10. WS-IrishSpring: for scented, more pleasing SOAP packets

9. WS-UPS: for sending SOAP packets in real envelopes

8. WS-USPS: for sending SOAP packets that dont need to get there

7. WS-PrisonShower: for picking up the dropped SOAP packets

6. X-Wife: protocol for monetary transfer

5. WS-Insecurity: dating protocol for web services programmers

4. WS-Monopoly: protocol used to keep antitrust penalties to manageable levels

3. NICKLE: for encoding smaller binary attachments

2. SFFCI: Syndication Format for Complete Idiots

1. WS-XXX: bringing a business model to XML, e.g.

<xxx:image xmlns:xxx=“uri://hustler.com/2003/oohlala”>
  <xxx:setting>the storeroom</xxx:setting>
  <xxx:model gender=“female” tattoo=“skull” />
  <xxx:model gender=“male” moustache=“true” />
  <xxx:pose>saucy</xxx:pose>
</xxx:image>

Chris Sells, Jason Whittington, Tim Ewald, Becky Dias & Brian Jepson
Presented at the Applied XML Developer’s Conference West 2003
July 10, 2003

My favorite thing about the term "refactoring" is that it gives a trendy name to architecting for today, knowing full well that we'll need to re-arch (and re-code) tomorrow when we've got new requirements. Stu says this in more detail for the unconvinced.

Apparently someone has confused me with Jerry Pournelle and has started sending me software. At least ActiveWords came in an email and the guy who sent it was nice about it (although I admit to installing it and then uninstalling it w/o getting much use out of it). Today I just got the full version of PowerBASIC in the mail. Apparently these folks don't know where I work. : ) Doesn't anyone know what PowerBASIC is? Is it cool? I plan on giving it away (if I can) at the Applied XML Developer's Conference.

SharpReader 0.9.2 released today. Includes Feedster, Technorati & [slash:comments] support, as well as bug fixes. I'm running it now w/ no problems.

What became of my interview with the Seattle PI.

While I don't think it's as pretty, Eric Gunnerson’s RegexW has some cool features I wish RegexD [1] had, like regex->English translation and menus for regex parts. Anyone want to merge the best of both into some uber regex tool? [1] http://sellsbrothers.com/tools/#regexd

I love this kind of double-sneaky sneaky..

I continue to live in Beaverton, OR, but work for a company further north. Linus continues to live in California, but works for a company in Beaverton, OR. I don't know what that means, but it sounds cool. : )