In loving, living memory, John Melançon 1928 – 2007
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celebrating Jews get to be Pagans day: sun worship - http://www.shalomctr.org/node/1280 - once every 28 years!
Wed, 2009/04/08 - 8:20am — Benjamin MelançonNo dinner party Friday: Passover with family including nephews on Cape Cod. Homework: http://www.hplusmagazine.com/node/201
Tue, 2009/04/07 - 9:03am — Benjamin Melançonis under orders to see the Bollywood movie Jodhaa Akbar, anyone able to help make that happen?
Thu, 2009/04/02 - 5:44pm — Benjamin Melançonhttp://mejeffdorchen.oblivio.com/moments/moment_atlas.html - Leave the Prudential building empty and we'll put it to good use.
Tue, 2009/03/31 - 8:19pm — Benjamin Melançon@ceardach i want your music for getting through tough code
Tue, 2009/03/31 - 3:48pm — Benjamin Melançon@bangpound agaric insufficiently advertised its world-domination plans, and i'm always looking for excuses to go to Chicago
Mon, 2009/03/30 - 11:07pm — Benjamin MelançonSee http://sciencecollaboration.org/blog for SCF's current approach to pubmed and Biblio module #drupal
Mon, 2009/03/30 - 12:40pm — Benjamin Melançon@robertDouglass Biblio PubMed import complete; now we want to make data storage CCK Fields: http://drupal.org/node/405048
Mon, 2009/03/30 - 11:43am — Benjamin Melançon@bangpound @jackaponte you-all are supposed to join @agaric Drupal collective not start your own ;-)
Mon, 2009/03/30 - 8:57am — Benjamin Melançon@codelevelup we convince clients of the collective model, but @bangpound offered to leave Chicago for you (well by my reading)
Mon, 2009/03/30 - 8:29am — Benjamin Melançon@codelevelup don't know any spare Drupal developers, though @Agaric is expending our capacity for contract work and training
Mon, 2009/03/30 - 8:22am — Benjamin Melançonsuicide by hot peppers seems an acceptable alternative to the elusive drupal code of late
Sun, 2009/03/29 - 9:35pm — Benjamin Melançoncleaning and shopping in prep for dinner party tonight, then back to Drupal work en masse with Agaricers
Fri, 2009/03/27 - 9:06am — Benjamin Melançon@robertDouglass Biblio PubMed import complete; now we want to make data storage CCK Fields: http://drupal.org/node/405048
Wed, 2009/03/25 - 4:54am — Benjamin Melançontime for every vegetable before it goes bad stir fry, and then back to SCF biblio finish-up and Drupal taxonomy as fields
Mon, 2009/03/23 - 6:16pm — Benjamin Melançon@catch56 we (read: @bangpound) will do taxonomy fields. Laughing over http://webchickcanbedistracted.com and haven't clicked yet
Mon, 2009/03/23 - 6:53am — Benjamin MelançonRead this http://narcosphere.narconews.com/node/3040 and let us organize for our lives
Fri, 2009/03/20 - 12:43pm — Benjamin Melançon@robertDouglass - yes i'm polishing off a PubMed into Biblio module right now also goPubMed from Zaloni #drupal #pubmed
Tue, 2009/03/17 - 2:10pm — Benjamin Melançon"vim is for people who like pain - I'll know what to order at your bachelor’s party" -donaldza
Mon, 2009/03/16 - 7:30am — Benjamin Melançondropped sysadmin at airport to return to Germany (for now); he was loved by all and put brakes on my bicycle
Fri, 2009/03/13 - 10:30am — Benjamin Melançondoes not know as many people who have written on his Facebook wall or called or texted today
Thu, 2009/03/12 - 1:17pm — Benjamin MelançonRT @1Sky @noneck: BREAKING: Van Jones confirmed as Obama's 'Green Czar'! http://tinyurl.com/bf6mdf (Please RT!!!!)
