Kingsley 2.0 is a preservation archive of the original kingsley2.com tech blog (2003-2012), restored alongside modern retrospectives on Salesforce, WordPress, jQuery, and early Web 2.0 culture.https://kingsley2.com/en-ushttps://kingsley2.com/posts/wordpress-gutenberg-controversy-2018-2022-what-we-learned/https://kingsley2.com/posts/wordpress-gutenberg-controversy-2018-2022-what-we-learned/Four years of WordPress Gutenberg controversy: Classic Editor plugin with 8M+ installs, community split, learning curve, Full Site Editing arrival in 2022, and the retrospective verdict in 2026.Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTwordpressopen-sourceeditorial@kingsley2.com (Theo Marchetti)https://kingsley2.com/posts/ai-agents-2024-2026-the-next-layer-after-saas/https://kingsley2.com/posts/ai-agents-2024-2026-the-next-layer-after-saas/Autonomous AI agents 2024-2026: Salesforce Agentforce, Microsoft Copilot Agents, Anthropic Claude Computer Use, AWS Bedrock Agents, and what this changes for the SaaS playbook.Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTsaastech-industryeditorial@kingsley2.com (Theo Marchetti)https://kingsley2.com/posts/web-standards-movement-2005-2010-css-xhtml-microformats/https://kingsley2.com/posts/web-standards-movement-2005-2010-css-xhtml-microformats/Five years of the Web Standards Movement that finally killed table-based layouts: CSS Zen Garden, the XHTML promise that fell apart, microformats, and the path to HTML5 in 2008-2014.Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTweb-standardsopen-sourceeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/blog-kingsley2-com/https://kingsley2.com/archive/blog-kingsley2-com/Using the Social Media Firehose , which I built in order to listen to people talking about salesforce.com , I often happen across conversations that weren’t intended for me.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTsocial-mediasalesforceeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/blog-kingsley2-com-2003-11-25-did-dale-carnegie-commit-suicide/https://kingsley2.com/archive/blog-kingsley2-com-2003-11-25-did-dale-carnegie-commit-suicide/Did Dale Carnegie commit suicide? November 25, 2003 · 35 Comments Update: Looks like he didn’t from this NY Times article .Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTtech-industryeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/blog-kingsley2-com-2004-01-20-grab-that-goat-or-cow/https://kingsley2.com/archive/blog-kingsley2-com-2004-01-20-grab-that-goat-or-cow/Grab that goat! Or cow! January 20, 2004 · No Comments This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/368195.htm If you are vegetarian because you don’t want to hurt animals, you should first take a deep breath and then read through this artic...Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTtech-industryeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/blog-kingsley2-com-2004-01-21-gillette-vector-plus-made-for-india/https://kingsley2.com/archive/blog-kingsley2-com-2004-01-21-gillette-vector-plus-made-for-india/Gillette Vector Plus - Made for India January 21, 2004 · 5 Comments This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/377965.htm This from Bajji : The newly unveiled Gillette Vector Plus might well be one of the first products made by a multi-nat...Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTtech-industryeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/blog-kingsley2-com-2004-01-27-qualitative-and-subjective-are-not-the-same/https://kingsley2.com/archive/blog-kingsley2-com-2004-01-27-qualitative-and-subjective-are-not-the-same/Qualitative and subjective are not the same! January 27, 2004 · 8 Comments This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/442022.htm You’d think people who go to business school can tell the difference, right? You’d be so wrong! I ran into a b...Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTtech-industryeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/blog-kingsley2-com-2004-02-19-tech-a-tiny-history-of-t9/https://kingsley2.com/archive/blog-kingsley2-com-2004-02-19-tech-a-tiny-history-of-t9/Tech: A tiny history of T9 February 19, 2004 · Leave a Comment This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/493850.htm Technoscribe says (scroll to the bottom) ”… a guy in the mid 90’s who’s father, following serious a road accident, had onl...Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTtech-industryeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/blog-kingsley2-com-2004-06-29-i-got-the-visa-but-i-almost-got-lucky-too/https://kingsley2.com/archive/blog-kingsley2-com-2004-06-29-i-got-the-visa-but-i-almost-got-lucky-too/I got the visa, but I almost got lucky too June 29, 2004 · No Comments It went something like this: Consulate guy(CG): What’s your undergraduate degree in? Me: Fashion Design CG: And you have a Masters in Sociology Me: That’s right CG: And you’re going to a bu...Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTtech-industryeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/blog-kingsley2-com-2004-07-01-what-you-cant-say-the-conformist-test/https://kingsley2.com/archive/blog-kingsley2-com-2004-07-01-what-you-cant-say-the-conformist-test/What You Can’t Say - The Conformist Test July 1, 2004 · 2 Comments From Paul Graham “Let’s start with a test: Do you have any opinions that you would be reluctant to express in front of a group of your peers? If the answer is no, you might want to stop and thi...Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTtech-industryeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/blog-kingsley2-com-2006-08-27-dont-marry-career-women-2/https://kingsley2.com/archive/blog-kingsley2-com-2006-08-27-dont-marry-career-women-2/Don’t marry career women According to a piece in Forbes , a lot of sociological research points to strong correlations between career women and bad marriages.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTtech-industryeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/blog-kingsley2-com-2006-08-30-post-a-silly-photo-meme/https://kingsley2.com/archive/blog-kingsley2-com-2006-08-30-post-a-silly-photo-meme/Post-A-Silly-Photo Meme August 30, 2006 · 35 Comments I wished it wouldn’t come down to this, but I don’t know what many Indian bloggers look like (especially the women.. whatup chicas?).Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/blog-kingsley2-com-2008-06-03-scoble-the-noble-bottom-feeders-case-for-noise/https://kingsley2.com/archive/blog-kingsley2-com-2008-06-03-scoble-the-noble-bottom-feeders-case-for-noise/Original June 2008 essay arguing that early adopters have to be bottom feeders of information, processing noise rather than filtering it. Republished with a 2026 retrospective on why the bottom-feeder thesis lost ground to algorithmic curation and AI summaries.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTsocial-mediabloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (Sara Kowalski)https://kingsley2.com/archive/blog-kingsley2-com-2008-07-23-google-digg-joined-by-a-sorting-algorithm/https://kingsley2.com/archive/blog-kingsley2-com-2008-07-23-google-digg-joined-by-a-sorting-algorithm/Speculation is still hot on whether or not Google will be acquiring Digg very soon. Hotter still is speculation on why in mighty tarnation Google would want to do that. As someone involved in a Digg-clone acquisition recently, here’s my 2 cents.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTsocial-mediaeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/blog-kingsley2-com-2008-07-23-lock-in-is-inevitable/https://kingsley2.com/archive/blog-kingsley2-com-2008-07-23-lock-in-is-inevitable/Original July 2008 essay arguing that platform lock-in is the price of innovation, written from inside Salesforce in response to Marc Canter's force.com criticism. Republished with a 2026 retrospective on AppExchange, Slack, and the agentic-AI consolidation of the Salesforce platform.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTsalesforcesaaseditorial@kingsley2.com (Theo Marchetti)https://kingsley2.com/archive/blog-kingsley2-com-2008-07-25-walking-the-line-between-listening-stalking/https://kingsley2.com/archive/blog-kingsley2-com-2008-07-25-walking-the-line-between-listening-stalking/Original 2008 essay on the ethics of corporate social media monitoring, written by the Salesforce employee who built the Social Media Firehose. Republished with 2026 context on how the listening-stalking line moved as the tools got better.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTsocial-mediasalesforceeditorial@kingsley2.com (Theo Marchetti)https://kingsley2.com/archive/blog-kingsley2-com-2008-08-18-hitler-goes-to-burning-man-gets-rick-rolld-and-kicked-off-wow-servers-while-using-windows-/https://kingsley2.com/archive/blog-kingsley2-com-2008-08-18-hitler-goes-to-burning-man-gets-rick-rolld-and-kicked-off-wow-servers-while-using-windows-/Hitler Goes To Burning Man, Gets Rick Roll’d and Kicked off WOW Servers While Using Windows Vista August 18, 2008 · No Comments There’ve been a slew of these hilarious mashups lately, so I decided to put together a small compilation of them.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTtech-industryeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/blog-kingsley2-com-2008-11-06-shared-what-is-the-deal-with-this-stupid-lighter-iphone-app-on-google-reader/https://kingsley2.com/archive/blog-kingsley2-com-2008-11-06-shared-what-is-the-deal-with-this-stupid-lighter-iphone-app-on-google-reader/Shared “What Is The Deal With This Stupid Lighter iPhone App?” on Google Reader November 6, 2008 · No Comments Shared by Kingsley 2.0 brilliant.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTmobile-webeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/blog-kingsley2-com-about/https://kingsley2.com/archive/blog-kingsley2-com-about/Editorial note for the Kingsley 2.0 preservation archive. Personal biographical information about the original author of kingsley2.com 2003-2012 has been redacted from this entry out of respect for privacy.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTsocial-mediasalesforceeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-799debe0/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-799debe0/Archived Kingsley 2.0 post 'Dreaming of a BottomBerry': a vision for a BlackBerry built for the Bottom of the Pyramid, with a non-hierarchical UI, identicon-based contacts for illiterate users, and call recording.