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3 months ago

in Dare left something out (and it's important) (Scripting News) on Scripting News
I see someone has beaten me to the punch and pointed out that if you build a RESTful service with JSON instead of XML payloads you get all of your touted benefits of XML-RPC and all the benefits of conforming to the Web's architecture. Thus having your lunch and eating it too. :)
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dave Well maybe so -- but we have tons of XML apps and as I said elsewhere in this thread unless that all magically converts itself, we're going to be using XML for a long time (and that's a good thing, not a bad thing).

And of course this completely side-steps the point of my post. Why do you leave XML-RPC out of your history? Why don't you just update your post, because it's wrong, and let's move on.

3 months ago

in Mobile is Amazing - RussellBeattie.com on Russell Beattie's Blog Forum
I assume you mean "1 out of 10" and not "1 to 10" when talking about people who will actually download mobile apps. I think you are underestimating how accessible moves like integrating the App Store into iTunes will make downloading apps to a mobile phone.

4 months ago

in Is Facebook’s redesign aimed at Silicon Valley, not everywhere else? on VentureBeat
Does anybody in Silicon Valley use Facebook or do you people just regurgitate each others talking points? This is as clueful an analysis of Facebook's new changes as TechCrunch's "FriendFeedization of Facebook" garbage this morning.
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Eric Eldon Dare, I've covered the redesign extensively over the last months, which you'll see if you click on any of the links I already included in the story. Here, I step back and examine some potential issues I see.

Since you don't like my angle, tell me why I'm wrong.

Also, I've been using Facebook since 2005.

4 months ago

in iPhone Reconciliation - RussellBeattie.com on Russell Beattie's Blog Forum
>So therefore it's just a matter of time before there are more open alternatives that don't require any sort of sacrifice to use.

People said that about the iPod as well. It's just a matter of time, etc. Unfortunately Apple isn't the kind of company that stands still and waits for competition to catch up. Even if Google Android, Symbian, etc can clone the OS functionality and even the app store while handset makers clone the hardware, it will take them a few years. What do you think Apple will be doing during that time?
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Stefan Tilkov "Unfortunately Apple isn't the kind of company that stands still and waits for competition to catch up." -- what's unfortunate about that? :-)

4 months ago

in Which way will Twitter go? (Scripting News) on Scripting News
I don't see how the XMPP service is related to identi.ca-like federation. How do you see the two being connected besides them both being related to Twitter exposing APIs?
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dave They're not equivalent but they do both relate to Twitter exposing APIs, and both acknowledge that competitors can and should emerge. Twitter's oppty is to be first among equals not the only game in town. They have to provide the best service and features to stay number one, not by having a lock on the users.

4 months ago

in Oh goody, a fresh batch of Nooglers on The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs
Unsubscribed. Wake me up when FSJ returns.
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R seriously... whats happening here? the blogs boring... come back dear FSJ.

2 years ago

in Josh is wrong — geeks totally rule! on Mathew's comments
Do you have the numbers to back up that Flickr is a good business or does the definition of good business simply mean that the founders and early investors recouped their investment?

3 years ago

in Microsoft: More on the Gay Rights Position…AGAIN on Newest Industry




Sometimes you people in the peanut gallery irritate the heck out of me.
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