BarCamp Portland 2009

12l

2009-10-26T00:08:53-08:00

Paste the etherpad link and the notes from the session below: Notes from etherpad: Dailies: Avoiding the carnage. Aaron W: If the Times stopped printing and bought everyone of their readers a kindle, they'd be flat.

1gj

2009-10-26T00:08:09-08:00

@soycamo (Cameron) facilitating Cameron's Gramma is proud of her. The Gramma checklist: * graduated high school * graduated college * brave enough to move to new town * got into tech * didn't get pregnant. :-) Session prompted by incident at Rails Conference where porn was used in a technical presentation.

1jr

2009-05-02T19:38:13-08:00

Cyborg Anthropology and the Prosthetic Impulse ---------- @caseorganic says: my apologies. I've been under the weather all day and have missed the second day of BarCamp. Here are notes I've created to give you an idea of what may have been discussed.

4mw

2009-05-06T13:55:09-08:00

Speaker/Organizer @RMYTH Attendees @steve918 - Steven Osborn References mentioned during the discussion * NoScript “provides extra protection for Firefox, Flock, Seamonkey and other mozilla-based browsers” * spokeo aggregates information about a person based on e-mail address; “searches deep within 42 major social networks to find truly mouth-watering news about friends and coworkers.”

9ws

2009-09-01T02:35:07-08:00

Munin Link: Briefly: rrdtool-based () performance monitoring. I just installed it on my Ubuntu box. Looks pretty neat!

ary

2009-05-02T19:30:28-08:00

Barmaid Blues Uriah Maynard, James Miller, Bart Massey May 2009 [G9] Life's been hard to me [C6] lately. [G9] Feelin' lost and all con[C6]fused. As I [Fm] shambled down the [Em] street today. Freakin at the [Am] dudes. [Am/G] [Cm7] [D7] They were doin' some damn Bar Camp. But I couldn't find a barmaid there. Seemed to be some kind of geekfest. What the hell? [chorus] [GM7] I'm walking up and down the [CM7] halls. [GM7] Everybody talking 'bout a [CM7] lovefest---Bar Camp. But I had to [Am] go…

avq

2009-09-01T04:19:45-08:00

Taplister is a community based project to help people find what beers are on tap in Portland by using the hashtag #ontappdx. Learn about how the site works, the upcoming iphone app and how you can get involved. All for the love of beer.

b0d

2009-05-02T20:37:55-08:00

with Ed Borasky (@znmeb on twitter) What are the benefits of machine learning? We can let the machine do its own work. It's a hands off approach to managing. Our interests in machine learning: Natural Language Processing Data Hacks Genetic Algorithms K Nearest neighbor algorithms Clustering Support Vector Machines Scalability (a huge problem since some algorithms are in O(n^3) or worse time)

b8r

2009-10-23T22:32:20-08:00

There are various approaches to pricing products and services, and also to improving existing pricing, that we thought worth discussing. @hughrheinsohn has worked with a pricing consulting firm that does this professionally for some large corporations internationally; @cfisk studied pricing with one of the gurus at the Univ. of Chicago.

bv5

2009-09-01T02:34:38-08:00

Food! Homebrew! Two great tastes that go together, or something. Cheap Brandy - One hotplate from a science surplus. Check temp for 165ºF, put wine w/ cork and pipe into another bottle, and heat until water evaporates. Sourdough * Water, flour, sugar, let it grow. Keep covered. You can use different types of flour too!

c3o

2009-05-19T22:43:03-08:00

Portland Liquor Store Database What we need * Locations * Phone numbers * Hours of operation * Open on sunday? * Selection quality * Local products (special section for it or mixed in with everything else?) * Web sites * Google maps * Counter service or self-serve? * Quality of mixer selection (mixers, bitters, garnishes, barware, etc) * Monthly sale info from OLCC * Locations of specialty/limited availability/small batch spirits * Certain things like vermouth/Lillet …

chh

2009-05-01T20:06:59-08:00

Werewolf is an awesome group game for geeks. If you're unfamiliar, please come and learn. For an intro, check out the rules. If you've played Mafia or Assassin, Werewolf is very similar.