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTsocial-mediamobile-webeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-01-22-blog-city-rocks/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-01-22-blog-city-rocks/city rocks! This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/14021.htm After a lot of looking, I found Blog-City.com , a great place for blogging.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-01-22-bright-blue-skies-and-a-fresh-blog/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-01-22-bright-blue-skies-and-a-fresh-blog/Bright blue skies and a fresh blog This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/14016.htm Fresh coffee, blue sky and an early breakfast, and found a great place to blog in - what else could go right? This entry was posted on Wednesday, Janua...Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-02-01-suggestions-to-landline-companies/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-02-01-suggestions-to-landline-companies/Suggestions to landline companies This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/16605.htm I just sent this mail out to 1. Director(Planning & New Services) BSNL 2. Deputy Director General (New Services) BSNL. Lets see if anything happens.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-02-08-sms-on-landlines-but-with-added-stupidity/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-02-08-sms-on-landlines-but-with-added-stupidity/SMS on landlines, but with added stupidity This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/16598.htm BSNL’s planning to come out with SMS on landline phones (Found thru Kiruba ).Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-02-19-booming-stock-market/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-02-19-booming-stock-market/Booming stock market! This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/24809.htm “Where ?”, you ask. Take a guess. Not NYSE. No, not the BSE, though it seems okay for the last week. Not London. Not Tokyo.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-02-22-bloggings-killer-app/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-02-22-bloggings-killer-app/gings’ killer app This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/26165.htm Kiruba pointed me to Kevin Lynch’s (Chief Software Architect, Macromedia ) brainstorming site, where they are discussing how Macromedia could make their products more b...Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-03-15-chennai-bloggers-meet/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-03-15-chennai-bloggers-meet/Chennai Bloggers meet This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/33574.htm We met up, we yakked, it was fun meeting in meet-space ;). We (bunch of bloggers from Chennai) met up under a clear blue sky at Besant Nagar beach.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-02-intelligent-label-truncation-ilt/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-02-intelligent-label-truncation-ilt/Intelligent Label Truncation (ILT) This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/46859.htm Ok, that sounds heavy, but it’s rather simple.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-03-featured-on-blog-mela/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-03-featured-on-blog-mela/Featured on Blog Mela! This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/48034.htm I’ve been featured on this week’s Blog Mela! It’s at Ravi’s place ! Go see it! The featured post is here .Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-03-sankar-on-blogging-and-journalism/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-03-sankar-on-blogging-and-journalism/Sankar on Blogging and Journalism This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/48058.htm I forgot to mention in my earlier post on the panel discussion about Sankar’s incisive talk on “ Will blogs change the face of Journalism ? “.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-04-divi-starts-blogging/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-04-divi-starts-blogging/Divi starts blogging This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/43102.htm Divi’s started blogging . I quite like the new insights I’m getting into her devious brain.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-04-the-panel-discussion/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-04-the-panel-discussion/The Panel Discussion This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/47350.htm Anna University’s Media Sciences department conducted a National Panel Discussion on Blogging. I was on one of the panels with Anita , moderated by Kribs .Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingwordpresseditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-04-the-science-of-shopping/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-04-the-science-of-shopping/The Science of Shopping This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/48039.htm N S Ramnath pointed me to this excellent article on “ The Science of Shopping “. It brought back some old memories for me.