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Dude
SFN Die Hard
USA
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 Posted - 01/17/2006 : 08:58:08
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If anyone remembers the idea from a couple years ago...
It was to put a massive encyclopedia, with referenced and legit academic material, with a hoard of editors who are experts in the area they would be editing, on the web.... free to anyone.
Well, its back, with a new name, and in betatest as of today.
http://www.digitaluniverse.net/
Have to DL a specialized version of Mozilla to use it right now, but it should be available for all browser clients by the time it goes officially live.
Far to cool, imo.
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Ignorance is preferable to error; and he is less remote from the truth who believes nothing, than he who believes what is wrong.
-- Thomas Jefferson
"god :: the last refuge of a man with no answers and no argument." - G. Carlin
Hope, n.
The handmaiden of desperation; the opiate of despair; the illegible signpost on the road to perdition. ~~ da filth |
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Dude
SFN Die Hard
USA
6891 Posts |
Posted - 01/17/2006 : 09:06:41 [Permalink]
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Currently I'm having some difficulty getting the download...
It IS in betatest... hehe
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Ignorance is preferable to error; and he is less remote from the truth who believes nothing, than he who believes what is wrong.
-- Thomas Jefferson
"god :: the last refuge of a man with no answers and no argument." - G. Carlin
Hope, n.
The handmaiden of desperation; the opiate of despair; the illegible signpost on the road to perdition. ~~ da filth |
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Dude
SFN Die Hard
USA
6891 Posts |
Posted - 01/17/2006 : 09:17:15 [Permalink]
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Try this link...
http://isp.manyone.net/
Seems to be doing something.... haha!
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Ignorance is preferable to error; and he is less remote from the truth who believes nothing, than he who believes what is wrong.
-- Thomas Jefferson
"god :: the last refuge of a man with no answers and no argument." - G. Carlin
Hope, n.
The handmaiden of desperation; the opiate of despair; the illegible signpost on the road to perdition. ~~ da filth |
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beskeptigal
SFN Die Hard
USA
3834 Posts |
Posted - 01/18/2006 : 01:08:01 [Permalink]
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| Does this differ from Wiki? |
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Chippewa
SFN Regular
USA
1496 Posts |
Posted - 01/18/2006 : 01:27:40 [Permalink]
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| A friend of mine is a retired science editor for Encyclopedia Britannica. About 20+ years ago he went to the higher ups and proposed that Britannica go on-line. They rejected the idea. Their reason at the time, (paraphrased) was that the readership on the internet would always be too small and esoteric. They felt that the internet would never amount to much. |
Diversity, independence, innovation and imagination are progressive concepts ultimately alien to the conservative mind.
"TAX AND SPEND" IS GOOD! (TAX: Wealthy corporations who won't go poor even after taxes. SPEND: On public works programs, education, the environment, improvements.) |
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Siberia
SFN Addict
Brazil
2322 Posts |
Posted - 01/18/2006 : 05:55:42 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Chippewa
A friend of mine is a retired science editor for Encyclopedia Britannica. About 20+ years ago he went to the higher ups and proposed that Britannica go on-line. They rejected the idea. Their reason at the time, (paraphrased) was that the readership on the internet would always be too small and esoteric. They felt that the internet would never amount to much.
The irony... I bet they hate Wikipedia for that |
"Why are you afraid of something you're not even sure exists?"
- The Kovenant, Via Negativa
"People who don't like their beliefs being laughed at shouldn't have such funny beliefs."
-- unknown
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Dude
SFN Die Hard
USA
6891 Posts |
Posted - 01/18/2006 : 10:23:34 [Permalink]
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quote:
Does this differ from Wiki?
Significantly.
It will be partly like Wiki, in that the general community can contribute. But it will require the use of real names, will be "edited" by staff (experts in the area they are editing), and will have an enforcable community code of conduct.
In addition to that it will contain a large base of free/open content that is written by the experts. An actual encyclopedia, written by scientists, reviewed by scientists, etc.
It will be operated by a non-profit company, the main revenue will be from ISP services. No ads, no commercial content.
WHen it goes live there is a good chance I may switch to them for internet services.
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Ignorance is preferable to error; and he is less remote from the truth who believes nothing, than he who believes what is wrong.
-- Thomas Jefferson
"god :: the last refuge of a man with no answers and no argument." - G. Carlin
Hope, n.
The handmaiden of desperation; the opiate of despair; the illegible signpost on the road to perdition. ~~ da filth |
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Kil
Evil Skeptic
USA
13477 Posts |
Posted - 01/18/2006 : 18:05:46 [Permalink]
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| It isn't mac friendly... |
Uncertainty may make you uncomfortable. Certainty makes you ridiculous.
Why not question something for a change?
Genetic Literacy Project |
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