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By Ryan, 28 July, 2023
Neon purple lights illuminate a complex structure

Innovating within Drupal’s Core Competency

The dominant theme of DrupalCon Pittsburgh was innovation. It featured heavily in our Drupal Association Board retreat as we considered how the non-profit might better support and contribute to continuous innovation in Drupal. Project lead Dries Buytaert discussed the topic at length in his keynote presentation, which ended with the audience selection of proposals that would receive “Pitch-Burgh” innovation grants.

By Ryan, 13 July, 2023

How to disable ads in the Planet Craft Minecraft clone

Generally speaking, I prefer my children play the "real deal" when it comes to games like Minecraft. Cloning and remixing is fine as far as it goes, but most clones end up as cheap attempts to copy an original for free for the sake of generating ad revenue. The price of the game is lower than the price of the privacy you're forfeiting and the control you have over the experience for your kids.

Simply put: I don't want my children's free time monetized by these companies, nor do I want them exposed to the content of certain advertisements.

By Ryan, 22 May, 2023
Pittsburgh skyline at night

Deadline drawing near for Pitch-burgh entries

You have a little more than two days to submit a proposal for DrupalCon Pittsburgh's innovation grant contest dubbed "Pitch-burgh." The Drupal Association has raised $75,000+ to allocate to the most compelling proposals received by May 25th. There is no lower limit on proposal size. A $1,000 "quick fix" is just as valid as a $20,000 proposal. Additionally, entrants can be individuals or companies. The only criteria is that pitches contribute to Drupal's continued innovation, whether through code, design, documentation, or even contribution process improvements.
By Ryan, 16 May, 2023
Pittsburgh skyline at night

How to learn more about Drupal Commerce at DrupalCon Pittsburgh

For the first time in over a decade, Centarro will not have a booth at DrupalCon North America. In this post I explain why and share how to find Drupal Commerce content at the event or to plan personal connections in Pittsburgh instead.

By Ryan, 8 April, 2023
The Paschal Lamb

The Paschal Lamb

I am the chosen lamb, no other can compare
To the beauty of my face or the brightness of my hair.
My bones are firm and strong, my every part well-formed.
With purity and spotlessness by God I've been adorned.
My master's tender voice has declared I am the best!
His gentle hand and loving staff have led me from the rest,
Away from fence and field to sleep beside him through the night
And help the kids complete their chores by early morning light.
My master, how he loves me, and I love him dearly, too.

By Ryan, 11 October, 2022
It tolls for thee.

For Whom the Bell Tolls, Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of Ernest Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls is fantastic.

The main character, Robert Jordan, returns from scouting a bridge he is to demolish only to discover Pablo, his erstwhile local support, is set against him doing the deed. There is no profit to him in it, only swift retribution.

By Ryan, 18 April, 2022
Caution: packages in mirror more missing than they appear

Replace asset-packagist with custom package repositories

Drupal Commerce contributor Ryan Hovland of ProCycle reached out today in the Drupal Slack #commerce channel to let me know the asset-packagist Composer repository is defunct. This repository allowed projects like Commerce Kickstart to download JavaScript libraries managed by npm to a Drupal codebase via Composer.

By Ryan, 1 April, 2022
Trees budding in Spring 2022

Awake the Trees

The trees are waking,
Their leaves taking
Leave from the holes

Where they hid within
The branches branching
From their mighty boles.

The seeds they ceded
Last year to the
Fertile ground below

Are gone, replaced by
Tender shoots,
Preparing now to grow.

By Ryan, 26 September, 2021
Neon pink and purple painting

On Change

What I desire to change
Will oft outlast my will
What I wish would remain
Will leave me (unfulfilled)

By Ryan, 26 February, 2021
Pleasantly purple and pink

How to customize Drupal's Olivero colors on deploy

It's been years since I paid much attention to my personal blog, dropping by only occasionally to post something new, moderate comments, or apply Drupal updates. I've been wanting to upgrade for a while, and the current status of Drupal 9 + its core themes Olivero (front-end) and Claro (admin) convinced me to spend a few evenings making it happen. However, I didn't want to just rock the blue palette the Olivero theme uses by default.

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I lead Centarro, serve the Drupal Association, love my wife and four children, and seek to honor God in my work and relationships.

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