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Re:Machine-Learning Maestro Michael Jordan on the Delusions ... by nl on Tuesday October 21, 2014 @12:19AM (#8485884)
Wolfram can handle it: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=2nd+biggest+city+in+Cal...
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Re:Machine-Learning Maestro Michael Jordan on the Delusions ... by dubfan on Tuesday October 21, 2014 @12:24AM (#8485894)
That misses the key qualifier: "near a river". The challenge there is what is "near", and what is a "river"?
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Re:Machine-Learning Maestro Michael Jordan on the Delusions ... by nl on Tuesday October 21, 2014 @01:38AM (#8486079)
You are right of course.

I was playing with it, had to go to a meeting and forgot I'd modified the question.

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Re:Machine-Learning Maestro Michael Jordan on the Delusions ... by joe_the_user on Tuesday October 21, 2014 @12:31AM (#8485904)
Uh, no, that's just "the second biggest city" Wolfram can't even handle "What is the second biggest city in California near a river" - IE, can't do something one step beyond the trivial.

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=What+is+the+second+bigg...

Can't even handle "What is the second biggest city in northern California" http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=What+is+the+second+bigg...

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