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Wolfram Alpha Is Actually a Frustrated Stand-Up Comedian
4:20AM Jesus Diaz | Yesterday we got some funny answers from Wolfram Alpha, the search engine that promised to enlighten us. Today, this catalog of silly answers uncovers its true nature as a failed stand-up comedian and pop culture expert. More »
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Ask Wolfram Alpha: Are You Self Aware?
8:20AM Jesus Diaz | WE ARE ONTO YOU, YOU WOLFRAM ALPHA BIG LIAR YOU! More »
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Ask Wolfram Alpha: Are You Skynet?
3:20AM Jesus Diaz | Dear Wolfram Alpha: Are you Skynet? Really, ARE YOU? More »
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Wolfram Alpha: A Bit Racist?
11:55PM Jack Loftus | What goes on under the hood at Wolfram Alpha is a mystery to my simple mind, but after seeing the results of this search, I hope whatever it is gets an overhaul quickly. More »
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A Classic Revisited: Apple vs Microsoft, FIGHT!
10:00PM Jesus Diaz | Here I was, thinking that Apple was this tiny David fighting the Microsoft Goliath. Rebels vs Empire my arse. Wolfram Alpha—with its clearly presented data—has opened my eyes, giving new light to the classic flamewar: More »
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Wolfram Alpha Fail Is Appropriately Nerdy
2:00AM Dan Nosowitz | Wolfram Alpha, the dorktastic computational search engine, got off to a bit of a rocky start when it launched last night. At least its first fail message had the foresight to include a HAL reference. More »
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Wolfram Alpha Opens for Searching On May 18th
9:15PM John Herrman | A May 18th launch date has been set for Mathematica’s compelling, proudly nerdy computational search engine. I still think they should’ve called it Googol. [Wolfram Alpha via Pocketlint] More »
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Wolfram Alpha and Google Tested Head-To-Head: Whoever Wins, We Win
8:35PM John Herrman | Technology Review did something obvious with their access to Wolfram Alpha: they plotted the computational search engine against Google. The results? As we knew, Wolfram Alpha is no Big G. It’s completely different, and awesome. More »
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Wolfram Alpha Search Engine On Video
9:00AM Jesus Diaz | Wolfram—the magical search engine that will channel all kinds of data to give you coherent answers—is almost here. You can’t access it yet, but you can see it working in this video. [NYT and Lifehacker] More »
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