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<body> <div id="header"> <span class="left"> <span class="back"><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT"><span class="image mobile_back" title="Back"></span></a></span> <span class="image mobile_logo" title="Beehive Forum Logo"></span> </span> <ul> <li> <a class="reply_all" href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=32452.0&return_msg=32452.14"> <span class="image mobile_reply_all"></span><span class="text">Reply to All</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="navigation" href="#"> <span class="image mobile_navigation"></span><span class="text">Show messages</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="main" href="#"><span class="image mobile_menu" title="Menu"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu main"> <ul> <li><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Messages</a></li> <li><a href="lpm.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Inbox</a></li> <li><a href="lsearch.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Search</a></li> <li><a href="llogon.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Login</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu navigation"><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=32452.1">1–10</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=32452.11">11–20</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=32452.21">21</a></div> <div id="page_content"> <h3 class="thread_title"><a href="index.php?webtag=DEFAULT&amp;msg=32452.14">Thesaurus web service?</a> </h3> <div id="messages" data-navigation="32452_14_21_10"> <a name="a32452_14"></a><div class="message" id="message_32452_14"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)<span class="message_time">21 May 2007 00:12</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Drew (X3N0PH0N) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 21 May 2007 00:15"></span></span> <span class="message_count">14 of 21</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=32452.14">32452.14</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=32452.13">32452.13</a></div> <div class="message_body"> <p>I think there's already some SQL versions actually - I remember seeing mention of MySQL on one of the pages somewhere anyway.</p> <p> </p> <p>Yup, here you go:<br /> <a href="http://wordnet.princeton.edu/links#SQL">http://wordnet.princeton.edu/links#SQL</a></p><div class="edit_text">EDITED: 21 May 2007 00:14 by BOUGHTONP</div> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=32452.14&return_msg=32452.14" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="32452.14"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a32452_15"></a><div class="message" id="message_32452_15"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Drew (X3N0PH0N)<span class="message_time">21 May 2007 00:16</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 21 May 2007 00:18"></span></span> <span class="message_count">15 of 21</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=32452.15">32452.15</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=32452.14#a32452_14" target="_self">32452.14</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Oooh, thanks <span class="emoticon e_hug" title="(hug)"><span class="e__">(hug)</span></span> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=32452.15&return_msg=32452.14" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="32452.15"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a32452_16"></a><div class="message" id="message_32452_16"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: AND HIS PROPHET IS (MOHAMED42)<span class="message_time">21 May 2007 21:24</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 21 May 2007 21:25"></span></span> <span class="message_count">16 of 21</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=32452.16">32452.16</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=32452.8">32452.8</a></div> <div class="message_body"> <div class="quotetext" id="quote"><b>quote: </b></div><div class="quote">Would be nice to cut down the 1.5 seconds to download the data though - means the page takes three seconds to load.</div><br /> <br /> Just slap an animated gif on with a little spinny thing and then they will know that they're meant to wait. You could even have it say "Stealing content from dictionary.com..." </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=32452.16&return_msg=32452.14" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="32452.16"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a32452_17"></a><div class="message" id="message_32452_17"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)<span class="message_time">21 May 2007 21:27</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: AND HIS PROPHET IS (MOHAMED42) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 21 May 2007 21:30"></span></span> <span class="message_count">17 of 21</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=32452.17">32452.17</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=32452.14#a32452_16" target="_self">32452.16</a></div> <div class="message_body"> <div class="quotetext" id="quote"><b>quote: </b></div><div class="quote">You could even have it say "Stealing content from dictionary.com..."</div><br /> <br /> <span class="emoticon e_grin" title=":D"><span class="e__">:D</span></span><br /> <br /> <br /> Unfortunately it's as much for my own use at the moment, so I'd prefer to get it faster if I can. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=32452.17&return_msg=32452.14" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="32452.17"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a32452_18"></a><div class="message" id="message_32452_18"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: spinning_plates<span class="message_time">23 May 2007 17:43</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 23 May 2007 21:24"></span></span> <span class="message_count">18 of 21</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=32452.18">32452.18</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=32452.1">32452.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Not exactly useful to this thread, I don't suppose, but I very much like <a href="http://www.visualthesaurus.com">www.visualthesaurus.com</a> and if you're crafty you can keep using it even though it's jut a demo I seem to remember. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=32452.18&return_msg=32452.14" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="32452.18"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a32452_19"></a><div class="message" id="message_32452_19"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)<span class="message_time">23 May 2007 21:26</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: spinning_plates <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 29 May 2007 16:12"></span></span> <span class="message_count">19 of 21</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=32452.19">32452.19</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=32452.14#a32452_18" target="_self">32452.18</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Yeah, if that was better implemented (and free) it'd be good. It's too slow and jiggley and limited for me to like it though. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=32452.19&return_msg=32452.14" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="32452.19"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a32452_20"></a><div class="message" id="message_32452_20"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: spinning_plates<span class="message_time">29 May 2007 16:15</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 29 May 2007 19:22"></span></span> <span class="message_count">20 of 21</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=32452.20">32452.20</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=32452.14#a32452_19" target="_self">32452.19</a></div> <div class="message_body"> <p>It is pseudo-free as I mention. You don't have to pay as long as you don't want to follow a word more than about 4 drills down. However even if you do, you can get to the 4th stage down and then take the word you're working on and plug it back in again.</p> <p> </p> <p>I'm also not sure what you mean by "better implemented"?</p> <p> </p> <p>Plus I wasn't necessarily suggesting you use it for this, but I have found it a useful site in the past and couldn't resist mentioning it.</p> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=32452.20&return_msg=32452.14" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="32452.20"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a32452_21"></a><div class="message" id="message_32452_21"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)<span class="message_time">29 May 2007 19:38</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: spinning_plates <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 29 May 2007 19:38"></span></span> <span class="message_count">21 of 21</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=32452.21">32452.21</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=32452.14#a32452_20" target="_self">32452.20</a></div> <div class="message_body"> That's not free, it's just a workaround that lets you avoid paying money.<br /> <br /> And I mean that the concept is an interesting one, but the way they've done it is crap - as I said, it's slow, jiggly, and limited; you can't organise the words - they spring back; it's really slow; you can't have multiple webs on the screen at one time; clicking stuff takes too long; it only shows a limited number of synonyms; and did I mention how slow it is? </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=32452.21&return_msg=32452.14" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="32452.21"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> </body>