Category: Weblogging

Recovered from the Wayback Machine.

I created a Trackback form for pinging my weblog posts for those people who aren’t using Movable Type or some other Trackback enabled weblog tool (or don’t have a Trackback stand alone server) but who want to send a ping to the post.

In the main page, next to the Trackback counter is the link for the form — just click it and in the form page that opens, fill in your post’s information and push the submit button. In the individual pages, the Trackback form is next to the Trackback title in the appropriate section of the page.

Hopefully other Trackback enabled weblogs will provide this type of form for their own posts, as a courtesy not only for those who are kind enough to reference our posts in their own weblogs (or in an email list, wiki, or web site), but also for our readers so they can see everyone who is talking about the post.

A text version of my form page is here. All that you need is to change the look. If you don’t have PHP at your site, you’ll also need to change the process that pulls the Trackback identifier from the URL when the form is accessed.

Simple technical change. Lots of payback. Hopefully a minimum of abuse, but feel free to play with it a bit — I can delete test trackbacks today.

Enjoy.

Recovered from the Wayback Machine.

I need to get my head out of semantics and look at the real stuff that’s going down around: Aquarionics is recording my parable, Mockingbird’s Wish for me, though he’s having troubles with the sound effects. Not surprising that — this story is ‘sound intensive’.

I asked if he would do it after hearing his marvelous reading of David Salo’s Cave Linguistica, and he was kind enough to give it a try,.

He’ll post the recording as soon as he’s done an edit, though the unedited version sounds like considerable fun, too.

A very cool thing to do.

Recovered from the Wayback Machine.

Well, enough of the poetry stuff, let’s get back to the important stuff — blogshares!

I’m getting shares in weblogs as gifts from folks. I’m new to this subterranean culture — is there some etiquette to blogshare giving? Is giving a person one share of your weblog’s stock a new calling card of capitalism?

And I’m now the second best player for May, and I have no idea of why. It’s fun, though. Especially torturing Dorothea with lyrics from old 80’s shows, until she cracks under the pressure and sells me shares in her weblog. I am a ruthless entrepreneur.

I have something fun I’ve been working on the last couple of days I need to finish, but other stuff keeps intruding. There’s fun stuff, such as exactly what Evil Twin would do with a course called Nature, Nuture, Nonsense. And then there’s less fun stuff, such as an accusation about non-objective coverage of RSS on the part of O’Reilly authors. Such as myself. With this one, though, I think my best bet is to focus on fun, rather than tired, worn out fights.

Recovered from the Wayback Machine.

I don’t know how Blogshares works. I don’t know how the stock market works so this isn’t terribly surprising. However, Blogshares is a bit of fun, isn’t it?

I’ve been gifted with shares by Indie Pundit, have figured out how to give shares with my first gift to Dorothea, and have had Brad Choate and Gary Turner buy shares in Burningbird. I’ve also bought some shares in other weblogs. Including Dorothea’s. Yes, D. I do own you.

Bwahahahahahah!

As Dorothea would say, “WOot!”

(Is that right? WOot?)

I’ve made money, too. Currently I’m the fourth best player for May. Considering that I have no idea what I’m doing, this will most likely change. In the meantime, I think I’ll have a little fun.

So, what do I do next? Anyone want some shares in BB?

Recovered from the Wayback Machine.

Today is May first, and the reason why you’re here now (other than I hope you like what I write, my photos, or that the Google search that brought you here isn’t too weird) is because generous and sharing people answered a call from another good friend and contributed to keep this weblog and my web sites alive.

As a thank you, I wanted to give all of you shares in Burningbird in Blogshares, but I haven’t been able to figure out how this works. So I thought I would give you all virtual shares, and to let you know that you’re all now a part of the Burningbird Shareholder’s Association.

I’d like to say that membership gets you special privileges, but you already have access to my writing, my photographs, my technology, my RSS feed, and my return regard.

I don’t want to get maudlin and mushy and teary, because the water will put out the flame and it’s a bitch to get going again. But I did want to say that the support I received from all of you went way beyond just the monetary help. I’m not sure if you’ll all ever know how much this meant to me. All I can say is, thank you. Thank you for your support online, in my comments, helping me keep Burningbird running, and most of all, for stopping by, spending some time with me.

Thank you.

AKMA

Allan Moult

Andrew Barnett

Dan Ehrlich

David Weinberger

Dorothea Salo

Doug Alder

Elaine of Kalilily

Eric Grevstad

Gary Turner

George Kelly

Greg Valiga

Greg Webster

Jeff Ward

Jeneane Sessum

Jonathon Delacour

Joey deVilla

Karin Kross

Karl Martino

Kevin Marks

Laura Melton

Lee Harris

Lisa Firke

Liz Lawley

Loren Webster

Language Hat

Mark Wallace

Michael Himsolt

Michelle Goodrich

Norm Jenson

Pem

Paul Freeman

Robert Brown

Scott Hanson

Shannon Campbell

Sheila Lennon

Steve Himmer

The Happy Tutor

Tom Shugart

And to the others who asked to remain anonymous…

Thanks gang. You’re the best.