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-05-needle-and-haystack-in-the-inbox/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-05-needle-and-haystack-in-the-inbox/Needle and Haystack in the Inbox This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/49037.htm How many times have you had this problem : It’s difficult to make out what the message was really about.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-06-crisis-at-queen-marys-college-ii/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-06-crisis-at-queen-marys-college-ii/Crisis at Queen Mary’s college II This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/49960.htm Mom came back home today morning at 6. She’s planning to go back after lunch. Dad or I will drop her off there.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-07-crisis-at-queen-marys-college/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-07-crisis-at-queen-marys-college/Crisis at Queen Mary’s College This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/49537.htm My mother works at Queen Mary’s college.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-07-crisis-passes-over/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-07-crisis-passes-over/Crisis Passes Over This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/50629.htm The QMC staff and students have obtained a stay order preventing the government from demolishing their college.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-07-moms-birthday/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-07-moms-birthday/Archived April 2003 Kingsley 2.0 blog entry marking the author's mother's birthday, posted just after an upturn in the college situation, with warm birthday wishes. Originally at kingsley.blog-city.com.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-08-the-calling/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-08-the-calling/The Calling This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/50631.htm One of those devious ideas I’ve had for a while, but will never get around to doing: In Chennai, there’s a building called “J*sus Calls” on the road from Adyar to Marina.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-09-fill-sumans-survey/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-09-fill-sumans-survey/Fill Suman’s Survey This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/52360.htm Suman is conducting a survey of Indian IT professionals. If you are one, I strongly urge you to spend some bandwidth there.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-10-go-to-sleep-baghdad/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-10-go-to-sleep-baghdad/Go to sleep Baghdad This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/52566.htm And wake up and smell the freedom.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-11-candle-holding-anyone/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-11-candle-holding-anyone/Candle holding, anyone? This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/53208.htm Now that Baghdad’s partying, does anyone want to join me at the Marina Beach to hold candles to the protestors’ .. oh nevermind.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-11-the-irony-of-date-exchanges/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-11-the-irony-of-date-exchanges/The Irony of Date Exchanges This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/51519.htm In Tamil Nadu, there’s an old tradition of vendors who exchange old iron wares for dates (the kind you eat. Okay, the kind which are fruits.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-11-unheard-of-on-the-protest-broadcasting-corporation/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-11-unheard-of-on-the-protest-broadcasting-corporation/Unheard of on The Protest Broadcasting Corporation This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/52934.htm “I’m sure all the thousands of people swarming the streets of Baghdad are so sad to see Saddam gone that they’re going to hold a protes...Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-13-meet-aaj-tak-correspondent-at-amethyst/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-13-meet-aaj-tak-correspondent-at-amethyst/Meet Aaj Tak Correspondent at Amethyst This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/55140.htm Hetal Somu, the TV correspondent wanted to catch up with the Chennai bloggers and so Kribs has arranged for a get-together on Monday evening, 5:30...Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-13-respecting-the-other-side/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-13-respecting-the-other-side/Respecting the other side This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/53763.htm Ashish pointed me to this site , and I must admit, it’s one of the few rationally argued cases against why America should not go to war against Iraq.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-14-infy-takes-a-beating-go-buy-it/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-14-infy-takes-a-beating-go-buy-it/Infy takes a beating. Go buy it! This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/53308.htm Investors yesterday where so pissed with Infy’s poor results for the quarter that they dragged the stock down 25%.