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John H. Richardson of Esquire profiles Dr. Warren Hern, last American who performs late term abortions. Hern pulls no punches from the antiabortion movement nor from the true effects of his work. But it's clear Hern straddles the moral fence for only one reason, to make women's lives better.

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august 2009

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New Kid

Remember what it feels like to find out you've got a younger sibling? Here, let this pampers video remind you.

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august 2009

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OpenID.net redesigned

Should help with all the attention they'll get with the talk of government adoption these days

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august 2009

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Write When Inspired

Giving us a peek into his writing process, Zeldman talks about how he'd rather slow down and make sure the work is finished than to rush out something half-considered and squeezed-out.

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august 2009

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Lost in the Cloud

Johnathan Zittrain comments on the newfound benefits of cloud culture, as well as the risks, including lost privacy and control of personal information.

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july 2009

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Being Open is hard, as we have seen this week

Dion Almaer reviews some recent attempts at opening up projects, and gives some practical advice to people considering opening up their own work.

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july 2009

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There’s No App for That

Riverturn shares the conversation with Apple where their app is rejected ostensibly for duplicating features. Unfortunately the Apple representative couldn't give a lick of detail about exactly what features, or if there was any way for the app to be changed to comply. Sounds like a potentially unenforcable contract to me.

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july 2009

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“All I do is work here”

Seth Godin challenges the claim that working for a company doesn't make responsible for the company's actions. Especially on point is his remark, “Do you really think someone who worked for Bernie Madoff will go far with this line? ‘I'm not Bernie, I just worked with him every day and took a great salary when times were good...’”

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july 2009

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He’s Only in Field Service

Steve Blank recalls the time he landed a gigantic sale to Apple without even realizing it to make the point that you just don't know who your biggest customers are going to be.

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july 2009

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Ramen Profitable

Paul Graham writes about how lucky software startups are when they're just getting by. Unlike most businesses, software startups are in a position of strength just so long as they're making enough to pay the bills.

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july 2009

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When all I seem to do is bitch, bitch, bitch

Chris Messina critiques his recent approach to technology evangelism and finds he hasn't been living up to his “this can all be made better” mantra.

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july 2009

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Seamless web video within reach

Denver Gingerich describes the browser landscape for implementations of the HTML5 video tag, which seems tantalizingly close.

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july 2009

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Mv_Embed

Mv_Embed is a bit of javascript that adds video tag support to any browser that can play theora natively or with a plugin.

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july 2009

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How To Actually Win A Fist Fight

Joe the Peacock shows exactly what to do when talking and running stop being options.

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july 2009

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Britney Spears' Guide to Semiconductor Physics

You really need more of a description?

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july 2009

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Showmanship

The waiter visits a hot dog stand and a homeless guy, but he only tips the one who begs with flair.

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july 2009

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FreeYourID

.name registrar who automatically provides OpenID Authentication

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july 2009

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The Pushbutton Web: Realtime Becomes Real

Anil Dash gives a high-level introduction to push technologies like PubSubHubBub, branding them with the term Pushbutton. He likens this tech's importance to that of AJAX a few years ago.

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july 2009

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Comment on XSD 1.1 from Rick Jelliffe on 2009-05-13 (www-tag@w3.org from May 2009)

Rick Jelliffe speaks truth to power about the frustrating direction of recent XML Schema work.
ºWhile each individual decision may be well-founded, and each change justifiable and beneficial, the total effect will not help get us out of the mess that XML Schemas has created, but mire us further in it.”

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july 2009

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A Community-driven Proposal for Developing HTML5

Manu Sporny proposes significant changes to the structure of the HTML5 spec and working groups. By breaking the text into small pieces, he hopes that smaller groups can make better progress and focus on what they do best.

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july 2009

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In Silence

At my lowest moments, this world can fill me with anger and bitterness. But when Robert Krulwich speaks about those tragic circumstances which normally make by fists clench, I find myself in tears. He tackles the most difficult situations life could demand of us, sending children off to die, standing by as lives are taken. Krulwich finds no answers, but still leaves us with hope. Not a hope which could satisfy and leave us whole, but the hope that we may sometimes suffer and sometimes struggle and sometimes thrive and sometimes understand.

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july 2009

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Nobody Hates Software More Than Software Developers

Jeff Atwood sees that, sure, most software sucks, but for programmers most software sucks hard.

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july 2009

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CSAs; Gush For je'

Alex Payne investigates his idea of the Cool Shit Aggregator.

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july 2009

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fever again

Michal Migurski reviews the interface eccentricities of Shawn Inman's Fever.

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july 2009

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Crema

James Hoffman talks about how he has decided that crema is rubbish.

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july 2009

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Thoughts, Hopefully Relevant

Tara Bowen shares her hopes to learn more about coffee.

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july 2009

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Linked data vs. Web of data vs. ...

Andy Powell investigates what happens when you remove RDF from Linked Data.

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july 2009

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"Trust Us" is not a Good Model for Opening Specifications

Eran Hammer-Lahav encourages companies that want to contribute to standards to make their IP claims clear from the start.

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july 2009

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Quick Tutorial: Twitter & Processing

Jer Thorp gives a illustration of how to work with Twitter data in your Processing app.

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july 2009

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Unwebbable

Kevin Cornell exhibits just how inappropriate HTML semantics are to most documents, using screenplays as a case study.

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july 2009

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The Myth of the Genius Programmer

Brian Fitzpatrick and Ben Collins-Sussman talk about the myth of the genius programmer, how programmers' insecurities lead to worse code.

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july 2009

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The Web Curriculum

Tim Bray proposes a set of courses to teach computer science using the framework of the web, with exercises building the tools that the web depends on.

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july 2009

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Writing Microcopy

Sometimes the small stuff is worth the sweat

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july 2009

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Reddit's Entitlement Complex

Tyler Hicks-Wright defends his criteria for hiring, especially focusing on how personality shines through in some resumes, why he values cover letters, and why he thinks hiring outside your social network gets better employees.

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july 2009

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How to Get a Job at Fog Creek (and Other Selective Software Companies), Part 1: Résumés and Cover Letters

Tyler Hicks-Wright describes what he looks for in a great job application. He focuses on Joel Spolsky's elements of résumé screening and gives advice for standing out in each.

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july 2009

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Nepotism Trumps Interview

The Daily WTF shares a story about a programmer who has to train his replacement, the boss's nephew, who was hired despite his complete ignorance of computers.

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july 2009

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