After Ignite Portland 3, View from the Hawthorne Bridge

This was my first time attending Ignite Portland, the third of which happened last night at the Baghdad Theatre. There were two waves of speakers who each had 5 minutes, 20 slides, and 15 seconds per slide to give a talk on anything they wanted (that was approved beforehand through a selection process). Talks ranged from the history of Cup Noodles, to how to build a nuclear reactor to boil water. The place was packed, the crowd rowdy, and there was free food!

I arrived at 6:15, which was already enough time past 5:30 to be forced into the balcony. Next time, next time…