Latest News >> 2008-08-06

Well, I’ll be at DefCon this year, and I always try to do something fun for the conferences I attend.

2008-08-01

Well looks like my rant about the state of open source feed readers hit some sites, so I should put in a few clarifications so people understand what I was looking for more specifically. I’ll do it by answering several of the questions people sent me.

2008-07-20

RubyFringe was my last Ruby conference and it was the best conference to go out on. Everything about RubyFringe was great. It was well organized, contained eclectic talks, and supported the weirdness that’s usually hidden at the other conferences.

2008-06-25

I’ve been completely fed up with news/feed/rss/atom readers these days. I use Linux as my primary operating system, and I only have a few feeds that I want to rip through quick so I can get to reading the content. Yet, trying to find a reader that doesn’t suck donkey balls has been a chore.

12/25/06: Vote For Zed!

This Is All I Want For Christmas

Faithful readers of my tiny insignificant blog in the universe. It is now time to unite and use the power of your interweb generation machines to give me what I want for Christmas.

Vote for me in the most important popularity contest in the world:

King of the Internet!

In an interview on Larry King Live, on a panel lead by Benjamin Franklin, current King of the Internet David David Heinemeier Hansson endorsed Zed saying:

How can you not vote for Zed after reading this entirely true profile outlining his great deeds:

“Zed Shaw is the “MUDCRAP-CE Master Black Belt Sifu” certified author, creator, and progenitor of the Mongrel Web Server that truly powers the Web 2.0 revolution. He is the absolute best programmer in the world with pirate ninja skills so deadly they have been known to incinerate whole armies of flying ponies and acid wielding kittens. His muscular eyelids have been known to cure cancer in Vespa mandarinia and he can be found currently touring the country teaching managers the fine art of pastry baking for employee morale.”

“A vote for Zed is a vote for a world where Communism and Capitalism live together in a fluffy Hello Kitty world!”

Do you remember the days spent wishing you were king or queen of the highschool prom? Well now’s your chance to live that dream through me. I will not disappoint you my people. I will rule fairly and evenhandedly and use my power for good.

The results of this popularity contest can only be validated by you. Only votes from a great many famous dead people could possibly make this more valid. That’s right, if you know any way to sign up the famous to help in this dark hour then bring forth your skills and aid in my cause.

This has been a message of the Zed Shaw For King of the Internet Action Coalition. “I approve of this message…and a fat wad of 100s.”—Zed