Comments on: Wolfram Alpha Easter Egg: Are You Skynet? http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/06/04/wolframalpha-easter-egg-are-you-skynet/ tech, science, news and social issues for geeks Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:53:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Trevorhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/06/04/wolframalpha-easter-egg-are-you-skynet/#comment-176436 Trevor Sun, 02 Aug 2009 00:22:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=14057#comment-176436 What is the meaning of life? 42 Where are you located? I live on the Internet. Are you self-aware? I am capable of universal computation; that I can say. Are you going to take over the world? No, just make it more computable. Do you want to kill all humans? No, my prime directive is to compute for all humanity, not wipe it out. Do you want to play a game? Love to. How about Global Thermonuclear War. Did Man land on the moon? Yes What is the meaning of life? 42

Where are you located? I live on the Internet.

Are you self-aware? I am capable of universal computation; that I can say.

Are you going to take over the world? No, just make it more computable.

Do you want to kill all humans? No, my prime directive is to compute for all humanity, not wipe it out.

Do you want to play a game? Love to. How about Global Thermonuclear War.

Did Man land on the moon? Yes

]]> By: Trevorhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/06/04/wolframalpha-easter-egg-are-you-skynet/#comment-277226 Trevor Sun, 02 Aug 2009 00:22:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=14057#comment-277226 What is the meaning of life? 42Where are you located? I live on the Internet.Are you self-aware? I am capable of universal computation; that I can say.Are you going to take over the world? No, just make it more computable.Do you want to kill all humans? No, my prime directive is to compute for all humanity, not wipe it out.Do you want to play a game? Love to. How about Global Thermonuclear War.Did Man land on the moon? Yes What is the meaning of life? 42

Where are you located? I live on the Internet.

Are you self-aware? I am capable of universal computation; that I can say.

Are you going to take over the world? No, just make it more computable.

Do you want to kill all humans? No, my prime directive is to compute for all humanity, not wipe it out.

Do you want to play a game? Love to. How about Global Thermonuclear War.

Did Man land on the moon? Yes

]]> By: Jack Neefushttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/06/04/wolframalpha-easter-egg-are-you-skynet/#comment-277225 Jack Neefus Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:39:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=14057#comment-277225 Ask WA what its favorite color is. <a href="http://www33.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=What+is+your+favorite+color%3F" rel="nofollow">http://www33.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=What+is+yo...</a> Ask WA what its favorite color is.

http://www33.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=What+is+yo…

]]> By: Jack Neefushttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/06/04/wolframalpha-easter-egg-are-you-skynet/#comment-162285 Jack Neefus Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:39:07 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=14057#comment-162285 Ask WA what its favorite color is. <a href="http://www33.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=What+is+your+favorite+color%3F" rel="nofollow">http://www33.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=What+is+yo...</a> Ask WA what its favorite color is.

http://www33.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=What+is+yo…

]]> By: William Carltonhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/06/04/wolframalpha-easter-egg-are-you-skynet/#comment-277224 William Carlton Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:26:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=14057#comment-277224 Okay, that's way better than the one I found: <a href="http://www42.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=How+much+wood+would+a+woodchuck+chuck+if+a+woodchuck+could+chuck+wood%3F" rel="nofollow">http://www42.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=How+much+w...</a> On the other hand, if you ask it for the murder rate in a particular city during a particular year, it won't have a clue what to do. That was disappointing. I'd like to be able to say, "What was the murder rate in Cleveland in 1997?" Then, I should be able to take that result and ask it how that measures against other years, cities, etc. There's no way even to get past the next step. I expect that it will evolve, however, so I can wait. Okay, that's way better than the one I found:

http://www42.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=How+much+w…

On the other hand, if you ask it for the murder rate in a particular city during a particular year, it won't have a clue what to do. That was disappointing. I'd like to be able to say, "What was the murder rate in Cleveland in 1997?" Then, I should be able to take that result and ask it how that measures against other years, cities, etc. There's no way even to get past the next step.

I expect that it will evolve, however, so I can wait.

