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SPARUL Update Queries Via SPARQLWrapper And A Virtuoso Server
If you ever had a burning desire to use SPARUL updates (aka SPARQL/1.1) on an Ubuntu machine via SPARQLWrapper you probably seen the following error message it turns out that it is resolved on 1.5.3, however at the time of … Continue reading
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Tagged foss, language python, OSS, python, rdf, semantic, sparql, SPARQLWrapper, SPARUL, virtuoso
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Mount box.com Storage As a Webdav On OSX 5.8
Update April 21st: I Have managed to get box.com to mount and to write files, however I can only copy one file at a time. after each file the wdfs process crashes. at this point I’m not investigating further Don’t … Continue reading
Posted in "software enginerring", open source, OSX, workaround
Tagged box.com, c, foss, OSX, patch, wdfs, webdav, workaround
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Dump, Merge And Import Graphs From a Virtuoso Database
I have figure out how to extract my RDF data from a nepomuk-soprano-virtuoso database. I must say that I have crafted my own tools to create the data on top of the soprano model, so I can control the graph … Continue reading
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Tagged database, isql, merge, nepomuk, rdf data, semantic, soprano, sql function, trick, virtuoso, workaround
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Compacting Nepomuk’s Virtuoso database for fun and (little) profit
I wanted to backup my nepomuk generated RDF data sat in my virtuoso database, at first I thought I could just copy my virtuosobackend directory onto dropbox, sym link it back to /Users/mcradle/…/KDE/../nepomuk/../data/ and get it over with. this was … Continue reading
Posted in cli, Command Line, nepomuk, open source, Uncategorized
Tagged compact, isql, nepomuk, rdf, soprano, sparql, sql, virtuoso
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Terminate nepomukstrigiservice but keep running Nepomuk on OSX
I have a sneaking suspicion that I’m the only guy on earth that is interested in this setup, but who knows? I’m running KDE 4.65 Max OSX 10.5.8 via MacPorts. It could seem like an odd choice running KDE on … Continue reading
Posted in "software enginerring", cli, Command Line, foss, KDE, nepomuk, open source, OSX, productivity tools, Technology, workaround
Tagged "CLI", "command line", dbus, dbus-tools, foss, howto, KDE, nepomuk, semantic, strigi
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Compiling SVN Tesseract on OSX
Should ever the need to compile Tesseract from SVN arise (version v3.01 at the time of the writing) Please note: In order to fetch the source issue: you have to install Leptonica beforehand (or via macports like me) if you want … Continue reading
The Buffer Kool Aid
I’ve already drank the emacs kool aid, but today something has finally dropped: I now understand what Steve Yegge means in his famous “effective emacs” essay: There is nothing else quite like the Emacs buffer experience in all of application-dom. … Continue reading
OSX and Windows XP: The Quest For Synergy
howto securely connect a MacBook Pro and an XP laptop using Synergy & Stunnel Continue reading
Posted in foss, open source, OSX, productivity tools, remote, sync, Technology
Tagged bug, cross-platform, foss, howto, OSX, synergy, workaround
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CoRD And Swapped Mouse Buttons: The Freedom To Be Particular
practical example of why programmers should use open source products Continue reading
Posted in "software enginerring", CoRD, open source, OSX, productivity tools, remote
Tagged CoRD, cross-platform, howto, OSX, workaround
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