The entertainment system was belting out the Beatles' "We Can Work It Out" when the phone rang. When Pete answered, his phone turned the sound down by sending a message to all the other local devices that had a volume control. His sister, Lucy, was on the line from the doctor's office: "Mom needs to see a specialist and then has to have

a series of physical therapy sessions. Biweekly or something. I'm going to have my agent set up the appointments." Pete immediately agreed to share the chauffeuring.

This article was originally published with the title The Semantic Web.

7 Comments

1. 1. NSewell1 07:39 AM 8/11/08

   As a NASA I became very excited about where our communications truly can go and how fast we can react when needed. I truly support all the new technology coming into the business world and wish to become more active in its support to our economy. Hope to take part in the upcoming training at FIT, Melboure'
   
   Nancy Pope-Sewell

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2. 2. markm@kyield.com 05:29 PM 11/28/08

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3. 3. yayathehutt 07:14 PM 1/4/09

   OutWit Hub is definitely the best tool that I've come across for semantic web browsing...

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4. 4. eco-steve 01:58 AM 3/20/09

   You quote Microsoft's 'Plug'n'play' as an example of what semantics can do. I bought such a PC, but instead of plugging it in and playing, I had to do all the software configuration myself, with virtually no instructions.
   Artificial Intelligence only works where humans must conform to computer's very simple logic structures. Our brains are massively parallel servo-systems, whereas computers are serial only, and slugged by the lack of subroutine interactivity. The rest is just tech-speak hype.

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5. 5. ramirez.vitin 09:11 AM 12/11/09

   Hello to everybody. My name is Victor, I am a spanish student, and I am doing my final project about the semantic web. I would like to know if it is possible to reach this fantastic article by free.
   
   Thanks to everybody.

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6. 6. dog friendly accommodation 05:48 PM 9/8/10

   As a web developer I read this article with much anticipation and excitement. I believe that the internet will truly evolve into an indespensible tool for life. I feel that most sites are biting at the edges of what is truly possible.

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7. 7. rayuela in reply to ramirez.vitin 08:39 AM 9/14/12

   Víctor, acabo de 'aterrizar' en este nuevo concepto e intento comprenderlo bien. ¿Puedo ponerme en contacto contigo en algún email? Igual podemos ingeniárnoslas para conseguir el artículo y yo puedo finalmente hacerme con este concepto que, a priori, me parece tan revolucionario. Gracias, ¡disculpa por el asalto!
   

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