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post Tue 1st November 2011, 7:59pm
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On July 31, 2007, an old Japanese silver mine known as Iwami Ginzan was declared by Unesco to have “outstanding universal value” and added to the World Heritage List alongside Stonehenge and the Pyramids. ...



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post Tue 1st November 2011, 8:24pm
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It's rare to see someone who, in 2011, is still so delusional about the wonders of Wikipedia, almost completely oblivious to the actuality of process and knowledge management within that project. I mean, "...the genius of the View History tab, which allows anyone to browse
and compare every single version of an entry going back to 2001." Really? Really? Show me every single version of the article about Carolyn Doran. Oh, you can't? Why is that? It's because that biography was censored from Wikipedia. Why? Because Carolyn Doran was the multi-count felon chief operating officer (COO) of a top 10 website, but Wikipedia insiders don't want you knowing too much about her. Hmm, so much for "protecting the past". Utter fail, Mr. Keats.
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post Wed 2nd November 2011, 7:36am
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That's okay, Greg. We send him a copy of the book, and he realizes he was a public fool.

In fact, WIRED magazine has a lot of people who will look like fools after this.
Perhaps we could send them a carton of books, and back-bill them afterwards....
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post Wed 2nd November 2011, 8:12am
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QUOTE(EricBarbour @ Wed 2nd November 2011, 7:36am) *

That's okay, Greg. We send him a copy of the book, and he realizes he was a public fool.

In fact, WIRED magazine has a lot of people who will look like fools after this.
Perhaps we could send them a carton of books, and back-bill them afterwards....

Which book?
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post Wed 2nd November 2011, 3:46pm
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QUOTE(EricBarbour @ Wed 2nd November 2011, 7:36am) *

That's okay, Greg. We send him a copy of the book, and he realizes he was a public fool.

In fact, WIRED magazine has a lot of people who will look like fools after this.
Perhaps we could send them a carton of books, and back-bill them afterwards....

Which book?

"How To Build Pyramids For Fun & Profit"
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