New Search Engine?

Saik0Shinigami · 05-25-2009, 03:56 PM

http://www.wolframalpha.com

Try it and discuss, Please keep in mind it's in the alpha stages and most likely won't return obscure information quite yet.

It seems pretty promising to me, would have helped a lot in school since this appears to be a little more scholarly. And instead of searching page results, it just displays information so it's quicker.

http://www24.wolframalpha.com/input/...and+everything
Get the important information... Get's a thumbs up from me.

Oh and LOL at the "search the web" function using google if it doesn't come up with information.

GuidoHunter · 05-25-2009, 05:04 PM

This is less a search engine and more an encyclopedia.

--Guido

http://andy.mikee385.com

Izzy · 05-25-2009, 06:44 PM

Looks like a dictionary...

**WSCB** · 05-25-2009, 06:53 PM

Whatever.

Dimitri13 · 05-26-2009, 02:43 AM

Why would we need a new search engine? We already have google.

Saik0Shinigami · 05-26-2009, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WSCB

Whatever.

Good job posting something worthwhile... You should check out the garbage bin. Possibly stay in there forever.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dimitri13

Why would we need a new search engine? We already have google.

If you think google has absolutely no flaws, then you have your head up your ass. Yes google is great, doesn't mean we shouldn't stop trying to make something better.

Izzy · 05-26-2009, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saik0Shinigami

If you think google has absolutely no flaws, then you have your head up your ass. Yes google is great, doesn't mean we shouldn't stop trying to make something better.

Why are you so upset? Can no body on this site respond to a comment they dont like without being angry?

Saik0Shinigami · 05-26-2009, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Izzy

Why are you so upset? Can no body on this site respond to a comment they dont like without being angry?

There was no emotion behind it >.>
[edit] except maybe disgust that people have no desire to move forward[/edit]

~HentaiXXX~ · 05-26-2009, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saik0Shinigami

You should check out the garbage bin. Possibly stay in there forever.

No. Just no.

bluguerrilla · 05-26-2009, 03:48 PM

Knowing that Wolfram is slowly trying to take over the world...

I like this though, it does integrals and plots things and solves equations and knows specific things.

It won't replace Google or other search engines that use the web as a resource.

Red_Comet · 05-26-2009, 11:59 PM

it's interesting, sorta cluttered. Says a lot about math on the first page under the bloaty search box. I'll give it a try for a few minutes... tell ya how much i don't approve of it

edit: OH it's a big frigging calculator with neat tidbits of info if you enter a date! no wonder there's so much math there, good for all the mathletes this worlds needs. Ya think they'll port this to an app?

edit edit: it's ok.... won't be using it as I'm not that big for math on the internet.

**Patashu** · 05-27-2009, 12:38 AM

Again, this is not a search engine, this is a language parser built on top of Mathematica that will search through hand-picked databases for specific kinds of information as well as formating it the way you request. Google, however, takes your request and returns the websites it thinks are the most likely to have the information you need.

**Bolth mannn** · 05-27-2009, 01:32 AM

theres only one reason this will never become more popular than google.

google is easier to spell.

ledwix · 05-27-2009, 01:57 AM

That's extremely cool for math reference, nice. Wow...I think it owns my TI-89. The format for inputting stuff like integrals is so lenient.

Nickels000 · 05-27-2009, 03:15 AM

Pretty soon nobody will have to go to school but will have to have the internet so that basic skills such as math can be done.

Pretty soon no one will need to "know" anything because the internet will "know".

ledwix · 05-27-2009, 05:48 AM

I'd say that statement is generally correct about the direction of our sources of knowledge. But like...even though we have calculators to do so much stuff for us, we still find ourselves learning and working with 200-year-old math theorems and such in the 21st century.

Solid Dreams · 05-27-2009, 05:58 AM

It's a nice calculator.

There was another search engine that used to show you everything instead of hyperlinks, but I forgot what it is because it sank so fast.

Kekeb · 05-28-2009, 05:02 PM

You guys suck

. It's much more than a "Mathematica".
EDIT: Actually, in a broad sense, I suppose it is a Mathematica.

It still makes for a nice Firefox toolbar though.

How about this:
http://www66.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=RGB+41+235+123
or this:
http://www66.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=H3PO4
maybe this:
http://www66.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=ATATCGATCA
or:
http://www66.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=CH2CH2OCOCH3
:l
http://www66.wolframalpha.com/input/...US+demographic

Saik0Shinigami · 05-30-2009, 11:45 AM

Wow I'm surprised that people have only tried putting math in... They apparently didn't see the "new to wolfram" thing... As kekeb examples show, you can but in a ****load more than math and get really good answer.

try states, cities, science formulas, species names, animal names, greek gods, books, movies, music(nothing foreign yet, Doesn't know who Malice Mizer is). hell, Math isn't the only answers you can get out of this(even though I must say it does a lot better with math than Google is.)

Mind you, I still use Google, I just saw this and thought that it would be awesome to share since it is a good idea. No more worrying if the site that google links you to is even valid anymore.

Crashfan3 · 05-30-2009, 04:27 PM

http://www24.wolframalpha.com/input/...ot+of+26887%3F
It knows math...

http://www24.wolframalpha.com/input/...nch+Revolution
...it knows history...

http://www24.wolframalpha.com/input/...+of+Lithium%3F
...it knows science...

http://www24.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=lolcats
...but I can't search random memes with it. Fail.

