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Google TechTalks
April 28, 2006

Brion Vibber
Brion Vibber has worked on MediaWiki and Wikipedia's servers for four years, watching over its frightening growth from thousands to millions of pages, from dozens to thousands of hits per second.

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Over four years, MediaWiki has evolved from a quick hack to run a little-known encyclopedia web site to the monster engine behind a heavily-used public site, while maintaining the simplicity needed for an entry-level intranet wiki. Brion reviews past and future directions for Wikipedia's software and hardware, and how modern buzzword technologies could power and simplify the wiki world.

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  • A recent study found that the accuracy of Wikipedia was comparable to the Encyclopedia Britannica.

    In addition, the sources for Wikipedia entries are listed at the bottom of each page and superscripted within the texts. If few sources are present, a bar at the top of the page will let you know.

    Furthermore, the brain works via neural association, which is exactly how Wikipedia functions--hyperlinking to the limitless extent of human knowledge. Browsing Wikipedia is truly a great way to learn.

  • I actually watched the whole thing :<

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  • wikipedia is only as stupid as the people who use it. if you don't know if something is accurate then it knows more than you dumbass

  • A recent study found that the accuracy of Wikipedia was comparable to the Encyclopedia Britannica.

    In addition, the sources for Wikipedia entries are listed at the bottom of each page and superscripted within the texts. If few sources are present, a bar at the top of the page will let you know.

    Furthermore, the brain works via neural association, which is exactly how Wikipedia functions--hyperlinking to the limitless extent of human knowledge. Browsing Wikipedia is truly a great way to learn.

  • A recent study found that the accuracy of Wikipedia was comparable to the Encyclopedia Britannica.

    In addition, the sources for Wikipedia entries are listed at the bottom of each page and superscripted within the texts. If few sources are present, a bar at the top of the page will let you know.

    Furthermore, the brain works via neural association, which is exactly how Wikipedia functions--hyperlinking to the limitless extent of human knowledge. Browsing Wikipedia is truly a great way to learn.

  • holy shit im not gonna use my hole life watching this one video

  • agree-wikipedia is brain rape

  • Boycott Wikipedia - Read a Book

    Stop the Stupidity

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