Month: December 2002

RFC: Really Simple Discoverability. Quote: “Really Simple Discovery is a way to help client software find the services needed to read, edit, or “work with” weblogging software. Although I talk about weblogging software, there's no reason this format can't apply to other forms of web client/system software that I wasn't considering, or may not even… Continue reading RFC: Really Simple Discoverability

Nobody expects the spontaneous integration. To me the most surprising thing about the LibraryLookup project is that the results are surprising. Why? We should all expect these kinds of spontaneous integrations, and take them for granted. Yet nobody expects the spontaneous integration. If we want to raise the bar, I suggest we start by asking… Continue reading Nobody expects the spontaneous integration

Is it software?. Is it software? asks Dave. That's such a great question! From the moment I first saw an HTML form on a Web page, it was clear that boundaries were about to blur. Web pages are both documents and programs. Websites are both publications and applications. URLs are both phrases and function calls.… Continue reading Is it software?

I think I've finally got my Christmas shopping done.  Yay!

Back from Florida.  Had a great time!

Off to visit friends in St. Petersburg, Florida for the weekend.  Yay!

McKinsey and Failing Airlines. McKinsey was the central “consultant” at Swissair during the several years that led to the destruction of the Swiss airline. Their “work” cost Swissair about $60 million dollars — while it lost all profits, revenues, and assets. McKinsey is also well-known for having preached at Enron, and presented that company as… Continue reading McKinsey and Failing Airlines

Our Favorite Books: Recommendations from the Staff of B&A. The Boxes and Arrows staff book list is cool. Each with a concise review. [ia/ – information architecture news]

Genuine artificial text: True, you could use the “Insert Corporate Mumbo Jumbo” extension on the Dreamweaver Exchange, but this is high-quality lorem-ipsum we're talking about here, folks, baked fresh daily!  [via Jeffrey Zeldman] [JD on MX]

In Other Words, The “Heavenly Jukebox”.  Sterling's decade-ahead-of-its-time librarian talk “Bruce Sterling's 1992 speech to the Library Information Technology Association is eerily prescient — the “Information Economy” is bankrupt, and it's taking the public domain down with it. 'Ladies and gentlemen, there's a problem with showing Mr Franklin the door. The problem is that Mr… Continue reading In Other Words, The “Heavenly Jukebox”