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6 Billion Items
6 Billion Items
02/17/2004 11:50 AMPress Release: Google Achieves Search Milestone With Immediate Access
To More Than 6 Billion Items 6B items = 4.28B web pages + 680M images
+ 845M Usenet messages + a bunch (200M?) of book pages...
My New Wishlist Items
My New Wishlist Items
10/28/2003 11:08 PMcanadia
represent!
"Since ALA, we all have known that the Canadian library schools are
really putting out some top librarian talent. But who knew they had a
fashion sense as well. The students from the SLIS at Dalhousie
University in Halifax, Nova Scotia are hawking some mighty fine
librarian t-shirts, possibly ones even too racy to wear to work.
And, 'action figure' aside, my favorite one has to be the NLA shirt." [librarian.net]
Launch Items X 1.7
Launch Items X 1.7
07/02/2004 09:39 PMOpen files with customized applications from contextual menus.
Move Items X 1.2.9
Move Items X 1.2.9
11/11/2003 09:11 PMMove files & folders using hierarchical CM.
RSS, updated items, and links
RSS, updated items, and links
12/29/2004 08:29 PMOne of the big differences between RSS and email is that RSS items can
change.
So the question for any newsreader developer is this: what changes
should trigger an item being marked as unread?
Specifically, today I’m thinking about a subset of that
question: changes to <link> elements.
Take this hypothetical case:
1. An item looks like this:
<title>A title</title>
<description>A description</description>
<link>http://example.org/1</link>
<guid>123</guid>
2. Then the feed updates, and the <link> element changes:
<title>A title</title>
<description>A description</description>
<link>http://example.org/2</link>
<guid>123</guid>
The question: should it be marked as unread or not?
Right now, NetNewsWire marks it as unread. My policy has always been
to err on the side of marking things unread—on the assumption
that, otherwise, you might miss something important.
(Actually, NetNewsWire marks it as updated, and you have a pref that
says whether or not to mark updated items as unread. Which most people
leave turned on.)
The
RSS 2.0 spec
doesn’t address the issue of when to consider an item
significantly changed—and I’m not sure the spec
should say anything about that.
Of course, I don’t want new prefs or special cases, I want the
best policy.
Perhaps changes to <link>s should
not cause an item to be
marked unread. What do you think?
On a related topic...
People have often asked me why we can’t use the <link>
element as a unique identifier and permalink for news items.
It can’t be a unique identifier because it may change. The New
York Times feeds, for instance, change their <link>s frequently:
they include a query string that allows you to get past the
registration system, and that query string changes. (It’s the
New York Times feeds that prompted the discussion above about ignoring
<link> changes.)
<link>s can’t be permalinks because there is nothing that
says that a <link> has to be a permalink—it could point to
another site entirely.
Which is why I always ask people to use <guid>s in their feeds,
so we can identify items, so we can know when an item is an updated
version of a previous item.
(About Atom there is one thing I adore: that guids—called
<id>s there—are
mandatory. I wish they could be
mandatory in RSS too.)
Old Pay Phones Become Novelty Items (AP)
Old Pay Phones Become Novelty Items (AP)
03/06/2004 02:00 AMAP - Old pay phones are selling like they're going out of style.
Jackson Items Given to Investigators
(AP)
Jackson Items Given to Investigators
(AP)
05/03/2004 01:38 PMAP - Underwear worn by Michael Jackson and handwritten notes were
among Jackson items belonging to a businessman that were turned over
to prosecutors in his child-sex case.
Multiple-enclosures on RSS items?
Multiple-enclosures on RSS items?
12/22/2004 01:10 AM
Disclaimer: These are my thoughts, not spec
text.
This question comes up from time to time, and I've resisted
answering it directly, thinking that anyone who really read the spec
would come to the conclusion that RSS allows zero or one enclosures
per item, and no more. The same is true for all other sub-
elements of item, except category, where multiple elements are explicitly allowed.
The spec refers to "the enclosure" in the singular. Regardless, some
people persist in thinking that you may have more than one enclosure
per item.
Okay, let's play it out. So if I have more than one enclosure
per item, how do I specify the publication date for each enclosure?
How do I specify the title, author, a link to comments, a description
perhaps, or a guid? The people who want multiple enclosures suggest
schemes that are so complicated that they're reduced to hand-waving
before they get to the spec, which I would love to read, if it could
be written. Some times some things are just too hard to do. This is
one of them.
And there's a reason why it's too hard. Because you're throwing
out the value of RSS and then trying to figure out how to bring it
back. There's no need for items any more, so you might as well get rid
of them. At the top level of channel would be a series of enclosures,
and then underneath each enclosure, all the meta-data. Voila, problem
solved. Only what have you actually solved? You've just re-created
RSS, but instead of calling the main elements "item" we now call them
"enclosure".
