- From: Patrick Stickler <patrick.stickler@nokia.com>
- Date: Fri, 03 Oct 2003 13:31:51 +0300
- To: "ext uri-request@w3.org" <uri-request@w3.org>, <uri@w3.org>
On 2003-10-02 23:30, "ext uri-request@w3.org" <uri-request@w3.org> wrote: > > > > > On 2 Oct 2003 at 20:00, Daniel Brockman wrote: > >> You are aware, of course, that "Shakespeare" is a bunny? :-) I challenge you to prove to me that that is true, based solely on that stream of bits. As to the actual denotation of the URI in question, Why not denote an image of the bunny. Why not denote the concept of fuzziness? How about denoting a mammal? What trust can I place in the mnemmonic characteristics of the URI? Perhaps the URI actually denotes a picture of rabbit named "Fred" taken by a local plumber named Shakespeare. Perhaps "Shakespeare" means "this is what's for dinner" in some bizarre language, which is what is really the linguistic basis for the URI. In short, you can't ever know for sure what a given URI denotes, based solely on representations returned by an HTTP server, so ragging on someone because they guessed wrong is about like teasing someone because they couldn't hold their breath for an entire day. We all fail at the impossible... Eh? Cheers, Patrick
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