What I did at DrupalCon 2022
A summary for the Duke OIT ESS WOHD team
Posts by Year
2022
DrupalCon 2022 Code+ Presentation
My presentation to DrupalCon 2022 on Duke’s Code+ cocurricular project, which promotes undergraduate diversity, equity, and inclusion
2021
In the Jekyll garden
Continuing my research on a static website workflow, I’m spinning up a new personal website as an excuse to try building a new Jekyll-based static website. D...
Loose Shorts and the TSA
“Sir, you better grab those shorts tightly, no one wants them to drop.” Thank you, captain O.
Gratitude, and That’s Right
Another day in the life of Kyle Skrinak
Meet Holly
The Skrinaks adopt Holly from the Wake County SPCA
Shinleaf Campsite
When I was 8, I played alongside a lake, against a star-splattered night with my brother and sister.
My Hero, Karen — Part II
My squatting calves, trembling and tiptoe, are eager to get me out of there. Karen and I agreed — my only option is for me to jump and for Karen to “catch” m...
Two Guys Watch a Burning House, Part I
I forget when in 1973 the Skrinak family house caught on fire. I’m guessing it was in late Spring, but that was so long ago.
Jekyll, Hugo, and Me
The battle for a better static website generator
2020
Drupal Multisite on a Dime
or How we Adopted CI/CD for TCA&S’s Drupal Multisite Hosting for Trinity’s 100 Drupal websites
Happy Third Lowcarbiversary
Join me as I celebrate three years of low-carb living. At the three-year mark, it’s safe to say the yo-yo dieting has stopped.
Introduction to Drupal
Training for Trinity College of Arts & Sciences’ new Drupal content editors
2019
Lorraine Barbara Kubik Skrinak
My Eulogy for my Mom. October 31st, 2019, 11 AM, at St. Andrews Catholic Church, in Apex NC
Don’t You Miss Carbs?
Imagine asking an alcoholic; “Don’t you miss alcohol?”
My Windows 10 Setup
Why Windows and how I like my default Windows 10 configured
Diminished Zeal with Steady Commitment
Busy staying steady
How to Manage Departmental Faculty and Staff Data
TCA&S’s July 2019 Open Office Hours presentation, revised October 2020
2019 DrupalCon Higher Ed Summit
The Higher Ed Summit organizers had considerably redesigned the schedule and makeup of the summit. I say to a significantly improved format.
2019 DrupalCon Drupal 8 Multisite
My presentation to the DrupalCon 2019 Higher Ed Summit
2019-Feb-13 SLG Presentation
Trinity’s presentation to the Security Liaison’s Group on Hardening and Unanticipated Affects
Old Again, New Again
Low-carb living has given me the confidence to spend time and money on my professional appearance.
2018
bundle test
testing the feasibility of incorporating reveal.js into my blog
A Pound of Flesh and a Hot Tub
“Dad, can you pull your skin out, like a balloon?”
How to Pick a Restaurant
Asking about one common and simple ingredient can expose a restaurant
My Morning Routine
How stumbling into a morning routine became surprisingly transformative and motivational
What is n=1?
When the evidence is scant, the policy is misleading and the result is inversely fantastic
From My Wife’s Kitchen
Posts and logs from Kyle about food
5 DrupalCon Nashville Take Aways
For our Drupal @ Duke meetup, here are my top five take-aways from this year’s DrupalCon Nashville.
DrupalCon Nashville 2018 Video Playlist
Below is my list of videos to catch up on DrupalCon Nashville 2018. The first is the youtube embed of my public playlist, followed by the exported links for ...
DrupalCon Nashville 2018 – 04-11-2018 Wednesday
Keynote: Drupal and the secret of my success — Steve Francia
DrupalCon Nashville 2018 – 04-10-2018 Tuesday
Dries Keynote
DrupalCon Nashville 2018 – Higher Education Summit Notes
I will be leading two sessions at the DrupalCon Higher Education Summit on Monday, April 8th, 2018, and I’m using this post for my preparation notes.
2017
Drupal 8 Multisite documentation
Summary
DrupalCon Baltimore 2017 — Backend Security notes
Duke University IT Security Office’s PDF is found here here
Drupal @ Duke meetup notes
Here are my hastily-assembled thoughts on Drupal 8 for 2017 at Trinity Technology Services.
Vim for writers
Here’s an excellent article on using Vim for narrative writing, as opposed to technical documentation. I love the idea of an immediate editor for the kind of...
2016
Static Sites: Everything Old Is New Again
Making static pages like Grandpa used to