Recent Posts - Blip - Blip no en http://blip.tv Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:17:05 +0000 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:17:05 +0000 319173E6-27FD-11DF-9A09-FF2CA40797B6 http://blip.tv/ignite-portland/amber-case-an-introduction-to-hyperbolic-geometry-3321240 IgnitePortland 92469 igniteportland ignite-portland Ignite Portland http://blip.tv/ignite-portland http://blip.tv/skin/blipnew/placeholder_user.gif 3321240 3301837 file TV-UN 0.0 2010-03-05T02:17:05Z English Tech 0 0 0 Tech & Gadgets 2 322 AYHK23wC http://blip.tv/play/AYHK23wC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post3321240&skin=rss IgnitePortland-AmberCaseAnIntroductionToHyperbolicGeometry756-836.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/IgnitePortland-AmberCaseAnIntroductionToHyperbolicGeometry756-836-445.jpg Creative Commons Attribution 2.0
Traditional geometry is something we all learned in school. Some of us like it, and the rest of us don't. In traditional geometry, parallel lines stay parallel, and triangles are always 180 degrees. Theses are the rules, and they cannot be broken. Enter Hyperbolic Geometry. It's not new, but it is an AWESOME field of mathematics. Basically, it breaks all the rules. In this presentation, I'll demonstrate some of the history and implications of this field, a field that has inspired Escher and sent Euclid rolling in his grave. I'll also explain the mysterious 5th Postulate and how all of this applies to the web. Sound complicated? Don't panic! I'll use a lot of pictures and analogies. And with all of the beer you'll all be consuming, the ideas should enter your brain smoothly and enjoyable. This won't hurt a bit. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/3301837 Educational ip8 igniteportland giw Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:17:05 +0000 ip8, igniteportland, giw http://a.images.blip.tv/IgnitePortland-AmberCaseAnIntroductionToHyperbolicGeometry756-836.jpg ip8, igniteportland, giw ]]> Amber Case - An Introduction to Hyperbolic Geometry http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ 32ED747A-27FC-11DF-982B-A6F69485CEEE http://blip.tv/ignite-portland/maxwell-radi-how-to-be-unemployed-3321220 IgnitePortland 92469 igniteportland ignite-portland Ignite Portland http://blip.tv/ignite-portland http://blip.tv/skin/blipnew/placeholder_user.gif 3321220 3301817 file TV-UN 0.0 2010-03-05T02:09:58Z English Tech 0 0 0 Tech & Gadgets 2 312 AYHK22gC http://blip.tv/play/AYHK22gC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post3321220&skin=rss IgnitePortland-MaxwellRadiHowToBeUnemployed537-104.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/IgnitePortland-MaxwellRadiHowToBeUnemployed537-104-754.jpg Creative Commons Attribution 2.0
During this tough recession many of my employed friends have asked me: How are you able to stay unemployed? Do you have what it takes? Simply answer these questions: Do you have access to your Parent's basement? Are you free of dependents? Do you enjoy the taste of top ramen? If you answered yes to all of these questions, you are fit to be unemployed. Some key points I will be going over: How to lose interview opportunities. How to bomb the only interview you've had in a month. How to make a spelling error in your resume. Where to find a job (hint: craigslist.com). How to apply for something you can't even pronounce. What to wear when inquiring into job openings. How to incorrectly pronounce the name of the secretary that's handling your application for employment. How to accidentally call your interviewer a lesbian. Tired of getting paid? No problem. Be unemployed. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/3301817 Educational ip8 igniteportland giw Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:09:58 +0000 ip8, igniteportland, giw http://a.images.blip.tv/IgnitePortland-MaxwellRadiHowToBeUnemployed537-104.jpg ip8, igniteportland, giw ]]> Maxwell Radi - How to be Unemployed http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ 705D0D4E-27FB-11DF-8924-A65D3C4866E2 http://blip.tv/ignite-portland/sarina-rodrigues-this-is-your-brain-on-people-3321190 IgnitePortland 92469 igniteportland ignite-portland Ignite Portland http://blip.tv/ignite-portland http://blip.tv/skin/blipnew/placeholder_user.gif 3321190 3301787 file TV-UN 0.0 2010-03-05T02:04:31Z English Tech 0 0 0 Tech & Gadgets 2 320 AYHK20oC http://blip.tv/play/AYHK20oC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post3321190&skin=rss IgnitePortland-SarinaRodriguesThisIsYourBrainOnPeople643-918.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/IgnitePortland-SarinaRodriguesThisIsYourBrainOnPeople643-918-345.jpg Creative Commons Attribution 2.0
