Is my weblog well formed?

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Webl0g Empire: The World's Newest Webl0g
Network Launches

Webl0g Empire: The World's Newest Webl0g
Network Launches 06/05/2005 11:37 PM
Weblog Empire, the worlds newest weblog network has officially launched with an initial network of blogs attracting some 500,000 page views per month. [PRWEB Jun 4, 2005]

The perfect webl0g system <Anne's
Webl0g about Markup & Style>

The perfect webl0g system <Anne's
Webl0g about Markup & Style> 08/16/2004 12:33 PM
what he thinks would be the perfect piece of logware .. The perfect weblog system this blogging wishlist .. Anne van Kesteren

annevankesteren.nl/archives/2004/08/weblog-system
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Ill-formed NOAA

Ill-formed NOAA 12/17/2004 06:34 PM
Jacques Distler: A recent Wired article to the effect that the National Weather Service is now offering their data in XML format got me intrigued enough to want to test out the service. Double encoded, ill-formed weather forecasts, via POST. For those who don't have SOAP::Lite installed, here's a LWP version.

First Guantanamo tribunal formed

First Guantanamo tribunal formed 06/29/2004 03:26 PM
The US appoints a five-member military tribunal to try terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay.

Linux Defense Fund Formed

Linux Defense Fund Formed 01/16/2004 01:00 PM
Three cheers for Intel, IBM and several other companies that have made substantial contributions to the newly created Linux Legal Defense Fund to help fight off the bullies from SCO.

FeedDemon and well-formed Atom feeds

FeedDemon and well-formed Atom feeds 01/16/2004 01:04 PM

NetNewsWire creator Brent Simmons recently announced that NetNewsWire's future support for Atom will require Atom feeds to be well-formed. Some people aren't too happy about this, claiming that he's applying a double standard that will make Atom appear less useful than RSS.

So, I'll add to the stink by stating that my plan is the same as Brent's. FeedDemon will also support Atom, but if an Atom feed isn't well-formed XML, FeedDemon will display an error rather than try to parse it. In fairness I have to consider this decision open to input from my customers, but I want to explain why I believe this is important.

When I started coding FeedDemon, I immediately ran into an ugly problem: a huge number of RSS feeds are invalid. This made it impossible to use an off-the-shelf validating XML parser, since it would choke on so many existing feeds. A number of very popular RSS feeds are shockingly invalid, and I couldn't expect FeedDemon to compete in the RSS aggregator market if it couldn't handle them. So, I coded my own XML parser, and made it extremely forgiving of problematic feeds.

Atom, however, is a new format, and there's a chance we can get it right. Rather than wasting our time working around validation issues, aggregator authors such as myself can spend our time coding the features our users really want. This isn't just self-serving on my part: it will make it easier for anyone who wants to consume Atom feeds if they can expect them to at least be well-formed. It's not like well-formed XML is hard to do - Tim Bray has listed the four "Bozo Factor" rules that are required, and I have to think that anyone who can spell "XML" can follow these rules.

If both NetNewsWire and FeedDemon require well-formed Atom feeds, then perhaps we've provided authors of Atom feeds enough incentive to spit out valid XML instead of the tag soup that has infected too many RSS feeds.

Note: Be sure to read par t II of this topic.

XML Basics Part III: An Example of
Well-Formed and Valid XML

XML Basics Part III: An Example of
Well-Formed and Valid XML 02/10/2004 07:55 PM
Internet.com Feb 11 2004 0:18AM GMT

Sam Ruby on syndication and XML
well-formed-ness

Sam Ruby on syndication and XML
well-formed-ness 01/16/2004 01:01 PM
Sam Ruby: Is my weblog well-formed?

(I’d quote a standout line or two from this, but there’s no way to decide—I’d end up quoting the whole thing. So just go read it.)

Alliance Formed to Finger Hackers

Alliance Formed to Finger Hackers 03/28/2005 03:46 PM
Internet News Mar 28 2005 7:22PM GMT

New Government Is Formed in Iraq as
Attacks Go On

New Government Is Formed in Iraq as
Attacks Go On 06/01/2004 11:19 PM
With bombs and mortar shells exploding outside, a new Iraqi government stepped forward to guide the country toward democratic elections.

