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Archive for March 2008

Winer Whines

In Internet on 5 March 2008 with Comments Off

Dave Winer recently noticed his name absent from the Wikipedia page on blogging and went into full whining mode on his website:
I looked up blogging to find the names of some more obscure ones, the first hit was the Wikipedia page, and out of curiosity I searched the page for my name. It’s not there. [...]

NetNewsWire, NewsFire, and Google Reader

In Uncategorized on 3 March 2008 with Comments Off

When I switched to the mac NetNewsWire (an rss reader) was the first application I bought for my new iBook. If you believed the talk heads (and as a new mac convert I read them all) it was an easy choice. No other reader was comparable, none as worthy. To be honest, it was rare [...]

Clueless Edolphus Towns Abandons Clemens

In Sports on 1 March 2008 with Comments Off

Days before he was to appear in front of Congress to discuss his alleged steroid use Roger Clemens made the rounds on Capital Hill visiting any Congressman that would meet him. Buster Olney thought this was a great idea:
You might not know it from the scowl he wears on the mound, but Clemens is very [...]