Sometimes linear thinking leads you to a dead-end, and this is
one of those times, imho. You end up in a torus, there's no wall that
says "you may go no further" but somehow you keep going in circles,
chasing your tail, re-inventing RSS, when there's absolutely no need
to.
So people ask how will we fit show notes into RSS? Maybe we
won't. When you get into show notes, think outlines, and think about
linking MP3s into outline structures. I think this has more potential.
I could be wrong of course (not joking).
Comment here
.
Japanese Sith Items
Japanese Sith Items
04/01/2005 02:08 AMMagnets, Towels, Keychains, Mugs, Fans, Clocks, and more are coming
exclusively to Japan. Here's a mini-gallery to peruse.
Items matching ( gmail )
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School items online
School items online
04/06/2005 09:22 AMKansascity.com - Wed Apr 6, 10:18 am GMT
Add login items to all user accounts at
once
Add login items to all user accounts at
once
05/26/2004 09:05 AMWhen a Mac is used by more than one account or user, there might be
times when you want to add a login item to all users' accounts. Now
you could login as each user, open System Prefs and then drag the file
or app to the Logi...
Google Indexes 6 Billion Items
Google Indexes 6 Billion Items
02/17/2004 03:51 PMSearch Engine Lowdown Feb 17 2004 8:10PM GMT
Removing Today Items Through the
Registry
Removing Today Items Through the
Registry
09/04/2004 10:38 AMUse speakable items to control Exposé
Use speakable items to control Exposé
08/17/2004 10:58 AMDid you know that you can use speech to activate Exposé in Windows,
Apps, and Desktop modes? You can even use speech to switch to
Applications in Exposé for "all windows" and "Application windows"
mode.
Disable the Exposé ac...
Collector's Gallery Adds More Items
Collector's Gallery Adds More Items
06/03/2004 08:42 AMFrom
Collector's
Gallery: Star Wars unleashed figures wave 7 IN STOCK. Star Wars
trilogy DVD set preorder. 50 Vintage & Classic items added including
loose Imperial shuttle, boxed Tie Interceptor, Imperial attack base
MIB, POTF Tatooine Skiff MIB, vintage buttons, plush ewoks, school
supplies, household items & more. See the list here...
Synchronizing Menu Items, Part 2
Synchronizing Menu Items, Part 2
07/12/2004 08:57 PMDDJ Jul 13 2004 0:51AM GMT
U.S. flies radioactive items out of Iraq
U.S. flies radioactive items out of Iraq
07/06/2004 07:57 PMGoogle Hits 6 Billion Items
Google Hits 6 Billion Items
02/18/2004 07:52 AMGoogle Hits 6 Billion Itemshttp://www.g
oogle.com/press/pressrel/6billion.htmlGoogle Inc.
yesterday announced it expanded the breadth of its web index to more
than 6 billion items. This innovation represents a milestone for
Internet users, enabling quick and easy access to the world's largest
collection of online information. "People worldwide can find more
information with Google than with any other search engine," said Larry
Page, Google co-founder and president of Products. Google's collection
of 6 billion items comprises 4.28 billion web pages, 880 million
images, 845 million Usenet messages, and a growing collection of
book-related information pages.
Police take Michael Jackson items
Police take Michael Jackson items
05/04/2004 03:58 AMPolice seize items of Michael Jackson memorabilia for possible use in
his trial on child abuse charges.
"Debugger Window Menu Items: Where
should they be?"
"Debugger Window Menu Items: Where
should they be?"
06/18/2004 08:48 PMWorker charged with looting JFK Jr.
items
Worker charged with looting JFK Jr.
items
04/15/2004 10:31 AMStreisand Items Net Thousands at Auction
(AP)
Streisand Items Net Thousands at Auction
(AP)
06/05/2004 09:01 PMAP - Collectors took advantage of a rare opportunity Saturday when
Barbra Streisand put hundreds of items from her films and personal
life on auction to benefit several charities.
Add Dock items from the command line
Add Dock items from the command line
08/20/2004 10:00 AMThe file /System -> Library -> CoreServices -> Dock.app -> Contents ->
Resources -> English.lproj -> default.plist
appears to contain the default dock items that appear for a new user.
Compared to what appears in a typical co...
Many Cool Items On eBay From Overlord307
Many Cool Items On eBay From Overlord307
10/29/2003 07:09 PMIf you like owning some pretty rare figures, Overlord307, long known
for selling some very desirable items, like the ones in
these auctions. Look for these: CD-ROM Bespin Luke and Vader,
OOM-9, and the Ric Olie repaint from the Tiger game, and a few other
more current items.
Open unread items in OmniWeb
Open unread items in OmniWeb
04/03/2005 07:27 PMwaf
fle: Here’s a “simple AppleScript to open all the
unread items in the current subscription as tabs in a new window in
OmniWeb.”