cuo

2009-05-02T18:16:58-08:00

Previous references: Blog post: Talk video from Interesting PDX: (scroll down to “Story Games: How to Play Them, and Why”)

cvq

2009-05-01T21:14:52-08:00

dbu

2009-09-01T04:22:19-08:00

How do we make a hackathon that is * Easy for beginners to get involved in and contribute * Easy for old-timers to be productive while helping new-comers USENIX - nominate people as gurus and have guru sessions Get up to speed sessions Train new people sessions

dme

2009-10-23T22:30:38-08:00

Facilitated by Bill Burcham Thought Propulsion, @billburcham Intro The default approach to web application structure results in O(N) maintenance cost (N is the number of applications). Can we do better? One Big Rails Application O.B.R.A. is an attempt to reduce that maintenance cost to O(1).

efb

2009-05-03T17:10:55-08:00

@joannelau Remark: “If I can tell what program you used to make your slides, UR DOIN IT RONG” Don't: * use templates * read directly off your slides (use speaker notes instead) * put too much text on one slide * put too many images or overly complex diagrams on one slide * use too much animation * ineffective use of 3D in diagrams

eft

2009-10-25T02:27:52-08:00

LEAD: Eva - Cube Space Owner, and Policy Wonk Extraordinaire Twitter: @evacatherder Blog: Advisory to City Council's Portland Development Commission PDC is City economic development arm. Loans, grants. Up until recently purely a real estate redevelopment entity. 50% Done with Economic Recovery Plan in conjunction with Greenlight Greater Portland

ene

2009-10-23T22:26:53-08:00

Add yourself to the group: We will be planning a hack session to further our decided goal to create some sort of OSS game that utilizes HTML 5 new goodies - like the canvas tag! Jump onto the google group for more info.

f9h

2009-09-01T04:19:16-08:00

Sacrifice Analysis Functionality vs. Aesthetics Affordance The ability of an object to imply a use. Jakob Neilson uses a necktie which today has no functional (outside of cultural) usage. So why does he encourage website be purely about white backgrounds with limited form.

ghv

2009-10-26T00:11:59-08:00

@msamye + @stephelhajj (notes by @bryanstearns) (Here are a bunch of notes I took; some should be links, some are just suggestions. Feel free to correct them, add actual links, or add more!) * use #pdxfun as hashtag * upcoming.yahoo.com, but not everything's there * #pdxpipeline (has facebook group, lists events / ticket giveaways on thursdays) * * / @thebuzzbybrian * pdxculture list * portland.brightneighbor.com …

giq

2009-05-03T22:57:26-08:00

Fix A Flat Quit relying on Tri-Met to get you home when you get a flat! It's easy to fix them yourself. * toolkit * wrench to get your wheel off if you don't have a QR axle (quick release) * spare tube(s) * patch kit (replace glue yearly, it dries up) * pump that will mate with your valve style (Presta or Schraeder) * couple of bucks to use as a tire boot, JIC

hh9

2009-09-01T02:36:52-08:00

Awkwardness happens when we expose something about ourselves in an unexpected or undesired context, or experience similar exposure of another person we know. (Example: finding that a cousin I don't talk to very often has set her Facebook relationship status to “It's complicated” when I thought she was still married.)

ifj

2009-10-26T00:09:14-08:00

* Do regular user testing * “mom test” your project - put it in front of a non-computer literate person to see if it is intuitive. * Prioritize your features - develop just one or two features at a time, but polish them for your user by the end of your iteration. * consider a user research phase. Go out and figure out what your target audience needs. Learn what your users will want before you decide on the features of your system. * From a UX perspective, the users goals should not…

jul

2009-05-01T20:05:27-08:00

Werewolf is an awesome group game for geeks. If you're unfamiliar, please come and learn. For an intro, check out the rules. If you've played Mafia or Assassin, Werewolf is very similar.

