Re: [PLUG] Portland Swift Linux

[Michael Rasmussen]

On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 08:50:46AM -0700, Tony Rick wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 17, 2011 at 12:49 PM, Jason Hsu  wrote:
> >
> > Are there songs about Portland I could use for the startup sound clip?  Are
> > there any particular sounds that are uniquely Portland?
> >
> >
> Pink Martini.  (2¢ more)
 
Excellent choice. 

But lest we forget, the Kingsmen version of Louie, Louie #55 in Rolling Stone's 
list of the 500 Greatest songs of all
time.

They were from Portland.

-- 
Michael Rasmussen, Portland Oregon  
  Other Adventures: http://www.jamhome.us/ or http://westy.saunter.us/
Fortune Cookie Fortune du jour:
I may be gone for sometime.
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Re: [PLUG] Portland Swift Linux

[Patrick "Finn" Robins]

On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 19:09, chris (fool) mccraw  wrote:

> Would it be trite to use a picture of the swifts at chapman elementary?
>
> On Sep 17, 2011 1:00 PM, "Patrick "Finn" Robins" <13.f...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > PDX has had "Keep Portland Weird" bumper stickers for decades.
>
> Which slogan they stole or borrowed from austin, tx..not really homegrown
> or
> original to here.
>

Not surprised, still very appropriate in my opinion. Especially being stuck
in MN now. I miss oregon.

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Re: [PLUG] Portland Swift Linux

[chris (fool) mccraw]

Would it be trite to use a picture of the swifts at chapman elementary?

On Sep 17, 2011 1:00 PM, "Patrick "Finn" Robins" <13.f...@gmail.com> wrote:

> PDX has had "Keep Portland Weird" bumper stickers for decades.

Which slogan they stole or borrowed from austin, tx..not really homegrown or
original to here.
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Re: [PLUG] Portland Swift Linux

[Tony Rick]

On Sat, Sep 17, 2011 at 12:49 PM, Jason Hsu  wrote:


>
> Are there songs about Portland I could use for the startup sound clip?  Are
> there any particular sounds that are uniquely Portland?
>
>
Pink Martini.  (2¢ more)

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- tony
"I come from the nowhere, I go to the noplace, und here I am!"
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (Popeye, 1939)
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Re: [PLUG] Portland Swift Linux

[Neal]

The first thought I had for a Portland band was Everclear, followed by
Seafood Mama / Quarterflash. Make three (four?) versions if you want
to include Decemberists as the bands differ quite a bit.

My $0.02,
NealS
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Re: [PLUG] Portland Swift Linux

[MJang]

On Sat, 2011-09-17 at 17:07 -0700, MJang wrote:
> On Sat, 2011-09-17 at 14:49 -0500, Jason Hsu wrote:
> > Swift Linux offers not only Diet Swift Linux (no OpenOffice) and Regular 
> > Swift Linux (Diet Swift Linux + OpenOffice) but also special editions 
> > consisting of special wallpaper and a sound clip that plays at startup (the 
> > song "You Belong With Me" in Taylor Swift Linux, loons calling in Minnesota 
> > Swift Linux, and the song "Lake Shore Drive" in Chicago Swift Linux).
> > 
> > Yes, the special editions of Swift Linux are inspired by Hannah Montana 
> > Linux.
> > 
> > Because Portland has one of the heaviest concentrations of Linux users, is 
> > home to the Linux Foundation, and is the birthplace of FreeGeek, I'm adding 
> > Portland Swift Linux to the lineup.  I want Swift Linux to go viral.  This 
> > would attract developers who can help me further improve Swift Linux, and 
> > that would allow it to spread to even more users.
> > 
> > Are there any particular landmarks that should be showcased in the 
> > wallpaper?  (For Minnesota Swift Linux, I use the Duluth lift bridge and 
> > the Spoonbridge and Cherry sculpture.  For Chicago Swift Linux, I use the 
> > Chicago skyline and Buckingham Fountain.)
> 
> Mt Hood is the big one, but we're also the "Rose City"
> 
> > 
> > Are there songs about Portland I could use for the startup sound clip?  Are 
> > there any particular sounds that are uniquely Portland?
> > 
> > Some slogans for the desktop wallpaper would also help.  (The Minnesota 
> > edition has "You're gonna make it after all!" in tribute to Mary Tyler 
> > Moore.  The Chicago edition has "Chicago is the city that works.  Chicago 
> > Swift Linux is the OS that works."  The Taylor Swift edition has "You 
> > belong with Linux.")
> > 
> 
> The modern one I suppose is "food cart capitol" 
> 
> Portlandia would be the ironic one, given the latest series.

