DrupalEasy Podcast 179 - Need to Pee (Michael Schmid, amazee.io, Drupal Community Keynote)

Michael Schmid (Schnitzel), Group CTO of Amazee Group, CTO of amazee.io and super-active Drupal community contributor joins Kelley, Anna, and Mike to discuss amazee.io and Michael's recent DrupalCon New Orleans Community Keynote. This episode also touches on the new (also Swiss!) king of the hill in Drupal code contributions as well as the recent changes at the Drupal Association.

Interview

• DrupalCon New Orleans Community Keynote: Your Brain Health is More Important Than Your Standing Desk
• https://www.amazee.io
• http://schnitzel.io

DrupalEasy News

• Introduction to Drupal 8 Module Development live training at DrupalNorth, on Thursday, June 16.
• Online Introduction to Drupal 8 Theme Development - Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, June 20, 21, and 22, 3-7pm EDT each day.

Three (Two) Stories

• Drupal's number 1 is from Switzerland blog post by Jerome Zech.
• Changes at the Drupal Association - Saying Goodbye, Reorganizing for a changing Drupal, Changes with the Drupal Association.

Sponsors

• MyDropWizard.com - Long-term-support services for Drupal 6, 7, and 8 sites.
• WebEnabled.com - devPanel.

Picks of the Week

• Mike - Rules module again, because it is so freakin' awesome.
• Anna - Teleport.org uses “Big Data” to compare different places to live. Focused on start-ups and other knowledge workers. Fun to look at (and scope out places where I might need to move after November!).
• Kelley - Headspace mindfulness app to reduce stress, improve focus, relax.
• Michael - Drop Guard - Updates your Core and Modules automatically.

Upcoming Events

• Drupal North - June 16-19.
• Drupal Dev Days - June 21-26.
• Twin Cities Drupal Camp - June 23-26.
• NYC Camp - July 8-11.
• Drupal4Gov - July 20-22, Learning to Love Blocks Again (Ryan's session), Custom Content Migrations to Drupal 8 (Mike's session).
• Design4Drupal - July 22-24. Still accepting session proposals until at least June 15.

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Five Questions (answers only)

1. Drones! FPV and Video/Photo Drones.
2. Alexa and Wink (Home Automation).
3. Life.
4. An Elephant.
5. At DrupalCon Copenhagen's closing ceremony - the Kitten Killers performance.

Intro Music

• I'm Too Sexy For My Code - from the DrupalCon New Orleans pre-note performed by Larry Garfield.

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