I'm gonna talk about what happens to your body and your brain when you freak out and when you feel all warm and fuzzy. ;) ]]> http://blip.tv/file/3301787 Educational ip8 igniteportland giw Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:04:31 +0000 ip8, igniteportland, giw http://a.images.blip.tv/IgnitePortland-SarinaRodriguesThisIsYourBrainOnPeople643-918.jpg ip8, igniteportland, giw ]]> Sarina Rodrigues - This is your brain on people http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ 0859ED12-27FA-11DF-85D9-B00BB352CD30 http://blip.tv/ignite-portland/steven-walling-why-wikipedians-are-the-weirdest-people-on-the-internet-3321166 IgnitePortland 92469 igniteportland ignite-portland Ignite Portland http://blip.tv/ignite-portland http://blip.tv/skin/blipnew/placeholder_user.gif 3321166 3301763 file TV-UN 0.0 2010-03-05T01:54:27Z English Tech 0 0 0 Tech & Gadgets 2 326 AYHK2zIC http://blip.tv/play/AYHK2zIC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post3321166&skin=rss IgnitePortland-StevenWallingWhyWikipediansAreTheWeirdestPeopleOnTheI210-993.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/IgnitePortland-StevenWallingWhyWikipediansAreTheWeirdestPeopleOnTheI210-993-58.jpg Creative Commons Attribution 2.0
Wikipedians. They're the people who actually write that free online encyclopedia you use every day. But who are they? Wikipedia isn't written by the staff of a company or paid experts. It's written by thousands of unpaid volunteers. Though anyone and everyone can make an edit to the site, there's an elite (read: obsessed) cadre of people who regularly give up their free time to write an encyclopedia. If you thought 4chan was weird, wait till you meet the Wikipedians. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/3301763 Educational ip8 igniteportland giw Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:54:27 +0000 ip8, igniteportland, giw http://a.images.blip.tv/IgnitePortland-StevenWallingWhyWikipediansAreTheWeirdestPeopleOnTheI210-993.jpg ip8, igniteportland, giw ]]> Steven Walling - Why Wikipedians are the Weirdest People on the Internet http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ 02E7EAE2-27F9-11DF-AE03-97442FB3A10C http://blip.tv/ignite-portland/kristin-webb-tomson-ugly-is-the-new-beautiful-3321144 IgnitePortland 92469 igniteportland ignite-portland Ignite Portland http://blip.tv/ignite-portland http://blip.tv/skin/blipnew/placeholder_user.gif 3321144 3301741 file TV-UN 0.0 2010-03-05T01:47:09Z English Tech 0 0 0 Tech & Gadgets 2 315 AYHK2xwC http://blip.tv/play/AYHK2xwC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post3321144&skin=rss IgnitePortland-KristinWebbTomsonUglyIsTheNewBeautiful106-226.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/IgnitePortland-KristinWebbTomsonUglyIsTheNewBeautiful106-226-934.jpg Creative Commons Attribution 2.0
Ignite Portland allows all kinds. Last time we had funny talks and serious ones and also different kinds of speakers, Experienced ones, not so experienced ones. I liked watching the audience reaction because of it. Sometimes we humans expect only beauty, permit only perfection. But what about Ugly? By ?ugly? I mean the non-beautiful. Charm is deceitful and beauty is fleeting. What if we were all Barbies and Elijah Woods with piercing blue eyes? Something would be missing. I think Profoundness hides behind ugly. If you only look for beauty you will bypass the Best. If you only care for Shiny you will miss hidden Royalty. Don't miss it. Next time you think of passing up conversation with an undesireable, think again. You may end up richer for it. Let's Hear it for Ugly. