Monthly Archives: May 2009

Who’s afraid of the Wolfram search?

I might be. The Wolfram|Alpha “computational knowledge engine” has been generating buzz for some time, especially since Stephen Wolfram, its eccentric progenitor, announced that it would be going live in mid-May. Expect the twittering to reach a crescendo. Since the Wolfram|Alpha (WA, let’s say) promises to answer questions typed into a simple text box, it’s …

May 5, 2009 – 11:11 am | By Mark Phillipson | Posted in Library musings | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (2)

Objects in mirror are closer than they –

The occasion of a little makeover for good old Clayfox (thanks Jai in New Delhi!) has me thinking back over all its incarnations, most of which have been slightly hideous. Without WordPress and its myriad of free themes, I hate to think of the garish rags that might be tricking out these musings. The maturation …

May 2, 2009 – 12:42 pm | By Mark Phillipson | Posted in Metawriting, Play | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)