"Starbucks - the yuppie McDonald's"
— Chris Hardwick - Wired Magazine online edition
What is this setup good for?
Drupal's developers are constantly fixing bugs and striving to make our Drupal installations as safe as possible - there have been 6 security updates of the 5.x and 6.x branches so far in 2008. If you have several sites, the maintenance work can really cut into your time.
I'd like to share with you a little trick I use in my server setup to streamline the upgrade process when a new core release is available. It not only makes core updates quicker and safer to implement, it also leaves the previous version ready to use on my server in case there are problems with the new Drupal core version.
I think there's a fine line between open source and stupidity.
— Massimo Banzi, co-inventor and producer of the open source Arduino computing platform.
Following two incredible Open Source Con experiences in the last three weeks - frOScon in St. Augustin Germany and the DrupalCon in Szeged Hungary - I have been feeling incredibly positive. I feel that I found what really matters to me in the FOSS world and probably the world at large ... I felt strong moments of epiphany in Szeged on this ...
It is all about community. Community, bringing people together to cooperate, working towards common goals and ideals, this is what makes us strong and successful in the Drupal community and what can make us strong elsewhere in life.
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"I may not have all the answers, but I'm always available!
— Douglas Hubler - 22.AUG.2008
In the New Testament, Jesus tells us to help the poor 3000 times. He never tells us homosexuality is a sin.
Funny, for all surveillance, Osama bin Laden is still free -- and we're not. Guess who's winning the "war on terror?"
The title of this post also refers to a quote, of course. It is attributed to Benjamin Franklin. Currently I can't find a definitive wording, but the gist of it is clear, I think. Here are two versions. I like the second best:
"Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
"Those who are willing to sacrifice their basic liberties to assure their security deserve neither."
— Cory Doctorow on BoingBoing, in reference to this BBC article.
The excellent folks over at Schmap guides, producers of very interesting interactive travel guides both online and as a desktop app, have shortlisted one of my photos for the next edition of their guide to Cologne! Yay my camera! Yay my shutter finger!
Even if it doesn't make the final editorial cut, I am flattered. I'm further inspired to keep snapping and posting.
Thank you, Schmap!
Overcast - The Music of Ed Partyka Performed by the Sunday Night Orchestra Featuring Efrat Alony
I am a long-time fan of Ed's music, but I've chosen to share with you a short sample of the only arrangement on the record, an eight.minute (!) version of "Time" by Tom Waits. This number really gives me goose bumps. I suppose I should also post a sample of Ed's music, too, since that's the actual point of the production ...
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