Mon, 2009/03/09 - 10:47am — Benjamin Melançoneats at Parthenon off rt 95, New Haven, CT-- they have wifi and offered electric power! great food. i may not leave
Sun, 2009/03/08 - 11:15pm — Benjamin Melançonat Commissary on 1443 P St NW will be for a while @BevanR would be great to hang out #drupalcon
Sun, 2009/03/08 - 11:46am — Benjamin Melançonat the District Hotel working on Drupal core with cwgordon, webchick, dww, some of Palantir, Agaric, more as #drupalcon ends
Sat, 2009/03/07 - 9:33pm — Benjamin Melançonmaking taxonomy terms addable to Drupal objects like fields are #drupalcon
Sat, 2009/03/07 - 10:34am — Benjamin Melançonsaw Chris Messina give great talk on Drupal and government, but no standing ovation from room with computers on laps #drupalcon
Fri, 2009/03/06 - 4:30pm — Benjamin Melançonjust ended taxonomy talk, anyone want more, RDF, or Science Collaboration Framework meet at bof board #drupalcon
Fri, 2009/03/06 - 12:50pm — Benjamin Melançonheaded to Ethiopian food to pretend we're getting our Taxonomy presentation for tomorrow together #drupalcon
Thu, 2009/03/05 - 8:01pm — Benjamin Melançon#drupalcon vegetarian meals were behind a pillar, you had to ask for them, grab one! Nonprofit BOF was packed!!!
Thu, 2009/03/05 - 2:33pm — Benjamin Melançonthanks @smreilly for "I think it would be immoral not to use drupal" #drupalcon re Is Drupal Moral keynote
Thu, 2009/03/05 - 12:31pm — Benjamin Melançonregardless of connection, how about "you can do what you want as long as it doesn't harm others" as basis of morality #drupalcon
Thu, 2009/03/05 - 11:43am — Benjamin Melançon#drupalcon people on Linux were getting their computers frozen trying to connect to wireless. A conspiracy?
Thu, 2009/03/05 - 10:32am — Benjamin MelançonFIRST DrupalCon session, Eaton's "APIs that Rock" starts TWO MINUTES EARLY!
Wed, 2009/03/04 - 9:59am — Benjamin Melançonarrived in Washington D.C. for DrupalCon, Agaric co-founder Dan Hakimzadeh heroically did the drive for Stefan, Kathleen, and me
Tue, 2009/03/03 - 9:10am — Benjamin Melançongood meeting at Michael J. Fox Foundation about a website of theirs, now at Stain in Williamsburg for Janice's spoken word
Mon, 2009/03/02 - 9:51pm — Benjamin Melançonback at the Dominican bakery for breakfast, and working on web sites with Stefan
Mon, 2009/03/02 - 12:55pm — Benjamin Melançondragged Andrew from his apartment so Stefan can be alone with his new girlfriend; works from a Dominican bakery in Williamsburg
Mon, 2009/03/02 - 2:01am — Benjamin Melançondanced 'till 4 a.m.; getting my internet fix now; will make dinner tonight at Andrew's in Williamsburg-- come NYC friends!
Sun, 2009/03/01 - 2:30pm — Benjamin Melançonneeds sleep; talked Drupal Semantics (scor demos his great RDF CCK) now; walked friend to hers at 4am & crashed at Meady's 4 hrs
Sat, 2009/02/28 - 4:05pm — Benjamin Melançonnotices he'll be in NYC next week (and then D.C.) so there's no Friday dinner parties at mine unless you cook for yourself!
Sat, 2009/02/21 - 11:01am — Benjamin Melançonneeds an old-fashioned straight razor and sharpening stone (or thingy or whatever... really, i know what i'm doing)
Tue, 2009/02/17 - 8:49am — Benjamin Melançonran the dogs, showered, and feels like a new man. If I'd shaved I could've almost felt like a new woman.
Tue, 2009/02/17 - 4:09am — Benjamin Melançondidn't sleep last night fixing http://changents.com and they don't even have that kind of money. Walking dogs now.
Mon, 2009/02/16 - 4:21pm — Benjamin Melançonworks without fear amid the piles from my super re-organized room; house feels empty with only 2 dogs and 2 guests
Sun, 2009/02/15 - 12:17am — Benjamin Melançonmuddled through the night for Changents latest launch needs, power works today with the full time Agaric core, parties tonight!
