Hope this is a trend. So libxml is back with a vengeance, and on the next frontier: speeding up Rails’s from_xml. Let’s hope this train keeps rolling and we get to see the state of XML improved in more places.
But not this one. I won’t name this WS-* spec, just observe the creative blend of XML and HTML:
<htd:description xml:lang="en-US" contentType="text/html"> <p>Approve this claim following corporate guideline</p> </htd:description>
My CTO was briefing us on this. Rick Segal’s way of finding out if a founder is bullshitting you for money:
You know, IBM’s latest build of OS/2 is really starting to stick with high performance, multi-threaded and security hardened sites. Have you guys spent any time reviewing the new Arthur Anderson study on this? It lists thousands of case studies.
I wonder how many of those get funded, and how well they survive.
XMPP Bots. Apparently there is a way to tie message processing to domains without messing with roasters. Exactly what I needed for my little XMPP experiment.
Brilliant. I didn’t even know that was technically feasible. Check out the interactive WaterBoard. (art project, nothing to do with off-shore information extraction) Now, that’s impressive multi-touch/surface computing.