Burglar Takes Items, but Then Cleans Up
(AP)
Burglar Takes Items, but Then Cleans Up
(AP)
04/01/2005 10:41 PMAP - A woman's apartment was cleaned out, and cleaned up by a burglar,
police said. According to police, the woman returned home Thursday
after being away for a week and discovered her television, computer
and other items missing. The burglar had also helped himself to food
and booze.
Cheapskates Who Spend Big For Items That
Hit Them Emotionally
Cheapskates Who Spend Big For Items That
Hit Them Emotionally
11/14/2003 07:29 PMI think I've always been this way, so it's a bit of a surprise that
this is considered a "new" phenomenon. Some researchers are pointing
out that many of today's shoppers are
comple
te cheapskates in many areas, but are willing to spend extra on
certain quality items, where there's an emotional attachment.
Thus, you may have a desk made out of an old piece of plywood, but buy
a nice Aeron chair to go with it. It just depends on what the person
values, and in that particular category, price becomes much less of an
issue than quality. They also tend to do a ton of research and are
quite well informed about what they're buying. This increasing
dichotomy is important for anyone selling products that might fall
into those categories. In fact, the article suggests we're actually
reaching a split world, with absolute discounters on one side and high
quality specialty sellers on the other. The folks in the middle are
getting squeezed from both sides - because they're seen as being too
expensive for not so great quality.
Internet Server for Lists of Items
Internet Server for Lists of Items
03/15/2003 11:02 AMWelcome
New Star Wars M&Ms Items Found
New Star Wars M&Ms Items Found
04/01/2005 02:08 AMHere are a few new M&Ms items found recently. Jeff Tucker found Darth
Vader sip cups his local Toys "R" Us at the register for $2.99. They
come with a fun size bag of chocolate M&Ms. Meanwhile, Tom Potts found
an M&M mini-lightsaber at Target. The saber lights up when the
"activation stud" on the hilt is pressed.
Kitschy religious items for Xmas
Kitschy religious items for Xmas
12/07/2003 06:05 AM
The 12 Days of Kitschmas is a gallery of twelve utterly tasteless (and
apparently sincere and unironic) items of religious paraphenalia.
Don't miss the five-inch-nail-Xmas-ornament, a $8.99 remembrance of
the crucifiction for your tree.
Link
(
via Making
Light)
Export iCal To Do items to OmniOutliner
Export iCal To Do items to OmniOutliner
12/14/2003 02:18 AMiCal's doesn't allow me to print a simple list of all my To Dos as an
outline (with no calendar info), so I wrote this Applescript to export
all my To Dos into a new outline in OmniOutliner. Each calendar has
any associated T...
Man Who Dropped Items From Window
Arrested (AP)
Man Who Dropped Items From Window
Arrested (AP)
03/27/2005 01:12 PMAP - A Hong Kong man was arrested and checked for mental illness after
he emptied his 35th-floor apartment by dropping its contents from the
window, police and media said Sunday.
30% Off Selected Master Replicas Items
30% Off Selected Master Replicas Items
01/16/2004 12:59 PMYou can save some pretty big bucks during the three-day sale starting
today at
Masterreplicas.com. Almost all the
Star Wars items they have in stock are on sale, including the
Jango Fett
blasters for $314.30. And I believe that set still has free
shipping to U.S. addresses and $19.95 off orders outside the U.S.
Several cool, news-making items from CES
Several cool, news-making items from CES
01/10/2004 09:05 PMLAS VEGAS -- Now that we take such futuristic things as
high-definition video, broadband Internet, streaming audio, wireless
networking, and dozens of other IT victories for granted in today's
connected world, the next step is how companies are now using
combinations of these in new products. This year's International
Consumer Electronics Show, which first showed the VCR in 1970, the CD
player in 1981, and the DVD in 1996, is all about how current
technologies are teaming up to create new items. And we found some
good examples of how these are going to play out in the next few
years.
Add login items via the command line
Add login items via the command line
03/22/2005 03:39 PMThis is simple but handy command to add LoginItems (items that are
executed after the user logs in) via the command line using the
default tool. To add a normal startup item, use this syntax:
defaults write loginwindow AutoL...
Man Tosses All Apartment Items From
Window (AP)
Man Tosses All Apartment Items From
Window (AP)
03/28/2005 08:31 AMAP - A Hong Kong man was arrested and checked for mental illness after
he emptied his 35th-floor apartment by dropping its contents from the
window, police and media said Sunday.
"Export iCal To Do items to
OmniOutliner"
"Export iCal To Do items to
OmniOutliner"
12/15/2003 10:29 PMInside Contextual Menu Items, Part 1
Inside Contextual Menu Items, Part 1
05/29/2004 06:18 AMBy Steven Disbrow, O'Reilly Network (via MyAppleMenu)
Grok Description matches for Most shoplifted items
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Most shoplifted items
