1. Sep 17th, 2006

    Rounded Corners – 24

    The laws of simplicity.

    The Voodoo Consulting Style. You hire a Voodoo consultant one because you can’t tell good liars from good help. You hire a Voodoo consultant twice because … What makes companies do that? Is that human pysche? Economic sense? Too much money?

    The Emperor is back. And blogging. (Via Scott Beale)

    Quote of the day. Charles Miller on the non-spec that is OPML: “It’s the alluring vapor of a specification that isn’t there.”

    Unfriendly URLs. Every action has some intended and un-intended consequences. Unfriendly URLs sometimes means losing your authority. I participated in so many conversations where friendly URLs were “debated”. It’s foolish to pretend you can list all the pros and cons and weight the consequences.

    While we’re on this subject, something else I recently noticed. WordPress is one style of blogging that has friendly URLs. Yahoo360 is another style of blogging that uses weird unique identifiers. Can you tell which one is more useful? And are those technical issues or difference of philosophy?

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    1. Sep 17th, 2006

      The Council for American Liberties

      Dear Sir/Madam,

      The Council is extremely concerned for the well being of man claiming to be Norton I. As we are sure you are well aware, recent events have caused him to enter an alarming mental state. The Council has worked tirelessly to prevent such a situation, but has ultimately been unsuccessful.

      In an attempt to rectify these affairs, we are proud to announce a bold new program within our organization: The Protection Initiative. The sole tenant of this body is to protect the aforementioned individual from both physical and mental anguish. Many resources are being allocated to ensure the success of this important endeavor. Accompanying this internal philosophy shift is the release of certain documents that were previously collected for the good of the people. We believe that these documents, if engaged adequately, can help stabilize him. Time is certainly critical in this regard.

      We would greatly appreciate any discrete methods you can employ to inform others of The Protection Initiative and the release of these documents. More information can be found on The Initiative’s public message board:
      http://theprotectioninitiative.wordpress.com/

      With the sincerest of regards,

      The Council for American Liberties
      thecouncilforamericanliberties@gmail.com