BitTorrent and RSS Create Disruptive Revolution.. Steve Gillmor: BitTorrent and RSS Create Disruptive Revolution. BitTorrent as it is today is not suitable for distributing RSS feeds, because the centralized tracker uses just as much bandwidth as a modern Web server. P2P news delivery is a great concept, but to make BitTorrent suitable for RSS you'd… Continue reading BitTorrent and RSS Create Disruptive Revolution.
Another Fast One Coming
Another Fast One Coming. In a news release yesterday, “AARP Drops Out of Social Security Forums, Distances From Bush Overhaul Plans”, two important items are discussed regarding senior Americans. First is the large response the AARP received from members regarding its endorsement of the Republican Medicare overhaul legislation which President Bush signed days ago. The… Continue reading Another Fast One Coming
Tinderbox 2.1
Tinderbox 2.1. Tinderbox 2.1 is out. Download it right away; in addition to a bunch of nice user interface improvements, it adds Export Macros which make complicated Web export problems a breeze. [Mark Bernstein]
Visiting Bath, England by Train From London
Visiting Bath, England by Train From London. Bath, England is a simple, highly enjoyable one-and-a-half hour trip from London's Paddington Station. This trip is easily done as a day venture from London, but it is also great fun as an overnight adventure. It's simple and foolproof because you don't need a car. You get off… Continue reading Visiting Bath, England by Train From London
Seeking Dickens Amid Fog and Folderol
Seeking Dickens Amid Fog and Folderol. This biography on PBS deploys virtually every disreputable strategy of historical storytelling, but it is an effective tribute. By Virginia Heffernan. [New York Times: Books]
The Complex Metamorphosis of American Foreign Policy
The Complex Metamorphosis of American Foreign Policy. Two new books examine the Bush administration's reversal of America's six-decade commitment to internationalism. By James Chace. [New York Times: Books]
'Rings' Fans Line Up for Marathon Screening
'Rings' Fans Line Up for Marathon Screening. As early as 5:30 this morning diehard “Lord of the Rings” fans were on line at a Manhattan theater to see “Trilogy Tuesday.” By Stephanie Rosenbloom. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
A Bookish Contretemps in Providence
A Bookish Contretemps in Providence. The Providence Athenaeum's proposal to sell a folio by John James Audubon from its collection is causing a battle between its patrons and officers. By Alison Leigh Cowan. [New York Times: Books]
Mining the intranet
Mining the intranet. Of course sites such as Amazon and Google have reasons to create formal APIs and gate access to them. But on an enterprise intranet the threat is disuse, not overuse. You're publishing information that you want people to find, exploit, and recombine. When it's appropriate to use SOAP and WSDL — for… Continue reading Mining the intranet
Rest in Peace
Rest in Peace. John W. Sidgmore, a Washington, DC-area technology pioneer and former WorldCom Inc. leader who helped uncover accounting fraud at that telecom giant, died last Thursday. After helping to build small UUNet Technologies Inc. into a $4 billion company in 1999 — and a major part of the Net's backbone — Sidgmore was tapped… Continue reading Rest in Peace