Metacrap by Corey Doctorow

[peterkrogh]

Interesting article on why universal controlled vocabulary can't work.
I think, as usual, he's on to something, and am in pretty much full agreement. 

It helps to put the kind of metadata you create into context - go for useful, rather than universal.
Peter

[johnbeardy]

Peter

Have you a link? Google brings up a few alternatives.

John

[peterkrogh]

Need more coffee...

http://www.well.com/~doctorow/metacrap.htm

Peter

[R. Neil Haugen]

Peter,

Besides having a point, he's quite humorous in his examples ... which are as pointed in humor as his logical points are. Quite funny!

Neil

[peterkrogh]

Neil,
As long as we're talking Corey and goring sacred cows, I strongly suggest checking out Rip, A Remix Manifesto, where he makes several appearances.

http://films.nfb.ca/rip-a-remix-manifesto/

You can download the entire movie legally from the filmmakers site.
Peter