Wolfram|Alpha Launch
- 8:37 PM Jonathan Keebler - We’re in the final moments before the new search engine comes online www.wolframalpha.com
- 8:37 PM Jonathan Keebler -
- 8:37 PM Jonathan Keebler - They are streaming the launch here www.justin.tv
- 8:38 PM Jonathan Keebler - There are tornadoes in the area of the launch centre so that might make things interesting
- 8:39 PM Jonathan Keebler - This is like a space launch!
- 8:39 PM Jonathan Keebler -
- 8:41 PM Jonathan Keebler - Wow, they are actually afraid of the wild thunderstorms hitting them right now
- 8:41 PM Jonathan Keebler -
- 8:41 PM Jonathan Keebler - These guys are great hosts
- 8:42 PM lizgiel - I don’t think it gets much geekier than watching the Wolfram Alpha Launch Webcast on a Fri night. I should at least crack a beer…
- 8:43 PM Jonathan Keebler - Now doing a tour of the systems in the building
- 8:43 PM Jonathan Keebler -
- 8:44 PM Jonathan Keebler - Wow, batteries….fascinating
- 8:45 PM Wolfram_Alpha - We are broadcasting through the thunderstorm and hail.
- 8:47 PM Jonathan Keebler - There’s a meeting going on. Deciding whether they are ready to launch
- 8:47 PM Jonathan Keebler -
- 8:47 PM chilkotardis - These wolfram people are clueless. TURN ON THE GODDAMN AUDIO
- 8:48 PM Jonathan Keebler - It’s live! www.wolframalpha.com I’m not sure if that was the *real* link or not, but it works
- 8:49 PM sidyadav - Trying out Wolfram Alpha. Super impressed so far.
- 8:49 PM Wolfram_Alpha - RT @novaspivack: Pass it on: Actual #WolframAlpha launch is Monday. Tonight is just a test. It will be off and on all weekend during tuning.
- 8:49 PM Wolfram_Alpha - Sound is a problem right now on justin.tv, but we’re working on it.
- 8:51 PM Jonathan Keebler - They just took down the working link. I guess that was just for testing and got leaked somehow
- 8:51 PM rhh - wolfram alpha is blowing my mind
- 8:52 PM damnhandy - The Wolfram|Alpha launch live feed is actually kinda silly/boring. I’d just rather use it. #jtv #wolframalpha
- 8:52 PM mxcl - Wolfram Alpha seems to be working in spurts. I managed to ask it “average circumference of penis” before it stopped working again.
- 8:53 PM Jonathan Keebler - The video stream is showing B-role of the server rooms
- 8:54 PM Sp4rkR4t - Wolfram Alpha may just change the way we view information on the Internet, very impressive test. Everyone should check it out on Monday.
- 8:54 PM nphase - Why go to highschool? Just use Wolfram Alpha.
- 8:54 PM Jonathan Keebler - Wow, they really want to reinforce that this is pretty-much a super computer.
- 8:56 PM Jonathan Keebler - Showing graphs of their live traffic stats
- 8:56 PM Jonathan Keebler -
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- 8:57 PM Jonathan Keebler - Great, hackers have already found a XSS hole in Wolfram: script tags in the input box e.g. tinyurl.com
- 9:00 PM theunfocused - really looking forward to getting my hands on the wolfram alpha api
- 9:01 PM Jonathan Keebler -
- 9:02 PM Jonathan Keebler - Ppl getting this message when they try a search:
Sorry, Wolfram Alpha is temporarily unavailable. Please try again. Error: DataPacletFilter: Unable to get Connection Too many connectionsSorry, Wolfram Alpha is temporarily unavailable. Please try again. Error: DataPacletFilter: Unable to get Connect…
- 9:04 PM Jonathan Keebler - When can we start using the system? “We don’t know”
- 9:04 PM gniting - if wikipedia did not kill britannica, wolfram alpha definitely does the job. bit.ly
- 9:04 PM Wolfram_Alpha - Who has access to Wolfram|Alpha right now? Having fun yet?
- 9:05 PM Jonathan Keebler - Just got news that they can do the load-test tonight (that’s us)
- 9:06 PM Jonathan Keebler - This guy is going to make it live:
- 9:06 PM Jonathan Keebler -
- 9:07 PM Jonathan Keebler - He’s running the startup scripts:
- 9:07 PM Jonathan Keebler -
- 9:07 PM Jonathan Keebler - Traffic starting to pick up:
- 9:07 PM Jonathan Keebler -
- 9:07 PM rcrowley - To the Wolfram Alpha: open the door, Hal.