FeedDemon and well-formed Atom feeds,
Part II

FeedDemon and well-formed Atom feeds,
Part II 01/16/2004 01:04 PM

Last night I stated my position on well-formed Atom feeds, but I'm not sure I did a good job of explaining myself.

The point here isn't that I'm trying to save myself time by requiring well-formed Atom feeds - I've already written a forgiving RSS parser which could easily be adapted to handle Atom, so this will actually take me more development time. And while I agree 100% with the position that users don't care about well-formed XML, the point is that parsing malformed feeds will require users to care later on.

With both HomeSite and TopStyle, I've seen first-hand the problems that customers deal with due to the way different browsers handle HTML and CSS. If you're a web author, no doubt you've wasted countless hours trying to get your pages to look right in multiple browsers. Instead of pulling your hair out over cross-browser inconsistencies, wouldn't you rather have spent your time creating a great site?

So it is with Atom. If you have a blog (and if you don't, chances are you will in the next year or two), your focus is on writing interesting content. Now, what would you do if your newsfeed didn't work right in different aggregators? Perhaps one aggregator showed the right content, but your spacing is all screwed up. Or another got your spacing right, but has HTML entities such as & and < spewed all over the place. And another aggregator shows your post just fine, but the link to your site doesn't work. This sort of thing already happens with RSS, and it's frustrating to blog readers and writers alike.

Would you really want to devote time to tracking down these problems? Web authors have to deal with this situation today, and it's a royal pain (in fact, I created TopStyle to help web authors solve these problems). Wouldn't it be nice if bloggers didn't have to face these same issues down the road?

Now, keep in mind that the vast majority of Atom feeds will be produced by blogging tools rather than hand-coded. By requiring well-formed Atom feeds, FeedDemon and NetNewsWire give the blogging tool creators a very strong incentive to create well-formed feeds - they don't want to deal with customer complaints about their feeds not working in aggregators. By taking this position now - when Atom is in its infancy - we can avoid the problems that have plagued web authoring, and enable both content creators and end users to focus on great writing.

BTW, for some reason I'm getting a lot of email about this topic, whereas only a few have commented here in this blog. If you have an opinion on this subject, please don't send it by email - share it here so that others can benefit from it.

Global Banking Solutions Alliance Formed

Global Banking Solutions Alliance Formed 07/30/2004 02:07 PM
Top-tier banks and card issuers and acquirers are the targeted market for the global strategic alliance formed by IBM and Pegasystems Inc., which pairs IBM's infrastructure with Pegasystems' smart BPM applications for exceptions and dispute management.

Nonprofit formed to help patients with
rare disease

Nonprofit formed to help patients with
rare disease 12/04/2003 08:25 PM
Rorden set up a web site full of information (www.generationsofhope.tripod.org) which has been on line since July, and at least for a time was the top Google ...

XML Boulevard Lesson 11 - Well-formed
XML Part 4: Attributes (Continued)

XML Boulevard Lesson 11 - Well-formed
XML Part 4: Attributes (Continued) 01/01/2005 04:31 AM

Brief: Working group formed on standard
server management

Brief: Working group formed on standard
server management 12/15/2003 05:48 PM
The Distributed Management Task Force has formed a working group including major hardware and software vendors to develop standard server-hardware management interfaces

XML Boulevard Lesson 12 - Well-formed
XML Part 5: Attributes (Continued)

XML Boulevard Lesson 12 - Well-formed
XML Part 5: Attributes (Continued) 01/22/2004 02:02 PM

XML Boulevard Lesson 13 - Well-formed
XML Part 6: Nonvalidating Parsers

XML Boulevard Lesson 13 - Well-formed
XML Part 6: Nonvalidating Parsers 07/06/2004 05:06 AM

Consultative Intellectual Property
Council To Be Formed In Russia

Consultative Intellectual Property
Council To Be Formed In Russia 07/06/2004 06:31 AM
Russian Information Agency Novosti Jul 6 2004 10:30AM GMT

Every American male with three freinds
and access to an outlet formed a band...

