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Built It or They Won’t Come

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‘… Most of the successful versions of HTML have been “retro-specs,” catching up to the world while simultaneously trying to nudge it in the right direction. …

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That’s not to say that all shipping code wins; after all, … Code is necessary but not sufficient for success. …

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The ones that win are the ones that ship.’

Mark Pilgrim, “Why do we have an IMG element?“, Nov 2nd, 2009

The article includes fascinating excerpts from some of the leaders in this almost-17-year-old work in progress, HTML.

Privacy, Our Expectations Need to Change

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“But our expectations need to change, too – especially our view of what constitutes a compromising or embarrassing digital trail. Maybe this high degree of openness will lead, not to a lot of red-faced adults in 10-20 years, but a lot less hypocrisy much sooner.”

Rob Cottingham, “CBC News – Consumer Life – Teens too open online: privacy watchdog“, Oct 8th, 2009