Updated: 11/19/05; 12:30:40 PM

 Monday, May 2, 2005
Happy Birthday wishes to Dave Winer
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A heartfelt Happy Birthday goes out to Dave Winer, a person that you should all have someone like in your lives.

Dave turns 50 today and it's almost scary to think of just how much he has accomplished in that time. I first encountered Dave back in the DaveNet era when he was one of the few people with enough balls to take on our industry and challenge it to do what's right. He wasn't afraid to call out Bill Gates or any number of other titans when he felt they were not doing the right thing.

We all have Dave to thank for this marvel known as RSS as well as his own long running blog and podcast not to mention his contributions of Radio Userland and Outliners - all of which I used everyday.

Dave is one of those people that many of us admire from afar, but these days, the world is a lot smaller and whether he's traveliing the country or working on his next big idea, I catch up with him every day on his blog. He is both admired and admonished but he's doing it his way - something most of us can only wish we were.

Dave - here's to the next 50 my friend. Keep on doing what you do and by all means, keep recording it! Happy Trails to you....

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