MetaFilter posts tagged with ontology

It's Semantic

MetaMonkey — Sun, 02 Apr 2006 12:01:29 -0800

The Future of the Web
A fascinating, breathless hour-long talk (+Q&A) recently given by Sir Tim (mp3 & mp4, no transcript available). For the lazy, this recent interview covers much the same ground. [more inside]

Consciousness

Gyan — Sun, 07 Aug 2005 11:14:43 -0800

Who are YOU?

Faceted hierarchy as killer app

fatllama — Sun, 05 Dec 2004 17:26:48 -0800

Recently we've all been thinking about flat (or better, faceted) hier archy web apps that organize email, photos, bookmarks, and general knowledge. The common threads are metadata (tags, categories, labels) that enrich relationships within and hence searchability of large collections. But besides marketroid hype (buzzwords, snark) and a computer that plays Twenty Questions what else can we do and study using faceted data structures: searchable culture references in The Simpsons, library science, computer filesystems, A.I. development, models for human memory and cognition?

Rastafari — Sat, 03 Nov 2001 08:03:01 -0800

Are you looking for a new religion? Why not try Church of Reality? The Church of Reality is an alternative religion that is based on the dedication to seeing reality the way it really is. Our motto is, "If it's real, we believe in it."

tweebiscuit — Thu, 14 Jun 2001 08:09:46 -0800

The philosopher's first visit to the web might be a bit distressing: witness aesthetics.com, ontology.com, and epistemology.com...

Aaaugh! — Thu, 28 Sep 2000 08:22:00 -0800

Okay, now he's not a replicant. Contrary to what Ridley Scott said, Harrison Ford claims Deckard was not a replicant. Where's Phillip K. Dick when you need him? Oh, right...