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dantheclamman<h2>Hawaiian pizza (a pizza invented in Canada)</h2>
<p><a href="https://lemmy.world/post/27068473" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lemmy.world/post/27068473</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Wikipedia<p>The <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wikimedia.social/@wikimediafoundation" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>wikimediafoundation</span></a></span> will switch traffic between its data centers today (19 March) at around 14:00 UTC.<br>This is done twice a year to make sure that <a href="https://wikis.world/tags/Wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wikipedia</span></a> and the other <a href="https://wikis.world/tags/Wikimedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wikimedia</span></a> wikis can stay online even after a disaster.</p><p>You will be able to read, but not edit, all wikis for a short period of time.</p><p>More info: <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/Server_switch" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/S</span><span class="invisible">erver_switch</span></a></p>
Douglas E. Welch<p>WikiTok</p><p>A TikTok-style interface for exploring random Wikipedia articles.</p><p><a href="https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/03/18/wikitok-a-tiktok-style-interface-for-exploring-random-wikipedia-articles-shared/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">welchwrite.com/blog/2025/03/18</span><span class="invisible">/wikitok-a-tiktok-style-interface-for-exploring-random-wikipedia-articles-shared/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/information" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>information</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/computer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>computer</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/site" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>site</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/web" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>web</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wikipedia</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/scroll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scroll</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/tiktok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tiktok</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/shared" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shared</span></a></p>
Frisk<p>ur mum uses <a href="https://woof.tech/tags/Wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wikipedia</span></a> to find new cooking recipes/cooking ideas<br>(<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_prepared_foods" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of</span><span class="invisible">_prepared_foods</span></a>)</p>
Pax Ahimsa Gethen<p>The erasure of this Black <a href="https://me.dm/tags/MedalOfHonor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedalOfHonor</span></a> recipient is another example of what I'm helping to document on <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wikis.world/@wikipedia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>wikipedia</span></a></span> with the help of the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.archive.org/@internetarchive" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>internetarchive</span></a></span>. </p><p><a href="https://funcrunch.medium.com/the-u-s-government-is-erasing-our-history-e3be0776ee67?sk=aeb9aae7198d67b7b0990f023bf9553a" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">funcrunch.medium.com/the-u-s-g</span><span class="invisible">overnment-is-erasing-our-history-e3be0776ee67?sk=aeb9aae7198d67b7b0990f023bf9553a</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://me.dm/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wikipedia</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/InternetArchive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternetArchive</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Linux Is Best<p><span>There is now a 2nd version of Wikipedia, that is identical to Wikipedia, but it "dead names" people.<br><br>Conservatives on Facebook have been using it, anytime someone asks for a source.<br><br></span><a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Facebook" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Facebook</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Meta" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Meta</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Wikipedia" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wikipedia</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/DeadName" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DeadName</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/LGBTQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LGBTQ</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Trans" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trans</a></p>
Richard Littauer<p>Today's Wikipedia page is a lovely flower that I really like to see in the wild, pikiarero or Forster's Clematis. It's long creamy flowers always make me feel peaceful and soft. It reminds me of French Vanilla yogurt, which I always loved.</p><p>It also is a native clematis, unlike the invasive stuff around Wellington, Old Man's Beard.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clematis_forsteri" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clematis</span><span class="invisible">_forsteri</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/botany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>botany</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aotearoa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aotearoa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/newzealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newzealand</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wikipedia</span></a></p>
Luis Villa<p>It’d be interesting to do an audit of all the deleted American government pages and see which of them can/should/don’t have <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wikipedia</span></a> articles. Is anyone doing that yet?<br><a href="https://glammr.us/@jessamyn/114167314994107129" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">glammr.us/@jessamyn/1141673149</span><span class="invisible">94107129</span></a></p>
Molly White<p>The future of free and open access isn't about saying “wait, not like that” — it’s about saying "yes, like that, but under fair terms”.</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAccess</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wikipedia</span></a></p>
Molly White<p>It would be wise for these companies to begin prioritizing the ongoing health of the commons. It would also be wise for the rest of us to not rely on AI companies to come to their senses or develop a conscience en masse, and instead force them to engage on creators’ terms.</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAccess</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wikipedia</span></a></p>
Molly White<p>Anyone at an AI company who stops to think for half a second should be able to recognize they have a vampiric relationship with the commons. By operating in this purely extractive way, they destroy the things that underpin their businesses.</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAccess</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wikipedia</span></a></p>
Molly White<p>Instead of worrying about “wait, not like that”, I think we need to reframe the conversation to “wait, not only like that” or “wait, not in ways that threaten open access itself”.</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAccess</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wikipedia</span></a></p>
Molly White<p>But if we want to create a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge, we should stop attempting to wall off the commons.</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAccess</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wikipedia</span></a></p>
Molly White<p>The impulse is often to tighten the licenses, or stop publishing under free licenses (if at all). But this threatens to destroy the very commons we set out to build.</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAccess</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wikipedia</span></a></p>
Molly White<p>The free and open access vision is inspiring, but there are instances in which people who freely license their work go “wait, no, not like that”. People reselling their free works, tech companies profiting off their FOSS code, and AI companies training on their material.</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAccess</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wikipedia</span></a></p>
Molly White<p>Newsletter: The real threat isn't AI using open knowledge — it's AI companies killing the projects that make knowledge free. The future of free and open access isn't saying “wait, not like that” — it’s saying "yes, like that, but under fair terms”.</p><p><a href="https://www.citationneeded.news/free-and-open-access-in-the-age-of-generative-ai/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">citationneeded.news/free-and-o</span><span class="invisible">pen-access-in-the-age-of-generative-ai/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAccess</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wikipedia</span></a></p>
0x10f<p>My recent <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wikipedia</span></a> contributions may look like vandalism at first sight. (I made a script that found the articles with the largest amount of trailing whitespace; then I removed it.)</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://todon.eu/@lisapoettinger" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lisapoettinger</span></a></span> willkommen aud der seutschen <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wikipedia</span></a>, wo misogyne Admins missliebige Schreiber*innen rauswerfen!</p><ul><li><em>Frag mich woher ich das weiß!</em></li></ul>
Mignon Fogarty<p>I've seen people change how they think about Wikipedia for a few years and had a fascinating discussion this week with Jonathan Rick about Wikipedia's rules on what can be included in an entry — and what can't.</p><p>If you're curious about how Wikipedia works behind the scenes or want to edit entries, you'll love this episode!</p><p>Watch: <a href="https://youtu.be/KIbCSMUdWug" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/KIbCSMUdWug</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Read: <a href="https://grammar-girl.simplecast.com/episodes/wikipedia/transcript" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grammar-girl.simplecast.com/ep</span><span class="invisible">isodes/wikipedia/transcript</span></a></p><p>Listen: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/behind-the-scenes-of-wikipedia-editing/id173429229?i=1000699017189" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/</span><span class="invisible">behind-the-scenes-of-wikipedia-editing/id173429229?i=1000699017189</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/GrammarGirl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GrammarGirl</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wikipedia</span></a></p>
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