Hey Greg,
Im not sure there is a description of exactly what is possible, but
this video is probally the best example i've seen of what it can do:
http://is.gd/10DWl
Furthermore, probably checkout the api documentation as thats
ultimately what we'll need to model - its a custom xml structure
Greg,
If you have any thoughts on effective ways to model this query grammar
id be interested in your thoughts :-)
Cheers, Tim
On Jun 11, 10:38 pm, Meredith Gregory lgreg.mered...@gmail.com
wrote:
All,
Thanks for all this input. It certainly helps me see the value-prop better.
Best
Tim,
Thanks for the prompt. Can you point me to a description of what's possible
with W|A? i can put together a draft that you can then rev.
Best wishes,
--greg
On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 6:26 AM, Timothy Perrett timo...@getintheloop.euwrote:
Greg,
If you have any thoughts on effective ways
Wolfram Alpha is WAY COOL !
I wish I could help but my spare time is problematic. Maybe I could
help sporadically? Would you be ok with that?
Br's,
Marius
On Jun 11, 7:02 pm, Timothy Perrett timo...@getintheloop.eu wrote:
Hey chaps,
Im going to start work on integration with the wolfram
Sounds cool, I agree that there is much awesome in Alpha.
How do you see this integration planning out?
On Jun 11, 12:02 pm, Timothy Perrett timo...@getintheloop.eu wrote:
Hey chaps,
Im going to start work on integration with the wolfram alpha engine
that i've of late become most obsessed
Oh and people that are not Lift committers could potentially
join? I'm sure there are lots of talents in Lift community.
Br's,
Marius
On Jun 11, 7:02 pm, Timothy Perrett timo...@getintheloop.eu wrote:
Hey chaps,
Im going to start work on integration with the wolfram alpha engine
that
Hey Ty,
Essentially the wolfram API is a REST / XMLRPC hybrid, so my plan is
to model a scala abstraction around Apache HTTP (similar to the paypal
integration) - speaking of which, i might actually abstract some of
the common factories out of lift-paypal into lift-util if applicable.
The
Tim,
Could you enlighten me on the coolness of Wolfram Alpha? My initial forays
and comparison to Google were depressingly unfavorable, but excellent if
you're looking for some humor. See the summary below.
Best wishes,
--greg
My standard test of a search engine: polyadic pi-calculus
Google
Hey Greg,
Im not sure that drawing comparisons to google is right? IMO, they
dont do the same job...? I see why one would see similarities, but
isnt google's purpose to find the sources of information, where as
wolfram's aim is to provide an objective set of answers based on
human input;
Tim,
Thanks for the response. i'll have to noodle on that one. Off the top of my
head, i'm usually in this loop
- Initially, usually badly formulated question
- Get information sources
- Reformulate question
- Loop
So, i don't really see much difference between the two, except by
I haven't played much with WolframAlpha, but I get the impression that it
does better with quantitative results. For instance, if you were inclined
to compare the number of people in Chicago to the number of people in Alaska
you might create a query like this:
I sort of see Wolfram Alpha as simply an incredibly sophisticated
calculator instead of an information discovery tool. What were you
trying to compute about polyadic pi-calculus?
Alpha seems to be trying to put all sorts of different kinds of data
into a common, hugely high-dimensional space so
All,
Thanks for all this input. It certainly helps me see the value-prop better.
Best wishes,
--greg
On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 2:07 PM, Kris Nuttycombe
kris.nuttyco...@gmail.comwrote:
I sort of see Wolfram Alpha as simply an incredibly sophisticated
calculator instead of an information
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