Software, Digital Content, Geopolitics, Economics & More from of a Libertarian Serial Expat and Entrepreneur
In: search engines
20 May 2003Eric Snowdeal: "[B]logs are clogging the results of searches in a way that web-based archives of usenet postings never did. when i search for "galaxie 500 window crank" i don’t want to find me as the number one hit. i don’t think anyone else does either. and here’s the main point – it’s a disservice [...]
In: software
20 May 2003Broadband Reports: "The beauty of Bit Torrent is that it begs to be integrated into the browser. A "dot torrent" file is most frequently expressed as just a URL. Once a Bit Torrent user has configured their browser to associate this new MIME file type with the Bit Torrent client software, then the downloading (and [...]
In: web services
20 May 2003Evan Williams writes a useful clarification about the various blogging API out there and what led to a situation that, well, looks a bit messy from the dabbling observer’s standpoint.
In: search engines
15 May 2003Gary Price links to an article with a quite strong headline that shares some of the concerns I have about popular perception towards search engines such as Google, and he adds some useful comments about the diversity of sources you can query to get accurate information. Yes, it can be a waste of time to [...]
I'm CEO of an online trade publishing firm in the marketing and defense verticals. We try to make news and data digestible and useful in an environment that is more noisy each day. This personal blog mixes my thoughts and interests on politics, business, software, and more, based on my business and personal experiences. Over the years I have posted items that turned out spectacularly wrong, and a few posts that stood the test of times better. Personal views only.