Every American male with three freinds
and access to an outlet formed a band... 03/22/2005 04:37 PM
The Garage Compilation Database. A great tool for Garage Rock neophytes and research tool for longtime fans. From the great folks at Ugly Things.

Reports: Open-source software alliance
formed in China

Reports: Open-source software alliance
formed in China 08/11/2004 08:10 AM
A number of Chinese software companies have joined forces with overseas vendors such as IBM Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Corp, and Novell Inc. to form the China Open Source Software Promotion Alliance, China's first open-source software organization, several Chinese media reported Wednesday.

XML Boulevard Lesson 14 - Well-formed
XML Part 7: Nonvalidating Parsers
(Continued)

XML Boulevard Lesson 14 - Well-formed
XML Part 7: Nonvalidating Parsers
(Continued) 06/11/2004 01:53 AM

Fingerprint Sharing Alliance Formed to
Block Internet Attacks

Fingerprint Sharing Alliance Formed to
Block Internet Attacks 03/31/2005 12:15 AM
Newsbug Mar 31 2005 4:04AM GMT

Morality beliefs formed by Star Trek:
Cloning, Stem Cell Research bad

Morality beliefs formed by Star Trek:
Cloning, Stem Cell Research bad 04/02/2005 11:22 AM
Free Internet Press Apr 2 2005 1:58PM GMT

New (PNEU) Company Formed - Pneu
Stainless Motors, LLC. - The First
Choice for Pneumatically Powered
Stainless Steel Motors

New (PNEU) Company Formed - Pneu
Stainless Motors, LLC. - The First
Choice for Pneumatically Powered
Stainless Steel Motors 04/11/2005 04:10 AM
The formation of Pneu Stainless Motors, LLC., has been announced by Anna J. Cook, Marketing Manager. The new company is the sole North American distributor of stainless steel pneumatically (air) driven motors. [PRWEB Apr 11, 2005]

Sci-Fi Hi-Fi: Webl0g

Sci-Fi Hi-Fi: Webl0g 07/30/2004 01:21 AM
Sci-Fi Hi-Fi: Cocoa del.icio.us client .. posted

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"ein Webl0g"

"ein Webl0g" 07/26/2004 08:59 PM

Do you have a webl0g?

Do you have a webl0g? 04/16/2004 02:29 PM
Many, perhaps most, of the people who read my site have weblogs of their own. So naturally, everyone thinks they...

Webl0g changes

Webl0g changes 01/07/2004 06:56 PM
Among my new year resolutions is to change to a new weblog publishing engine — and, indeed, to roll out a new ...

A New MP3 Webl0g

A New MP3 Webl0g 08/27/2004 01:52 PM

I get lot's of request for links, and I cannot always post comments on every site that is submitted. Without exception those that are running MP3 weblogs have a special place in my heart. Not a lot of content on this new site but we will give him the benefit of the doubt. [cleanly-copacetic.tripod.c om]

b e a g l e 2 : webl0g

b e a g l e 2 : webl0g 12/25/2003 08:07 AM
-Dec 18: Mission to Mars: the Beagle 2 weblog .. I wish the Beagle weblog had an RSS feed .. beagle2 blog .. Beagle2 .. Weblog

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"webl0g"

"webl0g" 12/25/2003 09:09 AM

Webl0g as art

Webl0g as art 04/21/2004 05:03 PM
communimage. A collaborative art project.

"Webl0g-FAQ"

"Webl0g-FAQ" 09/27/2004 11:18 AM

What is a webl0g?

What is a webl0g? 01/27/2004 02:23 AM
Whenever we update the Sites Drawer (the list of feeds that comes with NetNewsWire) I look at a bunch of feeds and their descriptions.

Here are some descriptions from the list, just to give you a flavor:

Random Ramblings Regularly
Rants, raves, and random thoughts on life and American culture
Rants on spam, business, digital music, patents, and other assorted random stuff.
random thoughts on games, art, geek culture and living in new york.
random and occassionally coherent musings
random musings and explorations from the mind of [withheld]
random thoughts and ramblings

The people have voted! If anyone ever asks you what a weblog is, you can state, with confidence, that it’s random rants, ramblings, and musings.