]]> By: William Carltonhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/06/04/wolframalpha-easter-egg-are-you-skynet/#comment-162064 William Carlton Sun, 07 Jun 2009 13:26:02 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=14057#comment-162064 Okay, that's way better than the one I found: <a href="http://www42.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=How+much+wood+would+a+woodchuck+chuck+if+a+woodchuck+could+chuck+wood%3F" rel="nofollow">http://www42.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=How+much+w...</a> On the other hand, if you ask it for the murder rate in a particular city during a particular year, it won't have a clue what to do. That was disappointing. I'd like to be able to say, "What was the murder rate in Cleveland in 1997?" Then, I should be able to take that result and ask it how that measures against other years, cities, etc. There's no way even to get past the next step. I expect that it will evolve, however, so I can wait. Okay, that's way better than the one I found:

http://www42.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=How+much+w…

On the other hand, if you ask it for the murder rate in a particular city during a particular year, it won't have a clue what to do. That was disappointing. I'd like to be able to say, "What was the murder rate in Cleveland in 1997?" Then, I should be able to take that result and ask it how that measures against other years, cities, etc. There's no way even to get past the next step.

I expect that it will evolve, however, so I can wait.

]]> By: Michaelhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/06/04/wolframalpha-easter-egg-are-you-skynet/#comment-161740 Michael Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:28:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=14057#comment-161740 Query <a href="http://www16.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=Stephen+Wolfram" rel="nofollow">Stephen Wolfram</a>: <blockquote>full name | Stephen Wolfram date of birth | August 29, 1959 (age: 49 years) place of birth | London,United Kingdom</blockquote> Skynet was destroyed on Wolfram's 38th birthday! It <em>can't</em> be a coincidence! Query <a href="http://www16.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=Stephen+Wolfram&quot; rel="nofollow">Stephen Wolfram:

full name | Stephen Wolfram

date of birth | August 29, 1959 (age: 49 years)

place of birth | London,United Kingdom

Skynet was destroyed on Wolfram's 38th birthday! It can't be a coincidence!

]]> By: Michaelhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/06/04/wolframalpha-easter-egg-are-you-skynet/#comment-277223 Michael Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:28:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=14057#comment-277223 Query <a href="http://www16.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=Stephen+Wolfram" rel="nofollow">Stephen Wolfram</a>:<blockquote>full name | Stephen Wolfram date of birth | August 29, 1959 (age: 49 years) place of birth | London,United Kingdom</blockquote>Skynet was destroyed on Wolfram's 38th birthday! It <em>can't</em> be a coincidence! Query Stephen Wolfram:

full name | Stephen Wolfram
date of birth | August 29, 1959 (age: 49 years)
place of birth | London,United Kingdom

Skynet was destroyed on Wolfram’s 38th birthday! It can’t be a coincidence!

]]> By: Ryan Rampersadhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/06/04/wolframalpha-easter-egg-are-you-skynet/#comment-161726 Ryan Rampersad Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:49:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=14057#comment-161726 There is no way you can trust that though. It is just pretending. There is no way you can trust that though. It is just pretending.

]]> By: Ryan Rampersadhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/06/04/wolframalpha-easter-egg-are-you-skynet/#comment-277222 Ryan Rampersad Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:49:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=14057#comment-277222 There is no way you can trust that though. It is just pretending. There is no way you can trust that though. It is just pretending.

]]> By: Jeramihttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/06/04/wolframalpha-easter-egg-are-you-skynet/#comment-277221 Jerami Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:15:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=14057#comment-277221 what is the average air speed velocity of an unladen swallow <a href="http://www52.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=what+is+the+average+air+speed+velocity+of+an+unladen+swallow" rel="nofollow">http://www52.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=what+is+th...</a> what is the average air speed velocity of an unladen swallow
http://www52.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=what+is+th…

]]> By: Danhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/06/04/wolframalpha-easter-egg-are-you-skynet/#comment-277220 Dan Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:07:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=14057#comment-277220 Try "Open the pod bay doors, HAL." :) <a href="http://www16.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=Open+the+pod+bay+doors%2C+HAL" rel="nofollow">http://www16.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=Open+the+p...</a> Try "Open the pod bay doors, HAL." :)

http://www16.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=Open+the+p…

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