Well that's that then. Homework is obsolete., Wolfram Alpha Launched! |
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Well that's that then. Homework is obsolete., Wolfram Alpha Launched! |
 May 16 2009, 11:27 PM
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Atomican Overlord  |
http://www.wolframalpha.com/
This is great fun. I really wish I hadn't just graduated, this search in particular would have made my life a lot easier in second year. |
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May 16 2009, 11:29 PM
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Not loading atm, imagine it's getting hit pretty hard at the mo'.
-------------------- So it goes.
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May 16 2009, 11:35 PM
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Works for me.
It won't make homework obsolete. -------------------- I saw this wino, he was eating grapes. I was like, "Dude, you have to wait."
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May 16 2009, 11:36 PM
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Atomican Champion |
Yeah... doesn't seem very useful.
... yet. -------------------- So it goes.
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May 17 2009, 12:11 AM
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Hrm. Kinda useless for the stuff I'm doing. :(
-------------------- In the light universe I have been darkness. Perhaps in the dark zone I can be light...
Take the boat, promise me Never to tell The secrets you know, Of the Angel in Hell. |
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May 17 2009, 12:19 AM
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Banned Champion  |
Homework is obsolete for most kids these days. Not that it makes much difference.
This is still returning some odd results, but then it's not a search engine, but an 'computational knowledge engine'... It's certainly no replacement for Google, not that it's trying to be. I miss Teoma. This post has been edited by TheSecret: May 17 2009, 12:21 AM -------------------- The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of doubt, what is laid before him. - Tolstoy
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May 17 2009, 12:19 AM
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Hero Pun Savant  |
I wonder if it understands financial stuff...
[edit]: It feels like it's getting DDoSed :P [edit2]: It doesn't know how to handle "present value of $1 in perpetuity", but does seem to be able to handle more basic tasks. [edit3]: It might not be able to handle "present value of $1 in perpetuity", but that seems to be because I'm not phrasing it right. It does perpetuity calculations at the same time it does annuity calculations. Rob. This post has been edited by robzy: May 17 2009, 12:27 AM |
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May 17 2009, 02:39 AM
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Atomican Titan  |
Dunno what to use it for ATM, added it to my search engines though
-------------------- Limit reached
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May 17 2009, 02:59 AM
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Atomican Charge  |
QUOTE (robzy @ May 17 2009, 12:19 AM)  I wonder if it understands financial stuff... [edit]: It feels like it's getting DDoSed :P [edit2]: It doesn't know how to handle "present value of $1 in perpetuity", but does seem to be able to handle more basic tasks. [edit3]: It might not be able to handle "present value of $1 in perpetuity", but that seems to be because I'm not phrasing it right. It does perpetuity calculations at the same time it does annuity calculations. Rob. Hey, I don't even understand the question. Maybe you should rephrase that. Damn finance students >_> -------------------- -
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May 17 2009, 03:26 AM
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Super Hero Titan  |
Oh yeah. Finally. It's everything Google Calculator should have been, could have been, but never was.
-------------------- [i]I don't like sewing machines. I don't understand how a needle with a thread going through the tip of it can interlock the thread by jamming itself into a little goddamn spool. It's contrary to nature and it irritates me.[/i]
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May 17 2009, 03:49 AM
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QUOTE (robzy @ May 17 2009, 12:19 AM) I wonder if it understands financial stuff... [edit]: It feels like it's getting DDoSed :P [edit2]: It doesn't know how to handle "present value of $1 in perpetuity", but does seem to be able to handle more basic tasks. [edit3]: It might not be able to handle "present value of $1 in perpetuity", but that seems to be because I'm not phrasing it right. It does perpetuity calculations at the same time it does annuity calculations. Rob. Try something like "perpetuity present value of $1". You have to learn to phrase things the right way. -------------------- [i]I don't like sewing machines. I don't understand how a needle with a thread going through the tip of it can interlock the thread by jamming itself into a little goddamn spool. It's contrary to nature and it irritates me.[/i]
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May 17 2009, 09:36 AM
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Hero Titan  |
...making homework obsolete? I don't see this engine helping my kids to read... :P
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May 18 2009, 08:21 PM
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Hero Guru  |
-------------------- Well. Id love to stay... But you bore me.
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May 18 2009, 08:23 PM
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Hero Titan  |
-------------------- Give me ambiguity or give me something else.
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May 18 2009, 08:24 PM
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Hero Guru |
-------------------- Well. Id love to stay... But you bore me.
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May 18 2009, 08:28 PM
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Atomican Guru  |
-------------------- Is it possible for a DnD Cleric to be an agnostic? Come on, a pillar of fire raining down on your enemies is hardly proof of a divine being.
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May 18 2009, 08:36 PM
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Atomican Guru |
Hmmph, it didn't know who let the dogs out.
-------------------- I saw this wino, he was eating grapes. I was like, "Dude, you have to wait."
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May 18 2009, 08:40 PM
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QUOTE (greycat @ May 18 2009, 08:36 PM) Hmmph, it didn't know who let the dogs out. That ones been driving me nuts for years. -------------------- Well. Id love to stay... But you bore me.
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May 18 2009, 08:44 PM
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Atomican Guru |
QUOTE (MrInsaneBuff @ May 18 2009, 08:40 PM) QUOTE (greycat @ May 18 2009, 08:36 PM) Hmmph, it didn't know who let the dogs out. That ones been driving me nuts for years. Would you say it's making you barking mad? -------------------- I saw this wino, he was eating grapes. I was like, "Dude, you have to wait."
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May 18 2009, 08:48 PM
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Hero Guru |
QUOTE (greycat @ May 18 2009, 08:44 PM) QUOTE (MrInsaneBuff @ May 18 2009, 08:40 PM) QUOTE (greycat @ May 18 2009, 08:36 PM) Hmmph, it didn't know who let the dogs out. That ones been driving me nuts for years. Would you say it's making you barking mad? I have been known to howel about it. -------------------- Well. Id love to stay... But you bore me.
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