Yes, some people find the arts degree a waste of three or four years of tertiary level education. I prefer to think of them making for a versatile starting point to then go in any direction you want.* Like, "I have an arts degree and the gift of the gab, I will go places." First, we will set up a single goal to represent educational success, which will ... Read full entry

The battle for Wikipedia's soul. To be or not to be, that is the question facing the world's biggest encyclopedia Wikipedia, where editors from opposing "factions" are arguing about the direction editorial policy should take. ...Wikipedia is facing an identity crisis as it is torn between two alternative futures. It can either strive to encompass every aspect of human knowledge, no matter how trivial; or it can adopt a ... Read full entry

"Intellectual property" is a silly euphemism Boing Boing co-editor Cory Doctorow argues that ideas, knowledge, and information, should not be referred to as "property", as they are intangible and cannot effectively be owned by anyone once they have been shared with someone else. If you trespass on my flat, I can throw you out (exclude you from my home). If you steal my car, I can take it back (exclude ... Read full entry