- 9:09 PM Jonathan Keebler - Here’s the R-Smarr super-computer that’s running Wolfram|Alpha
- 9:09 PM Jonathan Keebler -
- 9:10 PM Jonathan Keebler -
- 9:10 PM benjeffery - I just lost all respect for wolfram as thier control room guys are running Windows – wtf? #wolframalpha
- 9:10 PM Dishmey - #Wolfram|Alpha is the top trending topic. Behold the power of geekerati.
- 9:11 PM Jonathan Keebler - They are about to try a load-test
- 9:11 PM Jonathan Keebler - Their “logging database” is “misbehaving”
- 9:12 PM Jonathan Keebler -
- 9:12 PM Jonathan Keebler - Wolfram: “I don’t think we’re going to have to abort here”
- 9:12 PM kazys - wolfram alpha was supposed to be launched an hour ago. where is the singularity?
- 9:13 PM Jonathan Keebler - Wolfram is pretty damn cool under pressure (on camera). Respect
- 9:13 PM Lewisham - Anyone else get the feeling Wolfram Alpha are just *begging* for a buyout? The hype is out of control… for a product not launched…
- 9:14 PM Jonathan Keebler - The system still isn’t live. Load-testing is proceeding though
- 9:18 PM Jonathan Keebler - They are vamping until they throw the switch. In true geek form, I’m going to go buy some Coke at the corner-store so I can keep watching this on a sugar high
- 9:18 PM novaspivack - I’m going to interview Stephen Wolfram soon about the deeper tech and ideas about #WolframAlpha. Tweet your questions to #AlphaQuestions
- 9:18 PM bigkumadog - Wolfram Alpha’s launch delayed amid glitches: Myriad problems prevented Wolfram Alpha from going live Friday eve.. tinyurl.com
- 9:18 PM Wolfram_Alpha - What you need to know about Wolfram|Alpha: bit.ly bit.ly
- 9:19 PM MANIFESTphoto - Wolfram thinks he’s soooooo smart. What colour shirt am I wearing? WRONG!
- 9:20 PM snugglecore - I am 12013 days old. Thank you Wolfram Alpha. #wolframalpha
- 9:21 PM MANIFESTphoto - Wolfram thinks he’s soooooo smart. What colour pants am I wearing? WRONG! I’m not wearing pants.
- 9:21 PM robertlahue - How many people are Googling “Wolfram Alpha”? And is that kind of ironic?
- 9:23 PM Jonathan Keebler - Here’s the only woman in the room (the graphic designer)
- 9:24 PM Jonathan Keebler -
- 9:28 PM kevincl - Who cares about Wolfram|Alpha? =[ (Even though I *am* watching the live launch webcast - nothing better on TV) #jtv #wolframalpha
- 9:30 PM ian_Wright - Wolfram Alpha should be proof i was right about skipping school because i didn't actually need to know complicated shit.
- 10:00 PM Wolfram_Alpha - We aren't completely live yet. If you are using the link wolframalpha.com/input, you aren't seeing the full version of Alpha.
- 10:01 PM Wolfram_Alpha - A live interview with Stephen Wolfram coming up!
- 10:19 PM Wolfram_Alpha - Wolfram|Alpha will go live in about 15 minutes!
- 10:24 PM novaspivack - Do not use the backdoor to #wolframalpha - it doesn't work right. Use the front door, when it opens.
- 10:28 PM Wolfram_Alpha - RT @novaspivack: Do not use the backdoor to #wolframalpha - it doesn't work right. Use the front door, when it opens.
- 10:30 PM Wolfram_Alpha - We are about to go live. Get ready!
- 10:32 PM Wolfram_Alpha - Countdown!
- 10:34 PM Jonathan Keebler - Parts of the cluster coming online
- 10:34 PM Jonathan Keebler -
- 10:35 PM Jonathan Keebler - The search box still isn't live here in Toronto
- 10:35 PM Jonathan Keebler -
- 10:36 PM Jonathan Keebler - They aren't getting the amount of traffic they expected. Probably because it isn't actually live for a lot of ppl yet
- 10:36 PM Jonathan Keebler - Wolfram: "It *should* be live"
- 10:36 PM Jonathan Keebler -
- 10:37 PM Jonathan Keebler - No increase in traffic yet
- 10:37 PM Wolfram_Alpha - We are LIVE!