One more: "Greenest city in America"

Thanks, 
Mike


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Re: [PLUG] Portland Swift Linux

[MJang]

On Sat, 2011-09-17 at 14:49 -0500, Jason Hsu wrote:
> Swift Linux offers not only Diet Swift Linux (no OpenOffice) and Regular 
> Swift Linux (Diet Swift Linux + OpenOffice) but also special editions 
> consisting of special wallpaper and a sound clip that plays at startup (the 
> song "You Belong With Me" in Taylor Swift Linux, loons calling in Minnesota 
> Swift Linux, and the song "Lake Shore Drive" in Chicago Swift Linux).
> 
> Yes, the special editions of Swift Linux are inspired by Hannah Montana Linux.
> 
> Because Portland has one of the heaviest concentrations of Linux users, is 
> home to the Linux Foundation, and is the birthplace of FreeGeek, I'm adding 
> Portland Swift Linux to the lineup.  I want Swift Linux to go viral.  This 
> would attract developers who can help me further improve Swift Linux, and 
> that would allow it to spread to even more users.
> 
> Are there any particular landmarks that should be showcased in the wallpaper? 
>  (For Minnesota Swift Linux, I use the Duluth lift bridge and the Spoonbridge 
> and Cherry sculpture.  For Chicago Swift Linux, I use the Chicago skyline and 
> Buckingham Fountain.)

Mt Hood is the big one, but we're also the "Rose City"

> 
> Are there songs about Portland I could use for the startup sound clip?  Are 
> there any particular sounds that are uniquely Portland?
> 
> Some slogans for the desktop wallpaper would also help.  (The Minnesota 
> edition has "You're gonna make it after all!" in tribute to Mary Tyler Moore. 
>  The Chicago edition has "Chicago is the city that works.  Chicago Swift 
> Linux is the OS that works."  The Taylor Swift edition has "You belong with 
> Linux.")
> 

The modern one I suppose is "food cart capitol" 

Portlandia would be the ironic one, given the latest series.

Thanks,
Mike

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Re: [PLUG] Portland Swift Linux

[Patrick "Finn" Robins]

On Sat, Sep 17, 2011 at 16:45, Rich Shepard wrote:

> On Sat, 17 Sep 2011, Patrick "Finn" Robins wrote:
>
> >> Are there any particular landmarks that should be showcased in the
> >> wallpaper?  (For Minnesota Swift Linux, I use the Duluth lift bridge and
> >> the Spoonbridge and Cherry sculpture.  For Chicago Swift Linux, I use
> the
> >> Chicago skyline and Buckingham Fountain.)
>
>How about Bud Clark's poster: expose yourself to art? Now _that's_
> iconic.
>

I had totally forgotten about that, thank you for the smile that comes with
the memory.

>
> >> Are there songs about Portland I could use for the startup sound clip?
>  Are
> >> there any particular sounds that are uniquely Portland?
>
>The bleating of the sheeple sitting in traffic.
>
> >> Some slogans for the desktop wallpaper would also help.  (The Minnesota
> >> edition has "You're gonna make it after all!" in tribute to Mary Tyler
> >> Moore.  The Chicago edition has "Chicago is the city that works.
>  Chicago
> >> Swift Linux is the OS that works." The Taylor Swift edition has "You
> >> belong with Linux.")
>
> > PDX has had "Keep Portland Weird" bumper stickers for decades.
>
>Yeah, you don't want to use the joke painted on the side of all city
> cars:
> The City That Works. It's a dream for the future, perhaps, but not reality.
>
> Rich
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Re: [PLUG] Portland Swift Linux

[Rich Shepard]

On Sat, 17 Sep 2011, Patrick "Finn" Robins wrote:

>> Are there any particular landmarks that should be showcased in the
>> wallpaper?  (For Minnesota Swift Linux, I use the Duluth lift bridge and
>> the Spoonbridge and Cherry sculpture.  For Chicago Swift Linux, I use the
>> Chicago skyline and Buckingham Fountain.)

   How about Bud Clark's poster: expose yourself to art? Now _that's_ iconic.

>> Are there songs about Portland I could use for the startup sound clip?  Are
>> there any particular sounds that are uniquely Portland?

   The bleating of the sheeple sitting in traffic.

>> Some slogans for the desktop wallpaper would also help.  (The Minnesota
>> edition has "You're gonna make it after all!" in tribute to Mary Tyler
>> Moore.  The Chicago edition has "Chicago is the city that works.  Chicago
>> Swift Linux is the OS that works." The Taylor Swift edition has "You
>> belong with Linux.")

> PDX has had "Keep Portland Weird" bumper stickers for decades.

   Yeah, you don't want to use the joke painted on the side of all city cars:
The City That Works. It's a dream for the future, perhaps, but not reality.

Rich
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Re: [PLUG] Portland Swift Linux

[Patrick "Finn" Robins]

>
> Are there any particular landmarks that should be showcased in the
> wallpaper?  (For Minnesota Swift Linux, I use the Duluth lift bridge and the
> Spoonbridge and Cherry sculpture.  For Chicago Swift Linux, I use the
> Chicago skyline and Buckingham Fountain.)
>

Mt Hood( look at the Portland Group main page  )
Hawthorne bridge, etc.

>
> Are there songs about Portland I could use for the startup sound clip?  Are
> there any particular sounds that are uniquely Portland?
>

The Decembrists, Dinosaur Jr, Floater, et
al.


> Some slogans for the desktop wallpaper would also help.  (The Minnesota
> edition has "You're gonna make it after all!" in tribute to Mary Tyler
> Moore.  The Chicago edition has "Chicago is the city that works.  Chicago
> Swift Linux is the OS that works."  The Taylor Swift edition has "You belong
> with Linux.")
>

PDX has had "Keep Portland Weird" bumper stickers for decades.

>
> --
Patrick "Finn" Robins

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter
and those who matter don't mind.

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