It is also, on occasion, punditry. And good old-fashioned commentary is not unheard-of.

Webl0g Changes

Webl0g Changes 03/19/2003 10:28 PM

I have decided to split my weblog in two. I basically have two target audiences, those people who are reading this blog for Safari news and updates, and those people who are visiting my personal blog (i.e., friends and family).

This blog will remain the technically inclined one, and I'll continue to blog about Safari news, Web topics, and so on. The personal one (including all personal blog entries) has moved. I'm still ironing out some kinks with Safari (links on the right-hand side don't work), but if you care, you can find the personal blog here.

Six Log - The Six Apart Webl0g

Six Log - The Six Apart Webl0g 03/13/2003 10:15 AM
We've started Six Log, a weblog representing our company, Six Apart. Basically it's a place for technology postings, not limited...

jish.nu | webl0g

jish.nu | webl0g 05/17/2004 04:32 AM
Jish is going to get hitched! .. Yay yay yay .. engaged

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"Webl0g Jan Marijnissen"

"Webl0g Jan Marijnissen" 01/22/2004 02:49 AM

SMS 2003 Webl0g

SMS 2003 Webl0g 01/04/2004 09:32 AM

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ATi Mobility Radeon X600 Preview

ATi Mobility Radeon X600 Preview 08/05/2004 09:08 PM

ATI Debuts Mobility Radeon X600

ATI Debuts Mobility Radeon X600 06/04/2004 05:37 PM

Preview: ATI Mobility Radeon 9700

Preview: ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 05/03/2004 07:38 PM
ATI ships an enhanced version of the Mobility 9600 and calls it a 9700. But it's still a four-pipe design, albeit clocked higher. Is it fast enough to warrant a new name?

Radeon Mobility vs. Intel Extreme
Graphics: An answer

Radeon Mobility vs. Intel Extreme
Graphics: An answer 08/02/2004 11:50 AM
I've been trying to find out if the Intel Extreme Graphics 2 chipset in the Thinkpad X40 will outperform the Radeon Mobility in my Thinkpad X22. I've looked lots of places and blogged the question, but it's been tough finding any info other than that the Intel chipset uses system memory rather than onboard memory, meaning it can access more, slower memory. IBM tech support had no info, so I called the account manager for Harvard, since I'm looking at doing the upgrade through my Berkman affiliation. The first person I talked with, Eric G., didn't have an answer, but...

ATI announces Mobility Radeon 9600
graphics chip

ATI announces Mobility Radeon 9600
graphics chip 03/13/2003 10:20 AM
ATI Technologies today unveiled the Mobility Radeon 9600 family of mobile visual processors today at a worldwide launch event at CeBIT in Germany...

ATI MOBILITY 9700 Performance Preview

ATI MOBILITY 9700 Performance Preview 07/22/2004 01:06 PM

ATi Mobility Radeon 9600 Preview with
Benchmarks

ATi Mobility Radeon 9600 Preview with
Benchmarks 03/14/2003 01:36 AM

ATI RADEON X800 XT & X600 XT PCI-E
Performance

ATI RADEON X800 XT & X600 XT PCI-E
Performance 06/22/2004 09:07 AM

Mobility Radeon X800 Review @ Beyond 3D

Mobility Radeon X800 Review @ Beyond 3D 12/22/2004 01:17 AM

ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 to sport on-die
DDR RAM

ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 to sport on-die
DDR RAM 03/13/2003 12:52 PM
GDDR-2M support too

ATI introduces Mobility Radeon 9600

ATI introduces Mobility Radeon 9600 03/13/2003 10:24 AM

ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 vs NVIDIA
GeForce FX Go5700

ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 vs NVIDIA
GeForce FX Go5700 05/30/2004 02:39 PM

ATI Mobility Radeon Driver 4.1 (7.97)

ATI Mobility Radeon Driver 4.1 (7.97) 01/28/2004 02:33 PM

ATI Unveils Mobility Radeon 9800

ATI Unveils Mobility Radeon 9800 07/27/2004 12:57 AM
Preview: The first eight-pipe mobile GPU to come to market, ATI's new Mobility Radeon 9800 could be a hardcore gamer's dream come true. We put it through its paces to see if it has legs.

