Britannica doesn't have some of the more pop culture kind of stuff either.
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le nubian - Dec 05, 2005 8:10:16 am PST #5840 of 10003
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Nutty - Dec 05, 2005 2:45:29 pm PST #5841 of 10003
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I particularly enjoy the weird off-branching fact-following I can do on Wikipedia, which is theoretically possible on a digital encyclopedia, but NSM in practice. Also, most encyclopedias don't go into the obsessive detail that Wikipedia encourages. The baseball slang entry is full of slang people don't even use any more (and plenty people do), and it's just too specialized a topic for an actual refereed encyclopedia.
DXMachina - Dec 05, 2005 2:53:47 pm PST #5842 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
it's just too specialized a topic for an actual refereed encyclopedia
Yup. Today's featured article was about Arrested Development. I was also using it to look up a lot of stuff about specific naval warships that you'd never find in Britannica, but would in something like Jane's Fighting Ships.
le nubian - Dec 05, 2005 4:08:58 pm PST #5843 of 10003
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Is this a new feature of wikipedia?
I like the "controversy" flags. I went to the discussion and found it illuminating.
Tom Scola - Dec 06, 2005 1:40:37 am PST #5844 of 10003
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Is this a new feature of wikipedia?
Nope, they've had that for a while.
The iTunes Music Store is now selling shows from NBC, SciFi and USA, including Battlestar Galactica, Law and Order and Monk.
Jon B. - Dec 06, 2005 3:26:33 am PST #5845 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I have two very large files I need to get to someone (350MB each). My server doesn't have room. I tried yousendit last night and it gave me no love. Any other suggestions other than mailing him a CD?
§ ita § - Dec 06, 2005 3:28:24 am PST #5846 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Maybe megaupload.com?
Sue - Dec 06, 2005 3:28:52 am PST #5847 of 10003
hip deep in pie
I have two very large files I need to get to someone (350MB each). My server doesn't have room. I tried yousendit last night and it gave me no love. Any other suggestions other than mailing him a CD?
Create a gmail account just for this and send him the password like we do with Buffistarawk? I have a 100 invites if you want one.
Jon B. - Dec 06, 2005 3:41:26 am PST #5848 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
megaupload.com says the max file size is 250mb, and Gmail won't work because mail servers generally won't take attachments larger than 8 or 10 mb.
le nubian - Dec 06, 2005 3:50:40 am PST #5849 of 10003
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
what she is saying about gmail is to save the email message in drafts with the huge attachment and then give the person the password to retrieve the draft.