Jeremy Allaire’s Radio “Lots of industry analysts have commented that ‘public web services’ (e.g. web services that can be accessed and used through Internet-accessible public APIs) haven’t really happened. When one looks at RSS aggregation sites such as Syndic8.com it’s quick to see that there are thousands of “web services” out there for people today.” Like most things on the web the grass roots phenomenon is often the more successful.
Russia joins China, Canada, France and Germany as the latest country to oppose any rush to war with Iraq, furthering the diplomatic mess for the Bush administration. But, as they say, war is the continuation of diplomacy by other means. Putin Calls Bush, Sides with France and Germany in Resisting War (washingtonpost.com)
Brian Eno may have composed the Windows startup sound… but he uses a Mac Brian Eno: “I myself am a Mac user“ Jeff Jarvis: Brian Eno and the Microsoft sound
Q. So what should we really be playing instead of ‘six degrees of Kevin Bacon? A. Six degrees of the recently deceased Rod Steiger. In fact Kevin Bacon doesn’t even make the top 10: 1. Rod Steiger 2. Donald Pleasence 3. Martin Sheen 4. Christopher Lee 5. Robert Mitchum 6. Charlton Heston 7. Eddie Albert 8. Robert Vaughn 9. Donald Sutherland 10. John Gielgood a links link!
Macromedia care about software design, and there are not many companies that do. The software industry is maturing and customers are beginning to care about well designed products. A few months ago, Macromedia looked like an acquisition target for Adobe, perhaps today’s 20% surge in value will help propel them out of Adobe’s reach. Forbes.com: Macromedia shares up 20 pct on analyst upgrade
Cisco was the darling of the Internet boom, it provided the term that VC’s loved: infrastructure. No matter how bleak the technology business landscape, wireless is huge, and Linksys are providing the wireless infrastructure. A private company to watch. “Linksys has been ranked as an Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Private Company in the United States for 5 consecutive years. Only 61 companies have ever made the list 5 years in a row” Linksys: Company Background
In Virgina you have to be: 21 to drink; 21 to purchase a handgun; 21 to join the police force; 18 to vote; 18 to purchase a rifle or shotgun; 18 to become a public notary; 18 to marry without parental consent; 18 to practice law; 18 to apply for a driving license without parental consent; 18 to gamble or buy a lottery ticket … and 17 to receive the death sentence. Virginia is for haters. Murder indictment of Malvo expected — The Washington Times
No, this is not from the Onion: Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Russian source: US ‘will attack Iraq next month’ “Interfax did not explain how the Russians had obtained the alleged details. However Russian website gazeta.ru, wryly noting that US news outlets had been predicting an attack in late February or early March for some time, ran a story titled ‘Russian general reads American paper’. “
Guardian Unlimited Uncommon wealth The Guardian looks at Bush’s tax cuts which affect the top 1% of tax payers and asks why “the Bush camp appears to have no fear of being seen as pandering to a relatively small coterie of country-club types. Any European politician proposing such a elitist fiscal policy would be destroyed in the press and the polls. “ The answer: “A poll at the time of the 2000 elections found that 19% of those asked believed they were in the top 1% income bracket. Another 20% expected to be there soon.” Unlike in Europe, optimism has given the right their ‘mandate’.
via Doc Searls: Andre Durand : Three Phases of Identity Infrastructure Adoption “I owe my involvement in the identity industry to a similar personal passion, to see that end-users are ultimately in control over their digital identity.” Webloggers with online bio’s will have the power to create a federated identity system where individuals have control over their own identity online.
via Simon Perry: Mecca-Cola Bizarre: An Islamic Cola, from France, which has proved hugely popular there as a boycott of the Atlanta version.
Anil rails against De Beer’s monopoly product, concludes that diamonds are for never and warns about unknowingly purchasing conflict diamonds. What about conflict oil?