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Thursday | March 31, 2011

Today Is Portland General Strike Day

From strike page:

Right now across the country there are numerous assistance programs being cut, womens rights are being attacked on all fronts, and were still funding two wars in the middle east. I don't think this reflects the view of the people and certainly not the people or Portland. A nationwide general strike has been called. This event ought to serve as a vehicle to spread the word send it to everyone you know and tell them to do the same.

Go to story: Portland General Strike
Go to event & fan pages: Portland General Strike March 31st (event page) | Portland General Strike March 31st (fan page)
Go to national strike page: A call for a Nationwide General Strike!!
Go to timeliness: day late, dollar short

Wednesday | March 30, 2011

Portland WikiWednesday happens this evening at The MEZZ inside Whole Foods Market in Portland's Pearl District

Come Hang With Portland's Wiki Geeks
Local MediaWiki & Wikipedia Discussion Groups!
Portland is the "birthplace of wiki"...
...and boasts quite a few wiki enthusiasts, many of whom are regular Wikipedia contributors and/or admins.
Because of such heritage, Portland now boasts a local Wikipedia / MediaWiki meetup page:
Wikipedia:Meetup/Portland
Hooray!
Hope to see you this evening!

What: Portland WikiWednesday
Where: The MEZZ Espresso Bar
Address: Portland's Pearl District: NW 12th Avenue & West Burnside Street
Day: Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
Time: 6:30-9:00 p.m.

Go to story: Portland WikiWednesday -- Come hang with Portland's wiki geeks.

Go to Wikipedia meetup page: Wikipedia Meetup, Portland

Tuesday | March 29, 2011

Oregon push to legalize selling marijuana to adults over 21 begins
Yesterday, state approval was given to begin collecting signatures to put "OCTA 2012" ("Oregon Cannabis Tax Act 2012") on the ballot, which would regulate the legal sale of marijuana to adults through state-licensed stores, allow adults to grow their own, license Oregon farmers to grow marijuana for state-licensed stores, and allow unlicensed Oregon farmers to grow cannabis hemp for fuel, fiber and food." Organizers of the campaign started work immediately, canvassing for the 90,000 signatures they will need to put OCTA 2012 on the ballot. According to the organizers, OCTA 2012 would raise $140 million for Oregon a year in taxes from commercial cannabis sales, and save an estimated $61.5 million from law enforcement, corrections, and the justice system. Campaigners hope that Oregon's looming massive budget cuts and economic woes will provide the impetus for Oregon to become the first state to legalize cannabis outside of a medical marijuana context.

Go to story: Push to sell marijuana in Oregon kicks off
Go to story: Could Oregon be First to End Cannabis Prohibition? 'OCTA 2012' is Approved for Signatures
Go to website: Oregon Cannabis Tax Act 2012

Monday | March 28, 2011

Come Hang With Local Civic Wiki Geeks
Tonight's Discussion: User Interface!

How can PortlandWiki present a more inviting user interface?

And: Wiki blogs!

What: PortlandWiki Monday Meets
Where: Powell's Technical Books
Address: 40 NW 10th Avenue, Portland, OR 97209

Corner of NW 10th Avenue & NW Couch Street. (This is Powell's Tech's new location.)

(OpenStreetMap, Google Map)

Day: This evening! Monday, March 28th, 2011
Time: 6:30 - 9:00 p.m.

Go to meetup page: Monday Meets

Go to event calendar: PortlandWiki Monday Meets -- Come Hang With Local CivicWiki Geeks

Sunday | March 27, 2011

Stand with Japan Vigil
Nuclear power has not treated the Japanese people kindly. First, the power of exploding nuclear bombs, dropped from U.S. warplanes, killed hundreds of thousands of Japan's people towards the end of World War Two. Then, earlier this month, Japanese people got another bitter taste of nuclear catastrophe as an ongoing series of massive reactor failures began plaguing the Fukushima nuclear power plants in the wake of the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on 11 March 2011. On Monday, March 28th, you have an opportunity to Stand with Japan and show your empathy for and solidarity with the people there.

What: Stand with Japan Vigil
Where: Terry Schrunk Plaza
Address: Downtown Portland: Between SW 3rd & 4th Avenues and SW Madison & Jefferson Streets | Portland, OR 97204
Day: Monday, March 28th, 2011
Time: 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Go to event RSVP page: Vigil for the people of Japan

Saturday | March 26, 2011

Lost Izzy Puts Pet Owners in a Tizzy
Izzy's been mizzin' since March 15! If you happen to spot a black and white tuxedo boy cat, the owner would love to hear back from you. Please find Izzy. It's been 11 days... :'-(

Go to story: Find Izzy

Friday | March 25, 2011

You're Sixteen. You're Beautiful. And You're Ours.^[1]
When the World Wide Web's creator unveiled the world's first Web site on Hiroshima Day (August 6th) 1991, the browser for this marvelous "new Gutenberg" also functioned as a Web editor. Tim Berners-Lee intended that people contribute content to the Web, not merely consume it.^[2] But "free market" forces--with its legions of dull, consumption-addled consumer militias functioning as its loyal enforcers--had other plans. They quickly kicked aside the "write" portion of the read-write Web. In the blink of a million glazed-over eyeballs Berners-Lee's invention, running atop the Internet's narrowband pipes, began choking on a wretched bile of pernicious porn, fly-by-night shopping malls, malicious malware, spying webbots, deranged script kiddies and oily cyberhucksters selling Internet bubbles. By March 25, 1995 Portlandian codegeek Ward Cunningham had had enough, and came to the rescue by putting the "write" back into the read-write Web. Cunningham unveiled the world's first wiki.^[3]^[4] Today that wiki turns sweet sixteen.^[5] In these bleak times--as multinational media conglomerates and their corrupt political operatives work feverishly to stuff the Internet and its World Wide Web into a pay-to-surf cesspool^[6]--Wiki's sweet sixteen birthday gives the read-write world something to genuinely celebrate.

Go to story: Happy Birthday - the Wiki Celebrates its Sweet 16

Go to rockstar: Wiki, the Continuing & Original Web Rockstar

Go to history: Wiki History

Go to birthday: Wiki Birthday

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References

[1] You're Sixteen

[2] Why You Don't Surf The 'Mesh' -- Web's Inventor, Tim Berners-Lee, Is Spilling The Details Of Its Creation

[3] WikiWikiWeb, the first wiki

[4] Wiki History

[5] Wiki Birthday

[6] Net Neutrality 101

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 ''From strike page'':<blockquote>Right now across the country there are numerous assistance programs being cut, womens rights are being attacked on all fronts, and were still funding two wars in the middle east. I don't think this reflects the view of the people and certainly not the people or Portland. A nationwide general strike has been called. This event ought to serve as a vehicle to spread the word send it to everyone you know and tell them to do the same.</blockquote>
 * '''Go to story''': [[Portland General Strike]]
-* '''Go to event & fan pages''': [http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=118210561586623 Portland General Strike March 31st (event page)] [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Portland-General-Strike-March-31st/190060121032162 Portland General Strike March 31st (fan page)]
+* '''Go to event & fan pages''': [http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=118210561586623 Portland General Strike March 31st] (event page) | [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Portland-General-Strike-March-31st/190060121032162 Portland General Strike March 31st] (fan page)
 * '''Go to national strike page''': [http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=147739558619715 A call for a Nationwide General Strike!!]
 * '''Go to timeliness''': [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/day_late,_dollar_short day late, dollar short]