On Mon, Jul 07, 2008 at 02:19:29AM -0700, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:
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> 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 en
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> >>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
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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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On Wed, Jul 02, 2008 at 09:12:33PM +0200, Wojciech Puchar wrote:
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> >>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 syste
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:
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> >> We're advising our clients to stock up on canned goods and shotguns -
> >> Brain Gremlin
> >
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:
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>> 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
> app
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 n
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 syste
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 mistakes
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 ju
On Tue, Jul 01, 2008 at 10:36:22PM -0700, Kurt Buff wrote:
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> 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 Tue, Jul 01, 2008 at 10:21:22PM -0400, Tuc at T-B-O-H.NET wrote:
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> > > 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
> >
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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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 EVERY
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,
>
> > 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
> >
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 commun
> 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 p
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.
> >
> >Wh
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
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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipe
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