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Jason McIntosh: A problem is the SVG originally supported some other binding language, which some SVG libs had started to support
Jason McIntosh: and then W3C changed its mind
Jason McIntosh: arg
Erik Ray: W3C is a gigantic oil tanker with big momentum and slow turning ability. for them to suddenly change their mind would be like striking a reef. lots of carnage.
Jason McIntosh: well, i wasn't there when it happened
Jason McIntosh: I just know that when SVG was new, years ago, they said "use this binding language", and now they say something else.
Jason McIntosh: This I get from reading mailing list archives.
Erik Ray: did you read about the fistfights?
Erik Ray: supposedly, Tim Berners-Lee got a barstool broken over his head in that one.
Jason McIntosh: Yeah, it's like the estonian parliament or something
Erik Ray: exactly
Jason McIntosh: TBL regularly launches himself bodily at detractors
Erik Ray: from a cannon
Jason McIntosh: He wears a mask and a cape and demands to be introduced as EL DIABLO SEMANTICO
Erik Ray: okay, I just snorted pepsi out my nose

NEWS! AS! IT! HAPPENS!

mangosteen is sitting at the table next to mine, and is talking to someone about his recent Poker adventures, after making a painful simile regarding cheese graters.

Ahhh, Monday, i love ya. I actually have buttloads of deadlines to meet this month, for serious, lest I want to turn my political situation at work to go from Weird to Bad. If I do things right, it will go from Weird to Not There Anymore. I am feeling full of potential right now, standing on Monday and looking at the next three weeks stretching out below me, and I think I can do OK. Just give me time to get started.

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Really good dKos thread from a U.S. soldier currently serving in Iraq. He responds eloquently with with a cool head throughout, even to the idjits who say he's dumb not to desert.

(I have noticed that here are actually several active-duty, Iraq-stationed folk who post regularly to the site, and an apparently larger number of regulars with children serving overseas.)