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Thu, 18 Aug 2005 23:57:03 GMT

5PM Pacific: Arrived safely in San Francisco.

Fri, 19 Aug 2005 01:07:16 GMT

Pictures: Self-portrait wearing a Blojosxm t-shirt.

Fri, 19 Aug 2005 04:39:19 GMT

Can't get this song out of my head.

Thu, 18 Aug 2005 14:34:59 GMT

File this under unconfirmed but curious factoids. I heard, in a Toronto coffee shop, that mild coffee actually has more caffeine than the strong stuff. The barista said they roast the beans longer to make the coffee stronger, and in doing so, boil off a bunch of the jolt. I don't know if it's true or not, but I've been getting the milder stuff since and enjoying it more.

Thu, 18 Aug 2005 14:25:39 GMT

My comment spam keys file is getting pretty big. You're welcome to use it in your filtering of comment spam.

Thu, 18 Aug 2005 13:18:48 GMT

Peter Forret: "What's so great about a photofeed?"

Thu, 18 Aug 2005 13:42:37 GMT

Ed Cone: "You can blast away at Sheehan all you want, it doesn't silence the questions she has come to represent."

Thu, 18 Aug 2005 04:26:51 GMT

Tim O'Reilly: "Why we can't invite everyone..."

Thu, 18 Aug 2005 04:47:28 GMT

Scoble: "Tim O'Reilly taught me to live the Foocamp life and for that I will forever be grateful."

Thu, 18 Aug 2005 04:47:50 GMT

Me: I think Foocamp is a bad idea, esp now that we know that everyone has a veto, and if you dare complain you won't get an invite. That sounds like Stalinist Russia, or Animal Farm, not a free and open exchange of ideas. It's too much about pleasing one very quixotic and sensitive person. I'd like to see a list of people who are too outspoken to get an invite -- that would make a good group of people for an open retreat. Another problem is that they try to do open standards work at an invite-only event. Can't work. Forget it. It's like Davos, only much smaller and cheaper. In the end it's only as good as the guy who picks the people. If he lacks guts, the meeting is all about Gee whiz look who's here! And not about doing stuff. My opinion only. Of course I'll never get an invite, but if I did, I wouldn't go, as a matter of principle. I think if you go you're a tool. Hi Tim. ";->"

Thu, 18 Aug 2005 14:37:01 GMT

BTW, I have done three conferences that were open to everyone, and the most interesting people were the people I didn't know and therefore would never have thought to invite. Seriously. The stars of each BloggerCon were new people, to me. Of course some of the people we sought out were pretty great too! My philosophy is open the doors wide and see who walks in. Exact opposite of the exclusive invite-only format. Come to the OPML Roadshow on Saturday for an idea of how that works.