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Linux grows up, a bit: a surprising (small) change in Ubuntu Edgy Eft
I recently upgraded my notebook from Ubuntu Dapper Drake to Edgy Eft (which is about to be officially released). The upgrade was almost 100% painless, except that I had to reselect the gnome-desktop package after it got deselected somehow. Everything … Continue reading
Calling all vendors: PechaKucha night at XML 2006
This year at XML 2006 we’re going to try something new. On Tuesday night, Michael Smith will host a Vendor PechaKucha night [Wikipedia article on PechaKucha]. Any XML software or service vendor who is registered to attend the conference is … Continue reading
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Featured presentation: Peaceful Coexistence: The SGML/XML Transition at Cessna Aircraft
(In the weeks leading up to the XML 2006 conference in Boston (5-7 December), I’ll be featuring some of our presentations here on my weblog from our four specialized tracks.) Title: Peaceful Coexistence: The SGML/XML Transition at Cessna Aircraft Track: … Continue reading
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Newmatica Barcode: privacy policy
[Update: Newmatica is closed.] Thank you to those of you who have visited and used my new consumer-product-discussion site, Newmatica Barcode, since I announced it on Friday. I had an exciting Canadian Thanksgiving weekend dealing with all the bug reports … Continue reading
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Announcing Newmatica Barcode (testers needed)
[Update: I’ve shut down the site after nearly a year of inactivity. No regrets — it was a good learning experience, and cost very little (aside from spare time).] This summer I had an idea for a site where people … Continue reading
XML Scholarship open for submissions
The IDEAlliance XML Scholarship is now open for submissions until Monday 30 October 2006. The winner — a student enrolled in any degree or diploma program at a post-secondary institution — will receive a prize of US $1,000, a US … Continue reading
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Featured paper: Meta-stylesheets
(In the weeks leading up to the XML 2006 conference in Boston (5-7 December), I’ll be featuring some of our presentations here on my weblog from our four specialized tracks.) Title: Meta-stylesheets Track: Hands-on XML Author: Michael Kay, Technical Director, … Continue reading
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Featured paper: What Powers Web2.0 Mashups
(In the weeks leading up to the XML 2006 conference in Boston (5-7 December), I’ll be featuring some of our presentations here on my weblog from our four specialized tracks. Here’s the first one.) Title: What Powers Web2.0 Mashups Track: … Continue reading
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XML 2006 programme online
As announced on the XML 2006 news feed, the preliminary programme for the conference is now online at http://2006.xmlconference.org/programme/. I’m very happy about how it worked out, and am grateful for the huge effort that the planning committee put into … Continue reading
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Stephens vs. Wikipedia
Stephen Dubner is the co-author of Freakonomics, a book that stands out for its ability to move past conventional wisdom and commonplaces to look at evidence that others either ignored or couldn’t understand. Dubner recently posted a blog entry about … Continue reading
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