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Jim had this cool idea to use weblog software to generate an iCal-compatible vCal file for a blog. Then iCal users could subscribe to it. I want to try this out.

Mark Pilgrim points to Bruce Schneier's latest article on the entertainment industry. It contains this pithy bit: "They're trying to invent a new crime: interference with a business model."

Doc Searls writes a longish essay on the state of "Big Entertainment v. the populace".

Announcing Conversant 1.0b1.

For the last few months, Macrobyte has been working on readying Conversant, their internet groupware application, for release as a 'shrinkwrapped' product. Today marks the first release of Conversant 1.0b1 to Frontier and Radio Userland developers.

Dave writes:

"Yesterday we released a change to this core routine that allows the user to completely replace writeRssFile in an update-safe way." Maybe we'll begin to see Radio users providing RSS 1.0-compatible feeds now.

Mark Pilgrim investigates OPML. He makes some of the same observations that I've made in the past (unfortunately I don't believe I published any of them, so go read his).

I posted yesterday a response to some comments by Doc Searls at SXSW. Jim responded, which prompted me to respond again. I think my response was one of my better explanations of my political leanings, so I've formalized it here. Seth also had some comments worth checking out.

Scripting News: Brent Simmons is leaving Userland, for parts unknown. Thanks Brent for years of awesome software, and for being a great guy! (that part's not going to change. ;-)) Look forward to seeing you around the 'net!

I've been watching the latest blogger war: css vs. tables - which is actually not new by any means, but this just happens to be when the blogging community got around to it.

Ugh. Jim wanted to report a bug in Userland's Radio Userland, and ask a question. The reward for his trouble?

For some reason Dave, from this link on down on todays' Scripting News, there are no permalinks on the entries. I'm not logged on as "me" right now so I can't email you. What happened?

Jim is "urgently in need of work". If you need an awesome coder, a great mentor, or all-around great guy in your company, check him out.

Be aware - Jim needs to work remotely, and he's by far the one I would bet one if I could hire a teleworker. He's motivated, creative, and productive.

Since Jim is taking the awesome Cocoa class at Big Nerd Ranch SF, and I can't (Waaahhh), I want Aaron's book instead.

I've started reading Andrew Sullivan's website pretty much daily. He's a fairly prolific blogger, now we just need to get him to make his posts linkable. Doc agrees.

Matt Goyer says he could not work for U-Haul without going psycho...

Do you suppose you might know why I'm linking to this?

Jim has a little accident involving 'rm -fr'. Oouuch.

Cool! Both Jim and Greg have tried out Sid... Muahahahahaha!