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DATE CHANGE!!! One more for the road...

Update: I have to change the date! We're flying out to Tampa on Tuesday the 15th. As a result, I'm changing the date of my last PND to THURSDAY, February 10 -- as in, THIS THURSDAY. Same location: Lloyd Center. I hope to see you there! Spread the word One more Portland Nerd Dinner. This one to...

Posted to Jim Blizzards Blog (Weblog) by jimblizzard on 01-19-2005
Portland Nerd Dinner recap - Jan 2005

Ah, another wonderful Portland Nerd Dinner. Very cozy. Very satisfying. 14 people or so made it out to the mall last night for some fun. Greg brought his ultra-cool Sony Vaio which was loaded with his pictures from his trip back from Hawaii on an aircraft carrier. 1) Nothing is as sexy as an aircraft...

Posted to Jim Blizzards Blog (Weblog) by jimblizzard on 01-14-2005
PND in San Diego - recap

I met a few new Portland nerds (well, they've been in Portland for a while, and they're not new to Nerddom, but I'd never met them at a Nerd Dinner before, so that makes them a new Portland nerd (and no, that does not mean that the world revolves around me (although somtimes (OK frequently...

Posted to Jim Blizzards Blog (Weblog) by jimblizzard on 05-25-2004
Portland Nerd Dinner - San Diego style

Since nerds get hungry no matter where they are, let's join Portland Nerd John Deal for a nerd dinner in San Diego. What : Nerd Dinner Where : Horton Plaza - Westfield (Food court Level 4) When : Monday, May 24, starting around 7:30 PM Why : Cause a nerd's gotta eat So if you've ever wondered...

Posted to Jim Blizzards Blog (Weblog) by jimblizzard on 05-22-2004
When mall security guards get nervous...

Well, there was a tremendous turnout for the Portland Nerd Dinner last night. The MSDN folks came to see what all the hoopla is about. They even bought us some crappy mall food. (Boy, do they know they way to win the hearts of nerds.) The MSDN’ers sprinkled themselves among the other nerds during...

Posted to Jim Blizzards Blog (Weblog) by jimblizzard on 05-19-2004
Reminder: Portland Nerd Dinner this Tuesday!

As in 5/18/04. As in … it's almost here! Be there and be square! ( Some of the folks from MSDN will be joining us .)

Posted to Jim Blizzards Blog (Weblog) by jimblizzard on 05-17-2004
Boise Nerd Dinner on Thursday 5/20

Wow. I get to go to two nerd dinners in one week next week. The first one is in Portland on Tuesday , followed by one in Boise on Thursday (5/20). What : Boise Nerd Dinner When : Thursday, 5/20, around 5:30 PM. (Between the SQL Reporting Services presentation at the CW Moore building and the Boise .NET...

Posted to Jim Blizzards Blog (Weblog) by jimblizzard on 05-11-2004
Portland nerds, prepare for invasion!

Some of the wacky MSDN folks want to see what all the hoopla is about with these Portland Nerd Dinners. They're going to drive all the way down from Redmond to join us at the May 18 Portland Nerd Dinner . (I wonder if they're going to drive a 1965 VW Microbus with the Mamas and the Pappas blaring...

Posted to Jim Blizzards Blog (Weblog) by jimblizzard on 04-23-2004
Portland Nerd Dinner - MAY 18 (MAY 18, MAY 18)

[ Major edit: Wow. While I was in my hyper-geekified stupor late last night I somehow originally scheduled the next PND on the same night as the next Portland eXtreme Programming user group meeting . What a dunce I am... and I've exposed myself to the world, and I can hear the nerd dinner police...

Posted to Jim Blizzards Blog (Weblog) by jimblizzard on 04-16-2004
Hop, skip, jump, and LEAP!

Some of my thoughts about leaping are over here on Northwest Evening Blend . All this inspired by the stimulating conversation at the past couple of Portland Nerd Dinners. See also... Chris Sells: http://www.sellsbrothers.com/spout/#More_On_The_Quest_To_Kill_Code Ward Cunningham: http://c2.com/cgi/wiki...

Posted to Jim Blizzards Blog (Weblog) by jimblizzard on 04-15-2004

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