From the department of you’ve got to be kidding I give you RSS 3.0: Welcome to the RSS Version 3 Homepage. This site strives to create expanded and complete standards for syndication of online content – more specifically, it aims to recompose the RSS Version 2.0 standard due to underdocumentation and lack of concern towards modern […]
Author: Shelley Powers
Links not wanted
Feedster released its own version of a link ranking system, Feedster 500. It matches previous lists, but also has a number of surprises. Unlike other lists, or even link aggregators, Feedster has been very forthcoming about how it derives its list and, more importantly, how it finds the incoming links it uses as the key component […]
Monarchs
The rains finally came this last weekend. They blew in strongly on Saturday and took out the power for half the city, but I don’t think anyone minded. I did lose my internet for several hours on Sunday. When I called in, I finally got through to a lovely woman with a charming Kentucky accent […]
Foobar
This is a real red letter day. It’s a day when I come out in defense of a Tim O’Reilly event, rather than the opposite. I’m sure it will be appreciated about as much as my criticism, which is to say not. Regardless, it is the fair thing to do. The event is Foo Camp, and […]
The ABCs of frank online talk
A: “I want to have a frank discussion.” B: “I’m game.” C: “Me, too.” D: “That’s what’s great about this environment–the honesty and openness.” E: “Whatever you want to talk about, I’m cool.” F: “Yo!” A: “Well, the software I’m using is pretty good, but the license says I can’t help a friend […]
