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"You see? You see? Your stupid minds!
Stupid! Stupid!"

"You see? You see? Your stupid minds!
Stupid! Stupid!" 01/06/2004 03:19 AM

Jack Valenti says stupid things --
really, really stupid things

Jack Valenti says stupid things --
really, really stupid things 08/03/2004 07:46 PM
Tim Wu has rounded up some of the dumbest things that Jack Valenti said -- and he's found some real howlers, things that make Jack's infamous condemnation of the VCR ("the Boston Stranger of the American film industry") look like a walk in the park.

On the nascent cable industry, in 1974
"[Cable will become] a huge parasite in the marketplace, feeding and fattening itself off of local television stations and copyright owners of copyrighted material. We do not like it because we think it wrong and unfair."

On the dangers on media concentration, 1984 Op-Ed
"Will a democratic society allow just three corporate entities to wield unprecedented dominion over television, the most decisive voice in the land? There are now only three national networks .... There will never be more than three national networks."

On the public domain, 1995
"A public domain work is an orphan. No one is responsible for its life. But everyone exploits its use, until that time certain when it becomes soiled and haggard, barren of its previous virtues. How does the consumer benefit from the steady decline of a film's quality?"

Link (Thanks, Patricio!)

Markup in titles in RSS?

Markup in titles in RSS? 12/13/2003 08:14 AM

The RSS 2.0 spec and its predecessors may not say clearly enough if you can or can't include markup in titles. But I don't think you should include markup in titles. Titles are like file names (not exactly of course). They are a happy medium between software and people. Both must be able to read them and make sense of them, in all contexts, and do so easily. While it seems reasonable that a description may contain markup, it also seems reasonable that a title should not. So, if I were writing a validator for RSS, and encountered markup in a title, I'd warn the author that many processors would not be happy about this and it would be safer to strip the markup from the title.

Disclaimer: Scripting News is a weblog, not a spec. If you interpret it as a spec you will be making a mistake. I think I've said this quite a few times, but a few people still treat it as if I were writing a spec here. Not so. And not fair.

A postscript. I went back to see what the spec actually says, and it turns out it's not really a problem with the spec, rather with my recollection of what the spec says. Scroll to elem ents of item. It says descriptions may contain entity-encoded HTML. It doesn't say that a title may. So if that's the biggest problem people can find with the spec (which many were flaming about when I wrote it, it's not like they offered any help, btw) then it's a pretty damned good spec if you ask me.

Add "Mobl0gger" to My Titles

Add "Mobl0gger" to My Titles 11/10/2003 11:18 PM

I can finally confirm it - the Treo 600 is the coolest thing ever! Well, except for my parents, who bought it for me as an early holiday/birthday present. :-)

I spent all of yesterday playing with it, and I've only scratched the surface. Before yesterday, I talked a lot about shifting; today, I'm living it and I see the impact even more. I've already set up The Shifted Librarian Moblog over at TextAmerica, so I'll be sending my pictures to that site.

More about the T600 as I have time... if I can tear myself away from playing with it!

P.S. I'm taking suggestions for software to add to the Treo, especially recommendations for a good email program that handles IMAP (I'm currently deciding between Versamail and Gopher King), so please share. Thanks!

New and Upcoming Titles

New and Upcoming Titles 11/18/2003 11:17 PM
-Web Application Security Assessment 04/28/2004 -Threat Modeling 03/31/2004 -Extreme Programming Adventures in C# 02/04/2004 -Test-Driven Development in Microsoft® .NET 02/04/2004 -Object Thinking 02/04/2004 -Agile Project Management with Scrum 02/04/2004

500 CD Rom Titles, Each Priced at $5

500 CD Rom Titles, Each Priced at $5 12/18/2003 04:37 AM
Some of the titles were older versions of programs like Easy Cd Creator 5 instead of 6 but still a...

New: Effects for Titles 1.0

New: Effects for Titles 1.0 02/11/2004 11:00 AM
Effects for Titles is an iMovie plug-in package with 25 effects that operate on generic white-on-black titles.

New GameCube titles

New GameCube titles 06/24/2004 08:23 AM
Chicago Tribune Jun 24 2004 12:26PM GMT

TEMuSB Adds New Titles

TEMuSB Adds New Titles 01/04/2004 08:24 PM
Retro gaming site The Emulator Strikes Back has added two new playable titles - Star Wars for the Atari 2600 and Super Return of the Jedi for the Sega Game Gear - to its archives. So if you want a touch of nostalgia then head on over.

New baseball titles aim for realism

New baseball titles aim for realism 04/27/2004 02:40 PM
Chicago Tribune Apr 27 2004 6:06PM GMT

Ask MacSlash: Best Educational Titles
For Mac OS X

Ask MacSlash: Best Educational Titles
For Mac OS X 03/14/2005 05:45 PM

Songs Titles containing the numbers 1 -
100

Songs Titles containing the numbers 1 -
100 03/17/2005 03:20 AM
Songs titles containing the numbers 1 to 100.

