Going from a 'Web of links' to a 'Web of meaning'

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Going from a 'Web of links' to a 'Web of meaning'

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Saturday October 9, 2004 @03:27AM from the linked-to-linked-to-linked-to-linked-to dept.

neutron_p writes "Computer scientists from Lehigh University are building the Semantic Web, which will handle more data, resolve contradictions and draw inferences from users' queries. The new improved Web will also combine pieces of information from multiple sites in order to find answers to questions."

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Re:Ummm by amalcon · 2004-10-09 03:45 · Score: 2, Funny

Yeah, hopefully there aren't many easily-offended cat enthusiasts out there. They might not appreciate some of the more, er, "exotic" sites they find...

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and draw inferences.. by murderlegendre · 2004-10-09 03:47 · Score: 5, Funny

..from user's queries.

Clippy..? Is that you?

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it's the Gibson! by SuperBanana · 2004-10-09 03:51 · Score: 2, Funny

Am I the only one who recognized the main graphic for the story as a lifted screencap from the movie Hackers? That movie's SOLE redeeming quality was Angelina Jolie...
Well, ok, that and the laugh factor. Not quite as much fun as MST3K'ing The Mummy with about a half dozen friends though.

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Re: When by vasubhat · 2004-10-09 04:12 · Score: 2, Funny

... And when the computer does indeed possess understanding, thought, consciousness and the likes, and goes about doing something with it, the Vogons go and destroy it before the job is done.
Another Clippy by Odd+John · 2004-10-09 05:08 · Score: 2, Funny

Great. An Expert System to do your google searches based on what it thinks you meant. The giant Semantic 'Clippy' knows what's best when it pops up to say:

''Here are the results to the question you should have asked.''

Maybe next they'll have the Semantic Web manage the way electronic voting is counted. Semantic Clippy will count your 'intent' instead of your actual vote.