Archive - Jul 2005
July 29th
Updating CivicSpace Sites
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Fri, 07/29/2005 - 14:55
When my wife ran for State Representative, I set up a domain, smartcampaigns.com where I could easily host many CivicSpace sites. Over time, it has gone from a handful of sites, mostly in Drupal 4.4 running on a couple different Windows 2000 servers with IIS in peoples houses to over three dozen sites running a collection of versions of CivicSpace on a resellers account at a reliable hosting service.
Part of my approach has been to use a shared directory for the files and a shared database. The shared database is accomplished using the db_prefix variable for CivicSpace. As a general rule, I set up one database for each shared directory. For example, I had one database for version for CivicSpace 0.8.0.1, another for CivicSpace 0.8.0.3, a third for CivicSpace 0.8.1 and then a few special databases. Each site was then set up with its own section for its files, including files for theme_editor. As a general rule, each site uses the box_grey theme, customized through theme_editor.
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Niger
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Thu, 07/28/2005 - 22:46
I received a private message on Omidyar about Niger and wrote the following blog post over on the DeStefano Blog
I joined the DeStefano campaign because I wanted to find ways to help make our state and our world a better place. My job is to help people learn why Mayor DeStefano should be the next Governor of Connecticut. It is to help people become more involved in working together to elect Mayor DeStefano Governor and thereby help make our state a better place.
This evening, however, I am struck by news I am hearing from Niger. No, I am not talking about Yellow Uranium and whether or not people in Washington have abused power to destroy their critics, I am talking about drought and famine in Niger. Read the CNN article or the BBC article.
So, for those of you who want raw meat of insider politics in Connecticut, I apologize, this post is about the broader aspects of being part of a caring community that is concerned not only for our state, but also for people around the world who do not have enough to eat. Please, do what you can to help.
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July 25th
Participatory Politics
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Mon, 07/25/2005 - 23:40
(Originally published at Greater Democracy)
I slept last night in a good hotel
I went shopping today for jewels
Thus starts Joni Mitchell’s song, For Free. She goes on to contrast this experience with a street musician,
Across the street he stood
And he played real good
On his clarinet, for free
As I drove off to work on the DeStefano campaign, I heard news about a gubernatorial candidate in neighboring New York State. Eliot Spitzer announced today that Sony/BMG has “agreed today to stop providing lavish gifts, free trips and other giveaways in exchange for airtime for its artists on radio stations” according to a New York Times article.
All of this provided an interesting contrast to Falcon Ridge, a folk music festival I attend every summer. Some of my favorite musicians perform there regularly, such as The Kennedys. They present the other side of the musical equation. Sony/BMG may have to pay millions to get people to listen to J. Lo, but people who love music make pilgrimages to camp out in the hot sun to listen to groups like The Kennedys.
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Participatory Democracy
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Mon, 07/25/2005 - 22:43
I’ve been pretty busy with the DeStefano campaign recently, and haven’t been writing here as much as I should. I have been struggling with whether or not to put posts from the DeStefano campaign here, the way I have put posts to other sites. So far, I haven’t put many such posts here.
However, today, I will include one of my recent posts. As many of you know, we spent last weekend at Falcon Ridge, a folk festival we go to each year. As I sat and listened to the music, I thought a lot of participation in politics and participation in music. I hope to write more on this soon.
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July 15th
Draft Marge
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Fri, 07/15/2005 - 13:25
I just checked and the DraftMarge.org is available.
What am I talking about? Check out this blog post
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July 12th
Random Notes
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Tue, 07/12/2005 - 11:02
I've been pretty busy recently and this blog has suffered as a result. Things are a little slower today, so let me take a few moments to highlight various things.
I got an email pointing me to the relaunch of Global Voices Online. I encourage everyone to take a brief moment and check out that site.
I also spent some time organizing my pictures on Flickr, some of which make it over to this blog through their blogger API.
When I get a free moment, I'm kicking around various audio blogging, SIP, Skype, podcast, etc. toys. I hope to make comments on that later.
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July 10th
Fiona on the Merry Go Round
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Sun, 07/10/2005 - 14:17
Fiona riding the Merry Go Round at the North Stonington Fair
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Fiona on a pony
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Sun, 07/10/2005 - 14:16
Fiona riding a pony at the North Stonington Fair
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July 8th
Fiona and the Pinata
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Fri, 07/08/2005 - 12:13
Fiona takes a swing at a Pinata at a friend's birthday party on the Cape.
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July 5th
Bridgeport Free Shakespeare 2005
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Tue, 07/05/2005 - 10:58
presents
As you like it.
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