Within the story, the consultant claims that "its for geeks". First off - read the definition of a geek - it is a circus performer that bites off the head of mice. If this guy's livelihood is based on upgrading businesses to Linux, why is he claiming its for "geeks" ? I think the proper term is still "nerd."
Since Cyc has done a stint with Lycos, what about with the Google engine? Especially since Google maintains one of the largest and most relevant databases, a single question asked may result in huge amounts of additional, relevant information flowing into Cyc?
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Within the story, the consultant claims that "its for geeks". First off - read the definition of a geek - it is a circus performer that bites off the head of mice. If this guy's livelihood is based on upgrading businesses to Linux, why is he claiming its for "geeks" ? I think the proper term is still "nerd."
Since Cyc has done a stint with Lycos, what about with the Google engine? Especially since Google maintains one of the largest and most relevant databases, a single question asked may result in huge amounts of additional, relevant information flowing into Cyc?