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Open Letter to PortlandOnline Refresh Committee
In May, one of the largest interactive firms in Portland announced it was closing its downtown Portland office, and that its staff would begin “working from home.” In the last 12 months, nearly every web development firm and design firm in the Portland area has laid off staff (thankfully, a situation Pop Art has avoided), [...]
WebVisions 2008
WebVisions is a Portland-based web conference that I’ve attended twice before. Sadly, due to a crisis at the office, I was only able to attend the first day of sessions this year, which means I missed Andy Baio’s presentation on internet memes and Jeffrey Veen’s keynote. What I did see was good, but not great. In [...]
Slushy the Puddle Man
Oh man. This winter weather is getting me down. Nothing but rain. I see kids making puddle angels and having mudball fights just a week before the big holiday, and it wears on me. I’m a snow man! I need sugar-frosted trees, not applesauce in the streets. But after that crazy snow and ice storm last [...]
