Author: gregoryheller
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Time Lapse Phonography, Sonic Fabric and RFID Implants
Just another night at DorkBot. I accepted an invitation from a friend of mine to go to this session of DorkBot and it was super cool. I have to say, if you are a bit of a geek, or a dork and miss those science fair days… dorkbot is for you. I was a little…
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Drupal Developer and Business Meetup
The meeting is being convened to support communication amongst developers and the small businesses being built on the drupal platform. I am really open to your ideas about what to cover. Please contribute thoughts to the agenda. The event will be held at the CSL office
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Emergency Preparedness
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<p>A few months ago (october) I read this [l:http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/003598.html|this WorldChanging post] which pointed me to [l:http://www.geftakysassembly.com/Articles/NewDirections/Pandemic.htm|the personal pandemic preparedness plan]. I then tried to open a conversation with my family about creating our own plan and preparing for a pandemic or other major emergency. The last time we had a major emergency in the NY…
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Bushie… Heck of a Job!
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<p>Paul Krugman has a great piece in the NYT yesterday [l:http://select.nytimes.com/gst/tsc.html?URI=http://select.nytimes.com/2005/12/30/opinion/30krugman.html&OP=776d72aQ2FoQ3FbQ22oQ3CHQ51ppQ3CoQ5ENN7oQ2FQ5EokNopV(E(pEokNQ7CQ51Q26fn2E0Q25Q3Cnj|unfortunately it is behind a pay-wall]. But <i>Heck of a Jon, Bushie</i> is a nice recap of all all the scandal and dissapointment and corruption flowing out of the Bush adminsitration and the Republican party.</p> <p>Krugman suggests that the President is impeachable and should be…
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Socially Responsible Investing
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<p>Anyone watching my del.icio.us bookmark feed recently has probably noticed a ton of links (well not a ton, more like 10) that I would file under [l:http://del.icio.us/GregoryHeller/Finance|finance] or [l:http://del.icio.us/GregoryHeller/socialresponsibility|social responsibility].</p> <p>I have decided that in 2006 I am going to persue some socially responsible investment. I think I'll also open up an account at the…
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Washington State moves to a statewide voter database
Washington state has moved to a state wide voter database replacing the current 39 county databases. In part this is to comply with HAVA, but this article points mostly to the anti-fraud benefits like eliminating duplicate registrations, voting by dead people and felons. Perhaps the biggest benefit is that anyone doing voter outreach work in…
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Drupal Guild (A Prelude)
Today I am going to begin (again) to work on the Drupal Guild proposal. I’d love folks to take a little time to look at what is on the wiki and let me know if you have anything to add at this point (just edit the wiki if you have access) or send me comments…
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Unsilent Night Press
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<p>A few weeks ago I participated in [l:http://www.mindspring.com/~boombox/xmas.htm|Unsilent Night] with my [l:https://gregoryheller.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=198| little sound truck]<br /> Well i just checked my google alerts and found that an AP story about the event ran and quoted me:</p> <p><cite><a href="/node/284">Gregory Heller, an Internet developer, drove his tricked-out tiny police patrol vehicle (one of those little buggies ticket…
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What podcasts are you listening to?
Just wondering what podcasts folks are listening to. Aaron? Rich? anyone?
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Gift Giving Revisited
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<p>You may remember [gh:node/268|this post on the Disutility of Gift Giving] well, Gothamist has post today about [l:http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2005/12/28/too_late.php|gift giving] in the big apple, and the [l:http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/html/recycling/holiday_tips.shtml|Sanitation Department's suggestions for less wasteful gift giving]. Here are their suggestions:<br /> <cite> – Give homemade gifts, such as cookies, handcrafts, or framed photos.<br /> – Give entertainment, such…