Valleywag
Let's ignore the fact that Powerset's core technology is only licensed from Xerox PARC. Even then, we're disappointed in today's public debut from publicity-ridden search engine Powerset. Cofounders Barney Pell and Steve Newcomb intended to create a "natural language" search engine that allowed users to phrase search queries in the way they speak. But after informing its search by trolling Wikipedia, Powerset couldn't even answer our one most important question: "Which Powerset executive slept with another's wife?" Powerset's answer: LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman. No offense, Reid, but we're almost certain that's not correct.
Powerset's Wikipedia search can't answer our "natural language" search
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10:40 AM on Mon May 12 2008
By Nicholas Carlson
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Surely with all your posts on PS, you are receiving money from PS for your coverage!
Harry "oops, wrong blog" Wang
@FiveStarEggRoll: You think PowerSet wants everyone to be reminded that the staff can't keep its pants on? Also, I love that "with" is considered a key word by those guys. How about "is"? Can you ignore the active verb and instead find me all the articles that include an "is", PowerSet? Idiots.
Next time I see Barney, I'll ask him if Powerset is hiring ;)
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