- 10:38 PM Jonathan Keebler - They are trying to figure out why they aren't seeing more activity. Still not active for a lot of ppl according to the chat
- 10:39 PM Jonathan Keebler - I just got this error screen when I tried a search:
- 10:39 PM Jonathan Keebler -
- 10:40 PM Jonathan Keebler - Wolfram scrambling to figure out what has gone wrong.
- 10:40 PM Jonathan Keebler - The search just went live here in Toronto!
- 10:41 PM Jonathan Keebler -
- 10:42 PM Jonathan Keebler -
- 10:43 PM Jonathan Keebler - Searching for "what's the weather in Toronto" gives the latest weather from 24 hours ago. Might need to make that a little more recent at some point
www.wolframalpha.com
- 10:44 PM Jonathan Keebler - They have a problem with their "realtime logging system"
- 10:44 PM Jonathan Keebler -
- 10:47 PM Jonathan Keebler - They are crowdsourcing where it's working from the Justin.tv chat. All those computers in the control room, and they are reduced to a little chat box
- 10:47 PM bsamson - Trying to give Wolfram Alpha a chance, but it's not working for me yet. (Cincinnati, Ohio)
- 10:49 PM CelsoSC - RT @yesthatkarim: wolfram alpha just turned on. skynet becomes self-aware at 2:14 a.m. #singularity
- 10:50 PM Wolfram_Alpha - We are so excited to hear your feedback. Keep posting!
- 10:52 PM Jonathan Keebler - A second women has just appeared on camera. That makes two!
- 10:52 PM Jonathan Keebler -
- 10:53 PM luciuskwok - My problem with Wolfram Alpha is that it presupposes that systemic knowledge is a static thing and not subject to debate or change.
- 10:53 PM TheWebGeek - Wow, so far... Wolfram Alpha: 10,000+ processors, and no results. That's abysmal.
- 10:53 PM andreipetrik - I asked #wolfram "2008 CD sales" instead it produced results for a company called "C&D Technologies"
- 10:54 PM nicenerd - Can't believe wolfram alpha is getting such good publicity.
- 10:54 PM VinnyDakid - Wolfram Alpha is SWEET.
- 10:56 PM lewmoorman - Wolfram should give google results when it does not understand your query.
- 10:58 PM Wolfram_Alpha - Live, from Champaign!: bit.ly
- 10:59 PM Jonathan Keebler - Wolfram: his "meta theory" of people is that everyone has one big idea
- 11:00 PM randallb - Wolfram alpha friday night launch = brilliant. Work out the kinks ahead of time.
- 11:00 PM gscottshaw - Seriously?!? Wolfram|Alpha can calculate "pi / height of empire state building"? No high school math test is safe when this hits the iPhone!
- 11:02 PM Jonathan Keebler - The search is still going up and down here in Toronto. It's working one moment, and not the next
- 11:03 PM Jonathan Keebler - What makes Alpha different that Mathematica?
Wolfram: It's a whole new level. Mathematica = pure algorithms. Alpha = take stuff about the world and use that.
- 11:05 PM Jonathan Keebler - Alpha seems to be down for most people now i.e. they are just seeing the coming soon page
- 11:08 PM Jonathan Keebler - The Alpha launch is still heads and tails above Cuil
- 11:10 PM Jonathan Keebler - This interview with Wolfram is getting boring:
- 11:10 PM Jonathan Keebler -
- 11:12 PM Jonathan Keebler - hahaha They were just told to stop the interview because people were getting bored. Good call
- 11:19 PM Wolfram_Alpha - If the site is crashing for you, send us a screenshot on our Facebook page or a Photobucket link.
- 11:21 PM Wolfram_Alpha - www.Facebook.com
- 11:25 PM novaspivack - Did pt. 1 of my interview with Stephen Wolfram. Live on JustinTV. Will do a much deeper dive tomorrow #WolframAlpha I'll post links tomorrow
- 11:37 PM novaspivack - Wolfram Alpha Fail Whale Picture bit.ly #WolframAlpha #twine
- 11:39 PM novaspivack - #WolframAlpha is live and it's working. The test was rocky at first, but it's up and running now. Congratulations to Stephen and the team!
- 11:43 PM Wolfram_Alpha - By popular demand, we are bringing Maya back!
- 11:51 PM novaspivack - #WolframAlpha is live. Congrats to Stephen and the team! It was quite a night here at the launch.
- 11:52 PM Wolfram_Alpha - Our feed was delayed so you didn't get to hear us say goodbye. Thanks for tuning in!
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