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Re:The HTML 5 DTD project on Tuesday May 31, 2011 @07:29AM (#2602144)
AFAIK the PSGML mode is also the favourite one to use for XML editing.
btw, that is also an issue which is addressed by the newly revived RDF working group - http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/wiki/index.php?title=RDF_Core_Work...
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there are also more and more RDF datasets (http://www4.wiwiss.fu-berlin.de/lodcloud/) published, so at least some people seem to think it is a good format.

I've also experienced performance issues with RDF stores, but over the last few years, that has increased a lot and I think in another 1-2 years there will be a bunch of stores that are able to handle reasonable large numbers of triples with a good performance.

Aside from that I think, although RDF might not be the 'holy grail', it is in fact quite usable for a lot of problem domains and saying that it needs to be discarded is a bit harsh :)

Re:OSQA - Free, Open Source Question & Answers System on Tuesday January 18, 2011 @04:45AM (#2115264)
Besides the fact that it does look like stackexchange, you have to keep in mind that the criteria to start a new stackexchange are quite high in terms of users/questions/traffic. So OSQA can be a good alternative to keep stackexchanges (such as http://semanticoverflow.com which lacks enough users to be restarted as part of stackexchange.com) alive which where created at a time as they were still offering private/seperate installations, due to its import ability.
Re:In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars (2009) on Friday August 06, 2010 @05:10AM (#1580597)
Sure, compared to towns like Münster, Freiburg or Amsterdam, Munich could offer better bike support, but there are still lots of bike lanes and you are rarely forced to use car lanes, so I would still consider it quite bike friendly.
Re:Don Knuth : An earthshaking anouncement on Wednesday July 07, 2010 @08:00AM (#1493929)
the bell is awesome :)
Re:Dr Mark Gasson "infected" himself with a computer virus on Wednesday May 26, 2010 @12:00PM (#1380586)
Sure, the way he does it is sensationalist, but I still like his concept of infecting RFID system by just "carrying" around a malicious RFID tag.
Re:What happens after dark in Disney's theme park on Friday May 07, 2010 @05:17AM (#1327046)
reminds me of rollercoaster tycoon, where you also had to have a lot of guys kleening the park to keep customers happy :)
Re:Steampunk exhibition in Oxford (Youtube video) on Friday November 06, 2009 @11:03AM (#926206)
see also the homepage: http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/steampunk/

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