Semantic Tech Notes

Semantic Tech Notes

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I’m participating in the Semantic Technology conference in San Jose California this week. Already, it has been a very rewarding experience. I’ve met some very talented and generous people here. They’ve pointed me to a number of tools and methods for creating relationships among different kinds of systems, working with legacy databases, designing ontologies, and displaying results. I’m very happy to see that some open-source solutions are available, but I think that my first foray into this world will have…

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Catching up: or, Waking through

Catching up: or, Waking through

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This is going to be one of those stream-of-consciousness posts. I’m not sure what to write, so I’m just going to start writing. There is something that wants to come out, and I’m not sure what it is, so let’s see… I spent much of the day yesterday going up and down the front hill with a weed-whacker, but everything looks great now. The roses are blooming, and the vinca is putting out flowers too. The back deck is covered…

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Donate for Watchtower Blood Lawsuit

Donate for Watchtower Blood Lawsuit

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I’ve made a donation myself and I hope that you can send any amount via PayPal or postal service. It’s a reasonable fund-raising goal and I think it is very important to support this case. One man against the whole legal apparatus of the Watchtower Society is facing a hard road but there is a chance here for some amount of accountability. Here is the letter from Barbara Anderson: Dear Friends, For those unfamiliar with Lawrence Hughes, he’s a 55-year-old…

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Virgin Islands

Virgin Islands

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For our tenth anniversary celebration, we’re going to the Virgin Islands. We’ve got a short list of places to stay, but it’s based on zero experience. The Westin St. John Resort – Expensive, but on the beautiful island of St. John, and John is naturally attracted by the synchronicity of the name (laughing). Then, on St. Thomas: The Wyndham Sugar Bay Resort – Kid friendly, huge swimming pools, predicable standard – but very, very big and the basic hotel room…

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Obama Clinton Debate Now

Obama Clinton Debate Now

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I’m watching the Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton debate. That’s it. I’m switching my allegiance. I’m now for Barack Obama. Hillary is trying to claim that Barack isn’t including everyone’s viewpoints, isn’t being inclusive enough (referencing the “bitter” comments) while – at the same time – insinuating guilt by association for everyone he knows. Little comments, little accusations. What did it for me is this. Barack was generous with her. He reframed the comments about her Bosnia trip in a…

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Birthday Time

Birthday Time

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My birthday was yesterday and Oh! I love birthdays now. I love holidays. I love celebration and joy. Every celebration heals my soul, even now. After all this time, there’s a small part of me that is making up for all those missed celebrations of my JW childhood. I am sorry that I have not been posting very often. I enjoy my job, but it is tiring. When I get home, I prefer to spend my time with family and…

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