Since I posted What's still wrong with Atom (and probably will be in 1.0), a few of the issues I mentioned have been resolved. Here's a quick overview of those issues, plus two more. The number of asterisks under each indicates how much I wish the issue would be resolved (1=no big deal, 5=very sad...
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Google AdSense for Feeds: "Google AdSense for Feeds

AdSense for feeds is a program that enables publishers to place relevant ads in the feeds they syndicate. Google technology understands the nuances of language, and places ads that are closely matched (or 'targeted') to the content next to which they appear. [...]

If [...] your feed...
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Two simple steps to higher search engine placement: "Search Engine Optimization doesn't have to mean paying gobs of money to self-proclaimed professionals with questionable qualifications. Nor does it have to mean hiring an army of copywriters to fill your site with content. Two simple steps will boost your search engine ranking and give visitors a...
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If you want to fly, you don't do it by wishing, jumping higher, or beating the earth into submission till it acquiesces and turns gravity off for you. You do it by finding a way within the laws of nature to create sufficient lift to overbalance the force of gravity. It doesn't matter whether we...
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An issue has arisen in the Atom working group that I wouldn't have thought we'd need to discuss: who can add elements to the Atom namespace? Technically, the namespace spec doesn't speak to this issue, but the spirit of it seems plenty clear to me. Should the Atom spec spell the answer out explicitly? Given...
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I don't know how long it's been since they fixed this, but I check again this morning and discovered that enabling comments on Blogger-generated blogs that publish to PHP, ASP, SHTML, etc. powered sites is now safe! Back at the end of March, I posted a message on Bugtraq outlining a vulnerability that I'd reported...
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Wired 13.05: VIEW: "I searched for the stupidest, most dysfunctional US industry I could find. The automotive and energy industries - beset by entrenched interests, sclerotic management, and stifling oversight - were tempting. But the worst has to be health care. Health care has every quality Christensen lists as dangerous: crippling regulation, overcharged customers, enraged...
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Chordata, my directory of RSS and Atom feeds has been growing quickly, and is soon to see some changes that should make it grow a lot faster. In preparation for that growth, I decided yesterday that it's about time to give it a URL that's more memorable and independent than "chordata.geckotribe.com". Unfortunately, "chordata.com" was alread...
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Google Toolbar Keeps Controversial Linking Feature: "Google executives have stressed that they are only giving users more choice. AutoLink does not add links unless a user clicks on a toolbar button to initiate the feature."

I hadn't realized at first that AutoLink had to be activated by clicking a button each time the user arrives...
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I just got a letter from IHC notifying me of the following changes to my family's health insurance:

50% increase in family medical deductable

50% increase in family out of pocket maximum

60% increase in prescription deductable

166% increase in cost of non-participating emergency room treatment

400% increase in cost of participating emergency room treatment...
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