http://thestoryshop.net/blog the map is not the place Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:01:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We have now reached a level of sophistication in our signalling and communications that we can compare our networks, our trails forming abilities, with those of ants. The phermone traceries, the scent trails laid down that enable a colony's survival, providing wayfinding pathways to sources of sustenance, demarcing territory, identifying ... http://thestoryshop.net/blog/?p=268 A New Kind of Science (NKS) An hour and a half with Stephen. Wolfram, that is, not Downes. SD's Web site is down as I write and has been for a couple of days. Ouch! Maybe tomorrow. I thought this video would be a great segue into Connectivism and Connective Knowledge and ... http://thestoryshop.net/blog/?p=239 Approaching 100,000,000 queries. Wolfram | Alpha http://thestoryshop.net/blog/?p=231 A few thousand people around the world, following the introduction of Wolfram | Alpha by way of the developer's mailing list and blog, were treated to a pre-launch test drive. A reviewer's ID and password crossed my screen, late Friday afternoon. I have been running queries, since. On Monday, May 18th ... http://thestoryshop.net/blog/?p=226 I took part in Stephen Wolfram's Webinar and was blown away by the technology. Textbook publishers, especially in the sciences arena, are going to freaking out. Ask it question, get an answer. A good answer. His demonstration was recorded, so expect it to be embedded in one of their Web ... http://thestoryshop.net/blog/?p=214