Bill wrote:
[...]
"For example, if you consult the world's most useless online text,
the captive Wikipedia, you'll see Fuller's entry is a plug for
Eric "AI" Drexler."
From:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/07/14/buckminster_fuller_stamp/
Guess Andy doesn't love us.
Why does it not surprise me that the self-same paragraph mentions that
other pet hate of theirs, Kevin Warwick - I mean, alright, the guy's a
bit of a poser, but they don't half go *on*! I guess they find
slagging people off an easier form of journalism than actual
intelligent writing.
Out of interest, what do you suppose he means by "captive"? Captive to
one PoV, perhaps
- unlike, say, a "news" website having patronising nicknames for those
they disapprove of. Erm...
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Rowan Collins BSc
[IMSoP]