David Lanier

Love this quote from Douglas Adams:

1) everything that’s already in the world when you’re born is just normal;

2) anything that gets invented between then and before you turn thirty is incredibly exciting and creative and with any luck you can make a career out of it;

3) anything that gets invented after you’re thirty is against the natural order of things and the beginning of the end of civilisation as we know it until it’s been around for about ten years when it gradually turns out to be alright really.

Source: http://www.douglasadams.com/dna/19990901-00-a.html

I recently read an article in Energy Times. Here are the highlights that I thought were especially noteworthy.

"If you repeat a stimulus, the neurocircuits that control that will strengthen; other areas will weaken."

"... in a state of continuous partical attention. ... a state in which our minds constantly search for any type of contact, to which we never fully pay attention. ... feeds egos and enhances our sense of self-worth. ...

Over at groups.drupal.org I've posted some links from the most recent Drupal meetup, including bits about Drupalcon, Analytics, and Education.

Wow. I had a great time this past week at DrupalCon DC.

I have a lot of emails, voicemails and planning to catch up on, so today I will be primarily getting work plans back in order. But first, a little update...

Very very early Monday morning (March 2) I will be heading to Washington DC to witness the amassing of 1300 other Drupal enthusiasts and professionals. The event is the annual North American DrupalCon. I am thrilled to have this opportunity to meet so many quality people, and learn more about my favorite CMS. I will be checking email and voicemail occasionally, but not as frequently as normal. I will resume normal business next week, beginning March 9.

Today I registered drpl.us, with the intention of creating a url shortening service for the drupal community. I would like to gather suggestions and feedback here. So please take a moment to review my initial thoughts, and leave a comment with your thoughts, wishes, and warnings.

Just posted some notes at groups.drupal.org from our latest Amarillo Drupal meetup.

http://groups.drupal.org/node/17387#comment-59712

In the category of "why I choose Drupal"...

Drupal wins 2 out of 4 awards from Packt Publishing. Best Open Source PHP CMS, AND Best Overall Open Source CMS.
http://www.packtpub.com/article/2008-open-source-cms-award-winner-announced

Drupal is becoming increasingly recognized as a top opensource CMS.

Outlining the basic process I'm taking to upgrade this site to Drupal 6.

(8:45 pm)

Installed Modules

• node_clone
• codefilter
• these are available for Drupal 6.

http://www.infoworld.com/archives/t.jsp?N=s&V=107881
http://www.infoworld.com/slideshow/2008/08/169-best_of_open_so-1.html
Drupal is not listed, but Elgg and Wordpress are.

How to get started creating a new custom theme for Drupal, using only minimal code. This is basically a combination of css-only theming, and basic intro theming.

1. Create a new theme folder in /sites/all/themes/. Let's call it "minimal". So you should now have this folder: /sites/all/themes/minimal/.

2. Create a new empty text file in that folder called "minimal.info"

3. Put this essential information in it:
name = Minimal
description = Minimal theme.
core = 6.x
engine = phptemplate


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