Haha, I kill myself. No seriously though, I find it to be quite a useful system. What I find irritating is the online documentation and the Drupal programmers' proclivity for changing things for seemingly tenuous or no reason, creating unnecessary headaches for those who must now update their own modules.
Anyone wanting to maintaining backwards compatibility for whatever reasons is in for some headaches.
If you have the book handy I find that the problems are minimized. Owning the book that develops against version 5 I balk at having to buy a new book for version 6 but it looks like I will have to as problems just keep arising and finding answers takes time.
Maybe I'm just a cynic but it makes me think that the changes and incomplete and/or outdated online docs are an intentional plot to sell more books.
But I will say that if you can get past the initial bumps and potholes on the path to learning Drupal it can be quite pleasant to use and develop for. YMMV but in my experience until they document things properly on drupal.org the book, while not perfect, is essential and conducive to productivity. You will lose less hair and accomplish more in less time.
"Google Chrome. Day 2. Lucinda is in the diary room."
Rather sad that this was the phrase that came to mind on reading the title. I hate the show too, so it just proves that you can run, but you can't hide from Big Brother.
Ah but this guy is a fan of many things. You should have seen this guy's emails to Apple (fruit fan), Sun (solar fan), Red Hat (hat fan) and Pedia (I'm sure you get the idea)!
I think Lloyds TSB and some others who allow internet banking will send you weekly text messages (though they may randomly change your password just for a laugh;) ).
I don't know of any that provides anything more than this.
True true. I was being tongue-in-cheek, as I'm sure was obvious.
What happened to the Hamster was likely the exception not the rule and you are right it is very interesting. Not many people come out of a crash like that better off than before, making him a walking, talking miracle.
(Course we have to thank the emergency services, particularly the air ambulance, for their responsiveness or it could have been a very different tale).
What is also pretty neat is that this at least 'anecdotedly' supports the idea - from the article I linked - that
brain inflammation of the kind he suffered is reduced by luteolin - a compound found in celery, green pepper, parsley and chamomile
and even though
the team also notes that, despite the experience of Hammond, the effect of luteolin on humans is still not fully understood
we can have some confidence that it helps in some positive way. Fascinating stuff.
What I wonder is if the body was specifically craving the luteolin or whether it was more coincidental.
Hammond had a crash in a jet-car...injured, sure... lived, walks, basically fine...
He did develop a taste for celery though so it's not all a bed of roses;)
some guy who drives to and from work, maybe the odd venture out on the weekends... is far more likely to fuck-up, and when the shit hits the fan they panic, unlike a professional driver who can stay relatively aware of whats happening, and prepair...etc...
I think there's something to say for people pointing and laughing at danger and stealing its lunch money. Clarkson, Hammond and May (well maybe less so for Captain Slow) have cavalier attitudes (which appeals to my sense of 'ah, screw it') and being of a less panicky, laugh in the face of danger disposition may help cope when things go wrong (to a degree) because you may prevent yourself making it worse.
KRYTEN: Good god! Emergency, emergency! Adopt crash procedure! RIMMER: (Runs back to rear compartment.) Where's the card? Who's got the
card?! LISTER: What card? RIMMER: The plastic card, the plastic card with the cartoons of the crash
procedure on it! LISTER: Don't panic, man! RIMMER: It should be in the netting behind the seats. Haven't we got to
sit behind a woman clutching a baby? What's the drill?! LISTER: Look, I know what is it! RIMMER: What? LISTER: Sit down, tuck your head between your legs and brace yourself. RIMMER: (Bracing) Now what? LISTER: Then you open the in-flight magazine and start reading. Thing
is*, the articles act as a sedative. I mean, look at this: "Contents
List: Salt, an Epicure's Delight; Classic Wines of Estonia; Flemish
Weaving the Traditional Way." (To the CAT, whose head is lolling) Don't
fight it, man, let it take you. RIMMER: How can you be so mind-bogglingly flippant? Don't you know
what's going to happen? We're going to crash! LISTER: You've got to stay calm! It's a well-known fact, the more
relaxed you are, the less likely you are to be injured. KRYTEN: Good luck, everybody, here it comes!
Wishful thinking maybe, but as far as wishful thinking goes, I like it.
I had a similar problem earlier this month in making a credit card payment over the phone. Twice I told them the details, which I read directly from the card, and twice the card was rejected. I made payment by other means instead and then called the credit card company who told me that the verification number, valid from and valid to dates had all been entered incorrectly.
It was annoying and no harm was done, but it does highlight that mistakes do happen.
Although I agree Winnebago can be perceived as an inherently funnier word it is a more clumsy word as compared with minivan, when used in this particular strip.
To be honest this kind of thing worries me. You would think that the IT dept would grok the importance of a proper decommissioning procedure and securing items against theft (security, regular auditing and so on) but this is still too much to ask.
