Let’s call her Jane. My friend Jane was to leave on a '4:00 pm' bus. She was traveling to another state for work and wanted to have one last visit to a friend who lived 2 minutes away. Given the proximity, 2’O clock in the afternoon seemed ideal for a visit, and leaving at 3:15 would give her sufficient time to get to the bus station. And so she did.
She got to the station but then found herself arguing with the bus driver on the Phone because she missed the bus. Jane was LATE. After that embarrassing argument, she confirmed the timing to realize that; She WAS LATE.
The bus had left at 3:30 pm and was waiting at the next stop, 30 minutes away. So they drove, not hoping for traffic which, of course, was inevitable.
Cause implies Effect. If I wake up late, then I eat breakfast late. If I eat my breakfast late, I will miss the bus, and if I miss the bus, I will reach school late. The equation goes something like this;
C ⇒ E ⇒ C ⇒ E ⇒ C
It was probably Plato who first stated the principle of causality
“everything that becomes or changes must do so owing to some cause; for nothing can come to be without a cause” (Timaeus 28a)
Aristotle then had 4 types of explanations for the theory of causation. Many others, like Immanuel Kant, followed up on or added to the theory of causality.
Long story short, if I started writing down this newsletter much later, it wouldn’t write itself, and I would be slightly panicked as my lateness would lead to a series of delays.
Or simply C ⇒ E
Wake up late (C) ⇒ Reach school late (E)
Similarly, in the Case of Jane, She missed her bus because she misread the timings?!
Miraculously, Jane made it to the bus and sent me a detailed voice message of all the running around she did. It was probably because of another one of Aristotle’s theories of causality, the definite works of “The Uncaused Cause.”
So, I will let my efforts pay off and list a few selected stories TDT covered over the past week. Mind that, I have prepared this on Friday and it will be despatched on Monday.
Our major story for the week was an interview with Matt Glaman, ‘The Boy Who Built His Website, at 11. In it, he speaks about the importance of documentation and what consists of documentation. The interview was held as part of MidCamp 2023.
We have an interview with Kalaiselvan Swamy, a speaker at Midcamp 2023. The interview is titled ‘Assess Current Needs and Take Websites to the Next Level.
Gitlab’s 7-Day Online Hackathon took place, and ticket sales opened for DrupalCamp Asheville. DrupalCamp Poland has called for Birds of a Feather sessions as well as DrupalCon Lille had their Last Call to Submit Sessions.
We also picked a few blogs to narrow down your search for Drupal knowledge
Why Drupal Is the Best for a Mobile Friendly Website, Is Drupal the Best Choice for Non-Profits, Key Benefits of Using Open Source Software, 7 Points Why Drupal Is the Best for Healthcare Institutions, and lastly, Zyxware Lists Down 4 Must-Have Drupal Modules.
That's for the week.
Sincerely,
Alethia Rose Braganza
Sub-Editor, TheDropTimes