The problem with Wikipedia is that it only works in practice. In theory, it can never work.
– Miikka Ryokas computer science student quoted in the NY Times.
Hat tip: John Winsor
The underground will never work
A nice example of terrible prediction.
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Pointless, again
Grant and Tom both dispute this article by Lance Ulanoff: MySpace, Second Life, and Twitter Are Doomed. Ulanoff begins: Don’t get too attached to MySpace.
YouTube and the end of the world as we know it
I guess that “It will lead to chaos” counts as a high-energy varitation of “it will never work” which means this item becomes my second
It’ll never work
Inspired by a post by Earl Mardle I’ve added a new category to this blog, It’ll Never Work. I’ll use it to flag stories about
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Site changes
I’ve recently upgraded to Movable Type 3.14 and made some other changes “under the bonnet” (US:hood). If you run into any problems commenting or tracking back I’d appreciate an email…
6 January 2005
links for 2010-04-26
Living with rats: If you want to change the world, don't try to change the world Some sensible ideas for would be empowerers Robert Paterson's Weblog: First past the post
26 April 2010
The demise of Yes Car Credit… and an opportunity for financial marketers
I am pleased to report (belatedly) the demise of Yes Car Credit a company that specialised in selling cars with finance in the “subprime” market. I blogged a BBC expose
15 June 2006
The Ceausescu Moment
I know I’ve posted this video before but I’ve been thinking of it a lot lately. Watching our MPs in the wake of the expenses scandal has been like watching
20 May 2009