gistfile1.rb

require 'rubygems'
require 'open-uri-and-write'

file = open("https://www-dav.usit.uio.no/takk_for_meg.html","w")
file.puts { "resourcetype" => "structured-article",
            "properties" => { "title" => "Takk for meg!",
            "introduction" => "Det har vært 10 fine år."
            "content" => "Hilsen Thomas Flemming",
          }.to_json
file.proppatch('<v:publish-date xmlns:v="vrtx">' + Time.now.httpdate.to_s + '</v:publish-date>')