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/3301741 Educational ip8 igniteportland giw Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:47:09 +0000 ip8, igniteportland, giw http://a.images.blip.tv/IgnitePortland-KristinWebbTomsonUglyIsTheNewBeautiful106-226.jpg ip8, igniteportland, giw ]]> Kristin Webb-Tomson - Ugly is the New Beautiful http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ 399B8AA4-27F8-11DF-A6AE-EA2E7EAB1E83 http://blip.tv/ignite-portland/gene-ehrbar-dr-seuss-and-his-secret-evil-mind-control-plan-a-cautionary-tale-3321130 IgnitePortland 92469 igniteportland ignite-portland Ignite Portland http://blip.tv/ignite-portland http://blip.tv/skin/blipnew/placeholder_user.gif 3321130 3301727 file TV-UN 0.0 2010-03-05T01:41:31Z English Tech 0 0 0 Tech & Gadgets 2 319 AYHK2w4C http://blip.tv/play/AYHK2w4C http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post3321130&skin=rss IgnitePortland-GeneEhrbarDrSeussAndHisSecretEvilMindControlPlanACau237-832.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/IgnitePortland-GeneEhrbarDrSeussAndHisSecretEvilMindControlPlanACau237-832-435.jpg Creative Commons Attribution 2.0
The information we feed our children's developing young minds is as important as the food we choose for them. For the last four years, my wife and I have navigated a sea of children's content, sometimes stumbling upon hidden gems, often enduring bad, stilted verse, and frequently being infected with the most vile of children's-music ear-worms. We took notes. All too often, reading between the lines in our children's books and videos, we found not-so-well-concealed agendas, and attempts to politicize, indoctrinate, and market to our kids. Here are the highlights, shockers, and funny bits, plus some tips to help you avoid pitfalls as you prepare to introduce your little ones to the wonderful world of media. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/3301727 Educational ip8 igniteportland giw Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:41:31 +0000 ip8, igniteportland, giw http://a.images.blip.tv/IgnitePortland-GeneEhrbarDrSeussAndHisSecretEvilMindControlPlanACau237-832.jpg ip8, igniteportland, giw ]]> Gene Ehrbar - Dr. Seuss and his Secret, Evil Mind-Control Plan: A Cautionary Tale http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ 16004C60-27F8-11DF-B3DF-BFF52C67A5F3 http://blip.tv/ignite-portland/how-to-write-sketch-comedy-3321127 IgnitePortland 92469 igniteportland ignite-portland Ignite Portland http://blip.tv/ignite-portland http://blip.tv/skin/blipnew/placeholder_user.gif 3321127 3301724 file TV-UN 0.0 2010-03-05T01:40:31Z English Tech 0 0 0 Tech & Gadgets 2 331 AYHK2wsC http://blip.tv/play/AYHK2wsC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post3321127&skin=rss IgnitePortland-HowToWriteSketchComedy798-914.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/IgnitePortland-HowToWriteSketchComedy798-914-223.jpg No license (All rights reserved)
Bob and Scott will provide instruction on how to write sketch comedy from brainstorming a premise, putting it through its paces with improv and finding the right POV for the sketch to setting up the jokes, finding the characters and knowing when to drop the curtain. They will do this without the benefit of a licensed pyrotechnican or pants. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/3301724 Educational Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:40:31 +0000 http://a.images.blip.tv/IgnitePortland-HowToWriteSketchComedy798-914.jpg ]]> How to Write Sketch Comedy 557A2038-27F7-11DF-91EF-F93A6965DD3E http://blip.tv/ignite-portland/beverly-fields-5-behaviors-that-will-keep-my-hot-smart-friends-from-dating-you-3321117 IgnitePortland 92469 igniteportland ignite-portland Ignite Portland http://blip.tv/ignite-portland http://blip.tv/skin/blipnew/placeholder_user.gif 3321117 3301714 file TV-UN 0.0 2010-03-05T01:35:08Z English Tech 0 0 0 Tech & Gadgets 2 318 AYHK2wEC http://blip.tv/play/AYHK2wEC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post3321117&skin=rss IgnitePortland-BeverlyFields5BehaviorsThatWillKeepMyHotSmartFriends678-92.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/IgnitePortland-BeverlyFields5BehaviorsThatWillKeepMyHotSmartFriends678-92-835.jpg No license (All rights reserved)
