DevHouse Pittsburgh is an event patterned on SuperHappyDevHouse. We aim to become the premier Pittsburgh-area hackathon event that combines serious and not-so-serious productivity with a fun and exciting party atmosphere. Come to the DevHouse to have fun and get things done! When: Saturday, June 14, 2008, 2pm – 8pm Where: 4685 Middle Road, Allison Park, …
Tag Archives: Pittsburgh
Penguin style
I’ve been curious about the beard style that Penguin captain Sidney Crosby has chosen for the playoffs. Others on his team have gone for more of a full-face look, while Crosby is sporting a slim mustache and chin beard. I think I may have found his inspiration: IMG_2610, originally uploaded by cyfer13. I have to …
Double-plus good
Photo: "Chinstrap penguins" by Laura Closkey Penguins are so fun to watch. And sometimes that boat can still float.
PodCamp Pittsburgh 3
DSCF1077, originally uploaded by Joel Mark Witt. Planning is underway for PodCamp Pittsburgh 3, the third iteration of the Pittsburgh line of PodCamps. I attended the first PodCamp Pittsburgh, where I shared what I knew and thought about blogging and learned a bit about video and podcasting. Then I helped organize a newbie version of …
“Woman from the Past” at Bricolage
Bricolage Production Company has a great series of staged readings underway. "Making artful use of what’s at hand, Bricolage uses the distinctive resources of the Pittsburgh region to create theatrical events that stimulate a heightened sense of involvement for the audience." Here are the details for the current reading and the series, also available on …
Lost and found in western Pennsylvania
Main Street in downtown Butler, PA, originally uploaded by cynthiacloskey. This afternoon I was scheduled to meet up with friends at a coffee shop in the Shadyside neighborhood of Pittsburgh. I don’t go to Shadyside often, so I printed out some directions, hopped in the car, and headed south. About halfway there I realized …
Stories of Pittsburgh
Pittsburghers: The eyes of the nation are upon us. It’s time to stand up and share what we think of our town and our region. The Primary Pittsburgh Project is a “5-day blogging experiment to invite the Burghosphere to re-tell the primary story story of Pittsburgh to the rest of the country.” Here’s the scoop: …
Email poetry
Nonsense And Happiness, originally uploaded by tauben. Today I had this email exchange with a blogger who shall remain nameless (but whom you may call Carlos The Mack’rel): Carlos: Hey Closkey!! When’s the next blogfest?? MBM: Hi! I don’t know. I think some of the others were discussing that. I’ll see and let you know. …
Pittsburgh bloggers wanted
Lindsay Patross of I Heart Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Metroblogging writes: I am looking to recruit some new writers to Pittsburgh Metroblogging – http://pittsburgh.metblogs.com Pittsburgh Metblog is part of the international network of Metroblogs – so there is access to authors of blogs around the world. We are looking to recruit regular bloggers who can post …
Afterparty locations needed
Mike Doughty is on tour, supporting his new album Golden Delicious. He’d like to do aftershow laptop-DJ events along the way. He’ll be playing at Mr. Small’s in Millvale (i.e. Pittsburgh) on April 13. Any local bars want to host an aftershow mini-gig? See Mike’s blog for details and samples.