We are starting to hammer out the specifics of the new version of the picture project.

Click here to view the outline of the project. This page will be updated frequently as we determine what functionality we will be implementing. If you want to chime in, visit the forum page.

We here in the randomnets have been working on a new gallery system. Its still in beta, and mostly not any better then the old one, but it fits the look and feel of Randomland better. Take a look at some of the galleries, or if you want to completely gorge on our photographic incontinence (we just cant keep them in), check out the ImageStream. Its a free flowing collection of all the images to date. Have a look.. or 400!

• Galleries: http://randomland.net/galleries
• Image Stream: http://randomland.net/ImageStream

Creating a Drupal module is a remarkably simple thing to do. There are thousands upon thousands of modules out there, but sometimes, the need arises to make your own. In this tutorial, I will show you how to make a simple module. This is meant to be a bare-bones lesson to help get you started.

To view the full, 6 part tutorial, click here. You can also download the source code for the sample module here.

I woke up this morning and started browsing the internet. Suddenly, Firefox asks me to restart because it has disabled installed addons which are either a high security risk or cause stability problems. It just so happens to be referencing the two official Microsoft addons I never asked for and did not install.

You see, I did not install these addons. They came as part of a Windows Update (perhaps last night, 10-17-09). Furthermore, I quick glance at my Firefox Addons lists shows me only one of the two (so-called) risky plugins.

I'm not sure if anyone else has run across this before, but I find it kind of odd. Simultaneously, I find it oh-so-typical. Way to go, embrace that bad-code stereotype!

Update 10-19-09, here is a little blurb about it on The Register.

Last weekend, October 9-11, 2009, Nick, Cody, and I went for an autumn camping trip near Detroit, OR. This event has been dubbed Tentin' on the Ten-Ten (month 10, day 10). It was a good time, filled with picture taking, hot dog eating, and the woodland exploration.

I have uploaded a bunch of my pictures from the trip. They are available in the image gallery, under the album "Camping." In actuality, I have uploaded less than 10% of what I took during the trip, but you probably would get bored looking through all 1600 of them.

Click here for the full writeup of our October camping adventure!