Fri, 2009/02/13 - 8:35am — Benjamin Melançonworks from the Cape today while Stefan and Andrew play on the beach... Natick Drupal meetup tonight!
Thu, 2009/02/12 - 10:56am — Benjamin Melançonhelping presenting on Drupal and the semantic aspects of SCF before an audience that may include Tim Berners-Lee
Tue, 2009/02/10 - 6:08pm — Benjamin Melançonneeds to focus on something... let that something be PDOnline, the Science Collaboration Framework Drupal site of the moment
Tue, 2009/02/10 - 4:03pm — Benjamin Melançonwatched Science Collaboration Framework spin off into more sites (and vice versa), going to do yoga and get waffled
Mon, 2009/02/09 - 7:10pm — Benjamin Melançonlooks up directions next to the Taco Loco Mexican Grill in Somerville... on to Harvard
Mon, 2009/02/09 - 1:43pm — Benjamin Melançonsits next to Manda in NH and she's made me change status msg... so, weather is beautiful (above freezing); taking a site live
Sat, 2009/02/07 - 8:56pm — Benjamin Melançonvery cold late return from Cambridge, finally had dinner at a friend's there, back into work there tomorrow
Thu, 2009/02/05 - 2:00am — Benjamin Melançontaking take Andrea to Providence airport (*sniff*) through New England snowstorm, then to Drupal meetup
Tue, 2009/02/03 - 10:23am — Benjamin Melançonskyping with Manda and IM chatting with lots of other people and Andrew's right here
Tue, 2009/02/03 - 12:44am — Benjamin Melançonat work in Cambridge but the meeting is in Newton. Not a good start to a busy week... NYC trip was great though!
Mon, 2009/02/02 - 11:21am — Benjamin Melançondoing Agaric client work from a Brooklyn bar after Andrew's amazing NYC tour plus parties
Sun, 2009/02/01 - 4:48am — Benjamin Melançonanother dinner party tomorrow (Friday) night in Natick then road trip to NYC!
Thu, 2009/01/29 - 3:06pm — Benjamin Melançongot a lot of Drupal / Science Collaboration Framework work done, and off for a quick tour of NYC tomorrow
Mon, 2009/01/26 - 8:21pm — Benjamin Melançonwalking Zelda with Stefan and then it's the all-Agaric all-star meeting of the minds!
Sun, 2009/01/25 - 11:53am — Benjamin Melançonhttp://mlncn.com/node/1020 great people and food, now a few hours touring Boston with Andrea before picking up Stefan
Sat, 2009/01/24 - 2:33pm — Benjamin Melançondinner party tonight with excellent Indian food, 8:30 p.m.; Agaric Drupalling (and organizing me) earlier
Fri, 2009/01/23 - 2:40pm — Benjamin Melançonshoveling the snow out from under the Insight so it can move and take me to work in Cambridge
Thu, 2009/01/22 - 12:03pm — Benjamin Melançoncooked, did work, talked with friends, dined out, tyiping from a jazz jam and doing more work... good full day
Tue, 2009/01/20 - 11:03pm — Benjamin Melançonback to work after sledding. Even the warm-weather Latinas liked it!
Mon, 2009/01/19 - 4:09pm — Benjamin Melançonthrills that Andrea came from So. California to immerse in Drupal... too bad about our 7º weather
Fri, 2009/01/16 - 9:59am — Benjamin Melançondiscussing SWAN Citations ontology <-> Biblio linking with Paolo and Elizabeth at IIC
Thu, 2009/01/08 - 11:17am — Benjamin Melançonreally appreciates having heat, has the day at home, and will rock out the Drupal
Wed, 2009/01/07 - 11:04am — Benjamin Melançonhas oil, maybe no heat; still needs help: http://mlncn.com/node/941 as does the world: http://mlncn.com/node/961
Tue, 2009/01/06 - 2:04pm — Benjamin Melançonneeds help: office manager / exec assistant, pt-full time, $2-300/wk; 1st task organizing scrap paper w/o fire
Sun, 2008/12/28 - 9:28am — Benjamin Melançonback in Natick and bouncing down to Providence to pick up a beautiful German Shepherd... not to keep though
Fri, 2008/12/26 - 12:42am — Benjamin MelançonChristmas/Chanukah dinner next at the West Virginia compound, and then back North with the Massachusetts 3 (4 with Zelda)
Wed, 2008/12/24 - 3:41pm — Benjamin MelançonChunakah dinner - latkes! - with the family - Grandpa, Mom, Jakob and Sarah, Eva and Dan, Cassidy and Xavier
Mon, 2008/12/22 - 6:57pm — Benjamin Melançonat the brother's home in West Virginia with the nephews, my other brother, some womenfolk, and too many dogs. And too much work
Sat, 2008/12/20 - 6:43pm — Benjamin Melançonenjoying D.C., though haven't gone out much; Zelda and I had fun traversing the NorthWest quadrant (sector? demilitarized zone?)
