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Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:
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On Mon, Jul 07, 2008 at 12:04:10AM -0400, DAve wrote:
Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:
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On Mon, Jul 07, 2008 at 02:19:29AM -0700, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:
But I don't see that the print encyclopedia articles are that accurate
either, at least, not after time. Particularly on the controversal stuff.
Exactly my thought on the matter. One major benefit of Wikipedia over
print
Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:
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You know
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On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 05:15:39PM -0400, DAve wrote
references and 'buy it now' links, I can find out a layman's
introduction to nearly anything in one click.
in most cases bad introduction. but of course for intelligent people it is
not a problem.
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So call me a sociopath, but times are a bit scary. I'd like to do the
2000's equivalent of the 1960's bomb shelter, and have my very own
snapshot in case of major local/regional internet disruption, etc.
wikipedia is just a pile of junk. everyone can put in it, and
unfortunately do.
in
ahead of who is winning American Idol. If it comes to the point the internet
goes down for a long period of time, that $300 is better spent on a garden.
exactly :)
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On Tue, Jul 01, 2008 at 10:21:22PM -0400, Tuc at T-B-O-H.NET wrote:
Actually . . . if things get that bad, you're going to need some
firepower to protect your garden (and everything else you don't want
taken from you by force). To properly protect a garden, you'd need to
make it a
On Tue, Jul 01, 2008 at 10:36:22PM -0700, Kurt Buff wrote:
We're advising our clients to stock up on canned goods and shotguns -
Brain Gremlin
Seriously? What kind of business are you in that makes that an
appropriate bit of advice?
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On Wed, Jul 02, 2008 at 02:37:20PM +0200, Wojciech Puchar wrote:
So call me a sociopath, but times are a bit scary. I'd like to do the
2000's equivalent of the 1960's bomb shelter, and have my very own
snapshot in case of major local/regional internet disruption, etc.
wikipedia is just a
wikipedia is just a pile of junk. everyone can put in it, and
unfortunately do.
Meanwhile, in print encyclopedias, I see that with restricted writing
access and strict editing processes there are typically systemic biases
and subtler mistakes that are much easier to overlook -- and the
On Wed, Jul 02, 2008 at 09:12:33PM +0200, Wojciech Puchar wrote:
wikipedia is just a pile of junk. everyone can put in it, and
unfortunately do.
Meanwhile, in print encyclopedias, I see that with restricted writing
access and strict editing processes there are typically systemic biases
You know, the Wikipedia is crap argument is becoming tiresome. Maybe
they should have picked a different name. It is not a research tool.
However, I use it daily when someone mentions Microsoft's latest TLA,
or my daughter wants to see a picture of a blue whale, or I forget
what port subversion
On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 11:39 AM, Chad Perrin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Tue, Jul 01, 2008 at 10:36:22PM -0700, Kurt Buff wrote:
We're advising our clients to stock up on canned goods and shotguns -
Brain Gremlin
Seriously? What kind of business are you in that makes that an
appropriate
On Wed, Jul 02, 2008 at 03:38:48PM -0700, Kurt Buff wrote:
On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 11:39 AM, Chad Perrin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Tue, Jul 01, 2008 at 10:36:22PM -0700, Kurt Buff wrote:
We're advising our clients to stock up on canned goods and shotguns -
Brain Gremlin
Seriously?
On Wed, Jul 02, 2008 at 09:12:33PM +0200, Wojciech Puchar wrote:
wikipedia is just a pile of junk. everyone can put in it, and
unfortunately do.
Meanwhile, in print encyclopedias, I see that with restricted writing
access and strict editing processes there are typically systemic biases
Actually . . . if things get that bad, you're going to need some
firepower to protect your garden (and everything else you don't want
taken from you by force). To properly protect a garden, you'd need to
make it a community farm, with community members who have and will use
firearms to
On Tue, Jul 01, 2008 at 09:45:19AM -0700, Steve Franks wrote:
Actually . . . if things get that bad, you're going to need some
firepower to protect your garden (and everything else you don't want
taken from you by force). To properly protect a garden, you'd need to
make it a community
Actually . . . if things get that bad, you're going to need some
firepower to protect your garden (and everything else you don't want
taken from you by force). To properly protect a garden, you'd need to
make it a community farm, with community members who have and will use
firearms
On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 2:15 PM, DAve [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Steve Franks wrote:
So call me a sociopath, but times are a bit scary. I'd like to do the
2000's equivalent of the 1960's bomb shelter, and have my very own
snapshot in case of major local/regional internet disruption, etc.
In response to Steve Franks [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
So call me a sociopath, but times are a bit scary. I'd like to do the
2000's equivalent of the 1960's bomb shelter, and have my very own
snapshot in case of major local/regional internet disruption, etc.
Steve Franks wrote:
So call me a sociopath, but times are a bit scary. I'd like to do the
2000's equivalent of the 1960's bomb shelter, and have my very own
snapshot in case of major local/regional internet disruption, etc.
What would be the best way to go about this. I see with 1T words, it
On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 05:15:39PM -0400, DAve wrote:
Steve Franks wrote:
So call me a sociopath, but times are a bit scary. I'd like to do the
2000's equivalent of the 1960's bomb shelter, and have my very own
snapshot in case of major local/regional internet disruption, etc.
What would
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