Have you been following the Winer/Pilgrim saga? I'm a geek. I admit it. I like geeky things like new formats and new standards. Hell, I was using Mozilla back around Milestone 4. Like I said, I'm a geek.
That admitted, I couldn't help but be interested in the development of the new syndication/API/format being worked on. Running through the whole process though is undeniable tension between Dave Winer and others. Someone said the whole thing was about as interesting as a soap opera.
Anyway, here's the deal: Winer has made some disparaging remarks about Mark Pilgrim. Pilgrim responds most recently by collecting Winer's posts via RSS and creating what equates to a change log, visually showing where Winer has edited his posts. Enter the feces throwing monkeys as hilarity ensues.
You can find Dave's comments on the matter here and here. You can find the actual page here. Look around, absorb some of it. It's funny. Then, when you're done, check out the technorati link for what other people think. That's funny too.
In the past I've criticized Mark a little, but the bottom line is that I respect his technological prowess and his knowledge. I could criticize Dave as well, but I also respect his experience and accomplishments. This little exhibit is an extremely powerful example of the strengths of syndication formats and scripting. What gets me is that the negativity keeps going on. Dave can't leave it alone and threatens copyright violations (look how well that's gone for RIAA) and Mark keeps throwing more wood on the fire.
Don't get me wrong, I don't know the whole story, and last time I made a comment to Mark about something he said he told me until I do things like he does I had no room to talk. I don't deal with Dave and RSS the way Mark has, so I can't comment on all the other things leading up to this. All I know is that from this side of the interweb, I think this whole thing is quite a laugh. Check it out. Maybe you will too.
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