Help isbn.nu!

Help isbn.nu!. “I'm not a library scientist, nor do I play one on the Web. However, I do run isbn.nu, and have lots of ideas about how people conceive of books: not as ISBNs nor as editions (usually) but as works that have various instanciations. Most recently, I've been able to add a limited form… Continue reading Help isbn.nu!

It Was the Best of Winning Entries, It Was the Worst of Winning Entries

It Was the Best of Winning Entries, It Was the Worst of Winning Entries. Bulwer-Lytton Contest Results “The annual Bulwer-Lytton contest recognizes and awards the very worst opening sentences found in novels. The 2003 results are in (2002 results, 2001 results) and the winning entry begins “They had but one last remaining night together, so… Continue reading It Was the Best of Winning Entries, It Was the Worst of Winning Entries

.NET Weblogs

Laszlo caught my eye today. Folks over on the .NET Weblogs were talking about Laszlo's launch. Looks awesome.  [The Scobleizer Weblog]

AppleMatters interview

AppleMatters interview. AppleMatters interviews Zeldman about why he likes Macs, how he uses them in his studio, and recursive icon bug in the OS X Finder. [Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report]

Paul Resnick on Reputation

Paul Resnick on Reputation. Online reputation mechanisms are large-scale online word-of-mouth communities in which individuals share opinions on a wide range of topics, including companies, products, services, and even world events (Dellarocas, 2003). Best known so far as a technology for building trust and fostering cooperation in online trading communities, such as eBay, these mechanisms… Continue reading Paul Resnick on Reputation

First Impression

First Impression. “If it's not fun, don't do it. Time to get another job.” –Alan Webber, Founding Editor, Fast Company  [Fast Company]

An announcement about RSS

An announcement about RSS. As noted on Scripting News today, the RSS 2.0 copyright has been transferred to Harvard, the spec has been placed under a Creative Commmons license, and an advisory board — initially Dave Winer, Brent Simmons, and me — has been formed. … [Jon's Radio]

PHP Magazines

PHP Magazines. I would just like to congratulate PHP Architect on their plans to launch their print edition in September. Also have a look at PHP Magazine. Both are great magazines with little overlap. The difference between them is that PHP Architect has fewer articles but they go into much greater depth. PHP Magazine seems… Continue reading PHP Magazines

Check Out Your Charity

Check Out Your Charity. Find out if your donations are actually doing some good. [The Motley Fool]