What happens when you crunch a heap of Facebook data with one of the most sophisticated computational tools in the world? Mathematical proof for the myriad ways your life gets boring as you get older. That's right, as you get older, you're going to spend even more time whining about the weather and the government and less time thinking about important things like video games. Read More >>
Featured comment by Freggles:
"I'm fairly sure the researchers will have accounted for that in their calculations otherwise it's a very flawed study method" More »
Remember SmarterChild? That AIM bot that would answer all/most of your questions and get huffy and stop talking to you when you inevitably started swearing at it? Unfortunately SmarterChild is still dead and gone, but it's got a Twitter descendant: @DearAssistant. Read More >>
Wolfram Alpha, the true know it all on the Interwebs, introduced a ridiculously detailed Facebook report complete with statistical insights about how many links, photos, and updates you ever posted on your page last year. Today, Wolfram Alpha is adding even more detail to its Facebook report so you can learn more about how you book the face. Read More >>
Go here and type "facebook report." What you get in return is a treasure trove of statistical insights about your Facebook profile, which is certain to send you into a narcissistic spiral you're certain to never recover from. Read More >>
Featured comment by Will.King.London:
"That's probably why everyone I know is on Twitter with cutesy, anonymous usernames which are only known to friends. If all the personal information o..." More »
Wolfram Alpha may or may not be one of my favourite things in tech right now. It'll spew movie times; compare football stats; help you cheat in Words With Friends and tell you exactly what aeroplane you're staring at in the sky. And now with tomorrow's arrival of Wolfram Alpha Pro, the company, in its founder's words, begins "step 2." Read More >>
Featured comment by johnvarghese1:
"Siri uses WA. And Siri is just plain awesome. I use it a lot to interact with my phone. It seems very natural to just ask Siri to do things for me. He..." More »
You're laying on a grassy knoll, staring at clouds, thinking about puppies and wondering if Becky and/or Brian Jones will go with you to the autumn dance. Then a plane flies overhead. You wonder where it'll end up. But you no longer have to wonder: Wolfram Alpha will tell you. Read More >>
Featured comment by Tars:
"Theres an IOS app called Flightradar24 that works in the UK. Gives a google map type image with little animated planes on it that you can click on to ..." More »
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