Year: 2005
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WordPress 1.5
So WordPress 1.5 is now available. Guess that means it’s time for me to figure out the up/sidegrade tactics for clock. Bets on whether I get that done this month?
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Nice mention for Newsburst on Digital Experience podcast
About minute 31 of the 40:00 podcast, the Digital Experience podcast mentions Newsburst, and the host — Lance — likes it so far. Glad to hear that.
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Goal for June: Escape from Alcatraz triathlon
I received an entry to this year’s Escape from Alcatraz triathlon via the lottery. Sometimes, you have to be careful what you wish for. I’m excited about the race, which I’ve never done, but I have to commit myself over the next four months to a level of training I haven’t put in for a…
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Putting the shoe on the other foot doesn’t feel so good
I’m not a journalist. I work with lots of them, though, and I feel at home in an environment that pulses with the rhythms of news. So, when I spoke to Gavin O’Malley of MediaPost on Thursday to answer his questions about Newsburst, I felt fairly comfortable. Instead, I feel mildly frustrated by use of…
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Book: Shadow Puppets
Shadow Puppets, from Orson Scott Card, was the only Ender book I had left… and I’m finished. As much as I enjoyed the series, well, I don’t think there need to be eight books. But I guess I read them all, didn’t I? Everyone should read Ender’s Game… after that, maybe Ender’s Shadow and Speaker…
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Game on: Newsburst is available
Long day. Good day. Woke up this morning to realize that Newsburst, the free web-based reader from CNET News.com had been found. We developed the service out in the open to a large degree, and it’s surprising in some ways that it remained quiet this long. Still, we were not quite ready to start showing…
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Book: Shadow of the Hegemon
Shadow of the Hegemon is another in the Ender series, though Ender is nowhere in the book. Instead, this grouping of books focuses on Bean, who I find a more compelling character all around. Not much to say right now, but I flipped through this quickly, and I’m looking forward to the eighth and final…
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Movie: Million Dollar Baby
I saw Million Dollar Baby ten days ago. You should see it if you haven’t. I wasn’t prepared to enjoy it, but I did, and I appreciated the surprise. I’m not much of an Oscar fan, but I won’t be disappointed if this wins some of the awards for which it’s been nominated. I do…
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Let the music start… who’s got a chair in the RSS game?
So Ask Jeeves picks up Bloglines. (Enough people have commented on this since Mary Hodder posted it that I certainly hope it’s true… otherwise many blogs will have to do another round of corrections.) Ask made almost as much money ($260MM) as CNET Networks ($291MM) in 2004. I didn’t know that. 2005 revenue is forecasted…
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5K is the right distance for now
I started my Super Bowl Sunday as I’ve done for the last several years, with a road race. Pamakid organizes a half-marathon and a 5K on the morning of the de-facto American holiday, and it gets a big crowd eager for fitness before denting the couch for 4+ hours. As I did last year, I…