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RDF

Update: Yahoo search

I had made an assumption that Yahoo Search was using the RDF/XML embedded with the CC license information to build its search results; Mike Linksvayer, though, was kind enough to clarify in comments that the company is using the CC license links, only, to capture this information. This is disappointing, as I feel that there is […]

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Technology Weblogging

Update

Just a quick FYI in how this is going: I need to integrate fulltext in the application. This allows people to view a single page in a multi-page posting. I’m still trying to get the RDF meta-data component finished, using RAP (RDF API for PHP). Some troubles with data updates. Still hunting down SQL statements […]

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Technology

The importance of degrading gracefully

When I first went to work at the dot-com, Skyfish, too many years ago, I was faced with an application that had a partial interface, little back end development, and that had cost the investors 1.5 million dollars I believe it was (might have been 2 million — hard to keep track in those days). […]

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People

Sheila, Radio diva

Sheila Lennon did her first podcast, related to an article her newspaper is doing on the legend, Sister Rosetta Tharpe. It’s a nice mix of voice, story, and music, and I have to admit, there might be something to all of this podcasting stuff. I’ve had a couple of people ask where my podcasts are. All I […]

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JavaScript

AJAX: The all-purpose cleaner

I’ve been hearing quite a bit about Ajax, the new wonder technology lately, and finally decided to take some time to check it out. I followed the link to the Adaptive Path essay on Ajax, and started reading through the writing until I came to the diagram showing an “Ajax Engine”, as part of the new innovation. […]