- I need more hot sauce in my life. #
- heading off to #techcoffee at @randomorder cafe. #
- nice to meet @mattly IRL today at #techcoffee see you next week! http://calagator.org/events/1250458400 #
- thanks, IRC, for correcting me again on my use of '==' instead of 'eq' in conversation. #
- happy to send @sarahsharp home with cookies today. Looking forward to some tree refactoring with her chainsaw. #
- wondering if @anthonybaxter is going to loan @jdub his sex in the city box sets. #anticipation #
- YAY! GOATS! RT @Seeger: Portland's goats make USA Today. http://bit.ly/bL7p9a #
- RT @dietrich: are you a database fanatic who wants to work in the education field? open position: http://bit.ly/9BPf4v #
- Want to go go LibrePlanet (Boston March 19-21) but don't have the cash? Let me know – I've got one free speaker's ticket to give out left. #
- RT @pjf: #Melbourne #Perl mongers, TONIGHT! 6:30pm. @jarichaust on Modern Perl, me on @miyagawa's cpanminus, + FREE PIZZA http://ur1.ca/ozb4 #
- many thanks to @christiekoehler, @igalko @kcomandich on CFP extension updates for @osbridge yesterday. We added a week! 🙂 #
- thanks for the laugh today, andrew! 🙂 RT @planetpostgres: Andrew Dunstan: PITR is not a PITA. http://tr.im/Rlnz #
- whoa. time for another @osbridge meeting. bringing soup to ward off the sickness everyone seems to have! #
- stickurs.org shipments http://flic.kr/p/7K2RfG #
- working on #partybus plan for #libreplant (NYC->BOS) #
- what sun wouldn't have paid for 😉 #postgres http://developers.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1579534&cid=31442030 #
- doing the VPN dance. #
- is it possible to have a cookie hangover? #
- Speakers workshop at LibrePlanet (friday!) http://bit.ly/9tbdFD [http://bit.ly/9tbdFD] #
- appears to be about trolling… RT @caseorganic: Speaking 5Pm 3/13 #sxsw Does My Sh*t-Talking Really Help Your Brand? http://bit.ly/bh9s3M #
- RT @PDXfoodcarts: New Cart alert! Soup! The Kettle Kitchen @ N Killingsworth/Greeley in NoPo. Open daily http://bit.ly/aeyyKu #pdxfoodcarts #
- cookies bring people together. #
- status: http://static.open.salon.com/files/cookie-monster3-7769871237963363.jpg #
- Distribution http://flic.kr/p/7Kgrjr #
- here at @osbridge hackathon with drew and a beer. http://calagator.org/events/1250458431 #
- "after you make your bigassmessage.com [http://bigassmessage.com], pass it through shadyurl…" #osbridge #pdxhackathon #
- <3 @spaz's terminal theme. #
- YES! RT @anitaborg_org: be nice to hear some discussion about recognizing & addressing unconscious bias. it's not all blatant misbehavior #
twittering on 2010-03-14
- here at @osbridge hackathon with drew and a beer. http://calagator.org/events/1250458431 #
- "after you make your bigassmessage.com [http://bigassmessage.com], pass it through shadyurl…" #osbridge #pdxhackathon #
- <3 @spaz's terminal theme. #
- YES! RT @anitaborg_org: be nice to hear some discussion about recognizing & addressing unconscious bias. it's not all blatant misbehavior #
twittering on 2010-03-13
- is it possible to have a cookie hangover? #
- Speakers workshop at LibrePlanet (friday!) http://bit.ly/9tbdFD [http://bit.ly/9tbdFD] #
- appears to be about trolling… RT @caseorganic: Speaking 5Pm 3/13 #sxsw Does My Sh*t-Talking Really Help Your Brand? http://bit.ly/bh9s3M #
- RT @PDXfoodcarts: New Cart alert! Soup! The Kettle Kitchen @ N Killingsworth/Greeley in NoPo. Open daily http://bit.ly/aeyyKu #pdxfoodcarts #
- cookies bring people together. #
- status: http://static.open.salon.com/files/cookie-monster3-7769871237963363.jpg #
- Distribution http://flic.kr/p/7Kgrjr #
Speakers workshop at LibrePlanet next week!
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 not only give great talks, but find excellent places to give those talks, be prepared for speaking to any size crowd, and have a good time while you do it.
