Dave
Winer is critisizing Cam about not having “permalinks.”
First off, what right does Dave Winer have saying how Cam should or
shouldn't run his website? Second, about those “permalinks” you have Dave
… what purpose does a 33 character anchor have in making a permanent link?
The permanent link I'm referencing here is:
http://scriptingnews.userland.com/backissues/2002/02/12#le4674e474d473132a28becd906a93d74
Meanwhile, here at The
Boston Diaries, the permament link for this entry is:
http://boston.conman.org/2002/2/13.1
With the added bonus of not shoving you to some random spot in a much longer
page. If you're going to bother doing “permalinks” at least make them
short and intelligable.
You have my permission to link freely to any entry here. Go
ahead, I won't bite. I promise.
The dates are the permanent links to that day's entries (or
entry, if there is only one entry). The titles are the permanent
links to that entry only. The format for the links are
simple: Start with the base link for this site: https://boston.conman.org/, then add the date you are
interested in, say 2000/08/01,
so that would make the final URL:
https://boston.conman.org/2000/08/01
You can also specify the entire month by leaving off the day
portion. You can even select an arbitrary portion of time.
You may also note subtle shading of the links and that's
intentional: the “closer” the link is (relative to the
page) the “brighter” it appears. It's an experiment in
using color shading to denote the distance a link is from here. If
you don't notice it, don't worry; it's not all that
important.
It is assumed that every brand name, slogan, corporate name,
symbol, design element, et cetera mentioned in these pages is a
protected and/or trademarked entity, the sole property of its
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