Sunday, February 17, 2002

[Hack the Planet] At CodeCon, Eric Hughes revealed that the original posting of RC4 on sci.crypt was from a diskette that he got in the mail. 9:56:52 PM

[Scripting News] The Circle is a "scalable decentralized peer to peer application."  9:55:55 PM

[diveintomark] CSS for Newbies. Dave Winer wants CSS For Newbies. No zealotry, no fluff, just tech talk. Try these: Web Developer Virtual Library: Introduction to Style Sheets Web Developer Virtual Library: Linking Styles to Documents Rich In Style: Introduction to CSS Zeldman: CSS in the real world 9:54:59 PM

[diveintomark] 12 things. Brushstroke.tv: 12 things no one tells you about having a weblog [via Elkit in Wonderland, 2/18/2002] "#5: There really are two webs, and this one is better." 9:47:39 PM

[Hack the Planet] X-Bit Labs: High-End IDE RAID Controllers Roundup Part 2. 9:22:27 AM

A new article by Michael Schrage over at MIT Technology Review.  Fairly interesting -- it's about how the demand-side of technology actually plays a bigger role in how new technologies show up in productivity numbers.   The big point is how influential Wal-Mart is as the biggest retailer.   An analyst report said that Wal-Mart's $4B in spending on technology resulted in $40B in spending from their suppliers who wanted to be (were required to be?) compatible. 9:09:13 AM