Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Fashioned to protect you
This site has to be one of the most OTT regarding its design. Once you get the irritation out of the way and view their products, the next question is "Price?" Here.
Wolfram Alpha and ShiftSpace
If you have not tried Wolfram Alpha you should. It takes a while to get your head around how it can be useful to you but it has a huge potential. Simple things like finding the nearest weather monitoring station to you automatically when you type in 'weather'. Mainly computational but fascinating once you start...
From the site:
"Wolfram|Alpha's long-term goal is to make all systematic knowledge immediately computable and accessible to everyone."
"As of now, Wolfram|Alpha contains 10+ trillion of pieces of data, 50,000+ types of algorithms and models, and linguistic capabilities for 1000+ domains. Built with Mathematica—which is itself the result of more than 20 years of development at Wolfram Research—Wolfram|Alpha's core code base now exceeds 5 million lines of symbolic Mathematica code. Running on supercomputer-class compute clusters, Wolfram|Alpha makes extensive use of the latest generation of web and parallel computing technologies, including webMathematica and gridMathematica."
There is much, much more... e.g., here.
Also, I believe that ShiftSpace has a lot going for it once you realise what it is about and what it can do.
From the site:
"Wolfram|Alpha's long-term goal is to make all systematic knowledge immediately computable and accessible to everyone."
"As of now, Wolfram|Alpha contains 10+ trillion of pieces of data, 50,000+ types of algorithms and models, and linguistic capabilities for 1000+ domains. Built with Mathematica—which is itself the result of more than 20 years of development at Wolfram Research—Wolfram|Alpha's core code base now exceeds 5 million lines of symbolic Mathematica code. Running on supercomputer-class compute clusters, Wolfram|Alpha makes extensive use of the latest generation of web and parallel computing technologies, including webMathematica and gridMathematica."
There is much, much more... e.g., here.
Also, I believe that ShiftSpace has a lot going for it once you realise what it is about and what it can do.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Are you number 5000?
My unique visit count is nearing 5,000. In honour of the occasion I will be offering a prize to the 5000th unique visitor (as well as to the 10,000th... etc). Thanks to SiteMeter which allows me to track general visit info to my site... NB certainly NOT an advert, they just provide good info...
All you need to do is leave a comment on ANY post (preferably this one... include an email address please - NB Any published comment will NOT include your email address, you will certainly NOT be spammed, and please use the format "nameATwebsiteDOTco.es" e.g., "jamesATbloggerDOTcom"), put a pin on the Guest Map (with comment), and let other people in your email address book know about "The Missing Links".
It will be an interesting live experiment in viral posting (my optimistic goal is 20,000 unique visitors... I would also appreciate (after you have looked around) some comments regarding what you would LIKE me to post about. Currently, it is rather eclectic to me rather than you. I search the interwebnettubes extensively either on specific subjects or randomly based on a number of factors. You would simply add to that. I am looking at adding a 'Current Topic' that would be more commentary/opinion based. In order to do so I need to review how I approach content, readership, and presentation.
e.g., The Blizzards are a band I have not yet commented about. They are rather splendid. I have covered very little on kelp or even what it is like to molt like a snake (?)... you get the idea. You suggest.
Translations and postings to other language/countries appreciated.
As a side benefit, there are many posts on varied topics that I am sure will catch your eyes, ears, and mind (sadly, no "Smellyvision" yet... I would love to share the smells from the location in the photo below from a country I visited ...): Interestingly, that is actually a well known river!!!
All you need to do is leave a comment on ANY post (preferably this one... include an email address please - NB Any published comment will NOT include your email address, you will certainly NOT be spammed, and please use the format "nameATwebsiteDOTco.es" e.g., "jamesATbloggerDOTcom"), put a pin on the Guest Map (with comment), and let other people in your email address book know about "The Missing Links".
It will be an interesting live experiment in viral posting (my optimistic goal is 20,000 unique visitors... I would also appreciate (after you have looked around) some comments regarding what you would LIKE me to post about. Currently, it is rather eclectic to me rather than you. I search the interwebnettubes extensively either on specific subjects or randomly based on a number of factors. You would simply add to that. I am looking at adding a 'Current Topic' that would be more commentary/opinion based. In order to do so I need to review how I approach content, readership, and presentation.
e.g., The Blizzards are a band I have not yet commented about. They are rather splendid. I have covered very little on kelp or even what it is like to molt like a snake (?)... you get the idea. You suggest.
Translations and postings to other language/countries appreciated.
As a side benefit, there are many posts on varied topics that I am sure will catch your eyes, ears, and mind (sadly, no "Smellyvision" yet... I would love to share the smells from the location in the photo below from a country I visited ...): Interestingly, that is actually a well known river!!!
When in Spain...
... I live in Spain. I blog. Apparently, 52% of ALL bloggers in the world blog in Spanish. Here.
The typical blogger in Spain? Male, 25-30 (Hmmm... I am an exception)...
Here is an interesting quote from Technorati:
“Over the 133 million blogs that exist in the world, only 1.1% has been updated in the last week, which means that only 1.5 million blogs are active.”
Must post more...
It would be interesting to see stats regarding the READING of blogs. My figure is in the > 100 a week. I have about 60+ regulars and somewhere nearing 5,000 unique visitors. Last year I had a break from the blog. My daily visits peak Thu/Fri (says something).
For my 5,000 visitor I intended to give them a REALLY good prize. Spread the word...
The typical blogger in Spain? Male, 25-30 (Hmmm... I am an exception)...
Here is an interesting quote from Technorati:
“Over the 133 million blogs that exist in the world, only 1.1% has been updated in the last week, which means that only 1.5 million blogs are active.”
Must post more...
It would be interesting to see stats regarding the READING of blogs. My figure is in the > 100 a week. I have about 60+ regulars and somewhere nearing 5,000 unique visitors. Last year I had a break from the blog. My daily visits peak Thu/Fri (says something).
For my 5,000 visitor I intended to give them a REALLY good prize. Spread the word...
Errm... who am I now?
An interesting perspective on puberty. Here.
Is it me or does "Steve 2 (too/two)" appear a tad "light in the loafers".
Is it me or does "Steve 2 (too/two)" appear a tad "light in the loafers".
This is so disturbing I am lost for words
I am an atheist. The whole 'God-bothering' thing just passes me by. Occasionally I stumble across some 'Gb' stuff that defies any explanation.
This is one of them here.
Equally, this none 'Gb' video has a certain... it just does not sit right if you see what I mean here.
Meanwhile... at the karaoke machine... this is a pure gem. It takes a few listens to get all of the words. He clearly did not understand them all... here.
This is one of them here.
Equally, this none 'Gb' video has a certain... it just does not sit right if you see what I mean here.
Meanwhile... at the karaoke machine... this is a pure gem. It takes a few listens to get all of the words. He clearly did not understand them all... here.
It certainly made an impression
Simon Schubert (not sure about the family tree here) has some 'interesting' sculpture work but his creations from flat sheets of paper are certainly not depressing... His installations certainly challenge someones mind...
Monday, May 25, 2009
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