In a time long past, in a land far away, there was a once a troubled kingdom. Despite the efforts of the King to offer justice freely to all, many of his subjects were troubled by unscrupulous merchants and greedy landowners. Time and again, the King heard claims of goods not being delivered, or disputes … Continue reading “The Rock Thane”, an open data parable
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“The Wizard of the Wash”, an open data parable
The fourth open data parable. In a time long past, in a land far away, there was once a great fen. A vast, sprawling wetland filled with a richness of plants and criss-crossed with many tiny streams and rivers. This fertile land was part of a great kingdom ruled by a wise and recently crowned … Continue reading “The Wizard of the Wash”, an open data parable
On accessibility of data
My third open data "parable". You can read the first and second ones here. With apologies to Borges. . . . In that Empire, the Art of Information attained such Perfection that the data of a single City occupied the entirety of a Spreadsheet, and the datasets of the Empire, the entirety of a Portal. In time, those Unconscionable … Continue reading On accessibility of data
“The woodcutter”, an open data parable
In a time long past, in a land far away, there was once a great forest. It was a huge sprawling forest containing every known species of tree. And perhaps a few more. The forest was part of a kingdom that had been ruled over by an old mad king for many years. The old king had refused … Continue reading “The woodcutter”, an open data parable
“The scribe and the djinn’s agreement”, an open data parable
In a time long past, in a land far away, there was once a great city. It was the greatest city in the land and the vast marketplace at its centre was the busiest, liveliest marketplace in the world. People of all nations could be found there buying and selling their wares. Indeed, the marketplace … Continue reading “The scribe and the djinn’s agreement”, an open data parable
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