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RDF

Creative genius with data

Jeff Jarvis writes today about looking for technologists for a new start up: As you may know, I’m working on a still-stealth start-up for news and we’re looking for talent, starting with a top-notch engineer who’s both an algorithms/analytics expert and a creative genius when it comes to playing with data. Of course, we’re always on the […]

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Diversity Weblogging

Life isn’t an oven, you can’t control the temperature

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. It would be the ultimate irony if of the individual posts related to BlogHer, the one or ones linked the most were either by guys who attended the conference, or those who didn’t. Having said that, I am linking to one, Jay Rosen’s. Of his overall impression of the conference, Rosen […]

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Diversity Technology Weblogging

Lurking tool hit one

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I was asked in the BlogHer chat if my ears were burning and I can see why — I was mentioned in the opening session debate of the conference. Here is a liveblogging account where Mena Trott says that I dismiss her, and criticize the company because there are no women in […]

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Specs Standards

Sugar and spice

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I finally found out what was causing the problems with the post When We Are Needed in IE: it’s called the “Magic Creeping Text” bug. It’s caused by having a left border for a blockquote (or other marginalized blocks), without having an accompanying bottom border. I’ve since fixed the bug, by adding […]

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Weblogging

Chocolate. I use chocolate.

You, too, could be suffering Severe Blog Depression or SBD. Left untreated, SBD can lead to some seriously twisted mental behavior, as demonstrated in this comment found at the Blog Depression site: Well, I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m on a mission from God. Must post! Must post! If you’re suffering from SBD, […]