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Red Sox win

Went with Dries and his wife Karlijn to see the Sox play last night. Their first game. Tix (for amazing seats!) obtained by the ever-fantastic Roger (red jacket), accompanied by my wife (pink sweater) and kudos to Chuck (left), who got to go because he scored our first revenue dollar. (Go Chuck!) Jason Varitek hit an exciting long ball to center,Continue reading “Red Sox win”

Feats of strength

I’m not sure; maybe you have to be a cyclist, and know the pain that occurs after a long climb, and how fatigue has set into your legs, and how every pedalstroke is simultaneously a pain-generator, a motivator, and chinese water torture all in one. Maybe only cyclists can appreciate the moment when somebody inContinue reading “Feats of strength”

Gates from (not “to”) another generation

It’s amazing to me to see what Bill Gates continues to say (he believes) about open source. He talks about open source, but it isn’t open source as you and I would know (/love) it. All I can conclude is either: Given that people say he’s so bright, it’s gotta be the latter. Or else he’s justContinue reading “Gates from (not “to”) another generation”

Assisting Drupal Community Growth

Both Dries and I have agreed on one key thing with each other since our first conversations about Acquia: 18 months after we start our business, we truly hope the community at large thinks Acquia has been a great thing for the Drupal project. Issues presented by Drupal’s expansion One of the challenges the DrupalContinue reading “Assisting Drupal Community Growth”

Boy, I spoke too fast

Here’s a podcast of the talk Dries and I gave at Drupalcon where Dries and I introduced Acquia. See here. I’ve spoken a lot in public, and am quite comfortable in front of a crowd. (In fact, I enjoy it.) Despite this, I think I was really trying very hard to please the Drupal community, and IContinue reading “Boy, I spoke too fast”