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Information theory

August 22, 2009 by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Linguistic Search, Security & Privacy

English: ASCII to Binary encoding of the word ... — English: ASCII to Binary encoding of the word “Wikipedia” in SVG Text ;; metadata included in source of svg file. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Information theory – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

“Information Theory after Shannon” by Neil Savage (abhishekatwp.wordpress.com)
Difference between “information” and “useful information” in algorithmic information theory (cs.stackexchange.com)
Entropy and randomness in communications, a quick introduction (cartesianproduct.wordpress.com)
Information Theory (i-programmer.info)
Source entropy and other questions related to information theory (cs.stackexchange.com)

The Wikipanion Experience

November 12, 2008 by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science, Digital health, Knowledge Management, Regenerative Economy

iPhone Home Screen ca. January 11, 2010 (Photo credit: scottjacksonx)

The Wikipanion Experience.

A time magazine top 10 iphone app

8 Apps Every Writer and Blogger Should Know (mashable.com)
Wikipanion – Robert Chin (itunes.apple.com)
11 Apps Optimized for Your iPhone 5 (iphone.appstorm.net)
7 Awesome Wikipedia Apps for iPad (educatorstechnology.com)
The best apps, communities & tools for writers and journalists (thenextweb.com)

BarCamp: hands on workshops on tech startups

August 28, 2008 by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science, Information Visualization, Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata, Regenerative Economy

English: Logo of BarCamp (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

BarCamp – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

This is a cool idea: intense workshops on tech topics such as startups, mobile. hands on.

Barcamp and Startup Weekend invades Vietnam this September (e27.sg)
No alcohol at barcamps… (ask.metafilter.com)
Help organize BarCamp Nashville 2012 (davemadethat.com)
Pre BarCamp Scotland. (digitalagency.typepad.com)
Barcamp Omaha 2012 (business.financialpost.com)
BarCamp Charleston: Geoff’s video (xark.typepad.com)
Jumpstart announces BarCamp Zimbabwe 2012 & ZOL Jumpstart Challenge (techzim.co.zw)
Four Takeaways from BarCamp Seattle 2010 (heidi-miller.com)
My Inner Geek: BarCampLA-6 (the17thman.typepad.com)
BarCamp Fairy Tales – Debunking Common Real Estate Marketing Myths (unionstreetmedia.com)

Dunning–Kruger effect: survival of the loudest in corporate America

August 25, 2007 by timbatchelder, posted in Data Governance, Digital health, Information Visualization, Knowledge Management

Emile Durkheim (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Dunning–Kruger effect – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

This hilarious piece of social research suggests what I have observed in my own job repeatedly: the most loud, confident people who stand at your desk proclaiming things are often the least knowledgeable but in many cases the ones most likely to be promoted.

Word of the Week: Dunning-Kruger Effect (nancyfriedman.typepad.com)
The Dunning-Kruger Effect and Multiplayer Games (psychologytoday.com)
Ignorance Begets Confidence – the Dunning-Kruger Effect (new.exchristian.net)
CRITICAL THINKING: “Ignorance Begets Confidence: The Dunning-Kruger Effect” (alwaysquestionauthority.com)
Dunning-Kruger in Popular Culture (drx.typepad.com)
Why don’t stupid people realize they’re stupid? (businessinsider.com)
Romanian profanity – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (incaunipocrit.wordpress.com)
An Explanation about Science (dalehusband.wordpress.com)
Alan Greenspan on the Dunning – Kruger Effect (ritholtz.com)
Are You Mental? Of Course You Are (smbirdbrain.blogspot.com)

Free Worldwide Travel Guides – Wikitravel

August 25, 2007 by timbatchelder, posted in Digital health, Information Visualization, Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata, Sustainable Design, Systems Science

Wikitravel newlogo (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Free Worldwide Travel Guides – Wikitravel.

We’ve seen a ton of travel sites, but for the sheer amount of information, not one touches the user-generated content of Wikitravel. Need to find out how much to tip in Costa Rica, the driving etiquette in Quebec?

Wikipedia Founder to launch travel guide with Wikitravel rebels (telecoupdates.wordpress.com)
Requests for comment/Travel Guide (meta.wikimedia.org)
Wikipedia Travel Site Anticipated (arnoldit.com)
Wikimedia may be launching its own online travel guide (theverge.com)
Wikitravel XML Tree Structure (stackoverflow.com)
Challenges of Merging Communities: The Case of WikiTravel and WikiVoyage (governancexborders.com)
How Can You Find Cheap Summer Vacations Using Social Media? (turbotax.intuit.com)
Wikipedia to debut revolutionary travel site? (news.cnet.com)

Guerrilla News Network

August 25, 2007 by timbatchelder, posted in Digital health, Information Visualization, Knowledge Management, Linguistic Search, Metadata Masterdata, Regenerative Economy, Sustainable Design

Current GNN logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Guerrilla News Network – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Combine CNN and Wikipedia and you’ve got Guerrilla News Network. It’s an independent news organization that strives to bring global issues to the masses through articles, headlines, videos, and blogs. Articles are completely original, written by GNN users