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Wikipedia enthusiasts convene at Berkeley edit-a-thon

More than a dozen from across Northern California congregate at Central Berkeley Public Library for the Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon, at which participants edited and created new articles for the website.
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More than a dozen from across Northern California congregate at Central Berkeley Public Library for the Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon, at which participants edited and created new articles for the website.

For some, Wikipedia is just an online resource. For others who dub themselves ‘Wikipedians’, however, Wikipedia represents a community, a hobby — a way to pass a weekend afternoon, as many did at the Berkeley Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on Saturday. Read More…

Science & Technology

You Can Help Sort Berkeley Bugs

You can help sort Berkeley bugs!

If you’re like the vast majority of Cal students who reward themselves for a tough semester by lounging about in a state of perpetual laziness, you’re probably seated in a reclined position with your left hand propping up your unwashed face. You’ve been in this semihibernation phase for almost a Read More…

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America Online

Life in the Matrix

01010111011. In other words, welcome 2 the information age. Before you click away from this article, let me suggest that you’re living a life entirely more convenient, more expansive, more open to infinite exploration and possibility than has ever before been lived by any generation on this (now completely digitally Read More…