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RSS, XML, and Namespaces—oh my!

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Dave writes that the use of namespaces is fundamentally flawed because the hasty introduction of namespaces into RSS 2.0 generated problems with several aggregators: If this is true, we can’t design using namespaces until: 1. All the parsers are fixed, or 2. Users/content providers expect and accept this kind of breakage (I […]

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The hunt for the wild MT Documenters

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Jonathon Delacour and Allan Moult have started their Movable Type Documentation posts. If ThreadNeedle had existed, this tool would be perfect for tracking their work, as well as ancillary writing and posts related to their generous efforts. I know it’s only a matter of time before others also post their own tips […]

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Becoming a dead bore

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Well, I’ve become such a dead bore, lately. Either writing on technology, or other stuff that lacks zip and zing. I should be writing about Chris Locke rising from the dead in his manic phase. Hey Chris, if you want to know about Krakens, holler, I have a story for you. Gary Turner has […]

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Consumer rights and RSS

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Yesterday was a disappointing technology day. I had hoped to use the position of devil’s advocate at the RSS-Dev group to see if we couldn’t get a firmer definition of what the group sees as its future direction, strategy, as well as specific reasons for use of RDF. I continue to see […]

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Switching comments

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I’m updating my PHP system, which is breaking dotcomments. So, I’m in the process of converting comments over to Movable Type. Until I’m finished, you won’t be able to post new comments. Update: The comments system has now been converted over to Movable Type comments. You’ll have to check out the […]