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Archives: June 2022

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'Jeopardy!' champ Mattea Roach reveals her online obsessions

The 23-year-old Canadian phenom loves internet puzzles (and hates online dating).

Input

Gentleman pirates, shipwrecks and Stede Bonnet: what Our Flag Means Death gets right about the Golden Age of Piracy

HBO’s new show Our Flag Means Death has brought the Golden Age of Piracy to life on TV, chronicling the life of the bumbling gentleman pirate, Stede Bonnet.

The Conversation

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Tories and Labour accused of covering up Better Together coalition in Wikipedia edit

THE Tories and Labour have been accused of attempting to hide their coalition on West Lothian Council days before the local election after an…

The National (Scotland)

You can find anything on Wikipedia — even the weird and wacky

Most people turn to Wikipedia to learn, well, just about everything. This Michigander is using social media to highlight the weird and the wacky that can be found on the site.

WEKU

Jimmy Wales: What Wikipedia Got Right About Social Media

The co-founder of "the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit" talks about the power of decentralization and the rise in subscription models for journalism.

Reason

Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales Has Already Solved the Internet's Problems

The online encyclopedia's decentralized, Hayekian approach provides a model for Elon Musk as he assumes control of Twitter.

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The City of Mary: A New Song About the Defense of Mariupol'

The city of Mariupol', which has apparently been almost entirely destroyed by the Russians, but in which the battle seems to still be raging, is on the Azov Sea; "Mariupol'" means "City of Mary." (According to Wikipedia, for some the city was named after a Greek settlement in Crimea, which…

Reason

'Redactle' makes you guess the words from a redacted 'Wikipedia' article

This game is so █████!!!!!!

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Russian court says Google, Wikipedia face fines over 'fake' content

A Russian court has threatened U.S. Internet giant Google and Wikipedia owner Wikimedia Foundation with fines for failing to delete what it said was "fake" information about the Ukraine conflict, Interfax news agency reported on Friday.

Reuters

Dianne Feinstein and the Dangers of Gerontocracy

Plus: Wikipedia vs. crypto, Elon Musk takes on Twitter, and more...

Reason

Showtime series skims the surface of three compelling women’s stories in ‘The First Lady’

The writing is often clunky, obvious and filled with Big Picture Messaging, and too many of the supporting characters are one-note caricatures.

Chicago Sun-Times

Wikimedia editors vote to stop accepting cryptocurrency donations

They accounted for just .08 percent of the Wikimedia Foundation's revenue.

Input

Gigantic 8 stone 'codzilla' as long as a person caught by lucky fishermen

The cod, which is believed to be the largest ever hooked in the North Atlantic, and could be 20 years old, was line caught in deep water off Iceland's North-West coast

Daily Mirror

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Wales Online

'You're gonna need a bigger boat' - monster 6ft cod landed in seaside town

It's thought it could be 20 years old

Tribune News Service

‘The Girl From Plainville’ reexamines Michelle Carter and the sensationalized texting suicide case

The first thing Colton Ryan did when he was cast as the male lead in Hulu's “The Girl From Plainville” was to Google his real-life character’s name. In bold text at the top of the results screen was the Wikipedia entry that told him everything he needed to know: “Death…

The Conversation

Black Lives Matter protests are shaping how people understand racial inequality

Considered to be the largest social justice movement since the civil rights era of the 1960s, Black Lives Matter is more than the scores of street protests organized by the social justice group that attracted hundreds of thousands of demonstrators across the world.

The Guardian - UK

TechScape: When Wikipedia fiction becomes real life fact

In this week’s newsletter: how a madeup backstory for a crisp mascot became accepted fact, and why it proves the internet doesn’t just reflect reality – it can alter it too

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A Wikipedia editor faked the name of Pringles' mascot. Now it's canon.

The Ballad of Julius Pringles.

Inverse

The best 'Elden Ring' meme is just the latest chapter in an ancient rivalry

Where does Elden Ring take place? The answer reveals an overlooked classic American feud.

Dublin Live

Irish public hit back at Sky News' Kay Burley with hilarious internet edit after British blunder

'The Irish are at it again!'

Input

Why is Cleopatra constantly trending on Wikipedia?

The long-dead Ptolemic queen often graces the top five most-viewed articles, but not for the reason you may think.

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Russia might block Wikipedia access for an article on Ukraine invasion

The Russian-language article on the invasion of Ukraine has casualty figures that Russia calls "illegally distributed information."

The Guardian - AU

Half a million words and 20m views: the project preserving Australia’s Paralympic history

The tireless work of a small team of volunteers has ensured that achievements at the Games are no longer overlooked

The Independent UK

Russia threatens to block Wikipedia over article on Ukraine invasion

Moscow regulator takes issue with mentions of Russian and civilian casualties in article on invasion

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