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FixMySpine

jp.stacey 18 January 2008

FixMyStreet is getting some great press, this time a Guardian article comparing it favourably to Facebook.

Last.fm on Ubuntu Gutsy: smooth as rabbit fur

jp.stacey 3 February 2008

One of my resolutions this year is to try to cut down on the carbon I spend on music. Notwithstanding my purchase of the In Rainbows discbox, I’ve amassed an awful number of discs of metallized plastic in barely-recyclable containers. (I say “barely” because K. got me a pencil for Christmas made out of old CD boxes, and a pen from dead car parts. But there’s only so many pencils the world can use.)

Drupal, licensing and the GPL

jp.stacey 30 June 2008
If you're about to start programming under the GPL, and you want to read just one article about it, then: don't read this; read the Drupal licensing FAQ instead.

Lurking in a dry, legalistic and apparently quite specific page on the Drupal website, is the commendable result of a lot of hard work, both from the the Software Freedom Law Center and from the Drupal community.

Drupal.org have produced a Licensing FAQ to explain some of the subtler aspects of licensing under the GPL.

Successful musicians write songs that other people like

jp.stacey 12 August 2008
By all means be careful what you invest in: whether you're paying with your time or with your money. But thinking about the needs of your fellow man can reap rewards too: not just for your moral integrity.

I love Stevey's Blog Rants: I don't always agree with him, but he puts forward a hell of a lot of interesting ideas. Also, he writes long blog posts, which is respectful to his readership, who he considers to be something other than attention-deficit idiots.