Presque vu XXII

16th September 2007

Wikipedia reveals mass editing and input by the usual suspects - The CIA, the Vatican, the British Labour Party and the Church of Scientology.

Thanks to Ann Marie for this one.

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I’ve been exploring the site, Read Print, which offers a free online library of classic texts. There are thousands of volumes to choose from. Similar to Bartleby, I suppose, but seems easier to use. You can search within the texts, too.

Thanks to Jennifer for this one.

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This World Clock, sent to me by Geoff Gritten, is an interesting piece of kit.

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