Exactly what the title says. Approximately one minute each on such things as: ]]> http://blip.tv/file/3301714 Educational ip8 igniteportland giw Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:35:08 +0000 ip8, igniteportland, giw http://a.images.blip.tv/IgnitePortland-BeverlyFields5BehaviorsThatWillKeepMyHotSmartFriends678-92.jpg ip8, igniteportland, giw ]]> Beverly Fields - 5 Behaviors That Will Keep My Hot, Smart Friends From Dating You DA4F0108-27F6-11DF-9A50-DCADD95D5087 http://blip.tv/ignite-portland/liz-argall-how-to-hit-writer-s-block-in-the-face-with-a-shovel-3321108 IgnitePortland 92469 igniteportland ignite-portland Ignite Portland http://blip.tv/ignite-portland http://blip.tv/skin/blipnew/placeholder_user.gif 3321108 3301705 file TV-UN 0.0 2010-03-05T01:31:42Z English Tech 0 0 0 Tech & Gadgets 2 325 AYHK2ngC http://blip.tv/play/AYHK2ngC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post3321108&skin=rss IgnitePortland-LizArgallHowToHitWritersBlockInTheFaceWithAShovel613-328.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/IgnitePortland-LizArgallHowToHitWritersBlockInTheFaceWithAShovel613-328-837.jpg No license (All rights reserved)
What size shovel should one get to beat writer's block? ]]> http://blip.tv/file/3301705 Educational ip8 igniteportland giw Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:31:42 +0000 ip8, igniteportland, giw http://a.images.blip.tv/IgnitePortland-LizArgallHowToHitWritersBlockInTheFaceWithAShovel613-328.jpg ip8, igniteportland, giw ]]> Liz Argall - How to Hit Writer’s Block in the Face with a Shovel 81D79AF8-27F6-11DF-AE5B-CC320347FE1C http://blip.tv/ignite-portland/jean-macdonald-the-beginner-s-guide-to-psychiatric-hospitalization-3321093 IgnitePortland 92469 igniteportland ignite-portland Ignite Portland http://blip.tv/ignite-portland http://blip.tv/skin/blipnew/placeholder_user.gif 3321093 3301690 file TV-UN 0.0 2010-03-05T01:29:13Z English Tech 0 0 0 Tech & Gadgets 2 301 AYHK2mkC http://blip.tv/play/AYHK2mkC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post3321093&skin=rss IgnitePortland-JeanMacDonaldTheBeginnersGuideToPsychiatricHospitalizati553-100.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/IgnitePortland-JeanMacDonaldTheBeginnersGuideToPsychiatricHospitalizati553-100-190.jpg No license (All rights reserved)
If you have the bad luck to find yourself in the emergency room of a psychiatric hospital, you'll be asked a standard series of questions in order to figure out if you are, well, crazy. I'll cover what to answer and what NOT to answer, so you can avoid being mislabeled as paranoid, delusional, grandiose or any of a number of other things that you obviously are not. I'll also have tips for those who still manage to get locked up, despite following my advice. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/3301690 Educational ip8 igniteportland giw Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:29:13 +0000 ip8, igniteportland, giw http://a.images.blip.tv/IgnitePortland-JeanMacDonaldTheBeginnersGuideToPsychiatricHospitalizati553-100.jpg ip8, igniteportland, giw ]]> Jean MacDonald - The Beginner’s Guide to Psychiatric Hospitalization 468D4D44-27F6-11DF-B362-A53B7C84112F http://blip.tv/ignite-portland/erik-chevalier-a-fabber-in-every-household-3321094 IgnitePortland 92469 igniteportland ignite-portland Ignite Portland http://blip.tv/ignite-portland http://blip.tv/skin/blipnew/placeholder_user.gif 3321094 3301691 file TV-UN 0.0 2010-03-05T01:27:34Z English Tech 0 0 0 Tech & Gadgets 2 313 AYHK2moC http://blip.tv/play/AYHK2moC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post3321094&skin=rss IgnitePortland-ErikChevalierAFabberInEveryHousehold207-332.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/IgnitePortland-ErikChevalierAFabberInEveryHousehold207-332-604.jpg Creative Commons Attribution 2.0
