Kingsley, (01)
On 4/26/2011 2:30 PM, Kingsley Idehen wrote:
> On 4/26/11 1:41 PM, Patrick Durusau wrote:
>> Kingsley,
>>
>> On 4/26/2011 8:56 AM, Kingsley Idehen wrote:
>> <snip>
>>> I would also point out that "public access" does not enable anyone to
>>>> make meaningful analysis of data.
>>> Publicly available information is a nice base from which to re-engineer
>>> data sources and underlying data models constrained by some kind of
>>> ontology. That's what middleware facilitates in the data realm today.
>>> We reverse engineer knowledge, information, and data everyday as
>>> cognitive beings. Computers are simply catching up to what we've done
>>> for eons :-)
>>>
>> You missed my point.
>>
> Sorry I did not :-)
>
>> Availability of data != Competence to analyze data.
> I didn't imply that. It doesn't work that way in the real-world so why
> would it be any different if the data is digital?
>
>> And since you mention it, middleware cannot confer competence to analyze
>> data either.
> "competence" is subjective, just like "quality" when dealing with data.
> You have two constants that are timelessly critical: data and context
> lenses of the beholder.
> (02)
Subjective or not, your middleware cannot confer competence. (03)
>> Given the lack of experience at the depths Deep Horizon was operating,
>> even detailed information would have been of little use to anyone
>> outside a fairly narrow pool of experts.
> Not so, and not my point.
>
How is that "Not so...."? (04)
> I am saying, every action that results in the creation of data at an
> Address is really part of a conversation (of sorts). Put differently,
> interacting with data via Addresses is akin to interacting with jigsaw
> puzzle. The InterWeb just adds scale. Remember, URIs are basically data
> conduction mechanisms. The ubiquity of the InterWeb alters the scale of
> jigsaw puzzle and players of the jigsaw puzzle game. (05)
To quote your incessant "inherently subjective" line, that applies to
your "Interweb" and its utility as well. (06)
>> Middleware might assist those experts but they would need domain
>> expertise before the software would be of any use.
> There is never a time when Subject Matter expertise isn't relevant, the
> issue is that the aforementioned designation is inherently subjective
> due to context fluidity that's inherent in cognitive space.
>
I can't tell what you meant to say with that paragraph. I await further
clarification. (07)
> The key remains this, re. the global InterWeb: just make your
> contribution. The Global WWW is just middleware too, it is situated (re.
> data conduction) between 'You', 'Others', and 'I' :-)
>
Key to what? A roar of noise (data) that may or may not be relevant,
useful, correct, etc.? (08)
Hope you are having a great day! (09)
Patrick (010)
> Kingsley
>
>> Hope you are having a great day!
>>
>> Patrick
>>
>>
>>
>>>> Hope you are having a great day!
>>>>
>>>> Patrick
> (011)
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