New PSP Titles Announced, Whoops!

New PSP Titles Announced, Whoops! 04/10/2005 12:19 PM

This Month's Top 10 Communications
Titles

This Month's Top 10 Communications
Titles 05/26/2004 04:48 PM
WinFax PRO 10.02 (Full Product) Outlook 2003 (Full Product) PaperPort Deluxe 9 (Full Product) Procomm Plus 32 V4.8 Single 1-Doc OmniPage Pro Office V. 14 (Full Product) Exchange Svr 2003 (5 CAL) Backup Exec Windows Server Ver. 9.1 (Full Product) Backup Exec Windows 9.1 SBS Standard Edition (Full Product) OmniPage Pro 14 (Upgrade) Lotus Organizer 6.1 (Media)

HTML Tip: Add Titles To Your Links

HTML Tip: Add Titles To Your Links 12/15/2002 11:57 PM
Net Mechanic Dec 15 2002 11:12PM ET

Top 5-25 UX Position Titles and Job
Roles

Top 5-25 UX Position Titles and Job
Roles 01/14/2003 06:20 AM

I hate making titles

I hate making titles 03/19/2003 10:27 PM
"They won't kill ya if you miss a day" -- Ben Dude, what do you know? He just made me...

This Month's Top 10 Software Titles

This Month's Top 10 Software Titles 05/26/2004 04:48 PM
Windows XP Professional (Full Product) Nero 6 Ultra Edition CD/DVD Burning Suite (Full Product) Windows XP Home Edition (Full Product) Half-Life 2 (Full Product, PC) City of Heroes (Full Product, PC) Windows XP Professional (Academic Upgrade) Office 2003 Pro (Full Product) QUICKBOOKS PRO EDITION 2004 (Full Product) PC-CILLIN 2004 INTERNET SECURITY (Full Product) Norton AntiVirus 2004 (Full Product)

Game industry playing up new titles

Game industry playing up new titles 07/12/2004 04:00 AM
Boston Globe Jul 12 2004 7:57AM GMT

'80s main titles themes

'80s main titles themes 06/02/2004 04:14 AM
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Two titles help teach about classical
music

Two titles help teach about classical
music 01/01/2004 07:55 AM
San Jose Mercury News Jan 1 2004 7:49AM ET

Peachpit to debut FCP 4, Soundtrack
titles

Peachpit to debut FCP 4, Soundtrack
titles 01/05/2004 09:16 PM
Peachpit Press will be showcasing new Final Cut Pro and Soundtrack training books at Macworld Expo this week...

New & Upcoming Microsoft Press Titles

New & Upcoming Microsoft Press Titles 01/22/2004 02:12 AM
-Threat Modeling 05/05/2004 -Web Application Security Assessment 04/28/2004 -Test-Driven Development in Microsoft® .NET 03/17/2004 -Object Thinking 02/11/2004 -Agile Project Management with Scrum 02/11/2004 -Extreme Programming Adventures in C# 02/04/2004

Switching Titles, If Not Gears, at Dell

Switching Titles, If Not Gears, at Dell 08/14/2004 08:49 PM
Kevin B. Rollins, the new chief executive of Dell, talks about Dell's transitory slip in customer service, and why he sees a broader technology recovery taking place.

This Month's Top 10 Business
Productivity Titles

This Month's Top 10 Business
Productivity Titles 05/26/2004 04:48 PM
Office 2003 Pro (Full Product) QUICKBOOKS PRO EDITION 2004 (Full Product) Office XP Professional (Full Product) Office Pro 2003 (Acad) Office Basic Edition 2003 - 3 Pack OEM (Media Only) Office XP Standard (Full Product) Quicken 2004 Deluxe (Full Product) MSDN Universal 7.0 Subscription (License Only) Works Suite 2004 (Full Product) QuickBooks: Basic 2004 (Full Product, PC)

UK games reseller adding Mac titles

UK games reseller adding Mac titles 02/11/2004 01:36 PM
GAME, a high-street and online games reseller in the United Kingdom will be stocking Mac games starting in March, Macworld UK reports...

This Month's Top 10 Reference &
Education Titles

This Month's Top 10 Reference &
Education Titles 05/26/2004 04:48 PM
MapPoint 2004 (Full Product) Streets & Trips 2004 (Full Product) Endnote 7 Student Windows American Heritage Talking Dictionary 5.0 (OEM) Office 2003 (ACAD) Encarta Reference Library 2004 DVD (Full Product) Mathcad 2001 I Professional (Full Product) EndNote 7.0 (Full Product) Topo USA 4.0 (Full Product) Rand McNally StreetFinder & TripMaker Deluxe Suite (Full Product)

