October 2009

@ankur_sethi Yep. The TRAI doesn’t listen to me since the rest of the population seems to be happy with dialup class speeds.

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@ManishSinha Well the kind of patches that break other code not inspected. As in the recent ffmpeg update.

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Cloud formation at the AIIMS subway. Seems almost like an explosion. http://yfrog.com/j4p6lj

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The Twitter client on the iPhone seems so complete. Maybe Twitter makes more sense on-the-go.

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@ankur_sethi Maybe iTunes should use an addon system. But then it would lose ootb support for a bunch of services, devices it supports.

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@ankur_sethi Google Chrome is the only Mac OS X app that doesn’t use this system of updates

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@ankur_sethi patchwork can be very daunting at many times. The dev can avoid this completely

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@ankur_sethi the system does have it’s advantages

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The iPhone version of Google Wave seems to have graduated to alpha. Still gives me the ballot chart though. http://yfrog.com/c9z8hj

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@lut4rp No patches. Each version of the app has a new build that can’t be generated just by replacing a couple of files.

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Starting today I will not use ‘Linux’ and ‘Ubuntu’ in the same sentence. Linu

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135,000 vs. 3.2mn. Hope the Droid does better.

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@ankur_sethi you still don’t get how software update works on Mac OS X. For everything other than Google Chrome that is.

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So my dad switched off the Windows computer. It took me an hour to bring it back up. All I wanted to have access to was my printer.

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@ahujaankit LOL. Reminds me of Mapple(The Simpsons).

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So HP gave in and handed over proprietary drivers for many of its Windows only drivers to Apple. The list still misses my printer though :(

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http://twitpic.com/ndput - Is it just me or do the edges of the display on this MacBook Pro look a little different?

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Picasa Web lets you upgrade your storage but forces you to share the space with Gmail. Why not let us use Gmail storage even otherwise?

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Ruby October Meetup, New Delhi on 31st. http://bit.ly/3Hr9a4

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For those of you with a .edu address. Here’s how you can get your Windows 7 license for 30 bucks. http://www.win741.com/

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A few seconds after I disabled email notifications on Facebook, it sends me one saying someone asked me to become a fan of his. Ugh!

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DU has Mac labs in South Campus. And these came from there. http://www.flickr.com/ph…

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What’s up with you fans? It isn’t that hot.

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Use your own URL shortener with Tweetie. http://bit.ly/2DbU8s

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@lut4rp Where can I buy Drupal merchandise?

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Going to organise Drupal Workshops in College. Should be fun.

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@lut4rp Why didn’t you just wait for the Maemo devices when you knew they’re gonna be out soon?

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Is it that difficult to make the next version of Photoshop startup in a couple of seconds?

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Suncolor, the first photo print shop near Green Park and Hauz Khas is shutting down. Digital cameras killed their business.

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Or did they just dub ‘iMac’ over ‘MacBook’?

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I wonder how many times Ive rehearsed for the iMac video.

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There’s also a new Apple Remote that hasn’t been talked about on the rumor sites or the Apple website. http://bit.ly/4GAtfQ

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@adipedia I find it hard to fiddle around with MAMP because it somehow doesn’t seem the same.

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I somehow managed to destroy my apache setup. Should have listened to @lut4rp and used MAMP for Drupal.

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@siracusa And you don’t need to have POP, AFAIK.

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For those of you who don’t know. Google Wave works best with Google Chrome.

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You can never say you like something about Linux without the possibility of an update “fixing” it the next day.

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You can never say you like something about Linux without the possibility of the next update “fixing” it.

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A people free Diwali was a very pollution free Diwali.

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@shivaas @kbhargava @ajuonline Add me to your contact list. abhishekn at googlewave dot com

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Even at 9000 feet the it doesn’t feel chilly. And i packed a dozen sweaters.

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Open air jeeps are very cool at 10 degrees celsius.

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Thank you Opera Mini for making things so much easier on my crappy S40.

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Very nice. More fun with Google Wave after I’m back.

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Tweety the Google Wave Twitbot, why did you have to be down right now?

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@ManishSinha Nope. Nope. Nope. Just a planned trip.

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Goodbye New Delhi. Hope you have a Happy Deepavali. One with less pollution, more lights.

