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Burningbird Technology Web

Server status

I have hit a roadblock in the server setup, specifically wildcard DNS entries (to allow things such as weblog.burningbird.net, coop.burningbird.net, and so on), as well as sendmail issues and external email. Everything else seems to be set but that sendmail is a showstopper. My hope is to get help from my readership, but barring that, […]

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Weblogging

DNS: What’s in a name?

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. “What do you call yourself?” the Fawn said at last. Such a soft sweet voice it had! “I wish I knew!” thought poor Alice. She answered, rather sadly, “Nothing, just now.” “Think again,” it said: “that won’t do.” Alice thought, but nothing came of it. “Please, would you tell me […]

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RDF Writing

Reverse Spin

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I just sent my last edit of the proofs to Simon for the Practical RDF book, which means I’m finished with the writing. Put a fork into me my babies and call me done! Well, I still have to set up the book support site when it publishes, but the next time […]

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Connecting

The authoritarians

Though I edited the post that led to the comment, I did want to promote what Joel said here to the forefront, because I think it’s worth being highlighted: A few people are so intense that they fail to think through processes. It may take years before a simple reform takes place because these power brokers don’t want to […]

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Diversity Weblogging

Marriage Bashing?

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Halley was kind enough to link back to me and Liz yesterday after we referenced her README post. However, she added a follow-up note about her post that caused me to choke on my morning coffee: I guess I want to add that README is not about male-bashing, since I’m crazy for […]