The “Smear Campaign” has started. No we are not talking about the US presidential race, we are talking CMS! Have you visited Planet WordPress lately? For a new comer, it will look more like a Movable Type blog than WordPress, and if that were not enough, the MT folks can’t seem to keep their egos in their pants and try endlessly to add fuel to the fire .
For the sake of history, here’s how the events unfolded.
First there was Movable Type
For what it is worth, Movable Type is responsible for the popularity of WordPress. The licensing debacle of MT resulted in defectors opting for the new blogging ware called WordPress, which has since taken the leader position. Years later, Six Apart makes an Open Source version of Movable Type.
Fuel, Spark and Fire
Not long ago, Anil Dash, VP at Six Apart, rubbed the wrong side of WordPress users by writing a unprovoked criticism of WordPress , that resulted in mud-slinging , rebut , and even a commentary on ...
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Below are links to some of the things that caught my eye last week. Also, the astute visitor may notice that I moved these "Around the Web" entries out of Computers and into their own category -- surprisingly enough, named Around the Web .
Dan covets Wii Music on Sunday, October 19, 2008
Dan posted Ajax Rating Plugin on Actions from Dan Wolfgang on Monday, October 20, 2008
Dan posted Trying... more
Happy Monday, folks! We told you last time about this being Movable Type’s 7th birthday . The celebration concludes this week with a huge party at MT HQ . If you’re going to be in San Francisco, don’t miss it.
But before the party starts, we’ve got work to do. On with the MT news!
Plugins
Minifier — Hirotaka Ogawa released Minifier , which adds block tags for minifying CSS and JavaScript. If your CSS and JS files are already templates in your blog, t... more
Bookmark PalinAsPresident.us . It's a Flash app...mouse around the picture and watch amusing things happen. I don't normally like such stuff , but you may want something to play with after reading What Sarah Palin Is Saying by Anil Dash...one of the folk that inspired me to weave a bit of humor in the middle of serious points by "fisking" the Declaration of Independence, and having that "interpretation" supported by a couple of wingnuts.
So we see a simple pa... more
In Defense of Marriage - Anil Dash
This is a nice post attacking the cultural myths of marriage, as delivered by TV. Which deserves to get done. Marriage, as presented by our culture, is an awful no-fun trap that no man would ever want to be in, which is so fucking far from the truth. Marriage is awesome. It’s the best thing I’ve ever done.
Anil Dash has already said it pretty well below, so I’ll spare y’all my diatribe on this:
At any rate, here&rsqu... more
Und nu isses weg. From: dominikschwind.com Post Date: 2008-12-01 15:56:00
Pownce fand’ ich ja erst ziemlich doof, später dann sehr, sehr großartig. Leider war dann niemand mehr da, mit dem ich es großartig finden konnte. Jetzt macht Pownce dicht und die Damen und der Herr sind bei Six Apart, was ja auch irgendwie sehr apart ist, da ich deren Sachen auch immer sehr großartig finde und trotzdem nicht benutze. ... more
The social networking site Pownce just announced its acquisition by Six Apart, the makers of Moveable Type, Type Pad, and Vox. Founder Leah Culver and her team will be moving over to work as part of the Six Apart engineering team. You can read an official announcement here on the Pownce blog .
If you’re a Pownce user, be sure to export your data and posts before December 15, 2008 using their export tool available at http://pownce.com/accounts/login/?next=/settings/export/
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Apple Computers From: headsetoptions.org Post Date: 2007-01-09 20:47:32
Apple has a new phone, I bet everyone knows that by now, but what you probably don’t know is that Apple’s boss Steve Jobs also got a new turtleneck t-shirt.
Oh, and for those willing to buy anything Apple, consider this, no matter who makes your phone, the crappy service is still provided courtesy AT&T/ Cingular!
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According to BBC , a washing machine complete with a warning not to put anybody inside has been given an award for the “wackiest warning” by a US lobby group.
While an engine manufacturer which warned “Never use a lit match or open flame to check fuel level” won second prize.
Honorable mentions went to a phonebook which advised: “Please do not use this directory while operating a moving vehicle”.
Just thought it was worth a blog post!
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