On 5/25/12 4:48 PM, David Wood wrote: > > On May 25, 2012, at 11:50, Kingsley Idehen wrote: > >> On 5/24/12 10:47 PM, Manu Sporny wrote: >>> 2) The Linked Data folks who see RDF as too complicated and desire >>> something simpler. >> >> Do you mean Web developers that see RDF/XML as too complex and don't >> necessarily *sense* or buy into the notion of an RDF data model >> distinct from a collection of expression syntaxes and data >> representation formats? >> >> There's nothing complex about a triple or quad modulo the kind of >> syntactic obfuscation demonstrated with aplomb by RDF/XML. > > To be fair, there are many who see the jump from a name-vale pair to a > triple as being too complex. The only way around that problem that I > know of is to show them solved use cases. *shrug* > > Regards, > Dave > > > > Juxtapose a triple in N-Triples and RDF/XML. 100% of the time folks will get it. Then embellish with practical use cases. The basic triple is so easy to understand because its a signing system that aligns nicely with natural human intuition. Entities have names (denotations) and are endowed with discernible characteristics, projected via a perception medium. The wonderment of our *minds* takes care of the REST :-) -- Regards, Kingsley Idehen Founder& CEO OpenLink Software Company Web: http://www.openlinksw.com Personal Weblog: http://www.openlinksw.com/blog/~kidehen Twitter/Identi.ca handle: @kidehen Google+ Profile: https://plus.google.com/112399767740508618350/about LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kidehen
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