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                        Here, we do permalinks right.

Dave Winer [1] is critisizing Cam [2] about not having “permalinks.” First
off, what right does Dave Winer have saying how Cam should or shouldn't run
his website? Second, about those “permalinks” you have Dave … what purpose
does a 33 character anchor have in making a permanent link? The permanent
link I'm referencing here is:

http://scriptingnews.userland.com/backissues/2002/02/12#le4674e474d473132a28b
ecd906a93d74

Meanwhile, here at The Boston Diaries, [3] the permament link for this entry
is:

http://boston.conman.org/2002/2/13.1

With the added bonus of not shoving you to some random spot in a much longer
page. If you're going to bother doing “permalinks” at least make them short
and intelligable.

[1] http://scriptingnews.userland.com/backissues/2002/02/12#le4674e474d473132a28becd906a93d74
[2] http://www.camworld.com/
[3] http://boston.conman.org/

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