Re: [FRIAM] API alternative?

2013-05-10 Thread Dale Schumacher
I prefer the term protocol. It encompasses the medium, the format, the expectations/assumptions and the potential dialog among the participants. On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 11:22 AM, Owen Densmore o...@backspaces.net wrote: Agreed. In unix command line pipe terms, the API is the

Re: [FRIAM] API alternative?

2013-05-10 Thread Stephen Guerin
I'm seeing a rise in the use of endpoints. Eg REST, SOAP and WMS endpoints On May 10, 2013 8:00 AM, Dale Schumacher dale.schumac...@gmail.com wrote: I prefer the term protocol. It encompasses the medium, the format, the expectations/assumptions and the potential dialog among the participants.

Re: [FRIAM] API alternative?

2013-05-10 Thread glen e p ropella
On 05/10/2013 07:04 AM, Stephen Guerin wrote: I'm seeing a rise in the use of endpoints. Eg REST, SOAP and WMS endpoints Do you mean in the sense of leaves of a graph? -- glen e. p. ropella http://tempusdictum.com 971-255-2847

[FRIAM] Fwd: Apple ID: Frequently asked questions about two-step verification for Apple ID

2013-05-10 Thread Owen Densmore
2-factor verification now comes to Apple iTunes: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5570 I've been using 2-factor for Google and its worked well so far. More of the more sophisticated sites are using this now. Downside is that they don't use a common authenticator app, the depend on sending

[FRIAM] Full Moon rises above Mt. Victoria, Wellington, New Zealand 2013.01.28, Mark Gee video 03:45 http://vimeo.com/58385453 : Rich Murray 2013.05.10

2013-05-10 Thread Rich Murray
Full Moon rises above Mt. Victoria, Wellington, New Zealand 2013.01.28, Mark Gee video 03:45 http://vimeo.com/58385453 : Rich Murray 2013.05.10 Full Moon Silhouettes from Mark Gee http://vimeo.com/markg PLUS http://vimeo.com/plus 3 months ago / Creative Commons License: by nc nd

Re: [FRIAM] API alternative?

2013-05-10 Thread Saul Caganoff
I prefer the term service as in service-oriented architecture but unfortunately that term has become so aligned with the nightmare complexity of web-services that the term is distinctly unfashionable. But a standalone, autonomous, platform-neutral, re-usable, location-independent function is a