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Why the media can't get Wikipedia right. Ruff_ilb writes "David Weinberger has published a quite down-to-business look at Wikipedia, the media, and what they have to say about each other. From the article: 'When the mainstream media addressed the John Seigenthaler Sr. affair -- he's the respected journalist who wrote an op-ed in USAToday complaining that slanderously wrong information about him was in Wikipedia for four months -- the subtext couldn't be clearer: The media were implicitly contrasting Wikipedia's credibility to their own. Ironically, some of the media got the story fundamentally wrong, in tone and sometimes in substance,' he writes. 'Wikipedia has been a continuous state of self-criticism that newspapers would do well to emulate. It has discussion pages for every article. It has handled inaccuracies not defensively but with the humble understanding that of course Wikipedia articles will have mistakes, so let's get on with the unending task of improving them. Wikipedia's ambitions are immodest, but Wikipedia is not.'"
Linux Netwosix follows up. LinuxWorld writes "Vincenzo Ciaglia has authored an article that describes his Linux Netwosix release, and answers many questions being posed by developers. He reiterates much of the information that he conveyed in a recent interview with LinuxWorld, but also added some new information. From the article: 'The installation is simple and with the new release, Linux Netwosix 2.0-rc1, there's a new setup tool based on the Crux one that really help every user because it is simple and user-friendly for a security/network oriented GNU/Linux distribution. The Setup script will show a simple list of available 'base' packages you can choose to install on your system.'"
Hwang Woo-suk defends himself. JonN writes "The Korea Herald is reporting that 'disgraced stem cell researcher Hwang Woo-suk recently defended himself insisting he has the technology to produce patient-specific stem cells and that he had been the victim of a "long-planned" conspiracy. An investigation panel at Seoul National University has concluded Hwang did not produce any embryonic stem cells individually tailored to patients as claimed in a paper published in the journal Science last year. Hwang stood by his work in an interview with a local Buddhist newspaper Saturday.'"
Plasma thruster verified by the ESA. JonathanGCohen writes "Researchers at The Australian National University have developed a plasma engine to provide spacecraft with thrust, with implications for future Mars missions. Their design was recently verified by the European Space Agency and will go into full-scale testing next year."
Google dispels PC rumors. JamesAlfaro writes "Google has spoken, and the rumors were merely that. According to a Google spokesman, the company won't be releasing a PC, Internet appliance, or web-enabled toaster anytime soon: 'We have many PC partners who serve their markets exceedingly well and we see no need to enter that market,' a Google spokesman told Times Online. 'We would rather partner with great companies.'"
"Coming up, a hard look at the pharmaceutical industry, brought to you by the makers of Damitol" Meanwhile, charges that Linux naming convention is too arcane for the common clod abound. Why not call it View? Senator Hillary Clinton on line One. Alas, no Engineering Officer Montgomery Scott to man them. In the meantime they'll partner with AOL.
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
There was plenty of vandalism on the Louis Braille wikipedia page today, likely because it appears in today's braille google search.
But hey, since it's free and world-editable, apparently I'm the guy who is responsible to correct garbage information.
You wiki apologists are worse than... than... Creationist Java developers.
They make you wait until your next life to get the answers to the crosswords.
Google will release an OS based on Nettwosix and Wikipedia that will be used primarily for stem cell research.
"I'd rather be a lightning rod than a seismometer." -Ken Kesey
Ah, grasshopper, you have to master the deja view to see them in this life.
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
Yeah stem cell research is getting more bad press these days then that guy who was poisoning cats in a box, then claimed that he didn't even know if the cat was alive or dead.
with no small degree of life's little ironies biting you gently in the ass, i have now left a word out of my post.
however, i shall now call it an "article", correct the original error, introduce several new ones, sneak in a little paragraph about gandhi sleeping with marilyn monroe while nobody is looking, and announce the imminent utopia.
No, a valid comparasion can't be made to "that guy", because he was both getting bad press and not getting bad press simultaneously until he unfurled his newspaper.
Of course, there are still those that wish to know if the cat was alive or not; here's the truth: Schrödinger's cat was...
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Scientist: Finally. The cure for cancer will appear inside this carefully-nurtured stem cell!
(Opens fluid-filled chamber)
Cat: Nya!!!! =^_^=
Scientist: Alright, who edited my research wiki!!
Sure, Wikipedia wouldn't compare well to actual journalism, but where do you find that nowadays?
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, of course.
"Wikipedia articles will have mistakes, so let's get on with the unending task of improving them."
I do improve my mistakes regulary, I'm a proud looser!
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