Tim Bray is a brilliant man. He's one of the fathers of XML, and one of the staunchest advocates of a web that works for everyone.
Tim just discovered the one true purpose of the web today:
Iâââ‰â¢m sorry, this has just gone way, way too far. Words written in public become deeds, and some deeds are inexcusable and I see no point in excusing the inexcusable. There are those who may not be able to forgive me for veering over the edge of politeness, but nobody can claim Iâââ‰â¢m the first to go there, and I just donâââ‰â¢t care. (Update: extra fact-finding.)Yep. The web is a vast right wing conspiracy to unleash a globally distributed rose-sizing contest.Iâââ‰â¢m referring, of course, to Don Parkâââ‰â¢s claim that his roses are fatter than mine. Don, when Iâââ‰â¢m provoked I bite back, and so do my flowers; be careful or my roses will make some phone calls and, well, the consequences will be severe.