3D Fabrication is the process of taking a digital model, either created from scratch or scanned from an existing real life object and printing a physical copy out in a variety of materials. This amazing technology has been used in design industries for years but is finally becoming affordable to the general public. At just under a grand home sized 3D printers, such as the Makerbot, are closer to a reality but still beyond most people's financial grasp. I propose we gather resources and start a 3D printing coop right here in Portland. Thus I present OBJECTIFIER! ]]> http://blip.tv/file/3301691 Educational ip8 igniteportland giw Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:27:34 +0000 ip8, igniteportland, giw http://a.images.blip.tv/IgnitePortland-ErikChevalierAFabberInEveryHousehold207-332.jpg ip8, igniteportland, giw ]]> Erik Chevalier - A Fabber In Every Household http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ B4C19276-27F5-11DF-B73C-8F9EC3FF50CB http://blip.tv/ignite-portland/matthew-douglass-legends-of-rock-3321079 IgnitePortland 92469 igniteportland ignite-portland Ignite Portland http://blip.tv/ignite-portland http://blip.tv/skin/blipnew/placeholder_user.gif 3321079 3301676 file TV-UN 0.0 2010-03-05T01:23:29Z English Tech 0 0 0 Tech & Gadgets 2 339 AYHK2lsC http://blip.tv/play/AYHK2lsC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post3321079&skin=rss IgnitePortland-MatthewDouglassLegendsOfRock357-135.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/IgnitePortland-MatthewDouglassLegendsOfRock357-135-339.jpg No license (All rights reserved)
In 2006 I started singing with a Barbershop Chorus of men, many of whom are old enough to be my father... or grandfather. The lessons I have learned from these men, singing, sharing, growing a sweet mustache (or not), and growing as a collaborative artist, have forever changed my life. Rare are the places where generations of people gather to create together. In my presentation I will share some of the lessons I have learned from my intergenerational musical journey. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/3301676 Educational ip8 igniteportland giw Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:23:29 +0000 ip8, igniteportland, giw http://a.images.blip.tv/IgnitePortland-MatthewDouglassLegendsOfRock357-135.jpg ip8, igniteportland, giw ]]> Matthew Douglass - Legends of Rock 1B957A68-27F5-11DF-A769-9A5C7FFB2495 http://blip.tv/ignite-portland/andy-beach-drink-your-way-to-a-better-you-3321064 IgnitePortland 92469 igniteportland ignite-portland Ignite Portland http://blip.tv/ignite-portland http://blip.tv/skin/blipnew/placeholder_user.gif 3321064 3301661 file TV-UN 0.0 2010-03-05T01:19:12Z English Tech 0 0 0 Tech & Gadgets 2 308 AYHK2kwC http://blip.tv/play/AYHK2kwC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post3321064&skin=rss IgnitePortland-AndyBeachDrinkYourWayToABetterYou128-112.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/IgnitePortland-AndyBeachDrinkYourWayToABetterYou128-112-709.jpg Creative Commons Attribution 2.0
You don't have to drink more to be a better person, but you should drink more interesting things! Drinking your way to a better you will show you some simple options for upgrading your bar to make it on par with the pros. Topics covered will include infusing, making homemade mixers, and provide some sample recipes that will impress your friends and family. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/3301661 Educational ip8 igniteportland giw Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:19:12 +0000 ip8, igniteportland, giw http://a.images.blip.tv/IgnitePortland-AndyBeachDrinkYourWayToABetterYou128-112.jpg ip8, igniteportland, giw ]]> Andy Beach - Drink Your Way to a Better You http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ 0D39B524-27F5-11DF-8DAC-96B88F57B6AC http://blip.tv/ignite-portland/audrey-rose-goldfarb-the-gatekeeper-phenomenon-3321063 IgnitePortland 92469 igniteportland ignite-portland Ignite Portland http://blip.tv/ignite-portland http://blip.tv/skin/blipnew/placeholder_user.gif 3321063 3301660 file TV-UN 0.0 2010-03-05T01:18:48Z English Tech 0 0 0 Tech & Gadgets 2 318 AYHK2ksC http://blip.tv/play/AYHK2ksC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post3321063&skin=rss IgnitePortland-AudreyRoseGoldfarbTheGatekeeperPhenomenon845-359.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/IgnitePortland-AudreyRoseGoldfarbTheGatekeeperPhenomenon845-359-239.jpg No license (All rights reserved)
