Nicholas Carr takes another look at the Wikipedia vs. Britannica cage match.
Tag Archives: News
The Wikipedia FAQK
A realist looks at Wikipedia – from Wired News. See (hear?) also The Great Failure of Wikipedia presentation by Jason Scott .
NOAA GOES East IR
Satellite IR map of the eastern US. [Update: try here and here]
Floodwall Collapse Mechanism Predicted in 1986
NOLA/Times-Picayune: “Findings by an Army Corps of Engineers-sponsored panel that the collapse of the 17th Street canal floodwall during Hurricane Katrina was the result of an “unforeseeable” combination of events is contradicted by a 1986 research project done by the corps itself, National Science Foundation investigators said Monday.”
Record 2005 Hurricane Season Ends
Tropical Depression Zeta is gone and the record 2005 Hurricane season is finally over.