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  1. Listen, Learn, and Improve

    Most of us want to be better versions of ourselves. Individuals, communities, organizations, and nations strive to progress in these changing times. However, it is not an easy task to achieve. Progress comes through the knowledge of the present and a …
  2. Seek, and Ye Shall Find

    I am a big fan of Zen stories. Those are little labyrinths of concealed wisdom. Once you enter the maze, you should find the way out. There is a way, and there is no way. You are trapped and free as well. It all depends on how you perceive things. Let me …
  3. The Pleasure of Reporting Drupal

    Journalism, in essence, is the job of painting a picture in the readers’ minds. Unlike actual painting, we don’t use colours. Instead, languages, words and letters fill our palette. We use it to report the facts that lie before us to a broader audience. …
  4. Dear Readers, It Is All in Your Hands

    It would be a slight change of scenery for you readers—an inexperienced writer in the works. I have always preferred people who knew what they were doing. Of course, from my stance, that preference would be because I want to learn. But when TDT’s …
  5. The Unending Carbon Cycle

    Sometime during the mid-90s, I remember attending a media camp organized for journalism aspirants. A speaker, whom I don’t recall, talked to us about writing newspaper columns. One piece of advice still lingers is that the note should always begin with a …
  6. To Become a Hedgehog

    Last week, TheDropTimes (TDT) was able to publish two interviews. In one of those interviews, Holmes Consulting Group founder Robbie Holmes mentioned a concept.  Many management professionals might know and practice it. But for me, it was new. I am not a …
  7. A Stitch in Time Saves Nine

    Today, a Telugu-language movie got the Academy Award for best original song at the Oscars. While accepting the award, music composer M. M. Keeravani mentioned that he grew up listening to the Carpenters. Although he meant Karen and Richard Carpenter, the …
  8. Practice Makes Perfect

    If you are a good swimmer, you would remember, in the beginning, how difficult it was to practice bubbling: the art of releasing air bubbles little by little and prolonging the time underwater without surfacing like a bloated balloon and not letting water …
  9. Importance of Synergy

    "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts," said Aristotle. It is especially relevant while talking about a free software ecosystem. In functional logic, it is helpful to break up things into smaller units so that it becomes manageable. There would …
  10. The Rising Age of the Developers

    Starting a newsletter with a rant about ageism is not my intent. I am not against developers gaining age or aged developers building things. I respect them.  Last week,  TheDropTimes  (TDT)  published a few interviews, which the larger Drupal Community …

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