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Yes, I know I really should be working, as I had best get the style sheet support into the mix by early afternoon, but I couldn't resist a few pointers to the hailstorm backlash that is predictably brewing. First up is the lengthy David McCusker message on HTP. "Microsoft swears on a stack of bibles that you will not be
sorry, as far as you can tell at this time." Aaron Swartz has started a yahoo egroup where ideas for an open version of hailstorm are already percolating (doubtless elsewhere as well.) And Dan Gilmore weighs in with his evaluation ("the idea of confiding in Microsoft with my
most personal information is, well, nutty.") Not a lot of love. Probably this is as it should be. Go jabber.
Yes, I know I really should be working, as I had best get the style sheet support into the mix by early afternoon, but I couldn't resist a few pointers to the hailstorm backlash that is predictably brewing. First up is the lengthy David McCusker message on HTP. "Microsoft swears on a stack of bibles that you will not be
sorry, as far as you can tell at this time." Aaron Swartz has started a yahoo egroup where ideas for an open version of hailstorm are already percolating (doubtless elsewhere as well.) And Dan Gilmore weighs in with his evaluation ("the idea of confiding in Microsoft with my
most personal information is, well, nutty.") Not a lot of love. Probably this is as it should be. Go jabber.
The new site keeps shaping up, but at the same time the finish line keeps receeding into the distance. It's turning out to be some good luck that I am showing it to someone on Wednesday morning (someone who might use the system for their own project.) This is forcing me to simplify in order to have something working reasonably well to show them. I think this will turn out to be a good thing. Focus is important. Programming for your own needs is sure fun, but it's hard to put an end to things. Projects tend to sprawl out of control. Always one more thing. This deadline, although a little ridiculous for coming so early in development, is really helping things along. I can't wait to show this all to someone, yet I know no one will be as excited by it as I am.
Is this like routing too loud for your kid at a little league game?
I could only sleep a few hours last night. It's very hard to stop thinking about all this after working on it for every minute of the day. On the plus side, I seem to come up with some good ideas very late at night.
The new site keeps shaping up, but at the same time the finish line keeps receeding into the distance. It's turning out to be some good luck that I am showing it to someone on Wednesday morning (someone who might use the system for their own project.) This is forcing me to simplify in order to have something working reasonably well to show them. I think this will turn out to be a good thing. Focus is important. Programming for your own needs is sure fun, but it's hard to put an end to things. Projects tend to sprawl out of control. Always one more thing. This deadline, although a little ridiculous for coming so early in development, is really helping things along. I can't wait to show this all to someone, yet I know no one will be as excited by it as I am.
Is this like routing too loud for your kid at a little league game?
I could only sleep a few hours last night. It's very hard to stop thinking about all this after working on it for every minute of the day. On the plus side, I seem to come up with some good ideas very late at night.