Guitar Hero 2, Eurovision, and Wikipedia: rediscovering Freezepop

15 May 2024 - kudos:

Some time after I moved out of the house for college (etc.), my younger siblings pooled some money to buy a used PlayStation 2 and a few games, including Guitar Hero 2. When I was home for summers and breaks, I got some exposure to new-to-me music through playing that game with them. As a huge fan of Homestar Runner, I naturally appreciated the appreciation of Trogdor, but one of the songs that stuck out most to me was Freezepop’s less talk more rokk:

11 August 2023 - kudos:

I get why folks in ed compare ChatGPT to Wikipedia, but there are important differences. Wikipedia is entirely non-profit, lays bare its knowledge generation process, can be fixed on the fly, and can’t actively generate problematic content. It’s not just about reliability.

🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'The adorable love story behind Wikipedia’s 'high five' photos'

1 September 2022 - kudos:

This is a cute story—hat tip to Boing Boing for recommending it. [link to ‘The adorable love story behind Wikipedia’s ‘high five’ photos’](https://www.inputmag.com/culture/wikipedia-high-five-too-slow-photos-mystery-couple-solved?mc_cid=9a3b4e96f5

🔗 linkblog: just read 'How Wikipedia grew up with the war on terror.'

8 September 2021 - kudos:

Great read on what’s become perhaps the most defensible platform on the social web (though Wikipedia certainly still has its problems). link to ‘How Wikipedia grew up with the war on terror.’