In case you hadn't heard, Google came out with their own online RSS reader at the end of last week. Which is cool cuz I've been using Bloglines to an extent but think it could use some serious work.
And while I'm not overly pleased with the new google reader (slow, slow, and moooooooreeeee sloooooowwwwww) I do like it better than bloglines so far. At least I think I do. My guess is that it's going to catch on like Gmail and Google will start iterating the shit out of it with improvements galore. So it has that going for it.
("Iterating the shit", it's an industry term.)
I'm real real interested to see where they take this whole development thing, because the reader account is tied to the Gmail account - and knowing Google they'll get us one. piece. at. a. time. Before you know it we'll all be sucked in to their Passport™ vortex. Only it won't have a stupid name like Passport, it'll have another cool name ripped off from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. And all it'll take is one depressed computer to bring our entire world to a screeching halt in the blink of an eye.
I'm just sayin'.
[Editor's note: I should add that I managed to crash my entire website when I posted this, get this, because of a question mark. No shit. Um, yeah. Movable Type - need a new QA person? What did I say about one depressed computer 3 sentences ago???? THE END IS NEAR!]
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Didn't Microsoft originally pitch a multi-site login functionality named Passport? You could read your spam at Hotmail, buy you junk at eBay and scan the News at New.com all under one login.
Not that Google won't improve on that.
Never mind all that - have a wonderful trip! xxx