Archive May 21, 2005
Interview with Brent Simmons – Hour 1
Brent Simmons designed what is arguably the first elegant newsreader, NetNewsWire, back in 2002 for the Mac OS X platform. Version 2.0 released last week with support for podcasting, feed searches and a number of other major enhancements. Brent is a local Seattleite, a former developer of Radio Userland and an avid science fiction fan. [...]
Full-Text Feeds are Dead
Let me illustrate to you why I don't put full text in my RSS feeds anymore. From a NGOS search feed for the keyword “lockergnome,” I discovered a link to an article that had been posted to our RSS channel: 1. technology.updates.com… No big deal, it's just a pointer… but it's pointing to another pointer… [...]
Stealing Star Wars
Via Slyck, a press release from the MPAA: “There is no better example of how theft dims the magic of the movies for everyone than this report today regarding BitTorrent providing users with illegal copies of Revenge of the Sith.” “Fans have been lined up for days to see Revenge of the Sith. To preserve [...]