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-19-fast-forward-the-web/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-19-fast-forward-the-web/Fast forward the web This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/59622.htm The latest version of the Opera web browser contains a feature called Fast Forward .Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-20-browser-inadequacy/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-20-browser-inadequacy/Browser Inadequacy This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/59595.htm I just lost half an hours’ work. I typed out a good piece on mental models. I then tried to post it.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-20-this-way-and-that-way/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-20-this-way-and-that-way/This way and that way This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/59597.htm Divi often tells me to give her directions as “this way” and “that way” instead of “turn right” and “turn left”.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-21-looking-outside-and-looking-behind/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-21-looking-outside-and-looking-behind/Looking outside and looking behind This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/57358.htm Vikas Kamat blogs about the Kilafat Movement saying ” Indian Muslims (as far as I know that is) care more for the events outside of India than the role...Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-23-xml-extremely-misunderstood-language/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-04-23-xml-extremely-misunderstood-language/XML = eXtremely Misunderstood Language This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/62558.htm BeBlogging has a short piece on what’s become of XML. Hmm… predictions, predictions .Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-05-06-the-psychology-of-toilet-paper-usage/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-05-06-the-psychology-of-toilet-paper-usage/The psychology of toilet paper usage This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/71953.htm Don Norman tried to solve the problem of toilet paper running out by installing two rolls.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-05-09-law-to-ban-cow-slaughter/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-05-09-law-to-ban-cow-slaughter/Law to ban cow slaughter This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/73191.htm At this rate, we’ll turn into a Hindu Pakistan.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-05-12-house-for-sale/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-05-12-house-for-sale/House for Sale! This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/55079.htm Since we are moving to a new apartment that we purchased, we’re planning to sell our old house.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-05-13-clues-for-determining-expert-users/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-05-13-clues-for-determining-expert-users/Clues for determining expert users This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/77615.htm As I mentioned before, I’ve been recording my computer usage and analyzing it later.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-05-15-microsoft-to-patch-security-hole-in-windows/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-05-15-microsoft-to-patch-security-hole-in-windows/Microsoft to patch security hole in Windows This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/79939.htm A BMW 520 carrying Finance Minister Suchart Jaovisidha was immobilized following an operating system crash on the onboard computer, reported t...Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-05-27-disturbing-discovery/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-05-27-disturbing-discovery/Disturbing discovery This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/79920.htm Once in a while, you come across news that requires you to rethink your world view. I found this article today which throws disturbing light on criminal behavior.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-05-27-im-back/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-05-27-im-back/Archived May 2003 Kingsley 2.0 post 'I'm back' after a long break: the author had just moved into a newly completed flat, was still without an Internet connection, and had been busy with exams.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-05-27-what-is-your-animal-personality/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-05-27-what-is-your-animal-personality/What is your animal personality ? This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/89426.htm What Is Your Animal Personality? brought to you by Quizilla This entry was posted on Tuesday, May 27th, 2003 at 11:05 am and is filed under Uncategorize...Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-06-10-paper-prototyping-with-denim/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-06-10-paper-prototyping-with-denim/Paper Prototyping with DENIM This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/103186.htm A while back, Joel had blogged about making paper prototypes.