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Beauty in Mechanics...

Francis Shanahan[.com] — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:20:00 GMT

Another thing of beauty... Unlike the Octopult, I actually think I could make this one. Read More......(read more)

Randy Pausch, rest in peace

Rockford Lhotka — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:06:43 GMT

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25848017/ If you haven't heard the his last lecture, or read the book, you really should. This guy was one of us, a scientist, a thinker, a man of reason. And his speech is incredibly thought provoking and powerful. The world needs more people like Randy Pausch, and it is sad to think we now have one less. Read More......(read more)

RFC 2119

ConnectID — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:23:57 GMT

My son's instructions to his Grandmother for feeding pets My feelings for the rodent is such that I think of their care and feeding more as a 'best practice', rather than a normative MUST. Read More......(read more)

Open Web Foundation

Gabe Wachob — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:39:01 GMT

The Open Web Foundation was announced today: The Open Web Foundation is an attempt to create a home for community-driven specifications. Following the open source model similar to the Apache Software Foundation, the foundation is aimed at building a lightweight... Read More......(read more)

A patently good idea

Web Services Contraptions — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:39:28 GMT

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is considering to invalidate many (if not most) software patents and significantly restrict the issuance of new process patents. No doubt, intellectual property does deserve decent protection, and I think that this move by the USPTO will in fact result in better protection of property: copyright law provides ample protection against IPR theft while not getting in the way of real innovations. To draw a technical comparison, process patent law protects the...(read more)

How did you get started in software development?

Vibro.NET — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:32:00 GMT

[I suggest my usual readers to skip this post altogether, you won't find anything useful here :-)] Romeo tagged me with this "How did you get started in software development?" quest. I was already feeling guilty, because given how swamped I am I knew I was not going to have time to reply to the tag: OTOH right now my main PC is unusable, since I am repaving a new HD on it, hence while the network install goes I can write this up. How old were you when you started programming? A quale età hai cominciato...(read more)

Passport vs OpenID vs Facebook Connect

Identity 2.0 — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:04:36 GMT

My post yesterday on Facebook Connect raised a few eyebrows. I had a few discussions with people and a comparison of consumer identity solutions past and present may provide some context. (I have excluded InfoCards as I see them as a strong, enterprise grade solution that is currently too heavy for general consumer use.) Passport Microsoft rolled [...] Read More......(read more)

I admit defeat

ConnectID — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:30:38 GMT

and defer to the marketing folks Metasystem == Infocards I can't say I'm surprised, I lost on 'user-centric' as well. Here is the next installment in our series of ID quizzes, Take the number of vaguely standardsy groups that touch on identity that Nortel won't sign up to. Multiply that number by 2. Add 3.14159. Subtract 2.7183. Divide that value into the number of current identity initiatives that claim 'interoperability' as their focus. Answer? Read More......(read more)

OASIS Identity Metasystem Interoperability TC - annouced

Identity Woman — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:22:54 GMT

Kermit brought this annoucment to my attention via Twitter. “A draft TC charter has been submitted to establish the OASIS Identity Metasystem Interoperability (IMI) Technical Committee. In accordance with the OASIS TC Process Policy section 2.2 the proposed charter is hereby submitted for comment. The comment period shall remain open until 11:45 pm ET on 7 [...] Read More......(read more)

What ARE we trying to do? And how do we measure success?

Adventures of an Eternal Optimist — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:47:40 GMT

In my last blog post, I complained that we’re a bit lost. I would like to even be more specific. In the world of Identity, there are theoretically two types of people — those whose job it is to pay attention, and those who rely on the first type of people. I don’t mind if [...] Read More......(read more)

Jacksonville Florida's Code Camp Is August 23, 2008

Bayer White, Connected Systems MVP - .Net Made Easy With WF — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:05:00 GMT

This will be our 4th code camp and this one is extra special because not only will I be speaking at it, other MVP's, local community leaders decided to help sponsor it. Honestly I cannot say I would be where I am today without codecamps, so it feels good to give back to the community not only with knowledge but with a little bit of money too. My session this year is titled, "Why Workflow Foundation?". I hear from other .Net developers all the time about how WF functionality can be simulated simply...(read more)

Announcing the Open Web Foundation

Scott Kveton — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:42:44 GMT

This morning on stage at OSCON, David Recordon announced the formation of the Open Web Foundation (OWF). I wanted to take a few minutes to say congrats to a fantastically diverse and committed bunch of people that have made this possible and tell a little bit about how it came to be. In May 2008, [...] Read More......(read more)

Evolution of the open web - big step today.