Every time I read a story like this it concerns me that I cannot be absolutely sure that my details haven't fallen into the wrong hands.
There need to be harsher penalties. It is highly unfortunate that RBS will be planning damage limitation as we speak and will succeed in sweeping this news under the carpet without making a single change to their procedures because just like it is "easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission" it appears to be "cheaper to pay the PR dept than it is to implement proper security policies".
Wow! Then imagine the records the machines are going to set at the next Olympiad. (I hope they're Daleks so the guys who designed that logo can be exterminated).
I agree -- the kids near where I live are very cynical too and that's a good thing. I think they need to be these days.
I tried to read that PDF but only got to page 6 because it contains a story with about as much imagination as the music the RIAA companies put out; it's like reading a really bad Jane Doe script.
Now I don't expect they ever intended to produce Marvel material but those same cynical kids wouldn't get to the end of it either - not without real pirates in it - making it an exercise in futility. The old scaremongering-to-save-a-dying-business-model is all it is; the NCSC are merely shilling on behalf of the RIAA.
"I'm downloading it right now. It hasn't even reached stores yet!" "You shouldn't be downloading pirated music files, Henry. It's a crime"
Fittingly the caption in a subsequent frame was just what I thought on reading that wish-wash: "Oh, ick!".
Entirely out of interest, and a serious question: Having only ever bought two Eng Lit books, how do publishers ensure that earlier editions of Hamlet can't be purchased in favor of the newer ones? The ones I bought contained only the prose and didn't contain any questions so the text between editions must have been very rigid as compared to some other topic like math or physics.
The only possibility I can think of is when a tutor may refer to page numbers on which to find a passage but even then, you could just ask for the act/scene information and find it without too much trouble.
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So you've used Drupal then? How do you find it?
How do I find it? I find it here.
Haha, I kill myself. No seriously though, I find it to be quite a useful system. What I find irritating is the online documentation and the Drupal programmers' proclivity for changing things for seemingly tenuous or no reason, creating unnecessary headaches for those who must now update their own modules.
Anyone wanting to maintaining backwards compatibility for whatever reasons is in for some headaches.
If you have the book handy I find that the problems are minimized. Owning the book that develops against version 5 I balk at having to buy a new book for version 6 but it looks like I will have to as problems just keep arising and finding answers takes time.
Maybe I'm just a cynic but it makes me think that the changes and incomplete and/or outdated online docs are an intentional plot to sell more books.
But I will say that if you can get past the initial bumps and potholes on the path to learning Drupal it can be quite pleasant to use and develop for. YMMV but in my experience until they document things properly on drupal.org the book, while not perfect, is essential and conducive to productivity. You will lose less hair and accomplish more in less time.
Something like "Cook my sock" do ya?
"Google Chrome. Day 2. Lucinda is in the diary room."
Rather sad that this was the phrase that came to mind on reading the title. I hate the show too, so it just proves that you can run, but you can't hide from Big Brother.
I was surprised to hear that this was covered on the BBC program Click today.
No. He would have asked for permission.
Ah but this guy is a fan of many things. You should have seen this guy's emails to Apple (fruit fan), Sun (solar fan), Red Hat (hat fan) and Pedia (I'm sure you get the idea)!
Still nothing? I'm going to have to go ahead and ask you to come in Saturday.
Be glad it wasn't Ballmer ;)
Now you have that image in your head, don't you? Sorry.
I have said keyboard. How much do I owe M$?
I don't think just saying "keyboard" is a problem. You should be fine ;)
i'm with a UK bank, what company does this?
I think Lloyds TSB and some others who allow internet banking will send you weekly text messages (though they may randomly change your password just for a laugh ;) ).
I don't know of any that provides anything more than this.
True true. I was being tongue-in-cheek, as I'm sure was obvious.
What happened to the Hamster was likely the exception not the rule and you are right it is very interesting. Not many people come out of a crash like that better off than before, making him a walking, talking miracle.
(Course we have to thank the emergency services, particularly the air ambulance, for their responsiveness or it could have been a very different tale).
What is also pretty neat is that this at least 'anecdotedly' supports the idea - from the article I linked - that
brain inflammation of the kind he suffered is reduced by luteolin - a compound found in celery, green pepper, parsley and chamomile
and even though
the team also notes that, despite the experience of Hammond, the effect of luteolin on humans is still not fully understood
we can have some confidence that it helps in some positive way. Fascinating stuff.
What I wonder is if the body was specifically craving the luteolin or whether it was more coincidental.
Hammond had a crash in a jet-car...injured, sure... lived, walks, basically fine...
He did develop a taste for celery though so it's not all a bed of roses ;)
some guy who drives to and from work, maybe the odd venture out on the weekends... is far more likely to fuck-up, and when the shit hits the fan they panic, unlike a professional driver who can stay relatively aware of whats happening, and prepair...etc...