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-08-06-google-in-your-mozhi/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-08-06-google-in-your-mozhi/Google in your Mozhi This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/168819.htm After all the hullaballoo about Google redirecting Indian users to a Hindi page’s died down, I’d like to draw attention to all the volunteers who translated Google...Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-08-06-movie-based-on-craigslist-next-blair-witch-project/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-08-06-movie-based-on-craigslist-next-blair-witch-project/Movie based on Craigslist - next Blair Witch Project? This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/170088.htm Some very interesting stuff going on here.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-08-07-suggestion-to-google/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-08-07-suggestion-to-google/Suggestion to Google This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/169988.htm An email exchange with Marissa Mayer at Google : Thanks for the suggestion , we’ll consider it.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-08-13-out-of-whack-indicator/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-08-13-out-of-whack-indicator/Out-of-Whack Indicator This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/179330.htm You know how economists track indicators like GDP growth, inflation etc to gauge the well-being of an economy, or how doctors track indicators like blood pressure...Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-08-14-inaccessible-website-demo/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-08-14-inaccessible-website-demo/Inaccessible Website Demo This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/181077.htm The Disability Rights Commission, UK has a demo of how browsing an inaccessible website feels like for a disabled person .Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingweb-standardseditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-09-01-this-entry-was-originally/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-09-01-this-entry-was-originally/This entry was originally This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/206089.htm Q:What did the dyslexic-agnostic-insomniac do? A: Sat up all night, wondering if there really was a doG.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-09-04-news-reality-challenged-person-spams-people-asking-for-time-travel-equipment/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-09-04-news-reality-challenged-person-spams-people-asking-for-time-travel-equipment/News: Reality-challenged person spams people asking for time-travel equipment This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/209196.htm Robert “Robby” Todin of Woburn, Massachusetts has been identified as the source of the time-travel spam par...Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-09-06-worlds-first-open-source-movie-features-bill-gatess-assassination/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-09-06-worlds-first-open-source-movie-features-bill-gatess-assassination/World’s first open-source movie features Bill Gates’s assassination This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/208343.htm Nothing So Strange is the world’s first open-source movie .Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-09-08-contest-to-re-design-jakob-nielsens-website-useitcom/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-09-08-contest-to-re-design-jakob-nielsens-website-useitcom/Contest to Re-design Jakob Nielsen’s Website UseIt.com This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/212255.htm So you think Jakob Nielsen’s website is dull and boring? Put your money where your mouth is - take a shot at re-designing his webs...Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-09-08-the-dalai-lama-george-bush-the-interview-that-never-was/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-09-08-the-dalai-lama-george-bush-the-interview-that-never-was/The Dalai Lama - George Bush The interview that never was This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/215528.htm DL: Like I was saying, sex is good fun initially.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-09-08-what-does-the-dalai-lama-think-about-sex-do-you-really-want-to-know/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-09-08-what-does-the-dalai-lama-think-about-sex-do-you-really-want-to-know/What does the Dalai Lama think about sex? Do you really want to know? This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/215504.htm Please, please stop asking this man about sex . He’s killing me. Really.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-09-09-a-walk-down-brigade-road/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-09-09-a-walk-down-brigade-road/A walk down Brigade Road This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/44847.htm While I was in Bangalore (ostensibly for Easy 3 , but also to catch up with some friends), I did the mandatory walk down Brigade Road, a busy shopping area.