If you go to OSCON this summer, say hi to Tim O’Reilly. And (assuming this article is accurate) give him a good smack upside the head for trademarking ‘Web 2.0′ and cease-and-desisting people over it. Yup. To quote the article linked:
In his own damn blog (which, it must be pointed out, is published under a [...]
If a menu has 25 instances of the word ‘curry’ in it, and a website’s menu search on that menu returned only 24, I’d call the programmers sloppy. If the search returned 10 ten items, I’d call the programmers incompetent. If the search returned 5 items, I’d call the programmers criminals. If the search returned [...]
So, ponder this: it is now easier to set up and configure an Ubuntu desktop box than it is to configure an Ubuntu server. I can install, configure, and update a consistent Ubuntu desktop without ever touching a command line; why can’t I install*, configure**, and update a consistent*** Ubuntu server without touching a command [...]
So, everyone on earth should read the cluetrain manifesto. But if you are short on time, just read this:
Cluetrain has a little more nuance, and a lot more detail, but that’s the gist of it.
Edd, anyone else who wants to print pdfs: I strongly recommend printfu.org- very cool, minimal-clicks-to-get results, minimal-ish cost (slightly more expensive than the same books at lulu.com, but lulu doesn’t do things you don’t have rights to) pdf printing service. I get my first output from them in a few days- I’ll let everyone know [...]
I had my most productive day in ages today, writing nearly 4,000 words, including some that had been hanging over my head for ages. I was able to do it, despite spending some time coping with a big server outage (a UPS failed), because… well, I left the office and went to a cafe with [...]
In the category of ‘intellectual property claims that absolutely blow my mind’, Amazon has trademarked… ‘Real Name’. That’s right, whenever you use the two words ‘Real Name’ in e-commerce to indicate that you have verified that someone’s online name is in fact their real name, that is a trademark violation.
In a fit of civil disobedience, [...]
If you’re a web person, or a writer, and in the Boston area over the summer (so yeah, presumably a student) you might want to take a perk at the three summer jobs we have available. Cool beans.
Eeeenteresting. Sort of sad that there was compromise on the sleek, qwerty-free design, apparently, but still good to hear that the good work the Nokia folks have done will continue. They’ve gone well beyond what I initially expected (help whip gtk into shape) and are actually pushing innovation in key areas in the platform- which [...]
The GNOME Brazilian Hit Squad jumped on me for my comment of last night that Orkut doesn’t get used. I knew that Brazilians love Orkut, and Johan told me that there is a group in Orkut that has 1.1 million members. GNOME went through an Orkut phase, which lasted… what, about two weeks? So it [...]