Das eez kaput! Sometime around 2002 I spaced the entire database table that mapped individual entries to categories. Such is life. What follows is a random sampling of entries that were associated with the category. Over time, the entries will be updated and then it will be even more confusing. Wander around, though, it's still a fun way to find stuff.
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 08:24:08 -0500 (EST)
From: Aaron Straup Cope
To: Bill Kearney
Subject: Re: dc language in rss
On Fri, 25 Oct 2002, Bill Kearney wrote:
> That would indeed be a problem. You could actually mark up those
sections, even
> down to the paragraphs or even words with span tags. I shudder at the
thought
> of what most environments would DO with that data, but it's certainly
possible.
If I were a better person, I(would(learn(lisp))) and write an Emacs
minor-mode to do that. (Sadly(,(lisp(scares(me))))).
> Well, the problem is what does that element mean? What purpose is it
being used
> for? I daresay outside of Syndic8's listing of feeds by language, not
much is
> paying attention to it. So my question to you is what would you have a
reader
> program DO with multiple languages?
The short answer is : I have no idea.
The longer answer is : Who cares?
There are two issues here :
The first falls into the Foofy Grand Unifying Principles category - the
people who invented the Internet didn't know what it was going to be used
for. Why should RSS, and its tool set, presume the samething as basic and
often controversial as language?
The second falls into the Dueling Shakespeare category - RFC 1766 states
that :
"In some contexts, it is possible to have information in more than one
language, or it might be possible to provide tools for assisting in the
understanding of a language (like dictionaries).
"A prerequisite for any such function is a means of labelling the
information content with an identifier for the language in which is is
written."
But in the absense of multiple language tags, the correct answer when
prigs like me start pussing is :
<quote src = "rfc1766">
The information in the subtag may for instance be:
- Country identification, such as en-US (this usage is
described in ISO 639)
- Dialect or variant information, such as no-nynorsk or en-
cockney
- Languages not listed in ISO 639 that are not variants of
any listed language, which can be registered with the i-
prefix, such as i-cherokee
- Script variations, such as az-arabic and az-cyrillic
</quote>
Which doesn't solve everyone's problem, but can be adapted to deal with
the problem of Quebec. I chose en-quebecois, because I like the sound of
it. Sovereigntists, on the other hand will probably opt for 'en-qc' since
it implies nationhood.
Then, of course, there is the question of how to deal with representing a
weblog written by the province's allophone population (translation:
persons whose mother tongue is neither English nor French and who, in my
limited experience, often speak upward of 4-6 languages). What then?
qc-allophone?
is not a general purpose XML to hash parser, nor is it especially smart about adding new elements not already accounted for in the code. It's not even that much faster than XML::Handler::2Simple. Slower even :
insert benchmarks hereIt can, however, de-Clark-ify element names and tries to be smart about using references for elements that occur more than once, <foaf:thingies> for example.
But, someone asked me about parsing RSS with SAX and it's been a good exercise.
Corroborate \Cor*rob"o*rate\ (k?r-r?b"?-r?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Corroborated} (-r?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Corroborating} (-r?`t?ng). ] [L. corroboratus, p. p. of corroborare to corroborate; cor- + roborare to strengthen, robur strength. See {Robust}.] 1. To make strong, or to give additional strength to; to strengthen. [Obs.] As any limb well and duly exercised, grows stronger, the nerves of the body are corroborated thereby. --I. Watts. 2. To make more certain; to confirm; to establish. The concurrence of all corroborates the same truth. --I. Taylor. web1913
corroborate v 1: establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant" [syn: {confirm}, {sustain}, {substantiate}, {support}, {affirm}] [ant: {negate}] 2: give evidence for [syn: {validate}] 3: support with evidence or authority : make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence" [syn: {underpin}, {bear out}, {support}] wn
busker n : a person who entertains people for money in public places (as by singing or dancing) wn
Polyglot \Pol"y*glot\, n. 1. One who speaks several languages. [R.] ``A polyglot, or good linguist.'' --Howell. 2. A book containing several versions of the same text, or containing the same subject matter in several languages; esp., the Scriptures in several languages. Enriched by the publication of polyglots. --Abp. Newcome. web1913
polyglot adj : having a command of or composed in many languages; "a polyglot traveler"; "a polyglot Bible contains versions in different languages" n : a person who speaks more than one language [syn: {linguist}] wn
<cache>
element, which was added to facilitate the parsing of remote nodes. So,
until I decide to bite the bullet it's a beta. The changes are as
follows :
* Added optional 'cache' element to xref element * Added optional 'content-type' attribute to xref element * Added optional 'xi:encoding' attribute to xref element * Added required 'created' attribute to node element * Added required 'modified' attribute to node element * Removed timestamp element from rev elementNote that the Perl widget is an alpha, warts and all, release. Feedback is welcomed and encouraged. I'll try and merge the old site with the new in the next few days.
The next step up from anally retentive is insanally retentive, where one sees obsessive-compulsive behaviour sufficient to cause actual brain damage.
ex. Josh's habit of individually vacuum-packing used cigarette butts, and then filing them in a diary of cigarettes smoked, was so insanally retentive it caused a brain embolism in several of his flatmates.
Incontrovertible \In*con`tro*ver"ti*ble\, a. Not controvertible; too clear or certain to admit of dispute; indisputable. --Sir T. Browne. -- {In*con`tro*ver"ti*ble*ness}, n. -- {In*con`tro*ver"ti*bly}, adv. web1913
incontrovertible adj 1: impossible to deny or disprove; "incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence"; "proof positive"; "an irrefutable argument" [syn: {irrefutable}, {positive}] 2: necessarily or demonstrably true; "demonstrable truths" [syn: {demonstrable}] wn
A variation of "duh," to be used only under extreme circumstances.
ex. A. Neil Armstrong went to the moon. B. Adunyaha.
