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title: 'Silicon Florist’s links arrangement for December 08'
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# Silicon Florist’s links arrangement for December 08

#### [WordPress Release Party and Blogger Food Drive | Our PDX Network](http://ourpdx.net/2008/12/portland-wordpress/)

Aaron Hockley writes “In addition to bloggy goodness, we’re also holding a Blogger Food Drive. The Oregon Food Bank is currently handing out more food than they’re bringing in, so any contributions would be appreciated. Bring your non-perishable food donations to the WordPress party, or drop them off anytime this week at CubeSpace (622 SE Grand Avenue).”

#### [Why Free Geek means so much to me and why it’s more important than ever!](http://omaried.wordpress.com/2008/12/08/why-free-geek-means-so-much-to-me-and-why-its-more-important-than-ever/)

Marie Deatherage writes “You all know how much I love Free Geek. I’ve seen quite a lot of nonprofits, and I have to say it’s the most amazing one I’ve ever encountered. Why? Well, here are a few of the reasons…”

#### [Portland startup lands two Oregon tech vets for board – Silicon Forest](http://blog.oregonlive.com/siliconforest/2008/12/portland_startup_lands_two_ore.html)

Mike Rogoway writes “Ontier, a downtown Portland startup launched earlier this year, said this afternoon that Oregon tech vets Les Fahey and Paul Gulick are joining the company’s board and investing in the business.”

#### [The Great Portland Interview Experiment: Lawduck Edition](http://fastwonderblog.com/2008/12/06/the-great-portland-interview-experiment-lawduck-edition/)

Dawn Foster writes “I had the pleasure of interviewing J-P Voilleque aka @lawduck for the Great Portland Interview Experiment. In this version, I asked the questions, and JPV provided the answers. I was also interviewed for this experiment by Grant Kruger if you are interested.”

#### [Have feedback on ThrivePDX?](http://bit.ly/K9ri)

Interested in providing more feedback to the ThrivePDX gang? Here’s your chance.

[View all my bookmarks on Ma.gnolia](http://ma.gnolia.com/people/siliconflorist/bookmarks "View all my bookmarks on Ma.gnolia")