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According to this news bit, Wikipedia hits two 1-millionth-marks this week: registered users, and encyclopedia articles. According to Wikipedia’s main… Read More »One in a Million

Writing so much about Google Book Search recently reminds me of the irony that one of the most contentious legal… Read More »Books v. Movies

Right school, wrong mascot. Siva has a good (natured) time at my expense with the story of the Stanford swimmer… Read More »Um, Sorry, Siva

Do humans swim faster in syrup, or water? Researchers at the University of Minnesota conducted an empirical test, and you… Read More »Bring a towel. Okay, bring two.

The case of the flying shrimp has ended in a verdict for the defense. According to the Times: Mr. Colaitis… Read More »Flying Shrimp Found Innocent