Intertwined Connections

Today I got email from some guy in the UK (Hi Paul!) who corrected me on some typos in my blog. Why was he reading my blog, and how did he find it?

I think the trail was something like "Slashdot ClearLooks story" -> archived desktop-devel mail -> ?? -> jdub's blog -> your blog.

Just goes to show that the world is very connected, and the flow of ideas around the world really does benefit from blogging. There were some comments earlier this year made by someone saying the linking to other people's blogs was just for vanity seekers (i.e. the google juicers), or for those who had nothing to say themselves. While that can be true, it's also an important way for ideas to be built upon, linked together and for conclusions to be drawn. As it has been said, "we stand on the shoulders of giants", and blogging not only makes that possible, but also accessible, for all.

| 02 Mar 2005 | #