So last night around 8:05pm, there was apparently a large boom in SE Portland. And we all got on our computers and started talking to each other. As no one knew what it was, folks immediately set up a collaborative google map, with periodic screenshots to track the spread of information.
Posts under ‘Life in Portland’
DCPDX ftw.
DrupalCamp Portland kicked off last Friday night at NedSpace Old Town with a great turnout, and we had a great weekend of discussions about web development with Drupal. Saturday was sessions all day, with highlights include: Josh Konig talking about Drupal in the Cloud, Sam Boyer talking about Panels, Damien Tournoud talking about Drupal 7, [...]
Ignite Portland 6: Us coming to you. On stage. With microphones and slides.
My alter-ego Reid Beels and I decided it would be funny to put in for Ignite Portland 6. I’ve been here in the Portland tech community since October 2008 (I KNOW! It’s really a short time!), and that’s included involvement in 2 separate Ignites. Ignite 4 and 5 were as a volunteer helping to make [...]
It’s almost here.
Open Source Bridge 1.0 opens tomorrow, I’m watching the tweets come in from the airport about the people that are arriving, and I have to admit, I’m kindof in shock. It’s finally here. I’ll be chilling as the sponsor contact of the team around, so if you see me around the Oregon Convention Center in [...]
The beginnings of OpenSourceBridge
There are a lot of good stories about how OpenSourceBridge started, and a few different viewpoints on this. All of the organizers have their own stories, and because the user story is part of the value of open source culture, I’ll tell mine. Here’s how I got here:
Spinning up.
After much discussion, harassment and the discovery of time on my hands, there’s actually a real blog at msamye.com. This is the ‘about me’ part. This is the personal website of Amye Scavarda, a ridiculous web citizen. I’m currently based out of Portland, OR involved in the open source community. Things that are near and [...]