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Thursday 20th March 2008 (Micropost) 0000-00-00 00:00:00 I get an email from the Oxford Diocese every day saying who / what to pray for. Today is Maundy Thursday
, and they have a line from the Gospel of Luke 22:42:
Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done
Which reminded ... Read more:March
Got a flat (micropost) 0000-00-00 00:00:00 I now have a flat to move in to mid-May :-)
Its in the Clifton area of Bristol, about 15 minutes away from the Computer Science Department of the University of Bristol and about 25 minutes away from Bristol City Centre. I am very excited to be moving to Bristol, and ...
The Semantic Web Gang 0000-00-00 00:00:00 A couple of weeks ago we recorded the first episode of a new podcast series. The Semantic
Web Gang is a panel of Semantic Web experts, gathered by Paul Miller (of Talis) and myself.
The Gang consists of:
Greg Boutin
Mills Davis
Tom Heath
Alex Iskold
Daniel Lewis (me)
Thomas Tague
It was really good to star on ...
ill (micropost) 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Since Easter Monday I've been getting more and more ill.... massive headaches, sore throat, sinus pains. Urgh! Silly winter-based symptoms.... I am trying to survive on Echinacea and Honey. I am sure that being on my DCM medication doesn't help.
(p.s. you've probably been noticing that I've switched to a more ...
Silobreaker (micropost) 0000-00-00 00:00:00 I have to say, I am very impressed by the online news & events system called Silobreaker. I particularly like the network graphs.
Have a look at the Search for "Semantic Web" on Silobreaker.
I don't think the system contains any Semantic Web stuff in their Silobreaker technology stack... which might be ...
Briefly mentioning: The Briefcase 0000-00-00 00:00:00 An often overlooked component of OpenLink Data Spaces is the Briefcase
application, but its incredibly clever!
It allows you to connect and browse file space and upload files, but its a lot more than this...
When you upload a file:
It extracts metadata and other key information:
And you can tag the file (which ...
Pure Goodness 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Something quite amazing is going on, it goes beyond the goodness of any religion or creed, and I saw it in action today in Oxford City Centre.
Its the Free Hugs Campaign, which is a campaign where people out of pure selfless kindness offer hugs (aka cuddles) as a method of ... Read more:Goodness
Twine and Linked Data on the Semantic Web: A Quick Comment 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Just read "Twine and Linked Data on the Semantic
Web", a blog post by Nova Spivack.
He says that Twine has a SPARQL endpoint, it's just not open yet. He also says that it is able to consume Linked Data.
This is all good, however, even though it's stated in the Twine ... Read more:Comment
, Quick
, Quick Comment
Linked Data: An application or a capability? 0000-00-00 00:00:00 An interesting discussion is occurring on the Linking Open Data mailing list about whether Linked Data is an application or a capability
. This is a tough question, and I would actually say both, here are my reasons:
Linked Data: The Application
Linked Data uses Semantic Web technology to link one object to ...
Simplified: Adding Wordpress Blogs into the Linked Data Web using Virtuoso 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Just reading through Kingsleys blog post titled "Adding WordpressBlogs
into the Linked Data Web using Virtuoso". Which is about a really good way of getting your Wordpress Blog on the Web of Linked Data.
However, I'm just going to simplify it a little bit by providing some diagrams and some ...
For those who like Lisp and/or Haskell… 0000-00-00 00:00:00 For those who like Lisp and/or Haskell check out the "Land of Lisp" comic strip by Conrad Barski. A good bit of humour for you ;-)
Universe of Discourse 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Just a small post as its quite late and I am le tired.
Kingsley can often be found talking about a "Universe
of Discourse
" (just search his blog for "Universe of Discourse" and you'll find a few results), and this evening I've been pondering on the meaning and value of it.
What ...
Podcasts require a big headset 0000-00-00 00:00:00 As I will be going on more and more podcasts, I had to buy myself a headset for through my computer (it works very well through Skype)
Thing is, its absolutely massive!!!:
haha :-D Read more:Podcasts
Education in the Linked Data Age 0000-00-00 00:00:00 On the 22nd May 2008 in Oxford there will be a talk by the BCS entitled "Education
in the Internet Age", unfortunately I would have moved to Bristol by then and should be in the middle of settling in and getting used to the new environment. However, it doesn't stop ...
Royal Mail 0000-00-00 00:00:00 I do not have a very good experience with the Royal
Mail in Oxford... my post often arrives two weeks to a month after it was sent (even first class) (although it has got a little better recently), I have sent things which have got lost (or got to their ...
