From 0531523b372cc251a8391f5a12447d62f53916a9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: luxagraf Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2015 08:45:11 -0400 Subject: initial commit --- .../Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.18.06/Fri/css10.txt | 1 + .../Monkey_Bites/2006/12.18.06/Fri/feed-icon.jpg | Bin 0 -> 5177 bytes .../Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.18.06/Fri/reboot.txt | 1 + .../Monkey_Bites/2006/12.18.06/Fri/rss-patents.txt | 1 + .../Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.18.06/Fri/w3c.jpg | Bin 0 -> 3983 bytes 5 files changed, 3 insertions(+) create mode 100644 published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.18.06/Fri/css10.txt create mode 100644 published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.18.06/Fri/feed-icon.jpg create mode 100644 published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.18.06/Fri/reboot.txt create mode 100644 published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.18.06/Fri/rss-patents.txt create mode 100644 published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.18.06/Fri/w3c.jpg (limited to 'published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.18.06/Fri') diff --git a/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.18.06/Fri/css10.txt b/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.18.06/Fri/css10.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a973024 --- /dev/null +++ b/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.18.06/Fri/css10.txt @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +World Wide Web Consortium is [celebrating][1] the tenth birthday of Cascading Style Sheets. The good old CSS Level 1 spec was officially published on December 17th 1996. Why I remember when they were just a we little thing, still in diapers... The W3C is really isn't being hyperbolic when they say style sheets have "changed the face of the web." We've come a long way from those dark days of Angelfire-hosted tables-based layouts and that progress is in no small part a result of CSS. By embracing the age-old programming concept of separating content from display, style sheets have allowed designers and amateurs alike to create the fancy and often truly beautiful web that we enjoy today. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of CSS, the W3C has launched an [improved validation service][2] for web programmers who want to test their designs for CSS standards compliance. The W3C is also inviting developers to [submit][3] their favorite CSS designs which will be integrated into the CSS 10 Gallery. And the future of CSS looks good as well, browser support for CSS3 is already beginning to appear. Apple's Safari browser already supports several aspects of the new spec and other browsers are beginning to as well. CSS3 is still in development, but it promises even more features and at the same time implementation easier. CSS3 includes all of CSS2 and adds new selectors, more powerful borders and backgrounds, vertical text, speech and more. And for those that think CSS isn't helpful, consider this: it got me this job. Somewhere around 1998 I was trying to make one of those awful Angelfire "homepages" and in course of searching to understand just what the hell CSS was for, I ran across a Wired-owned tutorial site named Webmonkey. Just hit the fast-forward button and here we are. Thanks CSS. So happy birthday CSS. I don't like to think about where the web would be without style sheets, it's not a pleasant thought. [1]: http://www.w3.org/2006/12/css10-pressrelease.html "CSS 10 Press Release" [2]: http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/ "CSS Validator" [3]: http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS10/reactions.html "CSS 10 Gallery" \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.18.06/Fri/feed-icon.jpg b/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.18.06/Fri/feed-icon.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5867186 Binary files /dev/null and b/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.18.06/Fri/feed-icon.jpg differ diff --git a/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.18.06/Fri/reboot.txt b/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.18.06/Fri/reboot.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0601daf --- /dev/null +++ b/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.18.06/Fri/reboot.txt @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +Any_key_3The morning reboot loves a Friday. * [CSS turns 10][1]. Sorry we missed your birthday CSS, but truthfully the belated birthday cards are usually much funnier than the regular ones. Yes, Tuesday marked ten years of Cascading Style Sheets on the web. No word on the impending funeral services for the tag. [1]: http://www.w3.org/2006/12/css10-pressrelease "CSS turns ten" * [According to Groklaw][2] Jeremy Allison (of samba fame) has "resigned from Novell in protest over the Microsoft-Novell patent agreement, which he calls 'a mistake' which will be 'damaging to Novell's success in the future.'" [2]: http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20061221081000710 "Allison resigns" * It was bad enough that Microsoft touted RSS in IE7 like it was some revolutionary new technology, but now the Redmond giant is trying to [patent the technology][3]. According documents filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office, Microsoft is seeking a patent for "finding and consuming web subscriptions in a web browser." Time to stop drinking your own Kool Aid guys. [3]: http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220060288011%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20060288011&RS=DN/20060288011 "Microsoft RSS patent application" * It's the first nerd restaurant. Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari and Chuck E. Cheese, has [launched][4] a new restaurant, uWink, where each table has touch-screens for ordering food and playing video games. Bushnell says the target audience is 21 to 35 year old women, though he also thinks it will appeal to kids. Ya think? [4]: http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyid=2006-12-22T140035Z_01_NCE337636_RTRUKOC_0_US-FOOD-RESTAURANT-UWINK.xml&src=rss "Nerd Restuarant" \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.18.06/Fri/rss-patents.txt b/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.18.06/Fri/rss-patents.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7b1c027 --- /dev/null +++ b/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.18.06/Fri/rss-patents.txt @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +Microsoft has [filed][1] two separate patents involving RSS technology. The patents were originally filed 18 months ago, just days before the company [announced][2] RSS support for IE7, but were only released to the public yesterday. Public outcry quickly followed since Microsoft had little if anything to do with the development of RSS. Dave Winer, the self-described inventor of RSS, [lashed out][4] via his blog claiming "Presumably they're eventually going to charge us to use it." "This should be denounced by everyone who has contributed anything to the success of RSS," Winer writes. But Winer is wrong about a couple of key points. First of all the documents in question are not patents, but *applications* for patents which have not yet been granted. Second of all, from my reading anyway, Microsoft is not patenting RSS, but RSS within Vista/IE7. Of course I'm not a patent lawyer, I could be wrong about that. The big mystery is what Microsoft is planning to do with the patents if they are awarded them. The sad state of patent affairs in the United States has led to several cases of Microsoft being [sued ][5]for technologies they did arguably invent simply because some else owned a generic patent on them. Nick Bradbury author of popular RSS application FeedDemon, [writes][3] on his blog: >But before the geekosphere goes into "patent attack mode," let's take a breather and think about why this patent was filed.  For example, quite often companies file patents just to protect themselves from lawsuits.  There are plenty of sleazebags who file patent applications on obvious ideas, and then wait for someone like Microsoft to infringe those patents... Yes, it sucks that the patent process has devolved to such a state, but this is the reality of the environment that today's businesses have to operate in. The only thing that's for sure is Microsoft did not invent RSS and the do not yet have a patent for it either. The RSS entry on Wikipedia [provides some background][3] if you're curious who did invent RSS. The short answer -- lots of people working together and separately. It would be nice to see Microsoft release some information on what they plan to do with these patents, but for now we'll just have to wait and see whether the U.S. Copyright and Patent Office grants them. [1]: http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220060288329%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20060288329&RS=DN/20060288329 "Microsoft Patent application" [2]: http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2005/06/24/432390.aspx "IE blog on RSS in IE7" [3]: http://nick.typepad.com/blog/2006/12/microsofts_cont.html "Nick Bradbury on Microsoft patent claims" [4]: http://www.scripting.com/2006/12/21.html#aTaleOfCorporateAtrocity "Dave Winer on Microsoft patent claims" [5]: http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1661094,00.asp "Microsoft settles with InterTrust" \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.18.06/Fri/w3c.jpg b/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.18.06/Fri/w3c.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9e512bf Binary files /dev/null and b/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.18.06/Fri/w3c.jpg differ -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2