh. totally following you there. #
- @turoczy i think “committed code” means i need another nerd badge. you know what i’m talking about. #
- @turoczy lol. you hadn’t mentioned the talking to yourself thing. i’m going to bring some brittney spears for the drive to seattle. cool? #
- @bmw you say that like there’s something wrong with IRC. #
- @peat ‘i am a patient boy. i wait, i wait, i wait, i wait.’ #
- reading up on openbeacon #
- @markwkm lol no. researching rfid location tracking tech. #
- interested in !postgres people who are on twitter? check it: http://tr.im/h3hK [http://tr.im/h3hK] #
- @laprice adding! thanks π #
- @jnyp32 congrats! adorable. i’m sure @adamd broke the news that I won’t be getting any this year π #
- whoa twitter interface just changed. #
twittering on 2009-03-05
- @pjf one possibility is the internet archive http://www.archive.org/details/texts [http://www.archive.org/details/texts] #
- RT: @timoreilly Video interview with me from #TOC about business models for publishing that include “free” http://bit.ly/RvYKo #
- headed over to @osbridge meeting. then food. then, #afterhours hacking. #
- @turoczy awesome headline “Diplomatic Mission” hahaha #
- @petdance yr welcome!! π #
- #afterhours moving to the green dragon. #
- #afterhours moved to luckylab due to lack of wireless #
- enjoying the @turoczy @jkuramot bromance. #
- @turoczy if you’re talking about the fact that the moth DIES – then, yes, I concur. @bmw don’t listen to him. #
- @turoczy yes, committed code == moth to camera flame. uh huh. totally following you there. #
- @turoczy i think “committed code” means i need another nerd badge. you know what i’m talking about. #
- @turoczy lol. you hadn’t mentioned the talking to yourself thing. i’m going to bring some brittney spears for the drive to seattle. cool? #
- @bmw you say that like there’s something wrong with IRC. #
- @peat ‘i am a patient boy. i wait, i wait, i wait, i wait.’ #
- reading up on openbeacon #
- @markwkm lol no. researching rfid location tracking tech. #
- interested in !postgres people who are on twitter? check it: http://tr.im/h3hK [http://tr.im/h3hK] #
- @laprice adding! thanks π #
- @jnyp32 congrats! adorable. i’m sure @adamd broke the news that I won’t be getting any this year π #
- whoa twitter interface just changed. #
Twitter and PostgreSQL!
On pgsql-general, Doug Hunley mentioned he’d created a twitter account for pgsql-announce! Way cool.
I’d written during last PgCon about Postgres and Twitter, and I figured it was time for a new list of Postgres-related people who I follow! Especially since a few people commented that Twitter was a waste of time last year π
If you’re on twitter (or identi.ca), and I missed you — please comment below!
Here we go (in no particular order):
- Selena Deckelmann (me!)
