Comments on: Wolfram|Alpha is Ridiculous http://www.urbanagora.com/2009/05/wolframalpha-is-ridiculous.html An exchange of ideas from thinkers spanning the spectrum Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:26:43 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Billy Joe Mills http://www.urbanagora.com/2009/05/wolframalpha-is-ridiculous.html/comment-page-1#comment-10526 Billy Joe Mills Mon, 25 May 2009 19:12:23 +0000 http://www.urbanagora.com/?p=2339#comment-10526 hahahaha thanks allan. i agree that i was disappointed with its functionality. however, it is less about what it can currently do and more about what it could do in the future. it has huge potential and i believe it is here to stay. hahahaha thanks allan. i agree that i was disappointed with its functionality. however, it is less about what it can currently do and more about what it could do in the future. it has huge potential and i believe it is here to stay.

]]> By: Allan Niemerg http://www.urbanagora.com/2009/05/wolframalpha-is-ridiculous.html/comment-page-1#comment-10521 Allan Niemerg Wed, 20 May 2009 05:48:41 +0000 http://www.urbanagora.com/?p=2339#comment-10521 The only thing that is ridiculous is the hype around this product. Like "A New Kind Of Science", Wolfram is once again over-hyping and under-delivering. Sure, all the things he shows in the video are nice, but many of them could be done just as easily in Google, or in other software. I could muster evidence to prove this point, but instead, I'll just ask Wolfram Alpha. Q: Does Wolfram Alpha live up to the hype? Wolfram|Alpha: Wolfram|Alpha isn't sure what to do with your input. I'm not surprised. The only thing that is ridiculous is the hype around this product. Like “A New Kind Of Science”, Wolfram is once again over-hyping and under-delivering. Sure, all the things he shows in the video are nice, but many of them could be done just as easily in Google, or in other software.

I could muster evidence to prove this point, but instead, I’ll just ask Wolfram Alpha.

Q: Does Wolfram Alpha live up to the hype?
Wolfram|Alpha: Wolfram|Alpha isn’t sure what to do with your input.

I’m not surprised.

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