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Bill Gates’s internal e-mail translated.

Ouch

i just got an SMS containing just “#cog5025 297 16.06.06 - 11:45:28″. I guess it’s a service message gone haywire but when i searched for cog5025 all i get is references to the genetic makeup of a particular bacteria. That’s some pretty advanced namecalling.

Sinds vandaag kan je bij BlueAce mee-discussiëren over het bouwen, bedenken en uitbaten van een web 2.0 onderneming. Een van de weinige Nederlandstalige plekken voor deze specifieke tak van sport.

I was using the new defineWidget since i saw it in a presentation by Alex but Brian McCallister has taken the time to actually write down how it works. Good stuff.

The Technorati Microformats Search is the first service i’ve seen that actually uses Microformats.

This post; Apple drops plans for India support center, also mentions that Dell quit using a similar user support center in India. Is this becoming a trend? Are the stories about all (english speaking) customer support activity moving to india already old news as companies find out they can’t deliver the quality they need?

Vers online op de Nederlandse Techcrunch, BlueAce: Startups zonder bubbels, mijn welgemeende advies voor mensen die erover denken een internet startup te beginnen, developers die (te) vaak de zin en onzin van web 2.0 buzzwords moeten uitleggen, en verder eigenlijk iedereen die geen genoeg kan krijgen van hippe afkortingen.

PPK’s book on Javascript is about to be published and it should be a fine read. So let’s not beat around the bush and buy ppk on JavaScript. I had the pleasure of working with Peter Paul but, like many of you out there, his site has been an invaluable source of JavaScript knowledge when he wasn’t around for questioning.

Codewave Software just released this iTunes MP3 server add on that allows you to listen to your collection over a local network or the internet. I haven’t tested it yet but it looks very promsing and should work on both mac & windows.