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So I finally got a Wave Invite. I have zero contacts. Which means I got an invite from Google.

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If something like the guest account bug had turned up in Windows 7, Apple would have made another Mac vs. PC commercial.

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@ManishSinha if you pay the doctor 200 rupees then they pay 200 USD. So it’s ok.

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Gmail now India’s most used email service.

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@lut4rp That too. BTW, ES lost the original black/white themes. Didn’t you notice?

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@lut4rp Oh there are hundreds of brilliant paid themes. If I start using them I’ll lose touch.

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@lut4rp True, true. I am not complaining because there’s so much more to love.

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The themes at Drupal’s theme garden aren’t that great. I think by the time people become good at this, they sell their themes.

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@kbhargava LOL. I’m waiting to see the replies.

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@ap00rv I didn’t have to do any of this. It just works on Safari for me.

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200px x 200px Flash advertisement on the Flickr homepage. It looks like they’re waiting for users to revolt.

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@kalyan02 Start.com always had some background to spoil the fun. This is pure minimalism.

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@ankur_sethi I shall join the Goonj bandwagon on 20th October.

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@kalyan02 You should probably head to google.com/ncr to see google.com instead of google.co.in. It’s important for you to be at google.com.

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Ok, so I was foolish to post that. Here’s how you get the minimalistic Google homepage. http://pastie.org/651872…

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Head to Google.com.
Paste this in your address bar: [removed]void([removed]=”PREF=ID=2602f2ce49362929:U=7b6893 (cont) http://tl.gd/lfd0

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Now, if the whole world used Tumblr, things would be really easy for me.

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Hmmph. TextMate 2, where are you?

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@ManishSinha Because they have had a tie up with AT&T since the very beginning.

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@ManishSinha That’s the thing. Subsidies are handled by the carrier.

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@ManishSinha Maybe they’re upset with Airtel and Vodafone for not marketing the device properly.

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Apple no longer allows Bharti Airtel to unlock the 3G. http://support.apple.com…

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@ManishSinha Yes it happened. But when the same newspapers run contradicting stories, you don’t know whom to believe.

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Everyone says so many good things about Ferns N Petals. I need to say only one bad thing - Their website is IE only.

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@ManishSinha Flash I like, it’s the player that I have a problem with.

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Love the new no-button Google homepage with links that fade in. http://yfrog.com/2go6wp

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@ManishSinha The point I was trying to get across was that people should let Flash rest in peace. It’s mainly for ads anyway.

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@ManishSinha Isn’t your 3 year old laptop still faster than the fastest smartphone available today?

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@ManishSinha Because Flash isn’t coming to the iPhone. Counting all other plugins, Flash is the biggest resource hog.

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By this year’s end, (after a Software Update) Flash will slow down every smart phone but the iPhone.

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@ankur_sethi They had also said it would look different. Does it?

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Cancelled my hosting contract.

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@shivaas BarCamp = Just talk, don’t do. Maybe they’re done with all the talking.

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Oh. 21 years later, Homer isn’t half as funny as he was in the first season.

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I now realize that without Shankar Mahadevan’s background music in Wake Up Sid, the movie might have been really drab.

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“So what if a computer can beat you at chess? Ever tried kick boxing?”

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If people don’t know why something is happening, they blame it on global warming.

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I’m convinced that Richard Stallman is for FOSS what Steve Ballmer is for Microsoft. Bad press.

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@lut4rp My Tweet’s timestamp contradicts that case.

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@ankur_sethi Actually, Objective C guidelines.

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@ankur_sethi Objective C would prefer @lut4rp’s version.

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When I accidentally pulled my table cloth down, the only thing that didn’t come crashing down was my MacBook Pro. Phew! #whomdoithank

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@rungta I wouldn’t bet on any such thing. We need competition. If there were no Squirrelfish, Nitro and V8 may never have been as good.

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Holy shit. Peter Borg isn’t developing Smultron any more.

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Looking forward to the 600km drive to Munsiyari next week.

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@fossdotin whether you welcome them or not, they’ll be paying their delegate fees on 12th.

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On syncing with iTunes, the only app iTunes deleted was Facebook. It transferred rest of the downloads and purchases.

