Dave Winer: RSS 2.0 is cool because it’s all specified in one place, written in simple non-technical English that your VP-Business Development could probably understand.

RSS 2.0 is cool. It is great that it’s all specified in one place. The fact that it is written in simple non-technical English is part of the problem with it, though. That prevents it from being specific enough for technical people to write software based on it that is consistant from one project to the next. Tighten the spec by collaborating with a good technical writer and you’ll by-pass all your critics. No one wants to have to depend on contacting the author of a spec for clarification on something that should be clearly stated in the spec.

The U.S. and France have been at odds lately. One U.S. Senator recently branded french a “near forgotten” language in some of the rhetoric bandied about. This caused some reflection on the state of things among some french intellectuals.

I’ve been out in the garage vacuuming and detailing my wife’s 2000 Sebring JXi Convertible. Earlier today she had bought a Beach Boys compilation CD and it just seemed appropriate to turn up the volume on the CD player while I was working on the car. I was having a blast.

After about 15 minutes my fourteen year old son stepped out of the house and into the garage and yelled, “Turn that down!” I can’t begin to tell you how much that comment from him added to my enjoyment of the music. :->