Stephen Wolfram has been in the net-news again lately due to the release of Wolfram Alpha. This half-calculator, half-search-engine was billed as a massive breakthrough in informational computing, but as everyone quickly found out when they tried to use it, it really can't do much of anything useful.

As Chris Hecker recently took a moment to point out, Wolfram has a pretty serious self-image problem. He seems to see the world as failing to recognize his genius. Daily.

So in honor of the "launch" of his recent whatever-you-want-to-call-Wolfram-Alpha, I dedicated this third installment in my ad-lib series to Stephen.

Night has fallen in the forest clearing. The quiet blue light of the moon illuminates the playful spirits that only come out in the dark, as they dance among the trees and the lilypads. The sky is clear. The stars wash across the sky in intricate patterns.

And then it appears! The first glimmering light at the horizon. Strong and cold, it builds in intensity as it emerges from its daytime sleep. Larger and larger it grows, as it crawls upward towards the apex of the night sky, until the glorious full form of Stephen Wolfram's majestic ego assumes it rightful place there in the heavens for all to behold.

Topics: Stephen Wolfram, ego, night sky, stars, eclipse, majesty, radiance, lack of self-awareness, nocturne

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