With steadily declining happiness among women in the US, starkly contrasting to a slightly increasing amount of happiness for men (Stevensen & Wolfers, 2009), we have a problem. It’s played out for individuals, as well as for groups of people, with potential ramifications in the political arena, both locally & across the US: the Gatekeeper Phenomenon.Described most simply, it’s a notable discrepancy where common behavior, trivialization and comodification of sex, does not align with our hard-wired (innate) drives: sex, particularly for women, is nothing to be taken lightly. It’s become a form of socialized cognitive dissonance. While cognitive dissonance happens when an individual’s behavior does not correlate with their deeper sense of right and wrong, socialized cognitive dissonance is when popular culture-induced behaviors don’t correlate with our more naturalistic tendencies, causing an array of social epidemics. With teen pregnancy on the rise for the first time in 15 years (according to the CDC in 2007), expanding pharmaceutical & illicit drug use and tidal waves of emotional health and relationship concerns everywhere, people are continuing to suffer from trivialization and comodification of sex.My goal is to ignite a substantive discussion on the Gatekeeper Phenomenon, building upon decades of scientific sex-media-dysfunction research. What can be done to address these issues? There are steps to take at every level: personal, social and political. Lets make it happen! ]]> http://blip.tv/file/3301660 Educational ip8 igniteportland giw Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:18:48 +0000 ip8, igniteportland, giw http://a.images.blip.tv/IgnitePortland-AudreyRoseGoldfarbTheGatekeeperPhenomenon845-359.jpg ip8, igniteportland, giw ]]> Audrey Rose Goldfarb - The Gatekeeper Phenomenon 7FB2261E-27F4-11DF-B8D6-9E8E24985313 http://blip.tv/ignite-portland/deeann-sole-travels-with-our-cats-a-lazy-person-s-guide-to-taking-the-trip-of-a-lifetime-3321047 IgnitePortland 92469 igniteportland ignite-portland Ignite Portland http://blip.tv/ignite-portland http://blip.tv/skin/blipnew/placeholder_user.gif 3321047 3301644 file TV-UN 0.0 2010-03-05T01:14:51Z English Tech 0 0 0 Tech & Gadgets 2 315 AYHK2jsC http://blip.tv/play/AYHK2jsC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post3321047&skin=rss IgnitePortland-DeeAnnSoleTravelsWithOurCatsALazyPersonsGuideToTakin191-803.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/IgnitePortland-DeeAnnSoleTravelsWithOurCatsALazyPersonsGuideToTakin191-803-215.jpg No license (All rights reserved)
Enjoy a tour through my crazy plan to pack my husband, our two cats, and all the necessities of life into one Toyota Prius for a multi-month driving trip around the United States.We had discussed extended vacations before, but there were always questions. Could we afford it? What about our jobs? Don't we need somewhere to live? Where would we keep our stuff? What about the cats? And, really, aren't we too lazy for this sort of thing?Our 2008 move to Portland provided a perfect opportunity for travel. Many of our questions (jobs, house, stuff) became moot. With a little planning, I was sure we could compensate for the rest.This is the story of how we drove 16,800 miles, visited 25 destinations, and spent 153 days on the road with our cats--all while sleeping in proper beds and never getting up before 8:30 AM.* We did it, and so can you!* (Except for the two days when we saw a Space Shuttle launch and visited Red Rock Canyon at sunrise, respectively, and those were both totally worth it.) ]]> http://blip.tv/file/3301644 Educational ip8 igniteportland giw Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:14:51 +0000 ip8, igniteportland, giw http://a.images.blip.tv/IgnitePortland-DeeAnnSoleTravelsWithOurCatsALazyPersonsGuideToTakin191-803.jpg ip8, igniteportland, giw ]]> DeeAnn Sole - Travels with Our Cats: A Lazy Person’s Guide to Taking the Trip of a Lifetime F2AA5FD4-27F3-11DF-8E62-E4F6D133769D http://blip.tv/ignite-portland/david-d-levine-mission-to-mars-3321036 IgnitePortland 92469 igniteportland ignite-portland Ignite Portland http://blip.tv/ignite-portland http://blip.tv/skin/blipnew/placeholder_user.gif 3321036 3301633 file TV-UN 0.0 2010-03-05T01:10:54Z English Tech 0 0 0 Tech & Gadgets 2 316 AYHK2jAC http://blip.tv/play/AYHK2jAC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post3321036&skin=rss IgnitePortland-DavidDLevineMissionToMars317-303.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/IgnitePortland-DavidDLevineMissionToMars317-303-712.jpg No license (All rights reserved)
