Haystack: A More Compelling View Of Your Data

Peristaltic writes "MIT's Haystack project has released the source for it's "Universal Information Client", Haystack. In their words: 'Haystack looks into the use of artificial intelligence techniques for analyzing unstructured information and providing more accurate retrieval.' Unlike some attempts I've seen in the past to pull it all together on my desktop, Haystack shows some promise -- One of it's more useful features allows you to take the information you've been wallowing through, and have Haystack continually refine a 'dynamic hierarchy' until you get what you need. Haystack also performs some neat tricks such as combining Email, IM, web pages, etc. into a single inbox."

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Re:I just want a relational filesystem...

[stratjakt]

Good news! You're getting one, the successor to Windows XP will sport WinFS, a brand spanking new filesystem based on SQL Server's engine.

Now, of course linux trolls will whine and whatnot, but SQL Server is a killer DMBS, and this filesystem will be cool. Imagine how fast apps will start when they dont have to scour a half dozen directories for .dll files, but instead "SELECT location FROM files WHERE filename = 'msvcrt.dll' AND version = '7.8.29'"

Anyways, in a few decades someone will write a free-as-in-no-money version for lunix. So hold tight.