[dba-Tech] OT: Wolfram|Alpha

Rusty,

Yes, you're right.  That pretty much hits it.  One needs a different
view of searching when using W|A.

Steve Erbach
Neenah, WI


On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 12:47 PM, Rusty Hammond <rustykh at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I just saw this article on Wolfram Alpha.  A pretty good description I think.
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> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2347236,00.asp
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> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] OT: Wolfram|Alpha
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> Gustav,
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> In the days since, I haven't noticed that it's slow except for a few
> queries where I saw a skinny progress bar appear.  Normally now the
> answer is returned quite quickly.  I haven't done much beyond the
> playing stage, though.  For instance, I found that there's a limit to
> the number of sides of a regular polygon it will display.  If you type
> in "30-gon" you'll be shown a "visual representation" of the shape as
> well as a nifty "Diagonals" plot.  But if you go up to 31-gon all
> you'll get will be a text description.
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