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Interactive Nature of Browser Colors Past and Future — Analysis: Fifteen years after the birth of the Web browser, development of the software is increasingly focused on provoking users to define their own ways of consuming information online. — The more things change, the more they stay the same.
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Jacques Out and Live Local Flickr Streams — Damn, Jacques is out for 2 runs in his first innings for Australia on an overwatered pitch, in a late starting Boxing Day Test Match at the MCG. It was a good ribcage ball, dropping to batpad. Anyway, I totally agree with Dave Winer on the benefits of a global Flickr community.
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New Orleans — A couple of days ago my inner-curmudgeon got to express himself, but that was then, today is Christmas, and even though I'm not a Christian, in the United States we observe the holiday anyway. It has special significance here, if not everywhere in the world.
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Looking back, looking forward. — As the year draws to a close, I find myself back east with some time to reflect upon this whirlwind of a year. — About once a year I try to force some "whitespace" into my life in order to give my mind the opportunity to seriously question strategic assumptions, and for abstract/creative thought.
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A Thousand Startups Crying - Outlook moves on RSS — The sound of a thousand startups crying as Microsoft announce that the next version of Outlook will have an RSS reader integrated into it. Lets see what happens to NewsGator[1] intraVnews, Attensa, RSSPopper etc. etc. etc.. These companies …