Thursday, October 16, 1997

"When cryptography is outlawed, bayl bhgynjf jvyy unir pelcgb." Thanks to Dave Polaschek.

We're working on a new Java story. Stay tuned.

We've had a number of disturbing complaints from users who have had trouble getting thru to scripting.com. Apparently there's a battle going on between ISPs. You and I are caught in the middle. If these other ISPs want our business, could we hear from them directly? Interfering with the smooth flow of packets is not a good way to build customer confidence, or to woo your competitor's customers.

I asked Antonio Salerno, the CEO of Conxion, our ISP, to comment.

Yahoo's page on consumer opinion about AGIS.

From New Orleans: "Open Mike URLs".

Dan Gillmor of the SJ Merc visits with his niece using the Internet. Beautiful piece. Beautiful niece!

NetLingo -- The Internet Language Dictionary.

I read Jim Carlton's new Apple book and hated it. It rehashes the ridiculous point of view that the egos and petty BS of Apple execs and engineers mattered. What matters to me is what Mac users and developers were doing. No one has written this book yet. He's right about egos ruling the internal machinations at Apple. That, and Carlton's forced writing style, makes this a boring and frustrating book. This point of view has been reported over and over. Who cares?

I'm reading Cadillac Desert by Marc Reisner and am loving it. Beautifully written, a history of greed and small-picture thinking that's shaped millions of lives, including mine!

Is Yale going to switch to Wintel?

Microsoft Q&A about the Sun contract.

Sun/Microsoft license agreement is posted on the Sun website.

Paul Andrews in the Seattle Times: Squabbling opponents.

Joseph Palmer writes about what's going on (or not) at Apple.

"Mail Starting 10/16/97".

How CNET manages the workflow process.