In January 2010 I spent two weeks at the Mars Desert Research Station, a simulated Mars base in the Utah desert. Although the Martian conditions were simulated, the science was real, as were the isolation, hostile environment, and problems faced by the six-person crew. Although my official title was Crew Journalist, I soon found myself repairing space suits, helping to keep the habitat running, and having interplanetary adventures I'd never before imagined. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/3301633 Educational Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:10:54 +0000 http://a.images.blip.tv/IgnitePortland-DavidDLevineMissionToMars317-303.jpg ]]> David D. Levine - Mission to “Mars” 77EA4C6E-27F3-11DF-A8AE-8D34BC3690E4 http://blip.tv/ignite-portland/selena-deckelmann-how-to-un-rig-an-election-3321016 IgnitePortland 92469 igniteportland ignite-portland Ignite Portland http://blip.tv/ignite-portland http://blip.tv/skin/blipnew/placeholder_user.gif 3321016 3301613 file TV-UN 0.0 2010-03-05T01:07:28Z English Tech 0 0 0 Tech & Gadgets 2 323 AYHK2hwC http://blip.tv/play/AYHK2hwC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post3321016&skin=rss IgnitePortland-SelenaDeckelmannHowToUnrigAnElection104-959.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/IgnitePortland-SelenaDeckelmannHowToUnrigAnElection104-959-352.jpg No license (All rights reserved)
In the summer of 2009, Selena travelled to Akure, Nigeria to give a PostgreSQL training. While there, she learned about the ascendancy of a new administration in Ondo state, and how they managed to overcome a severe case of election rigging.The talk is the story of a group of idealists and information technology specialists who put together some basic tools to prove that an election was rigged. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/3301613 Educational Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:07:28 +0000 http://a.images.blip.tv/IgnitePortland-SelenaDeckelmannHowToUnrigAnElection104-959.jpg ]]> Selena Deckelmann - How to un-rig an election 0B21A1CC-27F3-11DF-8311-F17961E104C0 http://blip.tv/ignite-portland/sheetal-dube-the-bag-lady-3321000 IgnitePortland 92469 igniteportland ignite-portland Ignite Portland http://blip.tv/ignite-portland http://blip.tv/skin/blipnew/placeholder_user.gif 3321000 3301597 file TV-UN 0.0 2010-03-05T01:04:26Z English Tech 0 0 0 Tech & Gadgets 2 305 AYHK2gwC http://blip.tv/play/AYHK2gwC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post3321000&skin=rss IgnitePortland-SheetalDubeTheBagLady238-667.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/IgnitePortland-SheetalDubeTheBagLady238-667-688.jpg Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0
I would like to share my learning’s from a recent interview I did with a heart patient who called herself ‘The Bag Lady’. This was part of a project I was doing to study the usefulness of a new medical device. My session with her made me pause and shed any misconceptions I might have had about people who walk on the streets with big bags, collecting junk. In many ways she set me straight on work and life. I would like to spend 5 minutes talking about how she did that. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/3301597 Art ip8 igniteportland giw Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:04:26 +0000 ip8, igniteportland, giw http://a.images.blip.tv/IgnitePortland-SheetalDubeTheBagLady238-667.jpg ip8, igniteportland, giw ]]> Sheetal Dube - The Bag Lady http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ D8F6E0BE-27F1-11DF-8401-88256F45EFFD http://blip.tv/ignite-portland/phillip-kerman-video-production-on-the-cheap-3320959 IgnitePortland 92469 igniteportland ignite-portland Ignite Portland http://blip.tv/ignite-portland http://blip.tv/skin/blipnew/placeholder_user.gif 3320959 3301555 file TV-UN 0.0 2010-03-05T00:55:52Z English Tech 0 0 0 Tech & Gadgets 2 316 AYHK2WMC http://blip.tv/play/AYHK2WMC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post3320959&skin=rss IgnitePortland-PhillipKermanVideoProductionOnTheCheap593-698.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/IgnitePortland-PhillipKermanVideoProductionOnTheCheap593-698-261.jpg Creative Commons Attribution 2.0