ATI Introduces Mobility Radeon 9800

ATI Introduces Mobility Radeon 9800 07/27/2004 07:30 AM

ATI Mobility Radeon 9800 Performance @
GD

ATI Mobility Radeon 9800 Performance @
GD 08/18/2004 07:00 PM

ATI introduces Mobility Radeon 9800
(MacCentral)

ATI introduces Mobility Radeon 9800
(MacCentral) 07/27/2004 11:15 AM
MacCentral - Graphics card and chip maker ATI Technologies Inc. on Tuesday introduced its Mobility Radeon 9800, a new graphics solution aimed at laptops based on the same core technology that powers ATI's Radeon X800 line.

Software Mod For Turning Your Radeon
9500 Non-Pro Into A 9700

Software Mod For Turning Your Radeon
9500 Non-Pro Into A 9700 11/17/2003 05:27 PM

SoftMod your Radeon 9500 (non-Pro) into
a 9700/9800 Pro

SoftMod your Radeon 9500 (non-Pro) into
a 9700/9800 Pro 11/19/2003 12:31 AM
Techfocus Nov 19 2003 0:05AM ET

Sapphire Atlantis RADEON 9700 Volt
Modification

Sapphire Atlantis RADEON 9700 Volt
Modification 01/29/2004 09:58 AM

Sapphire Radeon X800 XT Graphics Card
Review

Sapphire Radeon X800 XT Graphics Card
Review 08/15/2004 05:34 PM

X600 PCI Express video cards Comparison

X600 PCI Express video cards Comparison 09/13/2004 10:48 AM

HIS Radeon X850 XT and Radeon X800 XL -
IceQ II Turbo Graphics Cards

HIS Radeon X850 XT and Radeon X800 XL -
IceQ II Turbo Graphics Cards 03/22/2005 03:18 PM
HiS Radeon X850XT and the X800XL IceQII Turbo .. Hot Hardware

hothardware.com/viewarticle.cfm?articleid=652&cid=2
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ATI Radeon 9800XT Video Card Review at
3DXtreme

ATI Radeon 9800XT Video Card Review at
3DXtreme 04/09/2004 04:07 PM

ATI intros Radeon X800 XT Mac graphics
card

ATI intros Radeon X800 XT Mac graphics
card 01/05/2005 11:41 AM
ATI Technologies today introduced the Radeon X800 XT Mac Edition, a single slot graphics card for Apple's Power Mac G5...

TS Giveaway: Radeon 9800 Pro, Radeon
9600 Pro & 8X DVD-RW prizes

TS Giveaway: Radeon 9800 Pro, Radeon
9600 Pro & 8X DVD-RW prizes 12/10/2003 11:28 AM

HEXUS.net : Review : HIS Excalibur
Platinum Radeon 9600 : Page - 1/9

HEXUS.net : Review : HIS Excalibur
Platinum Radeon 9600 : Page - 1/9 08/15/2004 04:20 AM
HIS Excalibur Platinum Radeon 9600 videocard

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ATI Radeon 9250 Graphics Card Roundup –
Battle at the Bottom

ATI Radeon 9250 Graphics Card Roundup –
Battle at the Bottom 09/04/2004 10:05 AM

ATI's Radeon X700 XT graphics card - The
Tech Report - Page 1

ATI's Radeon X700 XT graphics card - The
Tech Report - Page 1 09/22/2004 04:26 AM
The Tech Report

techreport.com/reviews/2004q3/radeon-x700xt/index.x?pg=1
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How Intel Can Fix Its Mobility Problems
Right Now

How Intel Can Fix Its Mobility Problems
Right Now 04/16/2005 09:19 PM
Corante Apr 17 2005 1:33AM GMT

Is my weblog well formed?

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