Making the world's knowledge computable!

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
21/05/2009 21:52

Not Google, but if you learn how to handle this new search engine: very promising! Making the world's knowledge computable: Today's Wolfram|Alpha is the first step in an ambitious, long-term project to make all systematic knowledge immediately computable by anyone. You enter your question or calculation, and Wolfram|Alpha uses its built-in algorithms and growing collection of data to compute the answer. Based on a new kind of knowledge-based computing... more » http://www.wolframalpha.com

Magbs


Joined: 26/02/2009
Posts: 278

Message Posted:
21/05/2009 22:40

Thanks for sharing! I have bookmarked that page and will no doubt use it.

proger1



Joined: 18/04/2009
Posts: 2919

Message Posted:
21/05/2009 22:46

Hans, why would we need such a thing when we have such a vast amount of unbiased information available to us on the Forum ????

Tootie


Joined: 28/08/2008
Posts: 2037

Message Posted:
21/05/2009 22:46

Nice one dutch,



I read about this in the New Scientist Magazine a while ago but lost the mag and couldn't remember what it was called.



Thanks tootie.

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
21/05/2009 23:00

RE msg 3, proger1 > Hans, why would we need such a thing when we have such a vast amount of unbiased information available to us on the Forum ???? <



=> Me notta speaka Engliesh, proger1, I'm from Barcelona... With 'unbiased information' you mean the loads of absolutely useless words written on this digital soapbox..?

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
21/05/2009 23:02

Hans. Thanks for the link. I'll definately be using it.

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
21/05/2009 23:06

Bill. Last warning. Use Google, write "define:definately" and even Google will tell you that it is: definitely.

proger1



Joined: 18/04/2009
Posts: 2919

Message Posted:
21/05/2009 23:22

Not all the words are useless hans, I have seen 1 or 2 that make sense

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
21/05/2009 23:28

Hans. Please accept my apologies. I definitely won't misspell it agin.

elko2



Joined: 24/07/2007
Posts: 4400

Message Posted:
21/05/2009 23:29

Thanks Dutch, I found it fantastic, it went directly to favourites.

ismet

DutchCrusader



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Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
21/05/2009 23:38

RE msg 9, Bill > misspell it agin. <



=> Are you kidding me, Bill? I know you're aging, but maybe you meant again..?

Aussie


Joined: 17/06/2007
Posts: 657

Message Posted:
22/05/2009 11:11

Interesting but not necessarily up to date for everything.



I looked up Cyprus and it still shows the Cyprus pound as the currency (ROC) with no mention of the Euro.



Aussie

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
22/05/2009 21:49

Sorry Hans, pleese forgive me.

DutchCrusader



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Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
22/05/2009 22:02

RE msg 12, Aussie > Interesting but not necessarily up to date for everything. <



=> You're right, Aussie. But, do you remember the start of Google? And here's your answer from my msg # 1: "Today's Wolfram|Alpha is the first step in an ambitious, long-term project to make all systematic knowledge immediately computable by anyone."

DutchCrusader



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Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
22/05/2009 22:03

RE msg 13, No1Doyen > Sorry Hans, pleese forgive me. <



=> OK, Bill. I vorgife you.

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
22/05/2009 22:24

Weel done Hans. I new we was freinds )