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  • Et tu, Mr. Wales?

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    “Jimmy, I love Wikipedia. It’s an amazing creation — one that I use every single day. Like you, I want it to be as accurate and objective as possible. I admire the fact that you strive tirelessly for these ideals.” That’s how Scott Baradell over at Media Orchard describes Wikipedia in an open letter to…

  • Art in Second Life: museum 2.0

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    Imagine walking through a museum with every major work of art in history. An entire wing with all of Leonardo da Vinci’s works; an entire wing with all of Vincent van Gogh’s works; and an entire wing with all of Jackson Pollock’s works. Or an entire wing with all the major works from the Italian…

  • Exploring Second Life (and classical music)

    I changed into a black t-shirt, practiced a bit with a beach ball and a table, flew from here to there, and finally exited the practice island to step into the “real” world… I finally decided last week to have a peek at the Internet-based virtual reality world Second Life that has been featured in…

  • Thus it begins

    I will not keep this up. That will be my first prediction. I will delete entries. That will be my second prediction. I have the habit of starting things, not finishing them. I have the habit of deleting things, because I don’t like them anymore. We’ll see how far I get. I might surprise myself.…