Archive: February 05, 2003
AAAAaaaaaaaaaaahhh... Syndirella just ate all my feeds! Boooo. That'll teach me to download new builds all the time. Maybe I'll start building my feeds from scratch? I could always export them again from my old aggregator, but maybe I'll start fresh...
Ok, this is the second time I've tried to add an RSS feed by giving Syndirella the actual location of the feed, and it claims it can't find the feed. Aaaah. SOB.
Man, I wish I had a Mac so I could use NetNewsWire.
Maybe I can use nntp//rss?
Via WHEDONesque, a great commentary on the most recent episode of Buffy. I still want to know how Giles avoided the axe that was an inch from his neck. I was also confused when I saw Amy, she seemed to take so many hints out of "The First"'s book that I thought she was the first at first 
Scott: Understanding The Owl Document Management Permissioning Model
Weblogs; Usenet Done Over?
I was reading discussions of news aggregators and RSS and lack of presentation in aggregators and webpage scrapers and trackbacks come-tos and on and on and it suddenly occured to me:
We've managed to re-invent UseNet, only instead of topic-oriented newsgroups, we have a system where each newsgroup is an individual's (or a small group's) personal playground. Only it's been done poorly.
That's a whole lot of effort to get to the same place :-)
Also, does anyone know where Dave (the Pragmatic Programmer)'s weblog is? I came across it yesterday, but now I'm not sure where I saw it.
Here's an interesting analysis of the "No blood for oil" (crappy) argument in terms of opportunity costs.
I've avoided discussing the potential war with Iraq, plenty of other places on the web for that, but I will comment on the "No Blood for Oil" rallying cry popular with the far-left. Their argument is that the US just wants to attack Iraq because then it will take over its oil fields and give itself oil for free. Whatever the merits of their claim, it doesn't stand up well to economic scrutiny.
In a move that surprised many politicians, Alain Madelin, a former minister of industry and member of President Jacques Chirac's conservative party, challenged the prevailing mood in Paris by calling for support of Washington and its war plans.
In what appeared to be an answer to those members of the European Parliament who last week brandished placards saying, "No War," and "No war for oil," Mr. Madelin said:
"The United Nations has never distinguished itself by an ability to act. Our place today is at the side of the Americans to free the Iraqi people.
"Iraq's liberation would give the region hope for more freedom and prosperity," he added. "It would put pressure on authoritarian regimes, induce the Palestinians to abandon terrorism and open the way to a settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian problem."
From the Washington Times: European split becomes more bitter
Also... in regards to the discussion about parts of Europe being weak:
Other French analysts claim that France wants the United Nations to play the decisive role on Iraq because only there -- where it is a permanent member of the Security Council -- can it be a major player in world affairs.
Beautiful
The 'moral clarity' of the left
Tax burden
Via The Intellectual Activist, which looks like an excellent site. I wish they had RSS feeds.
Ananova: Japanese scientist invents 'invisibility cloak' (with picture!)
It is the brainchild of Professor Susumu Tachi who is in the early stage of research he hopes will eventually make camouflaged objects virtually transparent.
It's hoped the technology will be useful for surgeons frustrated their own hands and surgical tools can block their view of operations and pilots who wish cockpit floors were transparent for landings.
There's a fascinating interview with Kevin Mitnick over at Slashdot.
Check out the new World Trade Center design finalists. Go through the slide shows.
I just watched The Animatrix a little while ago (after trying to download it unsuccessfully for most of the day). I won't say I thought it was awesome, but I think it was very good. I was especially impressed about the creative way in which the machines took over. (spoilers -->) They didn't just go slaughtering all of humanity in a big war (a la Terminator). They actually created their own society in the middle of the desert (where humans can't live), and actually competed economically!
The machine's society started prevailing economically, to the point where there was conflict between man and machine. The machines even wanted to join the United Nations, but were denied. That was about where the first movie ended. I'm looking forward to the second one.
What's a little strange is I don't remember hearing about this at all before seeing the post on Slashdot today.
SvN: The Sounds of Silence
Why the silence? A lifetime of dinner table arguments (Dad was archconservative prosecutor, Mom was new-age hippie) and too many classes on political science have taken their toll. I can't get it up for political debates anymore. I think 99% of the time they're a waste of effort.
What difference do these debates make? How often does anyone actually change their mind? It's amazing how people (and countries) will twist whatever facts are presented to justify the views that they already believe in.
Anyone here have a conversion tale to prove me wrong? When was the last time you changed your mind on a major political issue? Have you ever realized "I was wrong" and switched to the other side? Why?
read the comments...
Here's a neat list of XML alternatives. The one I like the most is ONX, but it's ugly.
Dean:
Yesterday afternoon, I received the following email from Stephen, announcing that the ESV as the first major Bible publisher to offer their content via web services AND an Application Program Interface (API) similar to those offered by both Google and Amazon
In other words, imagine if you will, applying Scripture to your online words in ways that are only limited by the imagination God has given us.
Nice.
John has an awesome quote from George Washington:
"There is a rank due to the United States, among nations, which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness. If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known that we are at all times ready for war." --George Washington
Thanks John.
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