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‘Sir Drupal of Drupingtown, protector of all things Drupal-ly’

Mon, 09/26/2011 - 5:04pm — decibel.places

A team member - who will go unnamed - offered to knight me ‘Sir Drupal of Drupingtown, protector of all thing [sic] Drupal-ly’ if I demonstrated a stable homepage built with panels.

What led up to that offer:

I wrote, "When I came back from being out sick, I discovered – nobody told me – that you ditched the panels homepage entirely and replaced it with a node template. I am here to bring our site into line with best practices for Drupal. I do not care if “that is how we have always done it” if there is a better “Drupal-ly” way."

Here are his replies:

9/23/2011 12:47 PM	Repost your work and if it renders properly – Kudos. If not, you are making yourself look bad. Push your files to dev and test. If everything works correctly, then I stand corrected and will go on record as Randall Goya being knighted ‘Sir Drupal of Drupingtown, protector of all thing [sic] Drupal-ly’. I have stated my position. I have work to do. Good day, sir. I say Good Day.
9/21/2011 3:17 PM	I am more than ready to endorse a stable version of the homepage. Stable being the word, not ‘Drupal-ly’. There are many different varieties of Kool-Aid not just the blue dot version. I am sure that everyone at the Drupal meeting drink [sic] from the Drupal teat.
9/21/2011 1:53 PM	I vote for simple, stable, clean. Panels adds instability, code bloat and complexity with the code being distributed between panels, blocks, views, modules, etc…

sometimes your coworkers unintentionally make you laugh...

Drupal Christmas Song Video on YouTube

Mon, 12/27/2010 - 3:24pm — decibel.places

Original version see link below

adapted from "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" by Jon Stieglitz

In My Area: PLEASE KEEP FEET OFF THE WALLS

Wed, 12/15/2010 - 10:35pm — decibel.places

PLEASE KEEP FEET OFF THE WALLS

Posted at a neighborhood community center

where the laws of gravity apparrently do not apply

Only In NYC: Punks with Pet Rats on the F Train

Tue, 08/17/2010 - 10:35pm — decibel.places

I have been working on a contract in NYC. Tonite I happened on these rat afficionadoes.

Rats on the F Train in NYC

I hope they NEVER have kids...

Rats on the F Train in NYC

Play video:

In the 1970s my band The National Guard played at the Ratfucker Party

in Providence RI - but the rats there were all dead.

This is another argument for importing Nepenthes attenboroughii to the NYC Subways

Ashes of Problem Clients

Thu, 08/12/2010 - 11:29am — decibel.places

Ashes of Problem Clients

Noho to Dumbo in 2 hours and 7 trains

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 10:03pm — decibel.places

A Brooklyn Odyssey

Tonight I planned to go to a Digital Dumbo networking party with free beer.

In case you are not familiar with the acronyms, Noho is the Manhattan area "North of Houston" street and Dumbo is in Brooklyn "Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass."

It is normally a 10 minute trip by the F train from Broadway/Lafayette to York Street. But I missed the F so I got on the D train at 6:30 PM, which "also" goes to Brooklyn, and has a nice view of the Brooklyn Bridge as it goes over the adjacent Manhattan Bridge.

Things started to look bad as the D train passed OVER Dumbo coming off the bridge, but I figured in a couple of stops I could transfer back to the F going back into Manhattan.

The transfer point is actually in Coney Island at the end of the line, so I got off the D at 50th Street to reverse direction. I considered taking the D back to my starting point in Manhattan and taking the F - if only I had done that. I shrewdly noted the R train connects with the F so I waited for it. After a D train came and left going back into Manhattan, I checked the map again, and noted the R did not stop there so I had to take the next D to get to the R.

At 36th street I transferred to the R and picked up the F as planned at 4th Avenue. The F was headed in the right direction and if all went well I would reach my destination soon. Two stops before York Street, the F train turned into a G and proceeded to Hoyt/Schemerhorn Street and I jumped off the train. I was beginning to feel like "Charlie on the MTA"

Noho to Dumbo subway map

I hopped on the A train already across the platform, which stops at High Street, also near Dumbo. However, the train I was on was going the wrong way, out to Far Rockaway. I looked for a station where I could switch direction and got off at Nostrand Avenue. I inspected every stairway, but they all led to the local C train and none crossed over. I thought I would have a better chance of changing direction on the local so I waited a LONG time for the C train, still going the wrong direction.

I took the C two stops, and at Utica Avenue I switched to the A train going back to Manhattan. But when I arrived at High Street at 8:30, after two hours and seven trains, the party was wrapping up so I stayed on the A to Port Authority to go home to New Jersey.

Jersey, eh? I lived most of my life in Manhattan, I can negotiate the trains and busses there with my eyes closed - but Brooklyn was another story - and a good one!

