B.Hammersley on the Semantic Web

Ben Hammersley.com - Sporting Gent's guide to the Semantic Web and other such Technological Marvels of the Modern Age

Being the proceedings of a speech given in the noble city of Copenhagen, at the Reboot shindig, on 20th June by Ben Hammersley, concerning the newfangled technology known as RDF. With contributions from the floor, and a toast to the Queen.

GnomeMeeting

GnomeMeeting - A window to the world...

GnomeMeeting is an H.323 compatible videoconferencing and VOIP/IP-Telephony application that allows you to make audio and video calls to remote users with H.323 hardware or software (such as Microsoft Netmeeting). It supports all modern videoconferencing features, such as registering to an ILS directory, gatekeeper support, making multi-user conference calls using an external MCU, using modern Quicknet telephony cards, and making PC-To-Phone calls.

Gathering of Eagles

At the moment I am sitting in Brett Hall at Maxwell AFB in Montgomery, AL. I'm the guest of one of the Eagles, my Dad. We're attending the 22nd Gathering of Eagles which is a program of the Air Command and Staff College (ACSC) located here at Maxwell AFB.

There are 16 distinguished individuals who are among the Eagles this year: 2 astronauts, 2 balloonists, 2 people who circumnavigated the world -- 1 by plane without refueling and 1 in a balloon without stopping, fighter aces, and folks who did very interesting things with airplanes like the Eagle who was a lead woman pilot of the Women's Auxilary Ferrying Service, who at 83 years of age has more energy than I. My Father was honored for leading the first transatlantic day and night refueling of a flight of F-100 SuperSabre jets from Myrtle Beach, SC non-stop to Insurlik, Turkey in 1958.

There is much to learn from these amazing people. While they are just plain folk, as we say, they have done incredible things.

By the way, Brett Hall is named for my Grandfather, George Howard Brett, who also was in the Army Air Corps.

SUPERNOVA 2003 - by pulver.com
Supernova (July 8-9 @ Hyatt Regency Crystal City) explores the decentralization of communications, software, and media. It brings together approximately 150 leading-edge executives, technologists, investors, and other thought leaders in a unique interactive format.
Why decentralization? Intelligence is moving to the edges, through networked computers, empowered users, shifting partnerships, fluid digital content, distributed work teams, and powerful communications devices. From WiFi to Weblogs, connected home media to Web services, the landscape is changing. Business models for content, telecom, and information technology are under pressure as end-users gain greater control. Conflicts are heating up over intellectual property, voice over IP, security, and wireless spectrum allocation, among other topics.

Fantastic Metropolis

Since its inception in October 2001, Fantastic Metropolis has been engaged in what is part of a permanent revolution against sterile, stereotypical fiction by encouraging the cross-pollination of ideas between genres and cultures, while showcasing speculative literature written by uniquely talented and creative people from around the world.