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January 15, 2021

Happy Birthday, Wikipedia!

I just found out today is the 20th anniversary of Wikipedia which was founded by Jimmy Wales. This is a major event for me because, as you may have noticed, this platform is my main referral source for the Viewfinder.

There has been nothing like Wikipedia in the annals of mankind; it provides more knowledge and information than the richest kings and emperors in history have ever had to the everyday man. And knowledge can be power and wealth when used wisely!

People all over the world look to Wikipedia around 21 billion times every month for information on everything from politics, to music, sports, and beyond. It now has 55 million articles across nearly 300 languages. If you ask Siri, Alexa or Google Home a general-knowledge question, it will likely pull the response from Wikipedia.

The amazing thing is, it is manned completely by volunteers, everyday people like you and me; over 280,000 people edit Wikipedia every month. Every article on Wikipedia, big or small, is a microcosm of human collaboration.

If you read or donate to Wikipedia, you are part of a global movement of volunteers, projects, and campaigns contributing to free knowledge around the world. It is why I support it by donating to it.

I look forward to the next twenty years and beyond.

Thank you, Styrous®

Viewfinder links:

Sassy Siri

Net links:

British Library ~ Happy 20th Birthday, Wikipedia

c/net ~ At 20, Wikipedia a refuge from Big Tech's misinformation

France24 ~ Wikipedia celebrates its 20th

The Hustle ~ Happy 20th Birthday, Wikipedia

Medium.com ~ The infinite potential of human collaboration

Metro UK ~ Wikipedia is 20 today: co-founder w/bizarre favourite page

Time ~ What if the Web Looked More Like Wikipedia?

Tribune ~ Wikipedia celebrates its 20th birthday

The Washington Post ~ Happy birthday, Wikipedia

Wikimedia Foundation

YouTube links:

Arte ~ Wikipedia and the Democratisation of Knowledge (51 mins., 27 secs.)

Happy 20th birthday, Wikipedia!

The History of Wikipedia

The Science Elf ~ Is Wikipedia Actually Credible?

Using Wikipedia

Wikipedia - Behind the Encyclopedia

“There is an entire universe of knowledge

waiting to be discovered.”

Styrous® ~ Friday, January 15, 2021

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March 3, 2017

Sent from my iPhone ~ more fun than a barrel of monkeys

I have had issues with Siri on my iPhone (link below), so, I have turned her off and don't use her.

After I'd had my iPhone almost a year I discovered I could dictate what I wanted to write. My discovery made me realize I could do it with my computer as well. What a delight! However, my computer wants to write what it THINKS I want to say, which is not always correct.

My iPhone is a bit worse at this than my computer, however. I have taken to speaking into the bottom edge of my iPhone where the microphone is located in an attempt to make it understand what I REALLY want to say; thus, I don't see what it's written until I've finished dictating.

Last night while I was with Tom in the hospital & feeling very down in the dumps, a friend sent a message to me asking how he was & if her daughter had stopped by. I dictated my reply as usual, "Hi, Elisheva, Sivan came & brought me some chicken soup." I then looked at what it had written, burst out laughing, than thought, what the hell & sent the reply as is . . .

"I am a Chevy Silverado came and brought me some chicken soup oh I can't believe what this thing is writing I'm fine I will keep you posted yes he quieted down quite a bit"
Sent from my iPhone

Oy vey!

Sassy Siri

Chevy Silverado, March 3, 2017

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