Joseph Reagle, author of the excellent history of Wikipedia, Good Faith Collaboration (review coming soon) sez, "When I wrote my book on Wikipedia's culture and history, many sources, such as emails from founders, Nupedia-l archives, and (most sadly) the early days of Wikipedia contributions were lost to bit rot. But thanks to a recent discovery of some old log files by Tim Starling, I've been able to roughly reconstruct the first 10,000 edits to Wikipedia (about 6 weeks)."
Wikipedia's first 10,000 edits
Evidence of hominins building wooden structures half a million years ago
Archaeologists say they have discovered the oldest wooden structure ever found. A team of scientists have found well-preserved wood in Zambia that dates back at least 476,000 years: older than… READ THE REST
Isaacson's new Musk bio is an "insight-free doorstop"
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Roblox wants to become a dating app
Yes, you read that headline correctly. Roblox, one of the most popular children's video games in the world, now wants to expand into "dating experiences" for its players, at least… READ THE REST
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