Fri, 2008/12/19 - 11:02am — Benjamin Melançontalking Drupal deployment, RDF, and other crazyness at El Tamarindo in D.C. ...but I'm the only nerd with a laptop out
Tue, 2008/12/16 - 9:56pm — Benjamin Melançonis living out of his grandfather's van in Washington DC with his faithful dog Zelda
Mon, 2008/12/15 - 8:23pm — Benjamin Melançonhas new favorite bar (Andrew's): http://www.maracujabar.com/ seeing as how it is utterly awesome and I'm on their wireless here
Sat, 2008/12/13 - 11:11pm — Benjamin Melançonneeds to enter achieve one-with-the-web level of Drupal development productivity... now
Wed, 2008/12/03 - 10:30am — Benjamin Melançonin Cambridge and Boston all day... talking about Drupal, perchance to do something with Drupal
Tue, 2008/12/02 - 3:12pm — Benjamin Melançonglad i went to my high school reunion -- thanks Manda for deciding that we go!
Sun, 2008/11/30 - 9:44am — Benjamin Melançonhas a new cell phone – thanks Danielle! – but *no numbers in it* ... call me this weekend!
Fri, 2008/11/28 - 8:11am — Benjamin Melançoncell phone busted? Keys didn't respond, on pulling battery, UART CONN - EMERGENCY DOWN LOADING ... ??
Tue, 2008/11/25 - 7:38pm — Benjamin Melançonworks at Harvard for the day, e-mail or message if you want to hang out in the Boston/Cambridge area
Mon, 2008/11/24 - 12:09pm — Benjamin Melançonfun evening with Rich, Manda, Brian, Stacey, Kathleen, Dan, Shannon, and Chris! Back to ontology imports and Changent partners.
Sun, 2008/11/23 - 10:30am — Benjamin Melançonfriends over for food and fun. Come by if in New England... sorry Cathy! Miss you! You and Troy should come from Oklahoma.
Sat, 2008/11/22 - 11:05am — Benjamin Melançona brilliantly beautiful day and I'm stuck in an academic lab at Harvard... rescue me!
Mon, 2008/11/17 - 10:51am — Benjamin Melançonresolves to close the computer as often as possible... not quite starting tonight, though
Sun, 2008/11/16 - 8:27pm — Benjamin Melançonwill have great people over today (Manda, Anjali, Veronica...) for a full house of Drupal learning!
Sat, 2008/11/15 - 9:33am — Benjamin Melançonin Cambridge importing OBO-formatted gene ontology data into Drupal taxonomies (yes, still)
Thu, 2008/11/13 - 11:17am — Benjamin Melançonfocusing on client http://changents.com ("Change Agents", get it?) cool people; ostensibly Drupal, legacy code a bit scary
Tue, 2008/11/11 - 3:01pm — Benjamin Melançonnow at a Stop the Wars Coalition meeting -- see Chomsky Nov. 19! -- and waiting to conference in to a Seacoast Outright meeting!
Mon, 2008/11/10 - 8:41pm — Benjamin Melançonat Harvard meeting with scientific folk from Manchester, United Kingdom regarding SWAN and SCF (where Drupal and I come in)
Mon, 2008/11/10 - 4:56pm — Benjamin MelançonI make a living doing web design and development with a great team
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I'm trying to make possible a worldwide nonviolent revolution for justice, liberty, and making more good things doable.
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