Support South Africa’s appeal against OOXML!

South Africa has appealed against the result of the OOXML ballot. Now let’s give them the support they deserve!

Topic Maps and the Semantic Web

People are continually asking me to summarize the relationship between Topic Maps and the Semantic Web, and since there is nothing really succinct to point to, I thought I would write up some of my thoughts here.

Notes on the Norway vote

Further details on the process that led to Norway’s volte-face on OOXML.

A Tale of Two Jennies

On Friday the Norwegian Government announced the introduction of draft legislation that makes the purchase of sexual services a crime punishable by fines or up to six months imprisonment. I’m sorry, Jenny, but your job is about to get a lot more risky.

The Norway Vote - What really happened

The former Chairman of the Norwegian ISO committee tells the surrealistic story of how Norway came to change its vote from No to Yes.

I Write What I Like

I was attracted by the idea of blogging from the start, but it wasn’t until recently that I realized its true revolutionary potential. It is now clear to me that blogging (like Topic Maps and subject-centric computing) is going to change the world, and I want to be part of it.