kls

2009-05-04T06:04:49-08:00

why was daniel in ann arbor? what changed his mind? why did he leave the island? why was he broken? (season 3 connection)

kmw

2009-10-23T22:43:52-08:00

* Wiki: * Source: * Group: Platial Platial does community cartography. Noticed urban homesteading in Portland. People make things that are for homesteading. They set up a barter system. Trying to track what's being traded but how people feel about trade (fair trade vs not) and have you saved money. You might be sitting w/ garage full of wine but you didn't have to bu…

kqw

2009-09-01T02:30:11-08:00

Agile * iterative and incremental structure for developing software * not a method - a category of methods * producing increments of delivered software Iterations / (Sprints if using scrum) * 1 week to 30 days in length * 2 week sprints most common

la2

2009-10-23T22:43:03-08:00

@chrispitzer: I’m trying to write a campaign that will be big and sweeping. A couple of acts. How many sections are you expecting this set to take? A couple of year. I suggest using an Agile approach to it. My background: I used to play a lot of D&D and Paladium. Lately, I’ve played many Indie and story-based game. One of the things that comes up from that that has really improved my gaming is the worst-case scenario game. Orcs don’t have to stay orcs. The idea is to solicit feedback while the…

leh

2009-05-02T12:21:22-08:00

Funding Pitchoff The Pitchoff provides teams of three people a chance to create an impromptu elevator pitch for a mystery product. Teams receive mandatory buzzwords, marketing copy, and a prototype and are given ten minutes to prepare a three minute speech. The speech should describe the product and its use (whether literal or completely made up), articulate the plan for rolling it out, and integrate all marketing copy and buzzwords provided.

mqd

2009-10-26T00:10:29-08:00

Writing group at Cubespace. Come to a sample session. Group is based on writing down the bones. Words, topics or sayings are written on small pieces of paper and placed in a pile in the middle of the table. One piece of paper is drawn out of the pile. Write for ten minutes on the topic. Do not put down your pen. After ten minutes is over, we stop writing. We take turns reading what we have written. You don't have to read your writing. No critiques. The other members of the group say back what t…

mvy

2009-10-26T00:12:17-08:00

Learn Sign Language in 1 hour! “Where Are Your Keys?” evan_gardner@yahoo.com

mwy

2009-10-23T22:30:55-08:00

Facilitator Aaron Hockley - @ahockley - Blog post in which Aaron decides to use Creative Commons for everything on Flickr and then he decides to rethink that decision. Steven Walling noted a current creative commons survey - it's here

nxf

2009-05-03T01:11:28-08:00

“Hot trolleys! Uncensored pantographs! Illegitimate offspring! Bared catenaries!” -- 200 hot photos and talk! A visual exploration of the history, mechanics, livery and derivatives of the PCC streetcar. Slideshow (Uploaded complete set of pictures, 2009-03-02)

nzz

2009-10-26T00:10:12-08:00

A discussion on the feedback loops between psychological repression or internalized fascism and social conditions and control structures. Delved into the work of Wilhelm Reich and the Brazilian Somatherapy Group and the difficulties of restructuring organizations as diverse as corporations and social movements, an example of which being Hacking Business Models.

oci

2009-09-01T04:18:56-08:00

Systems: * 5 students * 1 FTE Dev: * 2 Fulltime developers * 6 student developers, 3 graduating this term * 4 GSOC Students (2 last year) New Hosted Projects: * Open Clipart * Gateway (demo site for VT taxes software) * CiviCRM * Jaws (php CMS) * Democracy Lab (website & clearspace) * Tillikum (OSU resident hall project) * OLPC community forums (forums.olpc.org) * Open CERT * Deluge (torrent client) * Gnome (spanish community hosting) * …

oqe

2009-10-26T00:09:54-08:00

Facilitators: Aaron Hockley - @ahockley - Rick Turoczy - @turoczy - etherpad for multiple edits on this session —> Aaron & Rick (& betsy of @ourpdx) - how to get bloggers to do better practices to have trust, integrity & accreditation as journalist, and how to get old media to enter into fray w/ bloggers to engage reader feedback on-line.