- Gabrielle Roth, member of PDXPUG, main force behind Code-N-Splode
- Mark Wong, performance expert, leading the Portland PostgreSQL Performance Pad and associated projects to bring regular performance testing back to PostgreSQL
- Francisco Figueiredo Jr., developer maintainer of Npgsql, speaker, member of PostgreSQL.Br
- Magnus Hagander President of Pg.EU – the European Union non-profit organization dedicated to PostgreSQL and supporting user groups in the region
- Josh Berkus, pgsql-advocacy leader, Member of the PostgreSQL core team
- Jean-Paul Argudo, leader/member of PostgreSQL.Fr and Treasurer of Pg.EU
- Hubert Lubaczewski , author of a great technical blog about PostgreSQL http://www.depesz.com/
- Nikolay Samokhvalov, leader of the Moscow PostgreSQL Users Group, and consultant in Russia
- Kristin Tufte, Postgres user, member of PDXPUG and assistant professor at Portland State University
- Satoshi Nagayasu, member of the Japanese PostgreSQL Users Group, and spearheading meetups in Tokoyo
- Brenda Wallace, moble gadget fetishist, Drupalista and Wellington, NZ PostgreSQL User Group wrangler
- Isis Borges, Postgres enthusiast, works in the fashion industry in Puerto Alegre, Brazil
- Dan Langille, DBA and organizer behind PgCon
- Michael Brewer, DBA and board member of the United States PostgreSQL Association
- Joshua Drake, business owner, board member of the United States PostgreSQL Association
- FΓ‘bio Telles Rodriguez, active member of the PostgreSQL.Br (Brazil) and PgDay Brazil organizer. If you speak Portuguese, you can check out Planet Postgres Br here – http://planeta.postgresql.org.br/
- Fernando Ike, member of PostgreSQL.Br
- Ed Borasky, PhD, analytics nerd, PDXPUG member
- Robert Treat, author of PHP and PostgreSQL book, speaker, on the board of the United States PostgreSQL Association
- David Wheeler, contributed citext most recently to PostgreSQL, consultant, maintainer of Bricolage, formerly of I Want Sandy
- Greg Sabino Mullane, author of Bucardo and check_postgres.pl, maintainer of DBD::Pg, recently contributed patches to psql, on the board of the United States PostgreSQL Association, my boss π
- Christophe, volunteer at OSCON for PostgreSQL booth, DBA
- Aaron Thul, DBA, developer, speaker on PostgreSQL on Drugs π
- David Fetter, DBA, maintainer of the PostgreSQL Weekly News
- Elein Mustain, DBA, speaker, maintainer of http://varlena.com
- Chris May, DBA, member of PDXPUG
- Jason Kirtland, developer, maintainer of SQLAlchemy, Pythonista
- Josh Tolley, developer, DBA, statistics nerd, author of PL/LOLCODE and pgsnmpd
- Erik Jones, Portland resident, Pythonista, made a cool python-based partitioning tool (pgpartitioner)
- Nicholas Kreidberg, Nevada resident, PostgreSQL user
- Gavin Roy, DBA, Business dude, Myyearbook.com, speaker, on the board of of United States PostgreSQL Association
- Chris Browne, Slony maintainer
- Douglas Hunley, creator of pgsql_announce on twitter π
- Larry Rosenman, PostgreSQL supporter, help with DNS for PostgreSQL.org, contributor (some of the syslog* stuff in version 7.0)
Organizations:
- Planet Postgres, posts links to all Planet PostgreSQL blog links
- PDXPUG, Portland, OR PostgreSQL Users Group
- pgsql-announce, Douglas Hunley’s mirror!
twittering on 2009-03-04
- @eximious the other is PDX! Visit portland for the free wifi in the airport! #
- watching someone use pg_top for the first time… “oh, wow.” awesome. #
- @gnat thanks a ton for mentioning open source bridge on @radar! π #
- just submitted first patch to postgres. its a little one. #
- @magnushagander haha! thank you π #
- RT @snaga: Japan PostgreSQL Users Meetup Group (Tokyo based & for English speakers) cr8 @ Meetup.com. Check it out http://tinyurl.com/d5tcat #
- @sharding you’re not living in seattle anymore, are you? #
- @sharding you should come to Lunch 2.0 on Friday!! I’m gonna be there with some other Portlanders. #
- @JoannaK I do not judge. #
- finished 5mi run with @gorthx, back peeking at troublesome queries. #
- @emmajane yay! awesome. so glad to hear that. #
- @sharding its at 4pm, so not really lunch π here’s a link http://tr.im/h12T #
- Do you live in the Seattle area? Come meet the folks behind Open Source Bridge Friday at Seattle Lunch 2.0!! http://tr.im/h12T #
- RT @lhawthorn: Need more in person mentoring if we want to grow our community. RTFM doesn’t work for all; many need an alt entry point. #
- @lhawthorn totally agree. user groups are awesome for this. trying to talk @gorthx into giving preso on code-n-splode to show this working. #
- @stewartsmith LOL #
- @cwebber OMG yes. I wouldn’t have submitted the patch I sent yesterday without tons of mentoring from @turnstep, @magnushagander and others #
- @msamye hahaha so happy! π #