We’ve been trying to identify the first example of a blog post and gradually winding our way further into the past. Of course, it’s a bit of a judgement call, since the blog stereotype is constantly evolving. That, said, here’s ourcurrent best candidate for the world’s first blog post and what metadata we could figure out.

CMU roboticist Daniel Wilson has apparently flipped and gone over to the other side. His new book reveals all:

Daniel H. Wilson, How To Survive a Robot Uprising : Tips on Defending Yourself Against the Coming Rebellion, 1 November 2005, Bloomsbury.

Wilson says “Any machine could rebel, from a toaster to a Terminator.”

Here’s a story on Wilson and the book.