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@ajuonline i don’t remember and it’s too late to ask someone who took it. :)

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@ajuonline Um, they’re given pills in their Gnoffee.

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@fossdotin when I booted up Mac OS X at Freed.in, some people were pretty offended.

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@atebits Great v2. One thing though: the Settings don’t appear on the Settings app.

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@ajuonline iPhone 3GS = iPod touch 3G(32/64 gig versions) > iPod touch 2G > iPhone 3G = iPhone = iPod touch

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@fossdotin It’s obviously good. *Gives you a pat* I’m surprised no one has shot you down. :)

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Whoever tweets at @fossdotin uses Tweetie. I didn’t expect that.

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RT @fossdotin: Lots of people are asking about delegate registration for FOSS.IN/2009, some answers here - http://bit.ly/TFepc

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So MobileSafari does not support @font-face.

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@ap00rv Atebits has something coming for you too. Tweetie 2 for Mac.

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Tweetie 2 is awesome.

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Microsoft will probably display huge ads to annoy people in Office Starter edition. I hope I am wrong and their ads look like Fusion Ads.

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@ManishSinha Which is what I had said when I last replied.

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If Halo were non existent, people may never have bought as many XBox 360s.

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Psst..and logging in with a Mail client doesn’t count.

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Yahoo deletes your mail if you don’t login for three months. That’s nice.

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@ManishSinha The carrier subsidizing the cost of the phone still needs to pay the full amount to the phone manufact (cont) http://tl.gd/kmvu

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@ManishSinha Huh? I meant phones like the iPhone and Hero. Phones aren’t costly there because the carriers charge a bomb for the service.

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Crazy. Walt Mossberg says Mac OS X is faster than Windows just by stating that his Mac started and restarted faster than most PCs he tested.

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@ankurb And people complain about not having carrier phone subsidies here.

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@kbhargava I don’t see a lot of content encoded in RM these days. And now that VLC does RM pretty well, I wonder why people need this bloat.

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Sadly, RealPlayer is currently the most popular app being downloaded on MacUpdate.

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Seeing what CBSE has in store for those who dont take the class X board exams, students will save themselves the trouble and take the exams.

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If you still aren’t sure about whether you should help Teach for India, I’ll try to convince you. http://bit.ly/4xgptg

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Teach for India. Do help, if you can. Even if it’s just to spread the word. http://teachforindia.com/

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Are there any stores in New Delhi that print tees like Threadless?

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@rungta Whoops was talking to someone about YouTube, typed YouTube instead of Flickr.

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@rungta It all started the day they added support for video on YouTube. And the Yahoo logo next to Flickr’s.

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The Yahoo-fication of Flickr has started. Ruining a good website. http://yfrog.com/13qqtp

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RT @pizzahut We will donate 4 meals 2 World Hunger Relief 4 each person who RTs this: http://ow.ly/qWn8 #pizzahut #charitytuesday

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I hope I don’t have to switch for some time now. http://bit.ly/7pwsh

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Switched to Tumblr. Always liked the service. Support is excellent.

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Finally something to look forward to in Flash development. http://bit.ly/39Q3d4

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If the URL field is ignored, the signup form on Tumblr’s homepage can also be used as a sign in form. One click less.

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Lowered my expectations and mnaged to enjoy Wake Up Sid. 3 stars today. 2 otherwise.

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On the latest Adium nightly, when someone sends you a buzz Adium reconnects. Funny bug.

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@ankur_sethi It was there on Leopard, not sure about Tiger.

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@ankur_sethi Debian? Do they use their own display manager now?

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@kbhargava Scam. The link says so. It takes you to the Stop Badware website.

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NetNewsWire 2 and Tweetie 2 are apps that show us that iPhone doesn’t need multitasking.

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Some people are getting Google Wave Invitations in their spam folder. No such luck here.

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Microsoft should re-release their search engine every now and then with a new name. Maybe then, it’ll remain in people’s minds.

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RT @sudhang RT @sidin: You know what my dad says? Gandhiji started Indian civil disobedience. Forgot to call it off though.

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Drupal.com looks very nice. Never knew that they use it to promote Drupal.

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Seeing the number of Tumblrs on my feed reader, I wonder what would happen if Tumblr went down. They still don’t have a business plan ready.

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