Comments for The SIMILE Blog http://simile.mit.edu/blog Blogging about the SIMILE Project Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:35:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 Comment on Exhibit on the OLPC XO by http://migala.myopenid.com/ http://simile.mit.edu/blog/?p=57#comment-1743 http://migala.myopenid.com/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:20:05 +0000 http://simile.mit.edu/blog/?p=57#comment-1743 "...if kids can generate these visualizations themselves about whatever topics that interest them, or whatever issues that are pressing in their worlds, much like this exhibit about contaminated cities in Spain." "whatever issues that are pressing in their worlds...much like...contaminated cities in Spain"??????? Well...ummm...I think you have selected the wrong country in your example, haven't you? “…if kids can generate these visualizations themselves about whatever topics that interest them, or whatever issues that are pressing in their worlds, much like this exhibit about contaminated cities in Spain.”

“whatever issues that are pressing in their worlds…much like…contaminated cities in Spain”???????

Well…ummm…I think you have selected the wrong country in your example, haven’t you?

]]> Comment on Exhibit on the OLPC XO by Danish Eee PC Blog http://simile.mit.edu/blog/?p=57#comment-1735 Danish Eee PC Blog Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:24:19 +0000 http://simile.mit.edu/blog/?p=57#comment-1735 The OLPC has been partly outdated by the many netbooks, e.g. Asus Eee PC (I run af danish blog on this on www.eeepc.dk ) - but OLPC deserves big credits for the great idea and starting the wave of netbooks. And ofcourse the thing about charity as well ;-) The OLPC has been partly outdated by the many netbooks, e.g. Asus Eee PC (I run af danish blog on this on http://www.eeepc.dk ) - but OLPC deserves big credits for the great idea and starting the wave of netbooks. And ofcourse the thing about charity as well ;-)

]]> Comment on Exhibits in the Wild by KivaTools http://simile.mit.edu/blog/?p=66#comment-1728 KivaTools Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:32:51 +0000 http://simile.mit.edu/blog/?p=66#comment-1728 <strong>I’m an Exhibit in the wild!...</strong> I could hardly believe my eyes when a post popped up in my feed reader about Kiva Micro-loans being an Exhibit in the wild from the Simile Blog - I just had to read further. I learnt the most about using Exhibit by looking at examples and seeing how th... I’m an Exhibit in the wild!…

I could hardly believe my eyes when a post popped up in my feed reader about Kiva Micro-loans being an Exhibit in the wild from the Simile Blog - I just had to read further.
I learnt the most about using Exhibit by looking at examples and seeing how th…

]]> Comment on Exhibits in the Wild by Christopher http://simile.mit.edu/blog/?p=66#comment-1726 Christopher Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:06:33 +0000 http://simile.mit.edu/blog/?p=66#comment-1726 I have to say I learnt most about using exhibit by looking at examples and seeing how they work, and it is great to see one of my efforts listed here! The Kiva Micro-loans is based on my work to use Kiva data, Editgrid and of course Exhibit to best effect - and used by a number of people at kivafriends.org and elsewhere - more details about the Editgrid/Exhibit combo can be found here http://cjw.me.uk/kiva/kiva-export/editgrid-export/ I have also integrated it into my own blog here: http://cjw.me.uk/mykiva-loan-map/ I have to say I learnt most about using exhibit by looking at examples and seeing how they work, and it is great to see one of my efforts listed here!

The Kiva Micro-loans is based on my work to use Kiva data, Editgrid and of course Exhibit to best effect - and used by a number of people at kivafriends.org and elsewhere - more details about the Editgrid/Exhibit combo can be found here
http://cjw.me.uk/kiva/kiva-export/editgrid-export/

I have also integrated it into my own blog here:
http://cjw.me.uk/mykiva-loan-map/

]]> Comment on SIMILE Phase 2 Ends with Important Graduations by Fred http://simile.mit.edu/blog/?p=65#comment-1696 Fred Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:48:57 +0000 http://simile.mit.edu/blog/?p=65#comment-1696 Well, I must congratulate all of you who contributed to the SIMILE projects. Timeline and Exhibit just blew me away. I hope that the community, if not SIMILE Phase 3, will pick up where left off. I hope I will be able to contribute. Well, I must congratulate all of you who contributed to the SIMILE projects. Timeline and Exhibit just blew me away. I hope that the community, if not SIMILE Phase 3, will pick up where left off. I hope I will be able to contribute.

