nolefan
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Post by nolefan on Oct 12, 2006 1:37:56 GMT 7
 no need for bloody proxies and workarounds anymore... just type it in and go for it. 
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Post by Mr Nobody on Oct 12, 2006 6:44:17 GMT 7
That's good news. Now I can just cut and paste for my new course.
The god I don't believe in came to my rescue - or at least my ease - just in time.
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Post by Becster79 on Oct 12, 2006 12:01:10 GMT 7
Yeeeeee  aa  ! I have NO idea what the heck that is, I swear!!! |
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Post by icebear on Oct 12, 2006 12:25:40 GMT 7
Definitely good news... along with just getting my connection setup. Now I can waste the days away online  |
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Crippler
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Post by Crippler on Oct 12, 2006 16:43:09 GMT 7
I have been using answers.com all along and it pretyy much duplicates the wiked one....  |
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Post by Raoul Duke on Oct 12, 2006 16:47:12 GMT 7
But I'm still delighted to see the Wiki back. I wonder if they've entered into some kind of spineless deal with China the way Yahoo and Google did?
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nolefan
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Post by nolefan on Oct 12, 2006 17:40:39 GMT 7
I have been using answers.com all along and it pretyy much duplicates the wiked one....  I did that as well but it was a big annoyance to go to answers.com then type a topic in the search instead of just clicking on a link that someone provided on their page/blog/article/whatsoever. less time typing, more time clicking...  |
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Post by Justashooter on Oct 12, 2006 18:11:30 GMT 7
seems to depend on which server you are tied to. wik was never down for me.
be careful with wik. it is editable by the general public, and some entries are not accurate. current political topics/persons entries are particularly unreliable. some topic providers have agendas, i suppose.
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Post by Mr Nobody on Oct 12, 2006 18:32:37 GMT 7
All too true. However, I can cut and paste and edit to my heart's content etc, and save myself craploads of the boring bits.
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Uli
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Post by Uli on Oct 14, 2006 12:59:13 GMT 7
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Post by Pashley on Oct 15, 2006 18:15:04 GMT 7
Other Wikis worth looking at: Wikitravel (http://wikitravel.org/en/Main_Page), a free worldwide travel guide. Parts of it are very good, but coverage of China is quite spotty. Check your area; maybe you can improve it. Wikigogy (http://wikigogy.org/Main_Page), a Wiki for ESL teachers. It is only a few months old, doesn't have much yet. Citizendium, started by one of the Wikipedia founders, intending to involve experts more and not allow anonymous edits, in an effort to get higher quality than WP. The wiki is not up yet, but for info see citizendium.org/ |
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Post by contemporary dog on Oct 16, 2006 6:04:37 GMT 7
Good news. Was one of the oddest bits of censorship by the Chinese authorities that I have encountered.
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Post by Nate M on Oct 16, 2006 7:41:16 GMT 7
Good to see wikipedia is back. However, we may be losing another favorite sometime soon. Youtube was just bought by Google, and Google has already denied access to their own video service in China (they check by ip), because they didn't want to have to turn over information about people who posted dissident videos. Youtube is still working right now, but I have a feeling it might poo-out pretty soon.
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Post by icebear on Nov 17, 2006 22:57:25 GMT 7
Is it just me or is Wikipedia gone again?  |
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Post by Dr. Gonzo on Nov 18, 2006 7:39:09 GMT 7
One of my less cerebrally challenged Chinese students here in Australia used Wik, among others, to research his choice of major assignment, viz Tian An Men 1989.
Its the links that give Wik an advantage: this Pandora's box must be a challenge to Beijing's internet police.
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nolefan
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Post by nolefan on Nov 19, 2006 13:42:08 GMT 7
yeah.. it's been blocked again!!!
bastards
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Eagle's Nest
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Post by Eagle's Nest on Nov 19, 2006 15:22:26 GMT 7
Been trying for the past few days - grrrrrr! Back to using a proxy server. Sigh, it's better than nothing. Thanks to Raoul and crew for providing these back door entry links!
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Post by icebear on Nov 19, 2006 21:43:24 GMT 7
Whereabouts are these provided? The one proxy site I was using seems to have crapped out on me!
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Post by Lotus Eater on Nov 19, 2006 22:59:35 GMT 7
There's one listed on the Links page. Other computer people may know of more.
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