Colophon

"The most merciful thing in the world is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents."

H.P. Lovecraft, "The Call of Cthulhu"

No more mercy.

Why "Oort"?

  • The "Out of RDF Transmogrifier"
  • The Oort Cloud is a fascinating, alien phenomenon in a region less travelled..
  • Imagine all the BNodes in that cloud just waiting for an URI on the Web..
  • .. is a Dutch surname, so the way may be obvious to Oort..

Symbology

The symbol of Oort is a representation of the head of a bumblebee. The reasons are manifold; these are the primary:

  • Like RDF, the bumblebee may not seem lightweight enough to fly, but this has been proven wrong and uninformed.
  • The Oort Cloud, being somewhat of a border to outer space, must surely be a habitat of Byakhees, who slightly resemble bumblebees. Or not.