Re: DBpedia as possible project

Hi Patrick,

[...]
> Did you know that PlayboyPlaymate is a top level class? Right next to
> Philosopher? Who knew?

I guess that's better than stating that all Playmates are
philosophers? Or (maybe more worse) that all philosophers are
Playmates? ;)

> BTW, if you look at "Properties on PlayboyPlaymate:"

> You find what you expect, bustSize, hipSize, waistSize, but also:

> anthem?, boiling point?, dateOfAbandonment?, highestPosition?,
> lowestPosition?, militaryBranch? (is that a preference?) mouthPlace?...,
> and it just goes on.

:)

Well, I don't say that DBpedia's ontology is perfect. An astronaut is
a person... Well, the first visitors of the outer space (I am aware
of) were apes. If every visitor of the outer space is an astronaut,
Gordo must be a person. What's an astronaut? An ape? What you'd infer
from that? ;)

If I can play guitar and Badminton, am I an instance of guitarist and
Badminton player?

I think "instance of"/"type of" is one of the most misused statements
at all.

> Because no Playmate has ever flown on a US space mission. (I think there
> is a NASA FAQ on Playmates and space missions but I would not swear to
> it.)

:)

Best regards,
Lars
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