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-10-01-in-bangalore-this-weekend/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-10-01-in-bangalore-this-weekend/In Bangalore this weekend This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/249271.htm I’m gonna be in Bangalore this weekend. Schedule’s gonna be packed (with goodies ;), but Sunday afternoon looks good.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-10-09-whats-worse-than-getting-spam-in-your-webmail-account/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-10-09-whats-worse-than-getting-spam-in-your-webmail-account/What’s worse than getting spam in your webmail account? This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/308287.htm Getting an SMS alert on your Hutch mobile telling you that you’ve got spam in your webmail! This entry was posted on Thursday, Oc...Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-11-04-this-entry-was-originally/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-11-04-this-entry-was-originally/This entry was originally This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/335426.htm Alright, quit tripping on my “revolution” post. I’m over it already. Ha Ha, just serious.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-11-21-ladies-and-gentlemen-inviting-nominations-for-bm-37/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-11-21-ladies-and-gentlemen-inviting-nominations-for-bm-37/Ladies and Gentlemen, inviting nominations for BM 37! This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/356089.htm Yeah Baby, we’re taking nominations for that most Indian of all shows, the one and only, the sexy, the fantabulously awesome, Blog...Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-11-26-its-here-the-37th-blog-mela/https://kingsley2.com/archive/kingsley2-com-archives-2003-11-26-its-here-the-37th-blog-mela/It’s here - The 37th Blog Mela! This entry was originally at http://kingsley.blog-city.com/read/360816.htm First, apologies - my ancient silicon junkyard collapsed yet again, just like the case against J-La.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbloggingeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/posts/open-source-foundations-2003-2026-governance-history/https://kingsley2.com/posts/open-source-foundations-2003-2026-governance-history/Twenty-three years of open-source governance evolution: OSI license disputes, the Apache Software Foundation, Eclipse, the Linux Foundation, CNCF, and the 2024-2026 source-available license war.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTopen-sourcetech-industryeditorial@kingsley2.com (K2 Editorial Team)https://kingsley2.com/posts/salesforce-appexchange-2005-2026-platform-evolution/https://kingsley2.com/posts/salesforce-appexchange-2005-2026-platform-evolution/Salesforce launched AppExchange in 2005, three years before the iOS App Store. Twenty years of the SaaS marketplace pattern: founding, growth, ISV economics, and the 2026 agentic AI shift.Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTsalesforcesaaseditorial@kingsley2.com (Theo Marchetti)https://kingsley2.com/posts/saas-pioneers-playbook-2003-2010-lessons/https://kingsley2.com/posts/saas-pioneers-playbook-2003-2010-lessons/What 2003-2010 SaaS pioneers (Salesforce, Basecamp/37signals, Box, Dropbox, Workday) figured out that 2026 founders still rebuild from scratch every year.Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTsaastech-industryeditorial@kingsley2.com (Theo Marchetti)https://kingsley2.com/posts/social-media-monitoring-2008-2026-firehose-to-listening-platforms/https://kingsley2.com/posts/social-media-monitoring-2008-2026-firehose-to-listening-platforms/Eighteen years of social media monitoring: the Twitter Firehose era 2008-2012, Radian6 acquisition by Salesforce, Brandwatch, Sprout Social, and AI-driven sentiment platforms in 2026.Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTsocial-mediasaaseditorial@kingsley2.com (Sara Kowalski)https://kingsley2.com/posts/jquery-legacy-2026-what-survived-after-react/https://kingsley2.com/posts/jquery-legacy-2026-what-survived-after-react/John Resig's 2006 jQuery library shaped a decade of browser development. Twenty years later, what survives in 2026 modern stacks: querySelector, fetch, ES6 modules, and the quiet death of $.Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTjqueryweb-standardseditorial@kingsley2.com (Theo Marchetti)https://kingsley2.com/posts/wordpress-2003-2026-from-cafelog-to-block-editor/https://kingsley2.com/posts/wordpress-2003-2026-from-cafelog-to-block-editor/Twenty-three years of WordPress evolution: 2003 fork by Matt Mullenweg and Mike Little, plugin ecosystem, REST API, Gutenberg block editor, headless WordPress, and the 2024-2026 AI integration.Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTwordpressopen-sourceeditorial@kingsley2.com (Theo Marchetti)https://kingsley2.com/posts/salesforce-2003-2026-from-crm-to-agentic-ai/https://kingsley2.com/posts/salesforce-2003-2026-from-crm-to-agentic-ai/Twenty-three years of Salesforce ecosystem evolution: AppExchange 2005, Force.com 2007, Slack acquisition, MuleSoft, Einstein, and the 2024-2026 agentic-AI pivot.Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTsalesforcesaaseditorial@kingsley2.com (Theo Marchetti)