Scripting News: A really simple coffee mug

Sunday April 19, 2026; 12:16 PM EDT

A few months ago, some guys from Netscape came out with a way to get AI to pay called Really Simple Licensing or RSL. #
I was really put off by the way they took the name that everyone knows came from me with no help from anyone. Maybe I could have done something about it, instead I found a way to have some fun. #
With Really Simple versions of granola, spaghetti, ketchup, cola, baby shampoo and books. And it's time for another one!#
Introducing the all-new Really Simple Coffee Mug! #
BTW, I don't think RSL was a good name. Simplicity is not its main selling point, it's money! It's about making you rich. If I'm not mistaken. #
But syndication, in 2002 -- was getting much more complicated than it needed to be. So "Really Simple Syndication" was supposed to be a little funny because it was not like the acronyms that tech usually comes up with. #
It didn't pretend to be anything but a syndication format. Complexity is the enemy of good software. You have to work at making something no more than it is. It's a struggle. And you don't add complexity wihtout having a really good reason for doing it. #

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