Visual Studio in the Cloud?

In my last post, I mentioned the wonderful new service from Microsoft that is Team Foundation Service and as I've been busy migrating source code from my local machine to my account and learning the intricacies of Git for Windows I started pondering the idea of development IN THE CLOUD.

Git and Visual Studio 2012

For anyone using Visual Studio outside of a corporation such as those doing freelance work or even those collaborating on small projects, I'm pleased to say that we now have a WONDERFUL solution to source control in the tools released for Git in Visual Studio 2012 and the inclusion of Git support in TFS and on Team Foundation Service!

Am Beannachadh Bealltain (The Beltane Blessing)

(From http://paganwiccan.about.com/od/beltaneprayers/qt/Beannachadh.htm)

Bless, O threefold true and bountiful,
Myself, my spouse, my children.
Bless everything within my dwelling and in my possession,
Bless the kine and crops, the flocks and corn,
From Samhain Eve to Beltane Eve,
With goodly progress and gentle blessing,
From sea to sea, and every river mouth,
From wave to wave, and base of waterfall.

Be the Maiden, Mother, and Crone,
Taking possession of all to me belonging.
Be the Horned God, the Wild Spirit of the Forest,
Protecting me in truth and honor.
Satisfy my soul and shield my loved ones,
Blessing every thing and every one,
All my land and my surroundings.
Great gods who create and bring life to all, I ask for your blessings on this day of fire.
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Merry Beltain to All.

Knee-Jerk Stupidity

Why is it that so many people just react when they see something that they assume will be in conflict with their beliefs?

All reason seems to fly out of the window in favor of defensive posturing and canned fury.

People are so quick to take up the banner of their rhetoric that they don't even pay attention to that against which they believe they are railing...

Wouldn't the world be so much more productive if people stopped and paid attention before leaping into hysterics?