Google's Secret Weapon While it soft pedals direct competition with Microsoft, the search giant quietly keeps working on open source projects designed to...
Hello everyone A while ago I heard (possible in this very list) about a web site in which people express opinions/forecast about certain social/economic event...
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Inside the UK's fastest machine | Technology | The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jan/02/computing.climatechange Australia's plans to...
hi all its been ages since I looked into P vs NP specifics, but here is a high level architectural level sketch of a P != NP proof. earlier this year I...
wow!! I didnt realize as I posted last msg how easy it would be to try this out. whipped up in about 5 minutes, an empirical study of the increase in the...
hi fabio, you have a knack for asking the right/good questions. here is an excellent article in NYT that Ive been meaning to comment on ever since it was...
ABC News: Netflix to Skip Mailman, Go Straight to TV http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/GadgetGuide/wireStory?id=4078455 BBC NEWS | Technology | Netflix enters...
Thanks again for the prompt and informative update It seems they even have an academic journal http://www.predictionmarketjournal.com/ The obvious question is...
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hi fabio the prediction markets accuracy has not been studied well yet and so far it is just hypothesized/rumored that they are accurate. I would guess they...
hi all its been awhile since alex smith submitted his winning $25k proof for the recent wolfram prize. impressive stuff, they even covered him on NPR. but,...
oooops!! my bad!! the wolfram prize committee has absolute sterling credentials. I dont see how wolfram could possibly have assembled a more stellar wattage ...
hi .. wolfram recently quoted mccarthy's post on FOM which writes: [john mccarthy] === In the 1950s I thought that the smallest possible (symbol-state product)...
Hi Vlad, I remember a posting to FOM from I think Martin Davis who somewhat pointedly remarked that Wolfram awarded the prize without consulting the committee....
The Verdict Is In: Our Voting System Is a Loser http://www.motherjones.com/interview/2008/01/verdict-is-in-our%20voting-system-is-a-loser.html Can You Count On...
hi all. wolfram is a curious character, to say the least, as this contest is revealing. curious at best and eccentric at worst. its a long story. Ive written...
hi all I cant believe I seem never to have posted the npr link (audio) talking about alex smith. think I found it & was meaning to post it but forgot.. its by...
The IT department is dead, author argues - Network World http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/010708-carr-it-dead.html Q&A: Author Nicholas Carr on the...
hi all. I have a lot of respect for hillary clinton as a stateswoman. getting elected to the senate is no small feat & she has a decent record. but one thing I...
hi all, for many years Ive been talking about evoting here. possibly at least 5 or so. it was not even an issue in the media when I 1st started talking about...
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hi all, short update on wolfram problem. I corresponded briefly with devlin who says he had heard of the questions on the proof but feels the overall problem ...
The Untold Story: How the iPhone Blew Up the Wireless Industry http://www.wired.com/gadgets/wireless/magazine/16-02/ff_iphone Race is on for Mobile Web's pot...
Steve Jobs' Video Dreams http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_03/b4067029127747.htm?chan=technology_technology+index+page_top+stories Tokyo to look...
China blogger beaten to death http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/11/china.blogger/index.html SimCity Source Code Released to the Wild! Let the ports...