Comcast Avoids Another Class Action Lawsuit Thanks to CSA Maecamille (MC to her friends)

Wed, 07/21/2010 - 5:05pm — decibel.places

Problem : My online payment had an error - but my phone payment went through with the same method of payment - I want a credit for the phone processing charge

Maecamille > Hello Randall_, Thank you for contacting Comcast Live Chat Support. My name is Maecamille. Please give me one moment to review your information.
Maecamille > Hi! Thank you for choosing to chat us your concerns. I am Maecamille and I will be assisting you on your concern today. How are you doing?
Randall_ > hi MC
Maecamille > Hi Randall.
Maecamille > How are you today?
Randall_ > fine thanks
Randall_ > when I submitted payment online the screen said error and call Comcast
Randall_ > when I called I used the same credit card and it went through
Randall_ > agent said the online record said card expired but I used the same card
Randall_ > I want a credit for $4.95 for the phone processing charge
Maecamille > I am very sorry to hear that you are experiencing, Randall. I can understand the frustration when something is not working the way it is supposed to. As your service representative today, I want you to know that your satisfaction is of my topmost priority and I assure you that we can resolve your concern together on this chat.
Maecamille > We value security above anything else and to protect your account, can you give me the account holder's complete name, full service address, and the account number? If your account number is not available, I can have the last four digits of your SSN on the account in lieu of the account number.
Randall_ > you can resolve it by issuing the credit for $4.95 for the unnecessary charge for payment by phone
Randall_ > service is different than billing - do you want billing name and address or service?
Maecamille > Actually, I am asking for the account holder's name and the service address.
Randall_ > account # is xxxxxxxx
Randall_ > service is xxx xxx xxx
Maecamille > Thank you for the information. Rest assured that whatever information shared between us will definitely be kept in confidence. We do thank you for entrusting your information with us.
Maecamille > Please give me a couple of minutes while I check on your account. I’ll get right back to you.
Randall_ > thanks
Maecamille > While pulling up your account, let me share with you one of our FREE services. Comcast's EcoBill. It is the environmentally friendly way to view and pay your bill online. Sign-In to Comcast customerCentral, click the Account & Bill tab, click on the Set-up paperless billing button below the bill details section. The easy-to-follow on screen process will quickly allow you to turn off paper statements and manage your bill online.
Randall_ > I prefer to get a paper bill, thanks
Randall_ > it is annoying that your text scrolls off the window to the right(using Firefox browser)
Randall_ > I am a web programmer - want to hire me to fix it?
Maecamille > Oh. I see.
Randall_ > about the $4.95 credit
Maecamille > By the way Randall, as I pulled-up your account.
Randall_ > I would not have had to call if my payment was processed when I submitted it the first time
Maecamille > I see here that the digits you gave me didn't match to our records.
Randall_ > what digits
Maecamille > I am referring to the account number.
Randall_ > xxxxxxxx
Maecamille > Thank you.
Randall_ > I am copying it from my statement
Maecamille > Okay.
Maecamille > I was able to pull-up your account now, Randall.
Maecamille > Going back to your request of $4.95 credit.

In My Area: Sweet Bitch Chardonnay

Wed, 06/30/2010 - 6:48am — decibel.places

I was startled to see Sweet Bitch chardonnay and merlot featured at

Twin City Liquors in West New York, NJ

A smooth and fruity wine from Aconcagua Valley, Chile, Sweet Bitch Chardonnay is yellow with golden highlights in the glass. The wine blends tropical fruit from pineapples to pear and peach flavors.

(review from The Beverage Store)

In My Email Today: Golden Rules

Sun, 06/13/2010 - 9:44am — decibel.places

GOLDEN RULES:

1. AVOID CUTTING YOURSELF WHEN SLICING VEGETABLES BY GETTING SOMEONE ELSE TO HOLD THE VEGETABLES WHILE YOU CHOP.

2. AVOID ARGUMENTS WITH THE FEMALES ABOUT LIFTING THE TOILET SEAT BY USING THE SINK.

3. FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE SUFFERERS ~ SIMPLY CUT YOURSELF AND BLEED FOR A FEW MINUTES, THUS REDUCING THE PRESSURE ON YOUR VEINS. REMEMBER TO USE A TIMER.

4. A MOUSE TRAP PLACED ON TOP OF YOUR ALARM CLOCK WILL PREVENT YOU FROM ROLLING OVER AND GOING BACK TO SLEEP AFTER YOU HIT THE SNOOZE BUTTON.

5. IF YOU HAVE A BAD COUGH, TAKE A LARGE DOSE OF LAXATIVES. THEN YOU'LL BE AFRAID TO COUGH.

6. YOU ONLY NEED TWO TOOLS IN LIFE - WD-40 AND DUCT TAPE. IF IT DOESN'T MOVE AND SHOULD, USE THE WD-40. IF IT SHOULDN'T MOVE AND DOES, USE THE DUCT TAPE.

7. IF YOU CAN'T FIX IT WITH A HAMMER, YOU'VE GOT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.

DAILY THOUGHT:
SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE SLINKIES - NOT REALLY GOOD FOR ANYTHING BUT THEY BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN PUSHED DOWN THE STAIRS.

In My Email Today: Survival of the human race after the CERN-created black hole

Mon, 05/17/2010 - 12:28pm — decibel.places

<<< black hole

Dear Friend,

How are you? I hope all is well with your family, friends and pets. I hope this urgent mail meets you in a perfect condition. We have no time to waste regarding the information I am about to tell you, it is an urgent and serious matter.

My name is Professor FRANK, senior data analyst here at the CERN institute based here in Geneva(public.web.cern.ch/public/) CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is one of the world’s largest and most respected centres for scientific research. Its business is fundamental physics, finding out what the Universe is made of and how it works. You may have seen on the news that, in recent days, our Large Hadron Collider machine has been colliding high-speed beams of energy in order to explore new physics and understand how the universe began. CERN have been adamant that this is safe, however I KNOW THE TRUTH. The truth is that this experiment that CERN are conducting is extremely dangerous, and could cause global disaster. This experiment has a 95% of causing a black hole, thus swallowing a large area of the planet. The scientists do not want you to know this as they know it will cause panic.

However, I can help you.