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June 27th 2007
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Plone notes from Raik

Some months ago, I set up a plone site for our group -- http://sfiles.embl.de . Mac asked me to blog my installation notes, so here they come: The basic steps are: - create a zopeuser on your server - install python and zope - install plone as a product into your new zope server - create ...
February 14th 2007
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setting up parts.mit.edu/igem07

Also see the earlier post on setting up drupal 5.0 in osx 10.4.Fixed permissions on settings.php:chmod 755 sites/default/settings.phpsetup crontab (also see here):crontab -e# m h dom mon dow command55 23,5,11,17 * * * /usr/bin/wget -O - -q http://parts.mit.edu/igem07/cron.phpSetup files directory (Note: on osx apache runs as user ...
February 7th 2007
Tags: code, web development

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iGEM2007.com drupal dev notes, feb 07

TODO:Finish reading the IBM DeveloperWorks docs for drupalFollow along with the archived (currently 5) Drupal Dojo lessons/screencastsStart writing PHP via the docs at PHP.net and elsewhere Take a first pass at making a dynamic team map using the Google Maps APII'll update this list as I learn.
February 7th 2007
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OpenWetWare 2.0

TK pointed out in a conversation today that theoretically, what we really need for recording labwork digitally is something that provides the episodic, syndicated content of blogs with the collaborative and revision qualities of a wiki.Much of the utility of such a system would come not just from having a ...
February 7th 2007
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Help develop iGEM’s drupal-powered site!

Hello, are you experienced with building sites based on drupal and/or knowledgeable of PHP and not averse to learning about drupal? If so, join us!The International Genetically Engineered Machines Competition is now entering its third year and is expecting an increase in participation from 34 undergraduate teams from around ...
January 30th 2007
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Microformats

As far as I understand it, besides using templates and categories, there is no way to really structure the content on a mediawiki page. For example, every team on the iGEM 2006 wiki provided a picture and a project abstract somewhere. The information was available, but not accessible ...
January 26th 2007
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Content Abstraction in the Joomla! CMS

I've been evaluating Joomla and Drupal (and looked briefly at Plone) for the CMS of iGEM2007.com Superficially, I've gotten some bad vibes about Drupal from the developer of a big site that is based on it, popsugar.com, and from attendees of MashupCamp3. Joomla seems newer and brighter and ...
January 18th 2007
Tags: conference, web development

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MashupCamp3 (at MIT) - post 2

Lots of links from MashupCamp3. I really should put them into del.icio.us, but my tags are so messy and unorganized I will just list them here until I have time to overhaul my bookmarks. Dapper openkapow tourfilter topicmaps Joomla! Piggy Bank memetracking Be sure to check out Dapper & openkapow - they are awesome. The names ...
January 5th 2007
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Vanilla Forums… so sweet, so tasty

Vanilla is a forum engine that is simply beautiful. It is not clunky. It seems straightforward. It seems very extensible. It rocks. And I am hoping it will make one sweet foundation for our community forums at the igem2.0 website.Anyway, after reading a bunch of ...
January 5th 2007
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parts.mit.edu/igem 2.0

Over the next month or so I'll be redesigning and rebuilding the iGEM website. My design goals are to make it prettier, simpler, easier to use, much more dynamic, and above all, overflowing with features and functionality that naturally generate a much stronger sense of community than what we ...

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October 17th 2008
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Cuchi Cuchi 1

Thai cocktail It's like an effervescent thai foot massage... For your tongue. It even taste a little gingery, but it lacks Ginger. A syrupy lime kick transitions into basilness, somehow ending with licorice. Yum! Caip They say it's been made impure with all the extra ingredients.. But it's like ...
August 1st 2008
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Eastern Standard Cocktails

Notes from my exploration of eastern standard's cocktail menu: Old Cuban: reminds me of a mojito + champagne - it's very tasty. Periodista: "rum for the intrepid reporter" - a little more than simply a mojito in a cocktail glass (with delicious ice crystals), the periodista is a citrusy drink with a ...
July 14th 2008
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DIYbio 3 - Gel Electrophoresis

Thanks to everyone for a great meeting: Michael, Jason, Sophia, Benny, Topher, Ricardo, Alex, Alec, nublabs, and everyone else. Overview: DIYbio 2 & 3 were focused on gel electrophoresis - we started by researching all the amateur gel protocols we could find online (notably the MacGuyver Project and the MAKE protocol, ...
July 9th 2008
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RubyU class 1 setup notes

My notes for getting all the prerequisites for Matt Knox's 1st RubyU class (hosted by Sermo) set up on my MacBook Pro (10.5).  Also see the friendfeed RubyU room. == getting prereqs installed == ruby > anvil:rubyclass macowell$ ruby -verison > ruby 1.8.6 (2008-03-03 patchlevel 114) [i686-darwin9.2.2] gems See http://www.rubygems.org/read/chapter/1 > anvil:rubyclass macowell$ gem environment > - ...
June 11th 2008
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DIYbio in 5 minutes - O’Reilly Ignite Boston 3

DIYbio in 5 minutes - O'Reilly ignite Boston from mac cowell on Vimeo. Here is an overview of DIYbio in 5 minutes - recorded at O'Reilly's Ignite Boston 2008.

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