i’ve been taking a closer look at drupal with an eye towards using it as a foundation for a variety of facefive services. it has really come a long way since the last time i played around with it. and the fact that it has ldap support makes my life infinitely easier [ fingers crossed since i haven’t tried the module yet ]. [ update: dang. it looks like the ldap module only authenticates against and existing ldap server, it doesn’t actually provision new users to the resource. i guess i don’t get our of doing no work 🙂 ] it takes a little bit of energy to get into the drupal lingo, but it certainly is looking like it’s worth the effort.
i wish there was a module to ease integration with making payments via something like trustcommerce.
recently, in an move that might make lesser men feel less manly, my wife and sister-in-law went out and bought a stihl 250 chainsaw to share between us for those times when nothing but a chainsaw will do the job. however, reading the owner’s manual freaked me out sufficiently that i required a tutorial from a brother-in-law who is much better trained in operating equipment that can kill or maim you. today was the first day that i got to walk around and decimate unsuspecting limbs and “trash trees” on our property. it was fun. i got a mean hankerin’ to take down the fifty foot maple in the backyard, but i’ll probably hold off.
i love the smell of chainsaw fumes in the morning. it smells like victory.
disproving the thesis that they only produce crap, some enterprising students at the mit media lab have produced the you’re in control [ urine control ] system which has sensors that detect a the stream of urine, enabling one to play interactive games. throw in the ability to play multiplayer games in bathrooms around the world and you’ve got yourself an instant hit.
“PhotoPal is an image organization system featuring template driven layout, automatic thumbnail creation, RSS feeds, picture level EXIF date extraction, and picture level descriptions, all without the need for an SQL like database.”
“In this article, Gerhard Poul shows how XML-based Jabber fits into today’s e-business infrastructure, lighting instant messaging in a whole new way. You’ll see that you can use Jabber to integrate your existing e-business into a more dynamic and personal environment. Your e-business site will be able to communicate with its users faster and integrate itself into their lives — and you’ll have fun learning and playing with what Jabber offers.”
i have no time to digest if this is some kid of wierd ponzi scheme, but in the midst of wading through my emails tonight, i noticed a nice email from someone named john who bought every single last one of my snowdeal blogshares and is willing to give them to me. as soon as i get back from chicago, john, i’ll take you up on the offer. thanks.
