[svlug] OOXML ISO vote irregularities

[Rick Moen]

Quoting Christian Einfeldt (einfeldt at gmail.com):

> I have a really bad habit of being in a rush and forgetting to include
> the direct link and all I can really say is that it is a foible of
> mine and I do apologize to the list for the repeated error on my
> behalf.  I need to make it a habit of inserting the direct link first
> thing, so that I don't accidentally rush off and send out an email
> without the direct link.  And I do appreciate Rick Moen correcting my
> error and posting the original link.

Thanks.  However, I honestly think you don't really have anything to
apologise for.  Going from a Digg.com page to a linked story isn't even
a big deal:  Seen as a matter of access mechanics, it's just one
additional level of hyperlink indirection.

What seems to have gotten David Hummel's attention, though -- and I
concur -- is that this incessant pushing of Digg, Inc.'s social-networking 
business model long ago got old, and is, IMVAO, slightly creepy.  (But,
hey, if you can arrange for me to receive a stock dividend every time you
push their services, I'm definitely willing to change my mind.  ;->  )

Reminds me, somehow, of Hari Kunzru's recent _New Yorker_ short story:
http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/features/2008/03/10/080310fi_fiction_kunzru