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The Lopsided Geography of Wikipedia

Edit The Atlantic 21 Jun 2016
“Part of the reason why Wikipedia is not the immediate kind of thing that people want to block is it’s not a wide-open free-speech message board and people aren’t getting on Wikipedia to plan a protest at a certain date, at a certain time,” Wales said ... In 2014, for example, they mined 44 language editions of Wikipedia, mapping more than 3 million ......

Why Wikipedia belongs in schools

Edit New York Post 21 Jun 2016
And if you ever look up the Wikipedia page on vaccination policy — a hot topic in our current political climate — most of what you’re reading sources from a sophomore-level chemistry class at the University of Michigan. In sum, more than 14,000 students have created or edited 35,000 Wikipedia articles as part of a program run by the Wikipedia Education Foundation....

Trump Time Capsule #27: A Difficult Day

Edit The Atlantic 21 Jun 2016
Oh, the humanity! (Wikipedia). Two weeks ago I noted that people might look back on that day as the time when fortune seemed to stop smiling on the Donald Trump presidential campaign.. As of now Donald Trump has enough pledged delegates to be declared the GOP nominee in Cleveland six weeks from now ... That was the day on ......

It's #NationalSelfieDay and we want to see your Jersey selfies

Edit NJ dot com 21 Jun 2016
You can see scores of selfies today by following the hashtag #NationalSelfieDay on Twitter and Instagram.  ... What is a "selfie" and why are so many people taking "selfies"? According to Wikipedia, it's a "self portrait typically taken with a digital camera or camera phone held in the hand or supported by a selfie stick." ... Find the South Jersey Times on Facebook....

What If He Wins? What If He Loses?

Edit The Atlantic 21 Jun 2016
The namesake of this ill-fated zeppelin, the Hindenburg, played a part in the drama mentioned in the first reader’s letter. (Wikipedia). Who knows where things might be headed with the Trump campaign? Here is a note from a reader reflecting on what could happen if Trump wins, and another on what might occur if Trump loses ... But despite the usefulness of the Vichy/Resistance distinction, of course no one can be likened to Hitler....

John A. Roebling – NYSSPE Engineer of the Week (NYSSPE - The New York State Society of Professional Engineers Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Jun 2016
NYSSPE - The New York State Society of Professional Engineers Inc) ... This week's NYSSPE's Engineer of the Week is John A ... He was a civil engineer and best known for leading the design of the Brooklyn Bridge which connects Manhattan with Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Bridge is still a key feature of New York City's urban landscape today ... Roebling studied at Berlin's Royal Polytechnic Institute and later emigrated to the United States in 1831....

Ancient cultures, new ideas about memory (La Trobe University)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Jun 2016
Titled The Memory Code, Dr Kelly's book also unlocks the secrets of the world's most mysterious ancient monuments, including as Stonehenge and the statues of Easter Island. During almost a decade of research, Dr Kelly immersed herself in memory techniques used by ancient cultures across the globe - and discovered that we can still use this memory code to train our brains today ... Stonehenge - prehistory's Wikipedia?....

Microsoft’s Edge browser has an extra 'edge' over Google’s Chrome

Edit Deccan Chronicle 21 Jun 2016
To further amplify the fact, Microsoft has surfaced with a test, where four browsers—Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera—were tested on an identical laptop (Microsoft’s Surface Pro) and the results clearly showed the Edge browser has much better battery efficiency than all the other three ... Some of the websites that were browsed included Facebook, Google, YouTube, Amazon, Wikipedia and more....

A Passionate Letter Of Appeal To Angel Investors

Edit Modern Ghana 21 Jun 2016
Wikipedia defines entrepreneurship as ‘’the process of designing, launching and running a new business, which typically begins as a small business, such as a startup company, offering a product or service for sale or hire’’ whiles it defines an entrepreneur as ‘’a person who manages any enterprise, especially a business, usually with considerable initiative and risk’’....

>A Passionate Letter Of Appeal To Angel Investors

Edit Modern Ghana 21 Jun 2016
Wikipedia defines entrepreneurship as ‘’the process of designing, launching and running a new business, which typically begins as a small business, such as a startup company, offering a product or service for sale or hire’’ whiles it defines an entrepreneur as ‘’a person who manages any enterprise, especially a business, usually with considerable initiative and risk’’....

Kate Middleton: The Effect Of The Duchess Carried On By Her Little Prince And Princess

Edit Inquisitr 21 Jun 2016
The impact that the family has on the fashion industry has been so prevalent and undeniable that this has led to the terms “Cambridge Effect” and “Kate Effect” being entered into Wikipedia where is is defined as “the trend-effect that Catherine Duchess of Cambridge has on others from cosmetics to sales of coral-colored ......

Of Shakespeare and squirrels: Ryan North on gamebooks and comics

Edit The Examiner 21 Jun 2016
It’s really awesome to have the chance to talk with you! So, I know you hail from the good old land of Canada; what’s one thing you would love to recommend to someone about Toronto or Canadian culture? ... So you have a degree in computer science (I totally did my Wikipedia research beforehand!) and that’s really awesome! I know that there are tons of computer science references in The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl that you’ve included....

How to React to Headlines and Not Read into News – A Handy Primer in ...

Edit CounterPunch 21 Jun 2016
So let’s all act surprised that a feral, hate and meth-fueled underclass has emerged after decades of deliberate institutional neglect, and a “free market” system based on the principles of ‘The Chicago School’ and a “hobo fighting” match. So let’s all act hysterical in the face of a bloviating ball of earwax rising from a theme park swamp to devour us en masse in its asparagus hole....
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