]]> Comment on Exhibit on the OLPC XO by Scarytube http://simile.mit.edu/blog/?p=57#comment-1685 Scarytube Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:05:48 +0000 http://simile.mit.edu/blog/?p=57#comment-1685 It looks like the EEEPC does the run but the idea with this laptop is realy intersting and i hope once every child will have access to technology It looks like the EEEPC does the run but the idea with this laptop is realy intersting and i hope once every child will have access to technology

]]> Comment on Web App Makeover - A Complete, Automated Scraping Scenario by a.k.a. http://simile.mit.edu/blog/?p=62#comment-1569 a.k.a. Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:03:38 +0000 http://simile.mit.edu/blog/?p=62#comment-1569 Dear Guys at the SMILE Lab (Guys Smiley), I realize that my timing is poor -- it's been almost a year since I surfed back to the SMILE lab and found this post. My purpose is to ask whether you would be so kind as to post links to resources that would constitute a layperson's overview of where the Semantic Web is headed. Do not mistake the following comment for cynicism -- it's purely motivated by confusion. I'm befuddled about all of the talk of the inherent productivity gains that will come with Semantic Web schemas and apps. I do understand that there is an immense amount of back-end work still going on to standardize and disseminate these schemas and leverage them. Nevertheless, I've seen very few apps that are 'live' on the web and deliver immediate gains. (What's so spectacular about Twine?) For instance, in the Wiki page you've linked to here is not clear to me whether the coding in Solvent (& Crowbar) can immediately be applied to other websites/databases, or whether, in effect, a programmer will have to write an entirely new scraper just to mine the data on any other site. Perhaps what would be most helpful would be a "state of the field" post. What, in particular, are the major *barriers* still to be overcome in developing and disseminating Semantic Web applications widely around the web to lay users? Thank you for your attention. Sincerely, Martin, a.k.a. a.k.a. Dear Guys at the SMILE Lab (Guys Smiley),

I realize that my timing is poor — it’s been almost a year since I surfed back to the SMILE lab and found this post. My purpose is to ask whether you would be so kind as to post links to resources that would constitute a layperson’s overview of where the Semantic Web is headed. Do not mistake the following comment for cynicism — it’s purely motivated by confusion. I’m befuddled about all of the talk of the inherent productivity gains that will come with Semantic Web schemas and apps. I do understand that there is an immense amount of back-end work still going on to standardize and disseminate these schemas and leverage them. Nevertheless, I’ve seen very few apps that are ‘live’ on the web and deliver immediate gains. (What’s so spectacular about Twine?)

For instance, in the Wiki page you’ve linked to here is not clear to me whether the coding in Solvent (& Crowbar) can immediately be applied to other websites/databases, or whether, in effect, a programmer will have to write an entirely new scraper just to mine the data on any other site.

Perhaps what would be most helpful would be a “state of the field” post. What, in particular, are the major *barriers* still to be overcome in developing and disseminating Semantic Web applications widely around the web to lay users?

Thank you for your attention.

Sincerely,

Martin, a.k.a. a.k.a.

]]> Comment on Exhibits in the wild by Tom http://simile.mit.edu/blog/?p=27#comment-1554 Tom Wed, 28 May 2008 15:40:33 +0000 http://simile.mit.edu/blog/?p=27#comment-1554 Thought you might be entertained by <a href="http://bionicteaching.com/ihatecode/exhibit/" rel="nofollow">this post on Exhibit</a> that I wrote as part of a presentation for <a href="http://www.nmc.org/" rel="nofollow">NMC</a>. I sing the praises of Exhibit to anyone I can at the Univ. of Richmond. I sincerely appreciate your great work. Tom Thought you might be entertained by this post on Exhibit that I wrote as part of a presentation for NMC.

I sing the praises of Exhibit to anyone I can at the Univ. of Richmond. I sincerely appreciate your great work.

Tom

]]> Comment on Potluck (beta) by Random Syntax » Blog Archive » Screen Scraping to the Extreme - Try Your Potluck http://simile.mit.edu/blog/?p=48#comment-1484 Random Syntax » Blog Archive » Screen Scraping to the Extreme - Try Your Potluck Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:39:55 +0000 http://simile.mit.edu/blog/?p=48#comment-1484 [...] embedded visualization tools are also working on making mashups where no API exists super easy. Potluck allows web pages to be screen scraped and introduces a simultaneous editing technique that has to [...] [...] embedded visualization tools are also working on making mashups where no API exists super easy. Potluck allows web pages to be screen scraped and introduces a simultaneous editing technique that has to [...]

]]> Comment on Exhibit on the OLPC XO by Yicrosoft Directory http://simile.mit.edu/blog/?p=57#comment-1215 Yicrosoft Directory Wed, 27 Feb 2008 06:18:25 +0000 http://simile.mit.edu/blog/?p=57#comment-1215 I just read about the OLPC XO on techcrunch. Can't wait to get my hands on one and test it out! alejandro I just read about the OLPC XO on techcrunch.

Can’t wait to get my hands on one and test it out!

alejandro

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