Identity Woman — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:25:45 GMT

Today is a big day for the web. The Open Web Foundation is being announced at OSCON. A small dedicated group of developers, web innovators and community leaders have come together to create this place were spec’s can be incubated in an open process and have IPR dealt with upfront rather then an afterthought [...] Read More......(read more)

Still human (after all these years)

ConnectID — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:48:14 GMT

Sirius Canada places a captcha on each authentication. Read More......(read more)

Facebook Connect and Movable Type

David Recordon's Blog — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:23:04 GMT

Building a little on my last post, I spoke at f8 earlier today to demo integration of Facebook Connect with Movable Type (made by Six Apart who I work for). You can read more about it on the Six Apart blog , though I wanted to share a photo from Venture Beat's coverage of f8 which I think helps show how all this stuff is starting to get tied together (read the posts if you don't get it). Also cool to see Digg showing OpenID in their new login UI next to Facebook. Read More......(read more)

Facebook Connect Helps Make the Case for OpenID

David Recordon's Blog — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:02:02 GMT

*** Hardt asks the question on his blog if Facebook Connect is a fatal blow to OpenID . I actually think that it helps to show why OpenID is going to become so valuable as you start to invest in your profile(s). To me, it shows that we're now all able to tell the same story and explain to normal people the value of having an identity and profile that can move about them around the web. Just as no one would let Microsoft own the protocol, no one is going to let Facebook either. I'm hoping that we'll...(read more)

It's All About Priorities...

Francis Shanahan[.com] — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:38:00 GMT

Nothing misses the point of itself quite so well as religion. People are morons. A recent story [ LINK ] describes how... "Central Florida student Webster Cook, ...is facing suspension after removing a communion wafer from a Mass held on-campus. Once blessed, these Eucharist wafers must be consumed immediately and Church leaders have said that Cook's actions were offensive." It continues.. "Regardless of the reason, the Diocese says its main concern is to get the Eucharist back so...(read more)

Facebook Connect - fatal blow for OpenID?

Identity 2.0 — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:13:42 GMT

At F8 today, Facebook rolled out their Friend Connect platform. With a small amount of code, other sites can integrate the Facebook identity system into their site. The keynote reminded me of early days of Microsoft as they rallied developers to build on their platform by explaining how the platform can help them and being [...] Read More......(read more)

You will need a PamelaWare update for WordPress 2.6

Adventures of an Eternal Optimist — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:47:47 GMT

You wouldn’t guess it from the announcement, but WordPress 2.6 completely changes the cookies set when a user authenticates, and in the process breaks quite a few WordPress Authentication Plugins, including Pamelaware for WordPress. I am fiddling with the fix now, but haven’t quite perfected the process; I can set the new cookies, using the new [...] Read More......(read more)

Congrats to Chris Messina

Scott Kveton — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:24:59 GMT

Tonight Chris Messina won a Google Open Source Award as “Best Community Amplifier” for his tireless work spreading “open” everywhere. I’ve known Chris for several years now and its been an absolute pleasure not only to be in the same space but now I get to work with him at Vidoop on a daily basis. [...] Read More......(read more)

The "Open Data Foundation"?!?

David Recordon's Blog — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:19:55 GMT

Chris Saad, of DataPortability, seems to think I'll be announcing the "Open Data Foundation" tomorrow morning at OSCON . I won't even be at OSCON tomorrow. Go figure. Update: Apparently TechCrunch is trusting Chris Saad as a source as well . Do I need to post a picture of my airline ticket leaving PDX tomorrow at 8am before OSCON starts? Read More......(read more)

The Octopult

Francis Shanahan[.com] — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:44:00 GMT

Ahh...a thing of beauty... Read More......(read more)

A Big OpenID Relying Party: Orange

Johannes Ernst's Blog — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:36:00 GMT

Ariel Gordon, in charge of everything identity at France Telecom / Orange, tells me that Orange.fr , their portal, is now OpenID -enabled. This must be one of the largest OpenID Relying Parties so far. Congratulations, Ariel! [ permanent link ] Read More......(read more)

Mandarins are NOT Jalapenos

Francis Shanahan[.com] — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:54:00 GMT

At the deli where I work (the deli BY my work, I don't work at a deli), you can build your own salad. Over time I've arrived at a list of items that make up a good salad for me; Buffalo chicken Cheddar cheese Jalapenos Shredded carrot Kidney beans Green Peppers Thousand island dressing It's a spicy salad and it works well. I get the same thing every time, in the same exact order. In this way I avoid wasting time making needless decisions on stuff that doesn't ultimately matter. It's like Seth Brundle...(read more)

Best/Worst Tattoo Ever???

Francis Shanahan[.com] — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:54:00 GMT

I love this. Is this not both the best tattoo and simultaneously the worst ever? And where does he have the closing tag? Read More......(read more)