Comments on: From the Wikipedia: The Wikipedia

By: dykstraw

dykstraw — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:29:18 +0000

AT&T + NYC = fail

By: Joe Bacci

Joe Bacci — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:01:13 +0000

yeah, i’m of a like mind Ted. And I suppose you could use human history as a case study and come to the conclusion that whether we’ve progressed or regressed as a society in retrospect is just as subjective as it would be when considering the future.

By: Shamik

Shamik — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:40:21 +0000

However, I’ve found Wikipedia to frequently be wrong. Its a great starting off point, but for something serious, you always have you use better sources.

By: Shamik

Shamik — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:39:14 +0000

Every new doc you see from this point on, has based their knowledge on Wikipedia. At least, thats whats getting me through!

By: chris

chris — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:26:53 +0000

My parents had the full set of the ‘New Book of Knowledge’ encyclopedia. That thing was like the gospel.

Also, I’m not sure how all this works but I would say that 95% of my internet searches, no matter what the subject, result in a wikipedia page as the #1 result.

By: Ted Berg

Ted Berg — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:11:26 +0000

This is a great question, Joe. I feel like there are two ways of looking at it: Pessimists would say that as we learn to rely on computers and machines more and the investigative powers of our own minds less, people will lose the capacity to, like you say, “research, rationalize and discover,” and we’ll devolve into a setting like Idiocracy, the awesome Mike Judge movie.

I’m more optimistic, though. I think and hope curiosity is timeless, so the wealth of information available will only whet the appetites of those eager to learn more. I’m guessing that we’re going to see some massively awesome developments in the coming years as more and more people are able to communicate and share knowledge over the tubes. I mean across the board: art, science, whatever.

By: superjoe

superjoe — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:48:18 +0000

wait! what happened to the USSR and the Berlin Wall ????

dykstraw – don’t be silly. You know you want an iPhone and are just too cheap to buy your way out of the Verizon contract.

By: mr.metguy

mr.metguy — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:44:08 +0000

Sadly, Wikipedia is frowned upon in the high school community. Rather, teachers tell kids to use it as a launching pad instead of a resource

By: dykstraw

dykstraw — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:24:17 +0000

as much as i love this world of instantly available information on anything in our pockets, i do feel it has ruined the fun of debating trivia.

an aside: who the hell pays for KGB to answer random questions? are we ever somewhere where someone doesn’t have a smartphone with a data plan?

also my droid laughs at your iphone ted

By: Andrew Vazzano

Andrew Vazzano — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:18:26 +0000

You are obsessed with the Bell.

…And rightly so!…