Hi Norman, On 17 October 2011 14:58, Norman Gray <[email protected]> wrote: > > Tom and Yang, hello. > > On 2011 Oct 17, at 14:26, Tom Heath wrote: > >> Contrary to Rob's >> experience in another thread, I've never found people to have a >> problem understanding the rationale for 303 redirects, in all the >> "Intro to Linked Data" type talks I've done (for geeks and non-geeks >> alike). > > I've done far fewer talks of this type than Tom has, but I've never found > anyone having difficulty here, either. Mind you, I never talk of > 'information resource' or httpRange-14. > > For what it's worth, I generally say something along the lines of "This URI, > X, is the name of a galaxy. If you put that URI into your browser, you can't > get the galaxy back, can you, because the galaxy is too big to fit inside > your computer. So something different has to happen, doesn't it?" A remark > about Last-Modified generally seals the deal. > > Am I doing something wrong?
Evidence would suggest not :) Incidentally, I remember when you could get a galaxy on a floppy disk ;) Tom. >> Either way, this kind of visual explanation does bring a lot >> of extra clarity, IMHO. Question: is there a better term than >> "identifies" to label the arc between "Returned Document URI" and >> "Number of Triples" at the bottom of the page. > > How about 'identifies document'? This hints at the symmetry you're looking > for in the doubled use of 'identifies', whilst perhaps reinforcing the IR/NIR > distinction. > > Best wishes, > > Norman > > > -- > Norman Gray : http://nxg.me.uk > SUPA School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, UK > > -- Dr Tom Heath Lead Researcher Talis Systems Ltd W: http://www.talis.com/ W: http://tomheath.com/id/me Talis Systems Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales. Registered number: 07196440. Registered office: 43 Temple Row, Birmingham, B2 5LS, United Kingdom.