The divide between business and academia 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Everybody knows that there is a division between business and academia (unless you are interested in the academic side of business, or run the administration for a university). So whats the reason?
I briefly mention this in the forthcoming Semantic Web Gang podcast, and I think there are a few reasons.
Cause ...
How to write a Coursework Spec 0000-00-00 00:00:00 I have recently seen an example of java programming coursework given to current students at a certain university. Now its not that its a bad piece of coursework, it is quite good, the basic idea of the coursework is to write your own Java classes representing Linked Lists, Arrays and ...
Some Thoughts On: Food and Spirituality 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Food plays an important role in my thoughts, I enjoy cooking (as long as I have the ingredients and a clean+goodsized kitchen) and I am vegetarian. I care about what I eat, when I am feeling a little less poor I try to buy Organic and/or Fairtrade food, I make ... Read more:Spirituality
www2008 conference 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Good luck to all going to www2008, especially those taking part in the Linked Data on the Web (LDOW2008) Workshop and the Web Science Workshop (WSW2008).
Unfortunately I am not going to be there, but I would have loved to have gone (maybe next time). Some of my work (specifically the ... Read more:conference
BarCampOxford Annoucement! 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Pete and I announced the date and location for BarCampOxford :-
Location: Manor Road Building (part of the University of Oxford)
Date: 20th and 21st September 2008
More information will appear on the BarCampOxford wiki page.
Note: We are still looking for sponsors, so please do get in contact with us.
Thank you,
Daniel
Open Data Definition??? 0000-00-00 00:00:00 I've just heard about the Open Data Definition
(ODD), its a good idea, but it has already been done in the form of Semantically Interconnected Online Communities (SIOC)....
SIOC (pronounced "Shock"
RDF: Simpler if you look at it in a different way 0000-00-00 00:00:00 I have figured out why some people are reluctant to use RDF, and its because they are seeing it as a format and not a model. RDF is a modeling framework, it is not a format!
RDF is supposed to be understood in a visual way:
Which is essentially understood as a ... Read more:different
Linked Data are the roots for the Future Web 0000-00-00 00:00:00 OK, so in my last post ("RDF: Simpler if you look at it in a different way") I said that RDF is a modeling framework to link data together in the form of object to object relationships, I briefly mentioned some "vocabularies" (aka ontologies) and some formats (e.g. Notation3, RDF/XML). ... Read more:Future
, roots
Linked Data: The role of the Data Server 0000-00-00 00:00:00 So I have talked about how RDF is really simple, and why Linked Data are the roots of the web... but we need a way of serving this data in a meaningful way, this is where the Data Server steps in!
The allegory continues......
Here we see our home-grower digging up ...
People who have inspired me 0000-00-00 00:00:00 So just a quick blog post (while my stomach digests my miso-noodles) which I have been thinking about doing for a while.
I wanted to let you know of various who have inspired me and in some way influenced my thoughts and actions. I'll start with the ones within Computer ...
Traffic Jam… or Traffic Marmalade? 0000-00-00 00:00:00 I am currently doing some work while on the coach on the way back to Oxford from my parents house in north west Kent, and there is a bit of a traffic jam:
Its quite close to High Wycombe on the M40, and.... oh... it looks like we are now out ... Read more:Marmalade
, Traffic Jam
Don’t consider me weird… (micropost) 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Don't consider me weird...
Yes I have started reading a Deepak Chopra book ("The Third Jesus") in my (very little) spare time... mainly to read when I am not at the conference next week, and during my week off the week after. Plus I've just bought the newest album by Kula ...
Clearing up some misconceptions… again 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Hi all,
This is just clearing up the misconceptions that Ben Werdmuller has written in his Guest Post on ZDnet titled "Guest post: Introducing the Open Data Definition".
"The semantic web community has RDF, a format designed for the purpose that is potentially powerful but – as one might expect from the ... Read more:Clearing
Semantic Web Gang Podcast: April 2008 0000-00-00 00:00:00 The April
2008 Semantic
Web Gang Podcast
has been released. I enjoyed taking part in this episode, it is a little bit more relaxed than our first episode (mainly because there are less people, and so everybody got their chance to speak about particular topics).
Strangely, I sound incredibly camp on ... Read more:Semantic Web
XTech 2008: Day minus one 0000-00-00 00:00:00 ok the schedule for XTech2008:
Day -1 (today, 4th May 2008): The day before I take the plane to Dublin... at my parents house in North West Kent!
Day 0 (tomorrow, 5th May 2008 = UK Public Holiday): I get the plane from Gatwick airport and arrive in Dublin. Try to find ...
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