RDF Graphs, XPath and the Jena API

Currently wondering whether this work might be usable for manipulating simple FOAF graphs, or whether I should just stick with the RDF query language built into Jena, plus the hooks provided in the API to add custom Selectors. I find myself thinking about a FOAF document as a graph: the foaf:Person being edited is the … Continue reading RDF Graphs, XPath and the Jena API →

Movable Type

I'm quite impressed with Movable Type, and have still only barely scratched the surface. The built in styles are all fairly inoffensive so I've selected "Plain Jane" for now. At some point I'm going to have to face up to the fact that when it comes to web design I'm crap. (Look ma, I changed … Continue reading Movable Type →

FOAF-a-Matic in the Guardian

I was quite chuffed to see the FOAF-a-Matic mentioned in this Guardian Online article by Ben Hammersley today, although it was slightly alarming to see him mention Mark 2 which is still in very early beta. I'll probably spend this evening hacking on it some more. This is one of the few pieces of code … Continue reading FOAF-a-Matic in the Guardian →

First Post

This is just a test post to try out my shiny new Movable Type powered blog. I need to spend some time looking at how I can refine the templates to something I like.