http://crookedtimber.org/2009/04/28/sneak-preview-of-wolframalpha-today/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:34:27 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://crookedtimber.org/2009/04/28/sneak-preview-of-wolframalpha-today/comment-page-1/#comment-273973 bert Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:07:39 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=10855#comment-273973 The video is 2 hours of a bald man talking about a slide presentation that's taking place off screen. Nothing else. Your Wolfram|Alpha link goes to a functionless placeholder that says early access has been made available to "a few select individuals". At least this time you're not telling people they're a "herd" of "sheep". But your presentation of this material is mesmerizing in the same way your April fool jokes were impressive. Frankly, three comments is three more than you deserve. The video is 2 hours of a bald man talking about a slide presentation that’s taking place off screen. Nothing else.
Your Wolfram|Alpha link goes to a functionless placeholder that says early access has been made available to “a few select individuals”.
At least this time you’re not telling people they’re a “herd” of “sheep”. But your presentation of this material is mesmerizing in the same way your April fool jokes were impressive.
Frankly, three comments is three more than you deserve.

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2009/04/28/sneak-preview-of-wolframalpha-today/comment-page-1/#comment-273830 Willozap Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:11:23 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=10855#comment-273830 Oh no, you're not the only one. I just haven't heard anything about the Wolfram|Alpha that seems to solve any of the real inadequacies of knowledge / search we have now. But I could be wrong. Oh no, you’re not the only one. I just haven’t heard anything about the Wolfram|Alpha that seems to solve any of the real inadequacies of knowledge / search we have now. But I could be wrong.

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2009/04/28/sneak-preview-of-wolframalpha-today/comment-page-1/#comment-273769 Doctor Science Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:45:19 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=10855#comment-273769 I surely can't be the only one who thinks that a <a href="http://buffy.wikia.com/wiki/Wolfram_and_Hart" rel="nofollow">Wolfram and Hart</a>-based search engine might have its downsides, can I? I surely can’t be the only one who thinks that a Wolfram and Hart-based search engine might have its downsides, can I?

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