The problem with Wikipedia is that it only works in practice. In theory, it can never work.
– Miikka Ryokas computer science student quoted in the NY Times.
Hat tip: John Winsor
The underground will never work
A nice example of terrible prediction.
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Pointless, again
Grant and Tom both dispute this article by Lance Ulanoff: MySpace, Second Life, and Twitter Are Doomed. Ulanoff begins: Don’t get too attached to MySpace.
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Bonkers
That’s how I’d describe the policy of Coldplay’s label which is blocking use of their latest CD, according BoingBoing: Here are some gems: “This CD can’t be burnt onto a
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