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Very Interesting
by jesusfish on Wednesday 23/Feb/2005, @21:01

I remember hearing Nat Freidman at RealWorld Linux last year speak on something similar, and he showed an app that demonstrated this (what may actually be Beagle now, I'm not quite sure). It would be a really big step to have technology and tools like this I think.

The whole concept resolves around connecting ideas, whether they be data, programs, time, etc. I think Derek hit it right where it's at. When I use my computer, my actions are all motivated by thoughts. I want to know about this, I want to do that, etc. Imagine how nice it would be to connect everything on your desktop relative to a particular thought. An example, say you're working on a wesbite...you could essentially find every program, file, search, etc, that is related to that at one time. It would be like telling your desktop that you want to work on that site, and everything you need is neatly retrieved and organized for you. That is convenience.

Hopefully I've got this whole concept correct, or I sound quite dumb.

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by Aaron J. Seigo on Thursday 24/Feb/2005, @00:37

> Nat Freidman at RealWorld Linux last year speak on something similar

just to repeat Scott here: Beagle and this project really aren't the same sort of thing. you can do similar things with both concepts, but the approach taken is vastly different and there is a host of possibilities that just aren't possible with Beagle/Spotlight/Google Desktop Search type systems that are with where we're going with this. this isn't to say Beagle et al are uninteresting or poorly done, they are just a different type of technology with a slightly different set of goals.

> The whole concept re[v]olves around connecting ideas ... That is convenience.

exactly. =)

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