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20 Microlog entries tagged with ‘wikipedia’
Wikipedia’s list of sandwiches
For some reason I expected it to be longer. Food & Drink ·
Wikipedia entry on the ‘commonplace book’
“Commonplace books (or commonplaces) were a way to compile knowledge, usually by writing information into books.” I guess today we do that with websites, too. Interesting ·
Wikipedia entry on desire lines
I just love that there’s a term for this phenomenon. Interesting ·
Wikipedia’s list of films considered the greatest ever
Tokyo Story is pretty fantastic, far better than Kane. See also: The AV Club’s best films of the ’00s. Sound & Screen ·
Wikipedia’s list of common misconceptions
I’m surprised this is up for deletion, as its utility is pretty self-evident to me. See also: Kitchen Myths and The Baseball Myth. Interesting ·
List of Crayola crayon colours on Wikipedia
With hex codes! I heart this [c/o Kottke]. Interesting ·
Wikipedia’s list of emoticons
The breadth of subtlety these things can convey is frankly astonishing. Arts & Culture ·
On Wikipedia, Cultural Patrimony, and Historiography
This got me thinking about something else: in a sense, blogs can be personal historiographies, can they not? Interpreting historiography in a personal sense seems to describe what I’m doing with my blog at the moment, creating a record that I might someday look back on. Arts & Culture ·
Wikipedia entry on ISO 3166
The standard for international country codes. I just love that this exists. Interesting ·
List of inventors killed by their own inventions
I need say no more. [c/o Gulfstream] Interesting ·
Wikipedia on the Dunning-Kruger effect
A cognitive bias in which “people reach erroneous conclusions and make unfortunate choices but their incompetence robs them of the metacognitive ability to realize it”. In other words, the dumber you are, the more likely you are to think you’re smarter than everyone else; conversely, the truly smart ones tend to underestimate their own intelligence for fear of patronising others. The end result is a social climate where the likes of Fox News can thrive. Oy vey! Arts & Culture ·
Wikipedia entry on proprioception
One for the ‘so that’s what it’s called’ file. Interesting ·
Wikipedia entry on trolleybuses
I’m fascinated by trolleybuses. Probably because I’ve never been on one or even seen them in operation. Interesting ·
Wikipedia entry on dog communication
Fascinating reading, here. I never realised a tail wag could convey so many different meanings. Interesting ·
Anil Dash has rounded up a selection of anti-Wikipedia links
Filing here for future reference; these should have much relevance to the previous question. Arts & Culture ·
The Colbert Report analyses Wikipedia
Funny guy, that Colbert. I don’t think the net should be too worried about this — you can see in his eyes that he understands more than what he’s saying. And besides, it raises a fair question that requires debate: What exactly is Wikipedia for, anyway? Arts & Culture ·
Wikipedia entry on the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict
No longer willing to fill this blog with more depressing/angering reports of continuing atrocities — such as the killing of UN peacekeepers despite numerous warnings — I’m filing this for future reference; I don’t think it’ll be beaten as a concise historial record of these recent events for some time. Arts & Culture ·
List of problems solved by MacGyver
You won’t find this in the Encyclopaedia Britannica. That’s why Wikipedia rocks. Interesting ·
Wikipedia study ‘fatally flawed’
Basically, Britannica’s fucked because their subscription revenue stream has been taken away from them by Wikipedia, which by now has really transcended the traditional idea of the encyclopaedia. Everyone knows Wikipedia’s flawed, but in the same way as the opinion of someone smart whom you trust is flawed. Britannica just doesn’t get it; if anything’s really flawed here, it’s their attitude. Arts & Culture ·
Wikipedia entry for Photic sneeze reflex
It’s a real condition! After years of thinking I was the only one… Interesting ·
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