26 JUN 2013 by ideonexus

 Dictionary of Numbers

A dictionary takes words you're unfamiliar with and puts them in terms you're familiar with. Dictionary of Numbers takes numbers you're unfamiliar with and puts them in terms you can understand. Dictionary of Numbers scans the web pages you visit looking for numbers it can understand. When it finds one, it will give you a human-understandable meaning for that number. For example, Dictionary of Numbers will take this sentence: "The hurricane displaced over 100,000 people and cost an estimate...
Folksonomies: quantification comparison
Folksonomies: quantification comparison
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Scans websites for numbers and adds translations/comparisons to make them more comprehensible.

03 JAN 2012 by ideonexus

 There is No "Smell Pixel"

There is no way to interpolate between two smell molecules. True, odors can be mixed together to form millions of scents. But the world’s smells can’t be broken down into just a few numbers on a gradient; there is no “smell pixel.” Think of it this way: colors and sounds can be measured with rulers, but odors must be looked up in a dictionary.
Folksonomies: senses odor
Folksonomies: senses odor
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Odors are not analog, they must be looked up in a dictionary.