{
  "attachments": [],
  "comments_archived": true,
  "date": "2006-12-21T02:01:38.000Z",
  "layout": "post",
  "tags": [
    "asides",
    "delicious",
    "json",
    "webdev",
    "webservices",
    "google",
    "soap"
  ],
  "title": "correlation is not causation",
  "wordpress_id": 1028,
  "wordpress_slug": "correlation-is-not-causation",
  "wordpress_url": "http://decafbad.com/blog/2006/12/20/correlation-is-not-causation",
  "year": "2006",
  "month": "12",
  "day": "20",
  "isDir": false,
  "slug": "correlation-is-not-causation",
  "type": "entry",
  "postName": "2006-12-20-correlation-is-not-causation",
  "html": "<p>By the by:  Correlating the <a href=\"http://del.icio.us/help/json/url\">new del.icio.us JSON URL feed</a> with <a href=\"http://google-code-updates.blogspot.com/2006/12/beyond-soap-search-api.html\">Google's recent deprecation of the SOAP Search API</a> is about as effective as noticing how often the clock reads 12:34 when you just happen to be looking at it.</p>\n<div id=\"comments\" class=\"comments archived-comments\"><h3>Archived Comments</h3>\n<ul class=\"comments\">\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090761\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.joegrossberg.com\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=f288a8afe5302a16a366d5e9d34f2fec&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.joegrossberg.com\">Joe Grossberg</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221090761\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2006-12-21T13:10:16\">2006-12-21T13:10:16</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\"><p>Because ... you say so? :)</p>\n<p>Also, I think you misuse the word \"correlation\".</p>\n<p>And I think there is a correlation -- both are indicative of a trend in \"web services\" today.</p>\n<p>JSON and YAML are getting more popular in that arena and XML (especially SOAP) is something that a lot of programmers dislike workign with.</p></div>\n\n\n</li>\n</ul>\n\n\n</div>\n\n\n",
  "body": "By the by:  Correlating the [new del.icio.us JSON URL feed][ju] with [Google's recent deprecation of the SOAP Search API][dep] is about as effective as noticing how often the clock reads 12:34 when you just happen to be looking at it.\r\n\r\n[ju]: http://del.icio.us/help/json/url\r\n[dep]: http://google-code-updates.blogspot.com/2006/12/beyond-soap-search-api.html\n\n<div id=\"comments\" class=\"comments archived-comments\">\n            <h3>Archived Comments</h3>\n            \n        <ul class=\"comments\">\n            \n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090761\">\n            <div class=\"meta\">\n                <div class=\"author\">\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \n                       href=\"http://www.joegrossberg.com\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=f288a8afe5302a16a366d5e9d34f2fec&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \n                       href=\"http://www.joegrossberg.com\">Joe Grossberg</a>\n                </div>\n                <a href=\"#comment-221090761\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2006-12-21T13:10:16\">2006-12-21T13:10:16</time></a>\n            </div>\n            <div class=\"content\"><p>Because ... you say so? :)</p>\n\n<p>Also, I think you misuse the word \"correlation\".</p>\n\n<p>And I think there is a correlation -- both are indicative of a trend in \"web services\" today.</p>\n\n<p>JSON and YAML are getting more popular in that arena and XML (especially SOAP) is something that a lot of programmers dislike workign with.</p></div>\n            \n        </li>\n    \n        </ul>\n    \n        </div>\n    ",
  "parentPath": "./content/posts/archives/2006",
  "path": "2006/12/20/correlation-is-not-causation",
  "needsBuild": true,
  "prevPostPath": "2006/12/20/tagometers-and-travesties",
  "prevPostTitle": "Tagometers and Travesties",
  "nextPostPath": "2006/12/20/do-not-taunt-happy-fun-json",
  "nextPostTitle": "do not taunt happy fun JSON"
}