I started giving talks at conferences about five years ago, and have been running my own conferences for three years. I still get the butterflies when I get up in front of people, but I’ve got a whole kit of strategies I now use to deal with it.
The workshop is scheduled for 3:30-5:30pm, and I’m sure we’ll all head out for dinner and conversation right after.
I’ve also got one free pass to the conference left, so leave a comment if you’ll be in the area and can use the pass.
Also, I’ll have some incredibly profane free software advocacy stickers on-hand to share. We’re free software activists, but we can still have fun, right? 🙂
twittering on 2010-03-12
- stickurs.org shipments http://flic.kr/p/7K2RfG #
- working on #partybus plan for #libreplant (NYC->BOS) #
- what sun wouldn't have paid for 😉 #postgres http://developers.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1579534&cid=31442030 #
- doing the VPN dance. #
twittering on 2010-03-11
- many thanks to @christiekoehler, @igalko @kcomandich on CFP extension updates for @osbridge yesterday. We added a week! 🙂 #
- thanks for the laugh today, andrew! 🙂 RT @planetpostgres: Andrew Dunstan: PITR is not a PITA. http://tr.im/Rlnz #
- whoa. time for another @osbridge meeting. bringing soup to ward off the sickness everyone seems to have! #
twittering on 2010-03-10
- YAY! GOATS! RT @Seeger: Portland's goats make USA Today. http://bit.ly/bL7p9a #
- RT @dietrich: are you a database fanatic who wants to work in the education field? open position: http://bit.ly/9BPf4v #
- Want to go go LibrePlanet (Boston March 19-21) but don't have the cash? Let me know – I've got one free speaker's ticket to give out left. #
- RT @pjf: #Melbourne #Perl mongers, TONIGHT! 6:30pm. @jarichaust on Modern Perl, me on @miyagawa's cpanminus, + FREE PIZZA http://ur1.ca/ozb4 #
twittering on 2010-03-09
- heading off to #techcoffee at @randomorder cafe. #
- nice to meet @mattly IRL today at #techcoffee see you next week! http://calagator.org/events/1250458400 #
- thanks, IRC, for correcting me again on my use of '==' instead of 'eq' in conversation. #
- happy to send @sarahsharp home with cookies today. Looking forward to some tree refactoring with her chainsaw. #
- wondering if @anthonybaxter is going to loan @jdub his sex in the city box sets. #anticipation #
twittering on 2010-03-08
- I need more hot sauce in my life. #
Weekly tweet digest for 2010-03-07
- Headed out for #techcoffee this morning at Random Order cafe http://calagator.org/events/1250458359 #
- back from #techcoffee great convo with @jmelesky and @dukeleto. now starting my day… #
- if you're around NE, @randomorder was burgled last night (alarm/phone wires cut). Help them out and stop by for a coffee this week. #
- noting tech housing singularity occurring in the NE 15th/Shaver/Failing/MLK area. and, of course, planning a progressive dinner. #
- it's girltalk time. cc: @GTinsider #
- totally fixed that sucky query. oh yes. #
- Neighborhood tech support mission: complete. #
- impressed with @dukeleto's #seo expertise per @osbridge mailing list. hidden talents! #
- Settling in for the first half of ignite. I'm not on until the second half. #ip8 #
- Just saw @objectifier. Make stuff together. Awesome. #ip8 #
- Yay! @stevenwalling is killing it about wikipedia #ip8 #
- Aww! Thanks, all! <3 ignite 🙂 #ip8 #
- "there are no innocent answers in psychiatric intake." #ip8 #
- "I have get out of bed block." (she has a brush in her hand) #ip8 #
- Awww. Epic 'stashe hating #ip8 #
- There are no pants on stage. #ip8 http://yfrog.com/2oczvgj #
- video of my #ip8 talk last night "How to un-rig an election" http://bit.ly/bx2pGu #
- RT @osbridge: Registration is now open! Early Bird rates available through April 1st. http://bit.ly/osb2010reg #
- stickurs.org status: ROSEBURG, OR #
- RT @lhawthorn: #LibrePlanet by @jzb, great interview w/ @eximious. http://bit.ly/aTwVSH Conf. reg open http://libreplanet.org #
- two bits of code working, sunshine out, libreplanet speaker workshop email sent. freaking awesome day already. now? shenanigans w/@dukeleto #