Re: Squaring the HTTP-range-14 circle

On 6/17/11 2:18 PM, Ian Davis wrote:
>> I am really not sure that I want to give up the ability in my browser
>> >  to bookmark a page about something -- the IMDB page a
>> >  about a movie, rather than the movie itself.
>> >
> OK, we differ here then. I would prefer to bookmark the movie because
> that's what I'm interested in.

Yes, and you have that right as an individual using the Web. Same 
applies to those that want to bookmark a Page about the Movie. Thus, the 
eternal challenge remains: how does a system inherently cater for 
natural variations inherent in individuals. This is where AWWW scores 
big time re. Web as a Global Space for Information and Data :-)

>   The page will change over the years but
> the movie will still persist.

Yes, and I may be interested in understanding the evolution of the page 
over the years. The Page is as valid a Data Object as its Subject 
Matter. This is the crux of the matter. The system has to handle our 
individuality, as per earlier comment.

> Today you have no choice because your
> conceptual model does not give a URI to the movie and doesn't see the
> need to generate 2 URIs.

Today, we don't have the options in question because a majority of Web 
users are still only utilizing its Information Space dimension.


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Received on Friday, 17 June 2011 14:16:56 UTC