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Wikipedia Reaches 200,000 Articles
CanadaDave writes "The Wikipedia.org project to create a 'complete and accurate free content encyclopedia' has just surpassed 200,000 articles, an increase from 100,000 just 1 year ago. Join in on the celebrations. Some work has been done on predicting Wikipedia's growth and others are already planning for the 500,000 articles over all languages press release. In related news, the project has recently received $20,000 worth of Linux server equipment (9 machines) in hopes to improve performance of the site, which has been prone to downtime over the past year. The servers are being tested right now and will be up and running soon. The purchase was made possible by the many donations the Wikimedia project received in 2003."
Trolling is a art,
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I gotta go
:)
Not any more
which has been prone to downtime over the past year.
So we have:
Servers that are prone to downtime.
New servers not running yet.
Linked to on Slashdot
I don't see this turning out well.
As the digitization of our encyclopedias continues, millions of unemployed encyclopedia salespeople lament their poor career choice.
Is this encyclopedia incomplete? I don't see a picture of cowboy neal under "handsome".
;)
I guess antonyms take up a lot of space.
I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate.
Aardvark
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Aardvark
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Tubulidentata
Family: Orycteropodidae
Genus: Orycteropus
Species: afer
Binomial name
Orycteropus afer
The aardvark (Orycteropus afer) is a medium-sized mammal native to Africa. The name comes from the Dutch for "earth pig", because early settlers from Europe thought it resembled a pig (although aardvarks are not closely related to pigs).
The aardvark is the only surviving member of the family Orycteropodidae and of the order Tubulidentata. The aardvark was originally placed in the same genus as the South American anteaters because of superficial similarities which, it is now known, are the result of convergent evolution, not common ancestry. (For the same reason, aardvarks bear a striking first-glance resemblance to the marsupial bilbies and bandicoots of Australasia, which are not placental mammals at all.)
yes, it's a joke.
The great thing about Wikipedia is that anyone can add, remove, or modify the content. This coupled with the fact that most people take information as fact without properly double checking can lead to some fun times.
For instance, in a taxonomy class I recently took, each person in the class had to write a report on the mallard duck. Well, just as a little social exercise, I decided to replace the content on the mallard duck Wiki page with that the content on the rat page.
When the reports were through being graded, the instructor gave us a rundown on the class performance. I just barely kept myself from bursting out in laughter as the instructor described his astonishment as he read a report that labeled the mallard as "a rodent commonly found dwelling in sewers and other vile areas."
God, that was funny!
What I have never understood is why some troll doesn't go to it and ruin everything? What prevents that?
They can't reach wikipedia, because they are all sticking in the honeypot. Thank you slashdot, for enabling the internet to operate.
umm, Wikipedia intends to be "accurate".
I guess antonyms take up a lot of space.
:-)
Not to mention Cowboy Neal
I didn't post that, my brother did. I was taking a bath.
Next time, I'm logging out.
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http://www.syfyportal.com/article.php?id=1274 :
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'Battlestar Galactica' Gets Final Go
Author: Michael Hinman
Date: 01-31-2004
Source: SyFy Portal
In what looks like negotiations that went down to the wire, word has been received through several sources -- including two actors -- that Sci-Fi Channel is moving forward with a "Battlestar Galactica" series.
"To my huge relief, I got a call from (Los Angeles) at 1:30 a.m. London time telling me my option had just been picked up," actor Jamie Bamber (Apollo) told "BlueSpringsBelle."
"I was surprised since I called my agent just before going to bed, and the whole thing was still being hammered out."
The mini-series, written and executive produced by former "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" producer Ronald D. Moore, was the third-highest rated product in Sci-Fi Channel's history when it aired nearly two months ago. The mini-series was a backdoor pilot, that left the option open for a series. But a list of different factors -- including the cost of making the series -- played into the decision of whether or not Sci-Fi Channel was willing to move forward with the investment.
However, according to reports, Sci-Fi Channel gave an initial greenlight to open negotiations with crew and non-contracted cast in the middle of December. (original story). Moore confirmed that negotiations were ongoing to SyFy Portal on New Year's Eve (original story).
The main actors, including Bamber, had options in their contracts to go to a series if the cable channel picked it up. Those options were extended one month to Jan. 30 after negotiations with non-contracted workers continued longer than expected.
Aaron Douglas, who played Chief Tyrol in the mini-series, posted on the Media Blvd. message board that he also received word that his contract was picked up.
"They have ordered 13 episodes and it truly went down to the wire," Douglas said in his post. "They were negotiating with all the unions for the past few days, and earlier this afternoon, I got a call that it did not look good and that it probably would not go due to money. Then at 5:52, I got a call from Grace (Park) and she had just heard from her agent that her option had been exercised, meaning that they were intent on keeping her from doing something else. I then got a call from my agent, and he had been informed of the same. The deadline was literally 6 p.m. today for the actor contracts.
"So, there are 13 to start and Tyrol is in all 13 episodes."
According to Bamber, it was still unclear how many episodes had been ordered.
"As far as I know, they still have not decided when they will shoot, or even how many episodes other than a minimum of six," Bamber said. "That all has to be decided next week. They just went to the wire with the actors and their contracts. Every real detail is still up for grabs!"
The series will reportedly be the most expensive series Sci-Fi Channel has ever had to put together. And cost has been something that has dogged the franchise, ever since the original 1978 series, which ended up being too expensive for ABC to produce. However, with new technology, and a stronger focus on stories rather than special effects, it is expected that costs for "Galactica" can be kept down.
Sci-Fi Channel has not made an official announcement about this final go yet, but one is expected on Monday or Tuesday. The series will begin filming, possibly next month, in Vancouver, preparing for a fall release.
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http://www.syfyportal.com/article.php?id=1270
Deal To Make Transformers Soon
Author: Michael Hinman
Date: 01-28-2004
Source: IGN Filmforce
A live-action Transformers movie is in the making, and there could be a final announcement on who is making the movie come February.
"The Transformers film that I am doing with To
Is it just me, or does this sound a lot like the Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy?
;-)
For those of you that don't recall -
I has many galactic treasures of information such as -
The best way to get a drink out of a Vogon is to stick your finger down his throat
Here is what to do if you want to get a lift from a Vogon: FORGET IT.
or, perhaps the most relevant entry for us:
Earth: Mostly Harmless.
In many of the more relaxed civilizations on the Outer Eastern Rim of the Galaxy, the Hitchhiker's Guide has already supplanted the great Encyclopedia Galactica as the standard repository of all knowledge and wisdom, for though it has many omissions and contains much that is apocryphal, or at least wildly inaccurate, it scores over the older, more pedestrian work in two important respects.
Perfect.