The User

I have tried to update my wordpress to version 2.8 and made a complete mess to my admin section. Although apparently the website was still working, the admin panel was nowhere to be seen. First of all I have received some gateway errors and other crap, when using automatic update, then after talking with my hosting providers (MyHost – very nice people indeed, and very helpful too) they advised me to try to reinstall the wordpress again.

I have done that again and again until it occured to me that something was terribly wrong with it. After some research on the internet I have found out that there are some major problems to the dashbord and support of some plugins. I have tried to remove the plugins but it nothing happened. I took a very wise decision then and downgrated to version 2.7. Now it all works perfectly.

As for the update, I will probably wait for version 2.8.1 to appear and the plugins to be updated.

Inbenta announces the launch of “Semantic Site Search”, a new service (SaaS-based) that provides search to any website within the cloud computing. After four years of development (project codename: voldemort), this search service includes Semantic Search capabilities and Natural Language Processing (NLP).

Site owners will be able to easy-integrate Semantic Search engine on their site and their content. Other features include customization, XML ,API, and real-time reporting tools.

The service will be offered for free for individuals, NLP&search professionals, developers, education and SMEs.

This search approach has its foundations in lexical functions and Meaning-text theory (I. Mel’čuk , A. Žolkovskij, J. Apresjian).

Fifty People, One Question: Restored from Benjamin Reece on Vimeo.

Well, it seems that I’m not that good at science Though I think it is ok since 9 years have passed from the moment I’ve finished 8th grade. So I’m kinda good. I probably will remember everything when I will have kids and I’ll have to learn everything again with them.:)

thanks Yuka

Some years have passed since the electronic books came into market. There were pros and cons, especially prophesies of doom, but after some years nothing happened. The publishing is still there still prosperous.

Now it seems that the e-book is starting to take off. We have examples like Amazon “kindle” e-book who sold out in the United States within a few hours on its first run iLiad e-book which is selling well and the much-appreciated Sony Reader is on the second edition now with lots of accessories.

Publishers are beginning to think seriously about their e-book strategy.

 More people start to profit on the joys of having a portable e-reader with them 24/7. People can read in bed, read on the go, on vacation, on the plain, train or bus.

It solves the problem of holiday reading when after the first week all you have left is “a battered copy of Vogue from three months ago and something on sale in the local boutique, written in German.”Now you can just nip down to the local internet connection and top up your reading.

But before you start a bonfire on your bookshelves, a word of caution.While in the US there are an increasing number of new books available online, publishers in Europe have been slow to release their books in an electronic format. Why is that? Are tey affraid that we would’t be interested? I am very sick and tired to want books which are not accesible in Romania, and I would enjoy greatelly to be able to just download them in secconds.

Well, dear publishers, when are u going to do something about our needs?