Disqus - Latest Comments for tom

Re: Dare left something out (and it's important) (Scripting News)

tom — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:27:05 -0000

Not really: XML-RPC does not take advantage of HTTP, especially not of the stateless caching feature of GET, not of the Safe feature of GET, not of the idempotence of PUT, etc. Frankly, I don't miss PUT & DELETE, but only using POST but not GET for safe operation is the thing, which keeps me away from XML-RPC.

Re: I need a server strategy (Scripting News)

tom — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:46:29 -0000

Wasn't there an effort to port Frontier to Unix-based systems?

Re: Full text in RSS? (Scripting News)

tom — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 19:25:46 -0000

Atom has a summary and an content element, giving you choice. The RSS community tried to do something similar with summary in description and the full text in content:encoded.

Re: Iran situation highlights strengths, weaknesses of Twitter

tom — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:49:07 -0000

Yes but some longtime accounts have a reputation for reliability. You have to know who you're reading, and judge, over time. New accounts may or may not be reliable.

Re: Private: X-Ray Vision Camera Lens Doesn’t Require You To Collect Bazooka Joe Wrappers

tom — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 01:56:54 -0000

Oh, please. $199?

http://www.instructables.com/id/A-better-diy-in...
http://www.maxmax.com/aXNiteFilters.htm

And aren't you too old to believe advertising claims?

Re: Dumbest Man Alive?

tom — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:23:09 -0000

Well, their first names are a bit similar! What marvellous grounds for a reasoned debate. This guy is the worst kind of idiot - one who can't do research or think for himself.

Re: New Rail Car Runs on Air-Electric Perpetual Drive

tom — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 16:29:40 -0000

Oscar - do you really think that a scientist, seeing the possibility of making such a machine, would say `I can't build it, I must maintain the way the world is viewed and suppress this invention'. No, he or she would be happily collecting a Nobel prize.

This is not to mention the enthusiastic amateur. You seem to know a lot about modern technology, perhaps you could enlighten us.

Re: x planes

tom — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:09:51 -0000

It looks suspiciously like it's sitting on the ground, and the camera has been rotated during a slow shutter speed shot to give the impression of speed.

The lighting seems too clear, it looks like it's above a surface, the other streaks of light make little sense, and the undercarriage seems to be visible!

Re: 2007/07/07/what-should-technorati-do/

tom — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 09:39:47 -0000

Did my comment yesterday not go through?
In short, have a look at Technorati's numbers on Alexa, Quantcast, and Compete, and if you have access to Hitwise and other commercial metrics companies, have a look at that, too.

I think all Technorati's numbers are up, so why would they need to change???

Re: Meanwhile In Japan

tom — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:29:26 -0000

Think of it as population control!

Re: The anti-RSS hype

tom — Sun, 01 Jan 2006 14:48:54 -0000

Well, normal people don't read 743 web sites. They usually read 2 or 3 daily and for that purpose RSS is an overkill. At least that's what they say on Slashdot.