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FOAF is a keen system for creating distributed social networks. Think of it as a distributed Friendster, where social connections are tied together by URLs and email addresses.

How do you play? It's simple! Go over to the FOAF-o-matic, fill out the form, and put the generated code on your web page. Once it's online, hop by the FOAF Explorer and see who else is available. A more complete getting started guide is also available.

My FOAF file is available if you want to poke it for some reason. I'll be adding more friends as more people start using it. So... use it! There's a bunch of nifty things you can do once you put one together. This is one of those "critical mass" toys that isn't so useful if only small number of people use it. Unlike Friendster, though, it's not nearly as viral as it should be. Tell you friends!

steve@warehaus:~% grep -ce '^feed' ~/.rawdog/config
38

Yes, 38 RSS feeds. I'm starting to feel a slight tingle in a certain corner of my brain, like the buzzing of 1,000 humming birds somewhere very far away. You know they're there, doing their timeless dives into the center of a buttercup; you can see it in your minds eye, buzzing like that little region of my mind. Thirty eight feeds, 21,600 words, news of the world and the metaworld.

So much signal, but with so much more noise.

Now if someone could only invent a way to turn these feeds into food. I'm at Java's still and all the restaurants that Compusfood has have already closed. I guess that leaves vending machines, ordering out for pizza, or taking the 30 minute hike over to Subway.