fun facts
Only in Alaska.
Only in Alaska. It’s perfectly legal for bush planes (Wikipedia link) to use roads as runways, but seeing one “gas up at the local station” might still catch you off guard. ~ learn more
Tag: Wikipedia
fun facts
When not to trust Wikipedia.
When not to trust Wikipedia. “Wikipedia claimed Roth’s book “The Human Stain” was inspired by the life of writer Anatole Broyard. Roth said this was “in no way substantiated by fact.” He should know: he wrote it. … Roth contacted […]
retail therapy
Hexagonal water.
In a woo-woo type shop on the east coast I saw a little card promoting ‘structured water’ (same thing, different name) that they make on site with lots of ‘possible benefits.’ Now, Wikipedia labels it a “marketing scam” and that’s […]
retail therapy
Hexagonal water.
In a woo-woo type shop on the east coast I saw a little card promoting ‘structured water’ (same thing, different name) that they make on site with lots of ‘possible benefits.’ Now, Wikipedia labels it a “marketing scam” and that’s […]
teaching the kids
School vs Wikipedia.
“So, for the last three years, teachers have been telling my kids that they can’t use Wikipedia for any school work.” | learn more
fun facts
What’s a chuck?
Wikipedia: “A chuck is a specialized type of clamp used to hold an object with radial symmetry, especially a cylinder.” | learn more
to your health
The Paxlovid paradox.
This scenario reminds me of the book Catch-22 all too perfectly. The book’s Wikipedia page refers to it as “closed logic loop.” Back to real life: “The [clinical] trial was stopped due to ‘ethical considerations’ for being too effective.” Now, […]
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Six degrees of Wikipedia.
Enter any two topics from Wikipedia and this page calculates the shortest path between them. I tried Austin Powers and Albuquerque, New Mexico and learned that the movie’s director was born there! | learn more
fun facts
List of military tactics
I found this page on Wikipedia. It’s an interesting place to spend some time. | learn more
tech, startups, internet
Using AI to fix Wikipedia’s gender problem.
Men are disproportionately represented on Wikipedia – only 18% of biographies are of women. So, software company Primer built a tool that helps serve up bios of relevant women (focused on women in science) for Wikipedia’s editors to vet and […]