mattb: "Given a set of facts and rules, ask a question and get a proof for it."
mattb: one example lists a bunch of n3 triples such as "paris :oneway orleans" and "lemans :oneway tours" and then asks the question ":paris :route :nantes"
mattb: the engine uses its knowledge of rdf and ontological rules along with the declarations to derive a proof showing that you can navigate from paris to nantes based on the given data
mattb: there must be all kinds of interesting applications for this sort of inference, including FOAF ones
Surprise surprise, DTI regulations make sharing broadband over wireless a pain
hitherto: At a cool £40k plus legal fees
hitherto: Well, that might be the position. The DTI aren't really sure.
hitherto: Of their own rules. Wtf happened to "joined up government" anyway?
zool: i used to work for ray, the guy in this article, he is clue people
zool: Previously, public WLANs in the UK could only be set up and used if no money changed hands, and operators were supposed to obtain a Wireless Telegraphy Act licence. Operators will still need a Telecommunications Act licence. But as a result of rule changes made on July 31 that's no problem - anyone is automatically entitled to operate under a "class licence" known as the Telecommunications Services Licence (TSL)
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urgen: Phunny!
urgen: IRC channel management philosophy from a 'magic, the gathering' like perspective
blech: if you're on GBlogs and have an RSS feed you too could appear on this list
zool: i have mixed feelings about wikis
shiny new rdfweb.org front page
zool: there's also an rss feed
w3's xslt service (from danbri)
danbri: Pretty handy. Amongst other things, we use it to generate rss site summaries from the XHTML site homepage.
blech: any particular reason for the chump, zool?
zool: ah yes because the ccc are undergoing an effort to become more respectable and involve themselves in social politics
zool: setting up initiatives like edri
New York-based ActiveBuddy has won a crucial patent covering instant messaging bot-making technology
urgen: ActiveBuddy was granted Patent No. 6,430,602 which covers the method and system for interactively responding to instant messaging requests
danbri: How original... :-/
blech: covered at some length already here
blech: and here