At Portland Ignite 3, I encouraged everyone to make videos as a way to release anger (see http://tinyurl.com/make-a-video ). But I failed to show you HOW. In this presentation I'll give you tangible ideas and real-world examples of producing effective videos--with practically no money. And my point is not that quality equipment has come down in price, rather I'll show you that when you focus on a great message, timing, and perhaps some humor or just pure creativity--all the technical details become unimportant. In a world where "standard definition" (vs. HD) has become a pejorative term, this presentation will give you an excuse to have fun making videos despite the desperate economy. ]]> http://blip.tv/file/3301555 Educational ip8 igniteportland giw Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:55:52 +0000 ip8, igniteportland, giw http://a.images.blip.tv/IgnitePortland-PhillipKermanVideoProductionOnTheCheap593-698.jpg ip8, igniteportland, giw ]]> Phillip Kerman - Video Production on the Cheap http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ C24F1936-27F0-11DF-8812-8402B482F3CD http://blip.tv/ignite-portland/lee-williamson-deadwood-south-dakota-s-most-notorious-madam-influenza-pandemics-and-why-i-m-probably-alive-today-3320932 IgnitePortland 92469 igniteportland ignite-portland Ignite Portland http://blip.tv/ignite-portland http://blip.tv/skin/blipnew/placeholder_user.gif 3320932 3301528 file TV-UN 0.0 2010-03-05T00:48:05Z English Tech 0 0 0 Tech & Gadgets 2 325 AYHK2UgC http://blip.tv/play/AYHK2UgC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post3320932&skin=rss IgnitePortland-LeeWilliamsonDeadwoodSouthDakotasMostNotoriousMadamInfl547-879.jpg http://a.images.blip.tv/IgnitePortland-LeeWilliamsonDeadwoodSouthDakotasMostNotoriousMadamInfl547-879-154.jpg Creative Commons Attribution 2.0
While the news media continues to try to scare us shitless about the H1N1 Influenza virus, the present outbreak has nothing on what happened in 1918. This is a story of how and why my grandfather, grandmother, and my aunt and uncle survived the influenza pandemic of 1918 - without Purell - and due entirely to the intercession of Deadwood, South Dakota's most notorious brothel owner: "Poker Alice". ]]> http://blip.tv/file/3301528 Educational ip8 igniteportland giw Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:48:05 +0000 ip8, igniteportland, giw http://a.images.blip.tv/IgnitePortland-LeeWilliamsonDeadwoodSouthDakotasMostNotoriousMadamInfl547-879.jpg ip8, igniteportland, giw ]]> Lee Williamson - Deadwood, South Dakota?s most notorious madam, Influenza Pandemics, and why I?m probably alive today http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ 1A21C908-D382-11DC-8B81-EE635DD9D1C4 http://blip.tv/ignite-portland/the-rick-emerson-show-raven-zachary-on-ignite-portland-2-653268 IgnitePortland 92469 igniteportland ignite-portland Ignite Portland http://blip.tv/ignite-portland http://blip.tv/skin/blipnew/placeholder_user.gif 653268 647396 file TV-PG 0.0 2008-02-05T00:34:25Z English Tech 0 0 0 Tech & Gadgets 2 333 AafwOAI http://blip.tv/play/AafwOAI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post653268&skin=rss test-pattern-with-play-button.png No license (All rights reserved)
Raven Zachary, one of the Ignite Portland organizers, was on the Rick Emerson show on 970 AM here in Portland today. Listen to his appearance, discussing the Ignite format, highlights of the presentations we're going to see at Ignite Portland 2, and how cool Portland is in general! ]]> http://blip.tv/file/647396 Conferences and Other Events ignite portland igniteportland radio oregon Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:34:25 +0000 ignite, portland, igniteportland, radio, oregon http://a.images.blip.tv/test-pattern-with-play-button.png ignite, portland, igniteportland, radio, oregon ]]> The Rick Emerson Show: Raven Zachary on Ignite Portland 2