the rss rebellion
Browsers that Parse, Jorn Barger: “generalise the repeated formatting-patterns and build regexps that can dissect them” xpath2rss, Mark Nottingham: “XPath…
bandwidth and open spectrum
Geeky detail: For some reason I had set Apache to try and parse every file on the site for server-side…
photographic beauty
ChicagoUncommon.org. How come Chicago is never this pretty when I’m around? How much of photographic beauty is “a good eye”?…
cupcake controls a prior restraint?
Anonymous (djb?): Export Controls, Cupcake Recipes, and Speech: I am concerned about the long-term implications of attempting to treat recipes…
Stirling Engine introduced on 60 Minutes, Segway on Amazon.com
As the CS Monitor reports, Dean Kamen introduced his Stirling Engine to the world. (Luckily for me, the TiVo thoughtfully…
I’ll be at Comdex
It’s been in my email sig but I forgot to announce it on my weblog: I’ll be part of a…
greenspan# make economy
More H4X0r ECONOMIST. The rest aren’t really as funny….
Is the intuitive hypertext interface finally here?
The first web browser, Tim Berners-Lee’s WorldWideWeb was also a Web editor. You visit a page of yours, notice a…
Trusted Clothing / Trusted Computing: A Parable
Microsoft introduces Trusted Computing; Megasoft introduces Trusted Clothing. What is it, what does it, and should you buy it?
book connections: death and life, future of ideas, elements of typography
Last week, I began reading The Death and Life of Great American Cities. It’s a powerful tirade against the vision…
today is my birthday
It is now my birthday. In the US, we have a tradition that when you blow out the candles on…
today’s featured superhero: Dean Kamen
Dean Kamen is absolutely incredible. The depth and breadth of his knowledge is absolutely amazing. He has a casual style…
File Cabinet Lib
Jon Keegan, New York Times David Gelernter has another article in the Times today. What’s up with this? Why…
The Case for Source Code Escrow
Lessig’s latest post, please, no philosophy, explains why he thinks source code escrow is important. Here’s a reformulation of the…
Official Argument Transcripts
Only a month after the Eldred argument, the Supreme Court has posted transcripts. Google also has a list of copies…
Quality Software
I’ve put together a list of Quality Software Designers. Funny how all the software either runs on OS X or…
i’ve got the jitterbug
Cory was in town yesterday; it was lots of fun. But this is the first time I can remember that…
Announcing Decisions
Unless you’ve been living in Redmond for the past day, you know that the District Court of D.C. has let…
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