Monday, October 20, 2003

Dean Support Thriving in Arizona Dean Leads in Arizona. A new poll of likely Arizona voters finds Howard Dean with a strong lead in the important Feb. 3rd primary state. The Tucson Citizen carries the AP report: The poll by the Behavior Research Center found 32 percent of participants identified as likely voters with a preference favored Dean. Twenty-four percent supported Clark.... Dean and Clark were trailed by Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman and Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, each with 15 percent. Missouri Rep. Dick Gephardt had 8 percent, the Rev. Al Sharpton 4 percent, North Carolina Sen. John Edwards and former Illinois Sen. Carol Moseley Braun each with 1 percent, and Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich zero. You can help Howard Dean win in Arizona by visiting www.deanforamerica.com/winAZ [Blog for America] 8:55:07 PM

Peter Jennings on Howard Dean Peter Jennings on Howard Dean. Vermont political columnist Peter Freyne interviews Peter Jennings right after Jennings interviewed Howard Dean for a profile. An interesting read. (Since this is five days old and the link will likely point to the next weekly column in a couple... [Dean Independents] 8:40:35 PM

A Decentralized Web How to decentralize directories. 1. Decide on a format for a directory. It should be XML-based so people can use any text tool to edit them. I designed OPML for this purpose, but if you want to use another format, I won't fight you on it. This is too important to have the usual fight over the bits on the wire. 2. Build software that renders data in this format as if it were a Yahoo or DMOZ directory. All environments should have well-tested efficient renderers, commercial and open source. These inclusions are what determine page rank, just like links in HTML pages. 3. When this software encounters a node that includes another directory, include its hierarchy in that directory. 4. If you run a search engine, index these files. Use page rank to determine which is shown first. Don't segregate these files, include them in the returns for HTML and all other formats you support. 5. Evangelize. Get academics, librarians, researchers, etc to produce data in this this format. Link and organize. [Scripting News] 11:30:41 AM