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READINGED RSS PARSER UDPATE
ReadingEd.com: "The newest version of my RSS Parser is now available for download. [...] It now has clean error handling, optional caching, and more efficient code. Also, the function can now be called as many times as necessary on the same page. Previously, the function would break when called more than once on the same page."

AARON'S RSS TO EMAIL AGGREGATOR
The really cool things seem to come in Python these days, though. Aaron's RSS to E-Mail Aggregator is a "Python script to turn RSS feeds from news sites into email form for those who prefer email clients to rss aggregator clients. [...] It uses Mark Pilgrim's Ultra Liberal RSS Parser [...], as well as Aaron's html2text converter," two other very nice Python pieces.

BLOGGING ABROAD
Blogging Abroad is a directory of expat bloggers.

25 YEARS OF ANIMAL MAGNETISM
O'Reilly's 25th Anniversary will be celebrated troughout the year with a special web page. For now, there is the interesting 25th Anniversary Time Line.

CAMERA CELL PHONES AND PRIVACY
BBC News: When every picture tells a story - "With cameras everywhere, [BBC's] Bill Thompson wonders if we should be worried about where the images of ourselves are ending up." Via Stefan Smalla.

HOW MICROSOFT WORKS I
Kuro5hin: What the Future holds for Microsoft, an interview with Adam Barr, former Microsoft developer and occasional Microsoft pundit, conducted by Adam Barr, former Microsoft developer and occasional Microsoft pundit. Via Martin Röll.
http://www.grewe.co.uk/blogging-abroad.shtml

HOW MICROSOFT WORKS II
Russell Beattie: The Sendo Papers - Microsoft's Master Plan - "Basically Microsoft was desperate to sign on an OEM for it's Smartphone and got Sendo on board by investing in them and promising that they would be a launch partner. However, Microsoft then used the industry knowledge garnered from Sendo and the deal itself to go out and recruit other manufacturers like Orange. When that was done, Microsoft did what they needed to do to screw Sendo. They delayed code for a year, demanded technical information and more - all with the inside scoop because they had a member on the board."