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01 June 2004   

 

Really Simple Syndication: and sex

I had a particularly vivid dream this morning. An RSS dream. Sure there was no ATOM, so it must have been a dream.

I was staying in a swank New York hotel. Having a breakfast meeting with the great and the good of syndication. The debate was leaving me aside, as it was about the future, the vapourware that exists there.

I moved over to the manager of the hotel, started passing the time of the day. She was nice, big tits, nice teeth (this was an early morning dream, did you think she'd be a he?)

I explained RSS in a few sentences — an elevator pitch I suppose though I was more interested in those tits. "Hmmmm," she said. Suddenly, we were talking business applications. Menus. Vacancies. Special offers. Billing and expenses  information. She could see the value of up to date information for her, for her customers, for her customers employers.

Pretty soon, we had a contract, and I had an expense account at the hotel ;-) I was writing code, in Radio, she was getting her feeds on her mobile, then we met to discuss further projects, and my daughter woke me up. <Sigh!>


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A business trip to London

Off to the Smoke tomorrow, that is a trip to London, for some business meetings about blogs. But as the main rail line is closed I have to drive. I read the Virgin website, that, "customers to use alternative rail operators’ to/from London". Which is stupid, as the line is under works, closed. No other advice. No advice about driving and park and ride. Typical.
[Update:] I can use Chiltern Railways but that would take 2 hours and 15 minutes as it stops nearly everywhere and goes a circuitous route. Hmmmm. Maybe better than driving 170 miles (340 total) though.
It'll be a nice ride in the Saab. But park and ride for me. Don't want the hassle of driving around London.


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Companies prefer authoritarianism to democracy

From Wired: Firms need to aggregate collective wisdom.

I've been saying this for years. No doubt others were saying it before me. Now, that the web has appeared and taken root, perhaps blogs will shake the tree? Only if one company takes a lead so others will follow (or die).


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