The Missing Wikipedians

An interesting analysis of the cultural biases of the Wikipedia.  As participation by the developing world increases, we need to come up with a better way of assessing “notability”.  Especially with English, shared language is not shared culture or context.  We in the west may see Kenyan pop cultural references as unworthy of note… but that’s not how they see it!  Personally I’d rather see it become a truly global repository of knowledge.  The less insular we are, the better.

Anki: intelligent digital flashcards

Aaron recently pointed me at Anki, an open-source flashcard system.  I’m using it to refresh my Spanish language skills, but it’s a very generalized system that one can use to remember just about anything.  You create linked “facts” (n-sided flash cards) and study them on your desktop, the web, or even a phone.  It reduces the overhead in studying a lot, and there are thousands of “shared” decks of flashcards you can use or build on.

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