This Month's Top 10 Programming &
Development Titles

This Month's Top 10 Programming &
Development Titles 05/26/2004 04:48 PM
Dreamweaver MX 2004 Commercial (Full Product, PC, Mac) Visual Studio .NET Pro 2003 (Full Product) Dreamweaver MX 2004 (Academic, PC/Mac) ACAD Studio MX 2004 w/Flash Pro (Full Product) Visio Pro 2003 (Full Product) Visual Basic .Net Standard 2003 (Full Product) Dreamweaver MX 2004 Commercial (Upgrade) Visual Basic Professional ED 6.0 w/Plus Pack 95/98/WME/NT/W2K iLife ?04 (Full Product)

This Month's Top 10 Design Software
Titles

This Month's Top 10 Design Software
Titles 05/26/2004 04:48 PM
PhotoShop Ver 8.0 (Upgrade, PC) FrontPage 2003 (Full Product, PC) PhotoShop CS Ver. 8.0 (Full Product, PC) Acrobat 6.0 Professional (Full Product, PC/Mac) Studio AV/DV Version 9 (Full Product, PC) Acrobat 6.0 (Full Product, PC) ACAD AutoCAD LT 2004 Autocad LT 2005 (Full Product) Easy CD & DVD Creator 6 (Full Product, PC) Photoshop Elements 2.0 (Full Product, PC/Mac)

The 100 Worst Porn Movie Titles !

The 100 Worst Porn Movie Titles ! 05/09/2004 10:46 PM
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Google Showing Dynamic Titles

Google Showing Dynamic Titles 04/10/2005 05:49 AM
Search Engine Lowdown Apr 10 2005 9:03AM GMT

UX Roles & Titles: Trend or Profession?

UX Roles & Titles: Trend or Profession? 01/16/2003 05:05 AM

Four new titles from Aspyr shipping this
month

Four new titles from Aspyr shipping this
month 12/09/2003 01:26 PM
Aspyr on Tuesday announced shipping dates for several of its Mac games: Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy (Dec...

PlayStation Portable titles reviewed

PlayStation Portable titles reviewed 03/28/2005 06:34 AM
Augustachronicle.com - Mon Mar 28, 06:57 am GMT

Use good bl0g entry titles, please.

Use good bl0g entry titles, please. 01/30/2003 11:31 AM
I've had little time to blog and read blogs recently. I've found myself skimming entry titles quickly and skipping past the ones that are either (1) stupid or (2) uniformative. If you're using a cute title rather than one which...

Peachpit announces Mac OS X Panther
titles

Peachpit announces Mac OS X Panther
titles 11/12/2003 01:04 PM
Peachpit Press today unveiled the first of its seven Mac OS X 10.3 Panther titles with the release of Maria Langer's "Mac OS X 10.3 Panther: Visual QuickStart Guide" (US$24.99)...

Google Dynamically Changing Page Titles

Google Dynamically Changing Page Titles 04/06/2005 07:38 PM

Google Ranking Benefit For Link Titles?

Google Ranking Benefit For Link Titles? 05/14/2004 09:10 AM
WebProNews May 14 2004 1:25PM GMT

Two worthy software titles survive
despite Microsoft

Two worthy software titles survive
despite Microsoft 05/09/2004 12:56 PM

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Click Your Heels 3 Times and Hear
Stephen Abram Speak!

Click Your Heels 3 Times and Hear
Stephen Abram Speak! 06/17/2005 07:17 PM

I am pleased as punch to announce that MLS is bringing Stephen Abram to our Chicago office right before ALA for a special repeat presentation of one he gave at the recent PLA Symposium!

Finding OZ: Discovering a Bright Future for Libraries
Date: Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Time: 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Location: MLS Chicago office
Cost: zero, nada, nothing

“The MLS Zephyr Innovation Program invites member libraries to a very special June evening event! Canadian Library Association President and SIRSI Vice-President for Innovation, Stephen Abram will take us on a day trip to the future. New technology challenges are hitting libraries faster than a Kansas tornado spins out cows. Hear Stephen Abram share his insights into which trends are near and clear and which are the ones about which we can take a more wait-and-see approach. Technology trends aren't just about the wires and software - they're about how we can improve our users' lives. Let's think about it together. Please join us in welcoming Stephen Abram at a reception at 5:30. The talk will begin at 6:00 p.m.”

Reg ister here, as there is limited space. One of our hopes is that our directors will bring their trustees or other decision-makers to come hear what Stephen has to stay, because he has such a strong message.

More on Zephyr soon, because this is another very exciting project I am involved in!

Las Vegas Launches a Monorail

Las Vegas Launches a Monorail 07/16/2004 06:38 PM

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Living between Vancouver, BC and Seattle, WA I am used to seeing the word “Monorail” on a regular basis, Then I came across an article stating that there is now one opening up in Las Vegas. Hmm, I wonder if I can get a slot machine and a martini on the way to the Vegas community center while I ride the rails? ;o)…

Las Vegas Monorail Finally Ready To Open

Las Vegas Monorail Finally Ready To Open 07/01/2004 12:17 AM
Slashdot Jul 1 2004 5:16AM GMT

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