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James A. Robertson / Smalltalk Tidbits, Industry Rants:
Some one has to say it — Scoble wants OPML: … Ye gods, it's time someone came out and said something. OPML is a really, really crappy format. Really crappy. I had massive headaches implementing OPML support for import/export in BottomFeeder. Why? Because there's no real specification.
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Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:
OPML "crappy" Robertson says — James Robertson: "Ye gods, it's time someone came out and said something. OPML is a really, really crappy format." — James, here's the deal. I really don't care about specs. I'm a user here. When users say they want something the correct answer …
James Kew / Resident Alien:
A storm in the OPML teacup — An interesting little exchange over at Scobleizer. Robert Scoble wants blogging tools to support OPML. James Robertson questions this, calling OMPL "a really crappy format". And this sends Robert flying off the handle:
Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:More on crappy formats — Ahh, lots of people are getting …
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Tony Smith / channelregister.co.uk:
Dell, HP slam Intel, MS' 'erroneous' HD DVD claims — Our format's better. Isn't. Is. Isn't. Is. Isn't. Is... Backers of the Blu-ray Disc (BD) have hit back against "erroneous" claims from Intel and Microsoft that HD DVD is the superior next-generation optical disc format for PCs.
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Scott M. Fulton, III / Tom's Hardware Guide:Dell extends XPS series, confirms 256 MByte memory requirement for Vista PCs
Ellie Gibson / gamesindustry.biz:
Half of all Xbox 360 owners will use Live - Bach — European launch titles to be announced 'in the very near future' — Microsoft executive Robbie Bach has predicted that half of those who buy an Xbox 360 will sign up for Xbox Live, despite the lack of interest in the online service amongst current Xbox owners.
Matthew Broersma / eWEEK.com:
Eolas Wins Round vs. MS in Browser Patent Fight — The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has rejected an attempt to invalidate a far-reaching browser patent controlled by Eolas, despite fears that the patent and others like it could lead to Internet chaos. — The decision is a serious blow …
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Steven Levy / Wired News:
The Trend Spotter — Tim O'Reilly built an empire on computer manuals and conferences that make sense of new technologies. Along the way he became the guru of the participation age. — Tim O'Reilly likes to walk in the dark. Sometimes after dinner he'll head down the long dirt pathway outside …
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Loren Baker / Search Engine Journal:
MIT's One Laptop per Child Movement Sponsored By Google — MIT's One Laptop per Child Movement Sponsored By Google — MIT's plans for a $100 durable laptop to be distributed to the children of the world were announced today with pictures of the laptops and the distribution plan.
Joris Evers / CNET News.com:
Sony cracks down on PSP hacks — Sony is engaged in a tug-of-war with hackers who keep cracking its PlayStation Portable software to unlock the device and run their own applications on it. — The company is preparing another update to the PSP firmware to fix a recently disclosed bug …
Bradley S. Klapper / Associated Press:
U.S. Insists on Keeping Control of Web — GENEVA — A senior U.S. official rejected calls on Thursday for a U.N. body to take over control of the main computers that direct traffic on the Internet, reiterating U.S. intentions to keep its historical role as the medium's principal overseer.
Ed Bott / Ed Bott's Media Central:
More two-way CableCARD products — Last week I mentioned the Samsung TV with full two-way digital cable support. Samsung has more tricks up its sleeve, if this tidbit from This Week in Consumer Electronics is accurate: … The enabling hardware is indeed on the way. It's not here yet.
Adam Hertz / Technorati Weblog:
Site Performance and Improvement Update — We've been making a lot of updates and tweaks to our backend, as described at the beginning of the month. Most of these changes have been around speed and performance, and I hope that you've noticed the difference. We've also been listening to a lot of your feedback and comments.
Terry Pedwell / Globe and Mail:
What's with them young whippersnappers? — Ottawa — Canadians illegally download 14 music CDs or other files from the Internet for every file they take from the web legally, a new recording-industry poll suggests. — The illegal downloading has cost retail music stores more than half …
Michael Belfiore / Wired News:
Doom Rocket Man Preps for Liftoff — The burgeoning commercial spaceflight industry is about to hold its first big convention, replete with rocket launches, flying space vehicles and the first demonstration of games whiz John Carmack's spaceship-in-progress.
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