q1v

2009-05-03T00:32:12-08:00

start

2009-05-02T07:51:31-08:00

You've gotten real and you're bootstrapping your web application. But wait, you just had a better idea. Ugh… do you turn the original application off or leave it running? You've achieved lift and you're generating some r$v$nue. You're ready to add another application to the portfolio. Um… isn't that going to mean adding administrative resources to manage backups for the new database?

ut6

2009-10-23T22:28:47-08:00

SOAR is * Strengths * Opportunities * Aspirations * Results A venn diagram of this has three circles for SOA, and R is in the intersection. SOAR is a response to SWOT analysis from the Appreciative Inquiry movement (google for 'appreciative inquiry')

vz4

2009-10-26T00:13:01-08:00

Facilitated by Justin Miller, Code Sorcery Workshop, LLC, @incanus77 ---------- * SXSW panel that inspired this session * Also see the sketch notes ---------- Notes from @lawduck: Topics - Getting Started and then methodologies/logistics. Getting Started/Getting Out:

w65

2009-10-26T00:11:04-08:00

The big VC cities: * San Francisco/Silicon Valley * Boston * Denver The problems in Portland: * Not many success stories * Few VC-funded businesses, few VCs * Culture of free * Side businesses What we need is $250k in funding, not $2-5 million.

wh6

2009-10-23T22:44:19-08:00

@teknotus led us through his conception of an education potluck. with input from the 6 attendees of the group, we hashed out the structure of a recurring event with varying teachers on varying topics, with a focus on a wide variety of topics, nontech and tech alike. suggestions eventually reached a majority consensus that a quasi-mini-barcamp format could work really well--a few disparate topics being taught in parallel to smaller groups, but perhaps more interactive than a typical class with …

wmk

2009-10-26T00:10:47-08:00

--- Virtualization (@cfisk & @ramareth) --- Co-led by @cfisk (who's working with KVM on Ubuntu 9.04 wants to know more) and @ramereth (OSU Open Source Labs, who knows more and wants to understand the questions). Basic questions: - What are the options? - What should I do?

wq4

2009-10-26T00:11:42-08:00

Wagn - @JohnAbbe (presenter) does design/testing/etc., coding and many other tasks by Ethan McCutchen @apegrits and Lewis Hoffman @leword Maintain the wiki spirit while adding structure. Everything is built out of cards. Editing card name updates links across whole site. (even configuration, eg, site CSS can be edited in *css card, sidebar in *sidebar card)

ww2

2009-10-26T00:12:36-08:00

RDF - WTF? Notes by Justin Miller -- sorry for typos/omissions ---------- RDF is machine-readable information about information triples: subject-predicate-object anything in a relational DB can be represented in triples have a username: “joesmith is a user of X” SPARQL: query language across resources predicates themselves can, as human knowledge, be described in RDF as well alternatives to using XML for RDF (which turned out to be verbose and bad)

wx2

2009-10-26T00:11:25-08:00

Rat Salad and Other Lessons from Food Safety (notes from the session are downpage) (AKA lessons in Quality Assurance from the food industry) Discussion Coordinated By: Peter Eschright (@pgesch or www.eschright.com) I will share some anecdotes and the truth about how safety happens, and explain briefly the standard safety program used in the food production industry and open discussion on how software can benefit from the model it teaches. Below are some notes on HACCP the scientific system u…

xfc

2009-05-01T20:06:43-08:00

Werewolf is an awesome group game for geeks. If you're unfamiliar, please come and learn. For an intro, check out the rules. If you've played Mafia or Assassin, Werewolf is very similar.

yx3

2009-09-01T04:22:10-08:00

Experimental Polka-core #pdxhackerspace on irc.freenode.net Octocats vs. Cocktopus Properties are being looked at! Better name than “hackerspace” --> “community lab” community owned community lab non profit vs. having an umbrella org vs. LLC vs. fraternal == private club

ztj

2009-10-23T22:25:35-08:00

Check the “cheat sheet” here: How Twitter Was Born. Here's the EtherPad Session for notes: Notes from the EtherPad session: Craig's notes (@toonlet)