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Yay

April 23, 2001 by Michael Boyle

! I can reach caterina.net without going through a third party or getting a “not found” error or anything bad like that.
If only they could see how nice it is in Montreal now.

Tags: Error, Montreal

The continuing development

April 23, 2001 by Michael Boyle

over at Automatic-media is getting interesting. They’ve plasticized Feed, meaning that they’ve added a weblog using the Plastic (Slash-based) tools. Of course this sparked quite a discussion, because notwithstanding Stefanie Syman’s explanation, people are confused.

I get the confusion – the new front page design leaves something to be desired in terms of the clarity of presentation. There could (and probably should) be a clearer distinction between the long-form original Feed content and the back-to-the-future Filter stuff.

Some have also shown some hostility, though – that I don’t get. Whether you like the execution of the new model or not, it’s pretty clearly a step forward. The days of atomized, standalone sites are over. MetaFilter’s shared registration database (with the 5K contest) is one example that’s been around for a while. Feed/Plastic/Automatic-Media have just taken it to the next level.

I like the idea of a media company giving a diverse range of users a layered experience by working the connection – and the differences – between sites. There will be multiple ways of getting at content, and each person, depending on their own habits, will be able to follow their own path to what they want. This happens through preferences and such, but also through actually opening new doors as well. Blowing away the idea that each person has one way that they always want to approach things.

For a lot of people that might not make much sense. Especially for those who expect that better algorithms alone are the critical factor in this area. That assumes, though, that algorithms are the problem in the first place – a dangerous assumption to make.

Tags: Blogging, Data, Design, Media, Meta, Metafilter, Test, War, Web

Finding out that

April 23, 2001 by Michael Boyle

Jon Lebkowsky (always have to check that spelling) has a blog is an excellent way to start the week.

Tags: Blogging, Lebkowsky

It has been an odd weekend

April 22, 2001 by Michael Boyle

. A great old friend is visiting, and enough old-timers were out at this one bar Friday night it was like a time warp had openened up – it was 1997 again. And then there’s the big event just down the highway and me not there. Wondering if friends are safe. At the bar last night a friend took a call from her boyfriend who’s inside the security perimeter – he called his girlfriend to say goodnight. Our three other friends (his colleagues) are outside the perimeter, but safe as well. It’s also the first no-jacket weekend here – beautiful warm weather. A good time to clean the windows and hose down my back deck, but also for coffee or beer on the sidewalk.

Tags: Beer, Friend, IRL, Security, War, Windows

Disturbing words

April 21, 2001 by Michael Boyle

from Naomi Klein about the arrest of activist Jaggi Singh in Quebec yesterday. It has since been confirmed that he’s in custody – but surely the secrecy is a violation of some kind.

Tags: Quebec

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