Published on Sat, 2006-03-18 15:08

Torrents and RSS

Well, I've been excited for a while for the emergin BitTorrent/RSS "Internet TV" revolution, but apparently it's not ready for prime time. I just attempted what seems like a very rudimentary use case: creating an RSS feed with .torrent files in the enclosure field.

This is allegedly how the tech is supposed to work in Democracy, Fire Ant and I/On. These are all still "beta" tools, true, but RSS enclosure + bittorrent (essential to low-cost mass distribution of content) is supposed to be at the heart of their purpose. It surprised me that none of them detected the torrent. The system apparently doesn't work.

Also, the Azeureus torrent program -- the tool for "power users" -- fails to recognize the enclosure field, but I was able to hack in support by including a link to the .torrent file in the link field, which seems a little odd but apparently is how their RSS plug-in is written.

Kinda diappointing all around. This idea has been floated for almost two years now, and I know there's actuallly been money sunk into it. It should work by now.

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nerding out

Published on Sat, 2006-03-18 12:49

SexBlogging

Amanda Marcotte on Professional Prude Jennefer Morse:

So that clarifies why Morse can be so absolute in her belief that sex shouldnâ€™t be a good time and relaxing but something only undertaken with the proper terror of getting pregnant againâ€“she had her fun, itâ€™s in the past, now you canâ€™t have yours.

I think it's interesting and good that we have women debating women around these issues.

I also wonder what the male response is supposed to be. It's rare to see any male pundits make the kinds of pious claims that these Professional Prudes do, even preachers. I've not heard of any books coming out in which a Male Author laments his promiscuity and admonishes other young men to settle down with their high school sweetheart.

Perhaps I'm uninformed, but this looks suspiciously like another iteration of the stud/slut double-standard.

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culture

Published on Sat, 2006-03-18 12:49

SexBlogging

Amanda Marcotte on Professional Prude Jennefer Morse:

So that clarifies why Morse can be so absolute in her belief that sex shouldnâ€™t be a good time and relaxing but something only undertaken with the proper terror of getting pregnant againâ€“she had her fun, itâ€™s in the past, now you canâ€™t have yours.

I think it's interesting and good that we have women debating women around these issues.

Perhaps I'm uninformed, but this looks suspiciously like another iteration of the stud/slut double-standard.

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culture

Published on Sat, 2006-03-18 01:30