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"Wolfram|Alpha isn't sure what to do with your input."

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Hi, Wolfram|Alpha! Ooh, ooh, I have a question!

Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego? - Wolfram Alpha doesn't know what to do with your input.

Well, what bloody use are you then?

But here's a serious question, my new bot pal. Why are your results presented as images of text? Sure, that's clever, but what for? We have heaps of fun ways to replace text with Flash or canvas elements these days without actually using images.

Here's a third one:

Wolfram Alpha says: To see full output you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.

Why do you require JavaScript? That's a bit retro of you, isn't it?

Q: Where do you live? A: I live on the internet.

You're a cheeky bot, Wolfram|Alpha.