25 Sep 2002
Wed, 25 Sep 2002
decafbad Nails Trackback vs. Talkback
I just wanted to give a resounding yyyyeeeessss when I read lm orchard's take on this whole discussion about automated blog interaction mechanisms vs. the human side. His article really resonated with me.
0xDECAFBAD: Automated Pingback vs Human Talkback - Which is more humane?
Of course, I've never been cracked or assaulted by an exploit of my systems. I don't have unwanted stalkers or abusive anti-fans or malicious kids or babbling spammers after me in this space. Perhaps if I did, my systems might not tend toward such openness. I think this is a statement on many things beyond blogs, but that's a post for other days. Maybe some day I'll have these negative elements facing me, and I'll have to revise my systems and their direction to account for them.
Me too. Did anybody noticed how this discussion stratified with Radio users on one side and Movable Type users on the other? Oops, that leaves out Sam Ruby, but Sam runs so many different blog systems, I can't tell which one he really likes. Regardless, it sure seems like you could develop a psychological profile on Radio and Movable Type users.
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Just Say No To RSS
Sam Ruby picks up the story of the discord in the RSS community by implementing ESF on his site. If you're going to abandon XML, didn't Aaron Swartz have it right the first time with Radically Simple Syndication? Ubiquity will remain elusive as long as the elite bicker about the format. How many devices would be connected today if every device sent a different TCP/IP protocol?
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