Wikirage gives you a snapshot of which Wikipedia articles have had the most edits during a certain timeframe – a very useful way to see what’s happening in the world and on people’s minds (well, what’s on the minds of people who take the time to edit Wikipedia that is. So expect lots of pop […]
Other bands and artists have hinted at this model but nobody on the level of Radiohead has gone this far. Their new album, “In Rainbows” will be released on October 10 using a “Pay What You Want” model for those who download it digitally. Says one commentator on Reddit: “I can't stand Radiohead's music, but […]
Despite the potential of the Internet as a tool to overcome distance, living in rural and small town Canada continues to be a factor associated with lower rates of Internet use, according to a new study released today in the Rural and Small Town Canada Analysis Bulletin. The study, which uses data from the Canadian […]
I did an earlier post about the guy who designed a program to link IP addresses to Wikipedia edits. This has led to all kinds of discoveries of spin, manipulation and outright lies being planted by individuals and organizations who want to harm others or clean up their own image. Now a blogger has compiled […]
“Google has officially launched the missing piece in Google’s online office suite: Presently, a presentation product that competes directly with Microsoft PowerPoint.” (via TechCrunch)In related office suite news, IBM has announced that they're going to release their Lotus Symphony software for free to compete directly with MS-Office. Symphony is based on open source software from […]
I had an appointment with a specialist last week and during the course of it, he asked me about a procedure I'd had over ten years ago. Being so long ago, I couldn't remember some of the important details such as what the exact sequence of events leading to me having this procedure was or […]
Facebook has been censoring photos of breastfeeding mothers. If you believe breastfeeding is a non-sexual, natural thing (and that your eyes won't melt if you catch the corner of a boob in a photo), there's a Facebook group you can join to show your support.I have a feeling this will be Shea's next profile picture… […]
Of course, that's the equivalent of saying you beat your grandfather in the 100 metre dash but still…they're just getting around to a cover story on the latest trend in cyberspace, Facebook while my article for CLA's Feliciter on the very same topic came out a couple months ago (though it wasn't a cover story either so I guess it's really a tie in some ways.)
List of acquired tastes – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia(I'm proud to say that “cilantro” and “clamato” were two additions I made to the list although cilantro is still one I don't have a taste for – I think I have that enzyme thing where it tastes like rotted hell “an unpleasant soapy taste and/or rank […]
Wikipedia allows anonymous edits but it does track the IP of anyone who makes the edit. So a Cal-Tech computer grad student, inspired by news last year that Congress members’ offices had been editing their own entries, and curious whether other organizations were doing anything similar, developed a program to make it much easier to […]
