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I stand corrected. Thanks for all your work. And I still miss the AltaVista illustrated diagram (Java Applet) that would allow you to drill down and specializ

by bsder 4mo ago

I stand corrected. Thanks for all your work. And I still miss the AltaVista illustrated diagram (Java Applet) that would allow you to drill down and specialize the search results. No modern search has ever matched that, again.

jhy 4mo ago
That feature sounds amazing! I tried searching wayback etc but wasn't able to find any more details. Do you happen to know of any screenshots / deeper descriptions for it? Perhaps we could nerd snipe Marginalia Search to add it :)
- bsder 4mo ago
  I remember it being a Java applet with animations, but my memory could be terribly faulty at this point. Following your comments and trying to trail things out, the only thing I can find is a reference to AltaVista LiveTopics. https://dannysullivan.com/why-search-sucks-you-wont-fix-it-the-way-you-think-203 https://dannysullivan.com/why-search-sucks-you-wont-fix-it-t... I suspect what I used was that "GRAPH" button in the AltaVista Refine picture. We might want to archive that image. It seems like the only evidence that this stuff ever existed.
  - jhy 4mo ago
    Thanks, AltaVista LiveTopics is a good keyword. I found: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Alta-Vista-LiveTopic-Graph_fig2_247392753 https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Alta-Vista-LiveTopic-Gra... which has some different coverage. I did try to archive the blog you linked but unfortunately the owner is blocking it with robots.txt User-agent: ia_archiver Disallow: /
    - bsder 4mo ago
      That hyperbolic tree looks very close to what my faulty memory recalls. I suspect it was a later incarnation that I used.
BryantD 4mo ago
It was a fun place to be. Sorry if I came across as curt — rereading that I was a bit more blunt than I intended. Sick cat has been stressing me.
- bsder 4mo ago
  No offense was taken. It's always good to hear from the people who actually did stuff to set the record straight. > It was a fun place to be. It was. I was in the hardware side during the Hostile Giveaway(tm) to Intel and Compaq. Good luck with your cat.

by bsder 4mo ago

jhy 4mo ago

That feature sounds amazing! I tried searching wayback etc but wasn't able to find any more details. Do you happen to know of any screenshots / deeper descriptions for it? Perhaps we could nerd snipe Marginalia Search to add it :)

bsder 4mo ago
I remember it being a Java applet with animations, but my memory could be terribly faulty at this point. Following your comments and trying to trail things out, the only thing I can find is a reference to AltaVista LiveTopics. https://dannysullivan.com/why-search-sucks-you-wont-fix-it-the-way-you-think-203 https://dannysullivan.com/why-search-sucks-you-wont-fix-it-t... I suspect what I used was that "GRAPH" button in the AltaVista Refine picture. We might want to archive that image. It seems like the only evidence that this stuff ever existed.
- jhy 4mo ago
  Thanks, AltaVista LiveTopics is a good keyword. I found: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Alta-Vista-LiveTopic-Graph_fig2_247392753 https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Alta-Vista-LiveTopic-Gra... which has some different coverage. I did try to archive the blog you linked but unfortunately the owner is blocking it with robots.txt User-agent: ia_archiver Disallow: /
  - bsder 4mo ago
    That hyperbolic tree looks very close to what my faulty memory recalls. I suspect it was a later incarnation that I used.

BryantD 4mo ago

It was a fun place to be. Sorry if I came across as curt — rereading that I was a bit more blunt than I intended. Sick cat has been stressing me.

bsder 4mo ago
No offense was taken. It's always good to hear from the people who actually did stuff to set the record straight. > It was a fun place to be. It was. I was in the hardware side during the Hostile Giveaway(tm) to Intel and Compaq. Good luck with your cat.