Holy shit watch the overview of what this new site can do. It’s like Google and Wikipedia had a baby genius. So…much…data! *nerdgasm*
While every other person is probably spending their weekend drinking or playing videogames or having sex, I will be entering random questions into this website. I mean, I was pretty much sold at its abilities to do integrals, but searching genomes for a certain DNA sequence? Hell yeah.
Wolfram Alpha, I love you.
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Stephen
May 15, 2009 at 6:05 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Launches Monday I think. Tonight is the webcast on starting it up. Need to ask it how to reverse entropy..I like that it doesn’t index information.. (like google) it calculates. (need to hear some dramatic music every time I hear that.)
Stephen
May 16, 2009 at 1:05 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Launches Monday I think. Tonight is the webcast on starting it up. Need to ask it how to reverse entropy..I like that it doesn’t index information.. (like google) it calculates. (need to hear some dramatic music every time I hear that.)
Jeremiah
May 15, 2009 at 6:08 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
This looks…useful…
Jeremiah
May 16, 2009 at 1:08 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
This looks…useful…
FUG
May 15, 2009 at 6:15 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Wolfram rocks! Also, do keep an eye out for their Mathematica Player. I downloaded some very cool explanatory visuals that run on their player. For example: 3D models of common organic molecules, a 3D periodic table that displayed differing physical qualities (Atom Size, electronegativity, etc), and a program that demonstrated the Mean Value Theorem of calculus!
FUG
May 16, 2009 at 1:15 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Wolfram rocks! Also, do keep an eye out for their Mathematica Player. I downloaded some very cool explanatory visuals that run on their player. For example: 3D models of common organic molecules, a 3D periodic table that displayed differing physical qualities (Atom Size, electronegativity, etc), and a program that demonstrated the Mean Value Theorem of calculus!
Jim Purdy
May 15, 2009 at 6:49 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I don’t think the launch went like they had hoped. Hope they get the problems solved quickly.
SpooframAlpha.com
May 16, 2009 at 1:49 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I don’t think the launch went like they had hoped. Hope they get the problems solved quickly.
Fullphaser
May 19, 2009 at 8:18 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Was playing with it today, I’m actually impressed that they have a base level search engine (all be it in the field of data) that is doing simple algebra equations. The technology to do so has been around on the calculator level for a while, but I’m pretty sure this is the first instance I’ve seen online where a web front technology has solved algebra equations.
fullphaser
May 19, 2009 at 3:18 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Was playing with it today, I’m actually impressed that they have a base level search engine (all be it in the field of data) that is doing simple algebra equations. The technology to do so has been around on the calculator level for a while, but I’m pretty sure this is the first instance I’ve seen online where a web front technology has solved algebra equations.
Anonymous
May 23, 2009 at 7:10 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
It’s worth saying that Wolfram himself is an asshole. As in major league asshole that most academics don’t like associating with.
Anonymous
May 24, 2009 at 2:10 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
It’s worth saying that Wolfram himself is an asshole. As in major league asshole that most academics don’t like associating with.