05-25-2009, 03:56 PM	#1
Saik0Shinigami FFR Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Killeen, Texas Age: 23 Posts: 439	New Search Engine? http://www.wolframalpha.com Try it and discuss, Please keep in mind it's in the alpha stages and most likely won't return obscure information quite yet. It seems pretty promising to me, would have helped a lot in school since this appears to be a little more scholarly. And instead of searching page results, it just displays information so it's quicker. http://www24.wolframalpha.com/input/...and+everything Get the important information... Get's a thumbs up from me. Oh and LOL at the "search the web" function using google if it doesn't come up with information. __________________

05-25-2009, 06:44 PM	#3
Izzy Frau Bow FFR Simfile Author FFR Veteran Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Manhattan, Kansas Age: 23 Posts: 7,046	Re: New Search Engine? Looks like a dictionary... __________________ Stepmania Online - Register Here

05-25-2009, 06:53 PM	#4
WSCB Super-Split-Saiyan FFR Veteran Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 748	Re: New Search Engine? Whatever.

05-26-2009, 03:48 PM	#10
bluguerrilla This is a custom title. FFR Simfile Author FFR Veteran Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 30 Posts: 3,966	Re: New Search Engine? Knowing that Wolfram is slowly trying to take over the world... I like this though, it does integrals and plots things and solves equations and knows specific things. It won't replace Google or other search engines that use the web as a resource. __________________

05-27-2009, 12:38 AM	#12
Patashu FFR Simfile Author FFR Simfile Author Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: we traced the call...it's coming from inside the house Age: 22 Posts: 8,580	Re: New Search Engine? Again, this is not a search engine, this is a language parser built on top of Mathematica that will search through hand-picked databases for specific kinds of information as well as formating it the way you request. Google, however, takes your request and returns the websites it thinks are the most likely to have the information you need. __________________ Patashu makes Chiptunes in Famitracker: http://soundcloud.com/patashu/8bit-progressive-metal-fading-world Best non-AAAs: ERx8 v2 (14-1-0-4), Hajnal (3-0-0-0), RunnyMorning (8-0-0-4), Xeno-Flow (1-0-0-3), Blue Rose (35-2-0-20), Ketsarku (14-0-0-0), Silence (1-0-0-0), Lolo (14-1-0-1)

05-27-2009, 01:32 AM	#13
Bolth mannn FFR Veteran FFR Veteran Join Date: Aug 2008 Age: 18 Posts: 2,044	Re: New Search Engine? theres only one reason this will never become more popular than google. google is easier to spell. __________________ BEST AAA: Famouz (9) BEST NON-MASHED FC: Lawn Wake IV (11) BEST MASHED FC: Reality (12) 46th in the D3 division of the 5th Official FFR Tournament! 4th Best Player in Australia!

05-27-2009, 01:57 AM	#14
ledwix Giant Pi Operator FFR Simfile Author FFR Veteran Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: California Age: 22 Posts: 2,871	Re: New Search Engine? That's extremely cool for math reference, nice. Wow...I think it owns my TI-89. The format for inputting stuff like integrals is so lenient. __________________ Last edited by ledwix; 05-27-2009 at 02:02 AM..

05-27-2009, 03:15 AM	#15
Nickels000 Your What Hurts? FFR Veteran Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Iliinois Age: 23 Posts: 147	Re: New Search Engine? Pretty soon nobody will have to go to school but will have to have the internet so that basic skills such as math can be done. Pretty soon no one will need to "know" anything because the internet will "know".

05-27-2009, 05:48 AM	#16
ledwix Giant Pi Operator FFR Simfile Author FFR Veteran Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: California Age: 22 Posts: 2,871	Re: New Search Engine? I'd say that statement is generally correct about the direction of our sources of knowledge. But like...even though we have calculators to do so much stuff for us, we still find ourselves learning and working with 200-year-old math theorems and such in the 21st century. __________________

05-28-2009, 05:02 PM	#18
Kekeb blap blap FFR Veteran Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 2,503	Re: New Search Engine? You guys suck . It's much more than a "Mathematica". EDIT: Actually, in a broad sense, I suppose it is a Mathematica. It still makes for a nice Firefox toolbar though. How about this: http://www66.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=RGB+41+235+123 or this: http://www66.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=H3PO4 maybe this: http://www66.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=ATATCGATCA or: http://www66.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=CH2CH2OCOCH3 :l http://www66.wolframalpha.com/input/...US+demographic Last edited by Kekeb; 05-28-2009 at 05:29 PM..

05-30-2009, 11:45 AM	#19
Saik0Shinigami FFR Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Killeen, Texas Age: 23 Posts: 439	Re: New Search Engine? Wow I'm surprised that people have only tried putting math in... They apparently didn't see the "new to wolfram" thing... As kekeb examples show, you can but in a ****load more than math and get really good answer. try states, cities, science formulas, species names, animal names, greek gods, books, movies, music(nothing foreign yet, Doesn't know who Malice Mizer is). hell, Math isn't the only answers you can get out of this(even though I must say it does a lot better with math than Google is.) Mind you, I still use Google, I just saw this and thought that it would be awesome to share since it is a good idea. No more worrying if the site that google links you to is even valid anymore. __________________

05-30-2009, 04:27 PM	#20
Crashfan3 Forum User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Lebanon, Oregon Age: 21 Posts: 2,906	Re: New Search Engine? http://www24.wolframalpha.com/input/...ot+of+26887%3F It knows math... http://www24.wolframalpha.com/input/...nch+Revolution ...it knows history... http://www24.wolframalpha.com/input/...+of+Lithium%3F ...it knows science... http://www24.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=lolcats ...but I can't search random memes with it. Fail. __________________ Twilight Sparkle's Ponyville Group Free Chiptune Streaming Radio! Thanks justin_ator and megamon88 for making my sig 20% cooler.

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