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Rebecca Thorman What do you all think about co-habitation prior to marriage? Everyone I know seems to be moving in together or already living together, although I've always had the romantic notion that I would wait until engagement/marriage. Is that outdated now?

99 weeks ago from Work/Life Blur, I am Gen Y and Ask Penelope Trunk!1 more

Heather Dziczek: @Raquel- It's not a matter of being angry or flustered. I enjoy debate, but in order to have an effective debate, debaters need to listen. I'm ...More@Raquel- It's not a matter of being angry or flustered. I enjoy debate, but in order to have an effective debate, debaters need to listen. I'm not worried about Ty thinking ill of my opinion, but he's reacting without reading and blowing out of proportion things I'm saying. When I replied to try to explain that he'd misconstrued my point, he (ironically) replied saying that I wasn't getting his point. I don't think that re-explaining what I've already explained will somehow seduce Ty into considering other points of view or thinking critically about what is being said, so instead of arguing with a brick wall, I remove myself from the debate. That's all :)
96 weeks ago
Rebecca Thorman: Hi everyone. Wanted to give you a quick update. Thank you again for all your wonderful comments. I did ultimately decide to move in with my ...MoreHi everyone. Wanted to give you a quick update. Thank you again for all your wonderful comments. I did ultimately decide to move in with my boyfriend. I published a post on it this morning - http://bit.ly/9LiSsw - I read each and every one of your comments and took each to heart, and appreciated you taking the time to have such a smart dialogue!
94 weeks ago
 
Ed Preston Curious about how large a tech staff is required for an enterprise like brazen (understanding that every socnet undertaking will be different), and if you sometimes encounter performance bottlenecks due to growth or spikes in online activity.

134 weeks ago from Drupal

Photis Patriotis: Most of our hardware & OS needs are handled by our host, and if you've set up your Drupal application layer correctly most spikes shouldn't ...MoreMost of our hardware & OS needs are handled by our host, and if you've set up your Drupal application layer correctly most spikes shouldn't affect you. Drupal already has configurable tools to handle scaling required for 90% of sites out there. We have to do custom work, mostly because of the other customizations we've done, but still use standard tools.

Site growth and higher sustained utilization present other development challenges, but you'll have to be specific about your concerns.

133 weeks ago
Ed Preston: Thanks for the reply on size of tech staff. And I think that these days going with external hosting is a no-brainer, even sometimes a hosting ...MoreThanks for the reply on size of tech staff. And I think that these days going with external hosting is a no-brainer, even sometimes a hosting service with specialized expertise in your CMS/framework could be worth it, because you farm out the scalability and traffic spike stuff to them.
132 weeks ago
 
Photis Patriotis Does anyone here spec out their projects before-hand? How do you do advanced drupal specifications?

135 weeks ago from Drupal

Ed Preston: I'd love to see an example, if possible...
114 weeks ago
Photis Patriotis: Can you PM me your e-mail?
113 weeks ago
 
Ed Preston What hosting horsepower does a drupal site like Brazen require? Single, dedicated server? On-demand, scalable cloud hosting? ..just curious.

138 weeks ago from Drupal

Photis Patriotis: Second, I'm trying to build an architecture where servers can be added as needed instead of relying on only one server. DB is next.
138 weeks ago
Ed Preston: Would having it be hosted by Acquia be a viable alternative a some point?
138 weeks ago
 
Ed Preston I'd like to learn how Brazen is using Drupal, esp how much was built by existing modules and how much required custom programming.

145 weeks ago from Drupal

Photis Patriotis: We use it for the most-part like a framework and a great starting point. The theme is completely written from scratch and...
145 weeks ago
Photis Patriotis: much of the modules had to be integrated together in a custom way to make the UI easier to use.
145 weeks ago
 
Ed Preston "Young professionals" are comfortable leaving "organized religion" and are a little hipper about doing so than their predecessors! Got it!

152 weeks ago from Blogging Ideas

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