I think there's something to say for people pointing and laughing at danger and stealing its lunch money. Clarkson, Hammond and May (well maybe less so for Captain Slow) have cavalier attitudes (which appeals to my sense of 'ah, screw it') and being of a less panicky, laugh in the face of danger disposition may help cope when things go wrong (to a degree) because you may prevent yourself making it worse.
To quote Red Dwarf:
KRYTEN: Good god! Emergency, emergency! Adopt crash procedure!
RIMMER: (Runs back to rear compartment.) Where's the card? Who's got the
card?!
LISTER: What card?
RIMMER: The plastic card, the plastic card with the cartoons of the crash
procedure on it!
LISTER: Don't panic, man!
RIMMER: It should be in the netting behind the seats. Haven't we got to
sit behind a woman clutching a baby? What's the drill?!
LISTER: Look, I know what is it!
RIMMER: What?
LISTER: Sit down, tuck your head between your legs and brace yourself.
RIMMER: (Bracing) Now what?
LISTER: Then you open the in-flight magazine and start reading. Thing
is*, the articles act as a sedative. I mean, look at this: "Contents
List: Salt, an Epicure's Delight; Classic Wines of Estonia; Flemish
Weaving the Traditional Way." (To the CAT, whose head is lolling) Don't
fight it, man, let it take you.
RIMMER: How can you be so mind-bogglingly flippant? Don't you know
what's going to happen? We're going to crash!
LISTER: You've got to stay calm! It's a well-known fact, the more
relaxed you are, the less likely you are to be injured.
KRYTEN: Good luck, everybody, here it comes!
Wishful thinking maybe, but as far as wishful thinking goes, I like it.
But look how much we improved on them ;-)
Oh but think of the days out with the family.
"OK kids, time for a head count."
"I've got two!"
Every woman dreams of the perfect "fairy princes" wedding.
Nah, it's all 'celebrity' weddings these days. And by 'celebrity' I mean those who are famous merely for being famous. Grotesque displays indeed.
Stupid celebrity culture.
I had a similar problem earlier this month in making a credit card payment over the phone. Twice I told them the details, which I read directly from the card, and twice the card was rejected. I made payment by other means instead and then called the credit card company who told me that the verification number, valid from and valid to dates had all been entered incorrectly.
It was annoying and no harm was done, but it does highlight that mistakes do happen.
Scissors do ;)
Actually it was minivan.
Although I agree Winnebago can be perceived as an inherently funnier word it is a more clumsy word as compared with minivan, when used in this particular strip.
Your tin foil hat won't help.
But at least you could wear it at a rakish angle for your closeup.
if you don't believe me, you know there is only one way to find out
I believe you! I BELIEVE YOU!!
Not anymore.
To be honest this kind of thing worries me. You would think that the IT dept would grok the importance of a proper decommissioning procedure and securing items against theft (security, regular auditing and so on) but this is still too much to ask.
Every time I read a story like this it concerns me that I cannot be absolutely sure that my details haven't fallen into the wrong hands.
There need to be harsher penalties. It is highly unfortunate that RBS will be planning damage limitation as we speak and will succeed in sweeping this news under the carpet without making a single change to their procedures because just like it is "easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission" it appears to be "cheaper to pay the PR dept than it is to implement proper security policies".
Wow! Then imagine the records the machines are going to set at the next Olympiad. (I hope they're Daleks so the guys who designed that logo can be exterminated).
I for one etc etc
I agree -- the kids near where I live are very cynical too and that's a good thing. I think they need to be these days.
I tried to read that PDF but only got to page 6 because it contains a story with about as much imagination as the music the RIAA companies put out; it's like reading a really bad Jane Doe script.
Now I don't expect they ever intended to produce Marvel material but those same cynical kids wouldn't get to the end of it either - not without real pirates in it - making it an exercise in futility. The old scaremongering-to-save-a-dying-business-model is all it is; the NCSC are merely shilling on behalf of the RIAA.
"I'm downloading it right now. It hasn't even reached stores yet!"
"You shouldn't be downloading pirated music files, Henry. It's a crime "
Fittingly the caption in a subsequent frame was just what I thought on reading that wish-wash: "Oh, ick! ".
The rook might be available.
Entirely out of interest, and a serious question: Having only ever bought two Eng Lit books, how do publishers ensure that earlier editions of Hamlet can't be purchased in favor of the newer ones? The ones I bought contained only the prose and didn't contain any questions so the text between editions must have been very rigid as compared to some other topic like math or physics.
The only possibility I can think of is when a tutor may refer to page numbers on which to find a passage but even then, you could just ask for the act/scene information and find it without too much trouble.