Re: A quick intro to the RDF data model.

[Charles McCathieNevile]
>
> Actually there is a difference in this example. I can declare that a
> restaurant is a Pho Restaurant, and that a Pho restaurant is a type of
> Vietnamese restaurant. To do that in SQL you either change your query each
> time you add something new, or you change your table to carry the extra
> information.
>

Right, and this is the point about flexibility that the OP would have done
better to have illustrated.  The way it was presented, the point was not
made.

> And if you're really keener on ethnic obscurities such as deep fried mars
> bars, blood sausage and meat pudding with oysters, hamburgers and fried
> balls of mashed potato, the ability to describe predicates is pretty
useful -
> redefining the meaning of 'ethnic' is a pretty common activity.
>

Yup, another of the RDF advantages (my number (6), I think).

> Personally I'm going for Japanese food, but not the kind developed in
> California...
>

I know what you mean!

Cheers,

Tom P