Why this Sky?

It struck me,

while loading the dishwasher this evening, that

one

of things that is

so

likeable

about Peter Gabriel is that he has

never

tried to be The Beatles. Nor, to my

knowledge

has Laurie Anderson

I Cannot find the BlogSpot server?

Mars Attacks!?!

It's perfect weather for a late summer ambush as our Earth and Mars pass " closer together than at any time in almost 60,000 years"

See for yourself here, and watch the skies:

Scientific American: The Semantic Web: "unleash a revolution "

This just in, from the Ask and ye shall receive department:

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: " BlogThis! "

p.s. To use BlogThis! drag the link above to your browser's links bar for quick and easy blogging. Check it out."

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Reality Socks

Sock Dream

3 socks begin: "sock dreams:: "

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I'm folding laundry and it occurs to me that selling a package of 3 socks might be a good idea. Not three pair. Two left, one right, maybe opposite, maybe random but three single socks. It would be a nice way for the sock manufacturers to show they care. Hey, we know these little guys wander off and we don't know what to do about it either, but here's an extra. Match it up with a loner maybe or keep it safe until that inevitable day. Kind of like the shirt's extra buttons. Of course, it's a 50% increase but raise the price a little, let the 2 packs=3 pair deal be understated. It would make for good marketing.

BTW

Forgot to mention: 2 out 3 java.sun.com RSS examples agree, Userland feeds really do taste better. For example:

url='http://static.userland.com/gems/backend/gratefulDead.xml' feedId='example2'/>
Image:

That must be kind of nice. Congrats Dave

Finally: If you're not content just using and want to start abusing RSS (and with 7 different specs, likewise I'm sure), you can get your fingers dirty at the RSS Utilities Tutorial. Yeah, I know JSP, but a ready-made tag library with parsing as well as clean access does put the simple into the syndication (proof --it's a 1-page tutorial!). Have Fun

Post-modern inbred blogging continues here on Outside the Loop with Sun's opening salvos: Get your Java RSS Feeds while they're hot. They can be so leading edge --what's next, embracing Linux? Oh, yeah....

?? Incestuous blogging ?? or coolly post-modern....you decide. Three interesting RSS links on three useful levels. First up, a good who's on first-time intro to all that RSS on XML.com [Apr. 30, 2003]