I was going to post the other day about a new web habit of mine, but I couldn’t think of a good name for it, so I scrapped the post and did something else. I shall now name it “Wiki Wandering“.
Go to Wikipedia, and type in the first thing that comes to mind. If nothing comes to mind, here are a couple of suggestions:
- Denmark
- Gibson Flying V
- Marmite
- Fridge Magnets
- Hummus
- Spandau Ballet.
Now idly read a bit of the resulting entry on whatever you chose. The moment you see something that links to something else that sounds even a teeny bit interesting, abandon your first page, click the link and read some more. Repeat.
It’s a great way to spend half an hour, doing what I think of as “Passive Research“, or “The Eddie Izzard Technique“.
Thus, I was greatly amused this morning by the latest comic over at XKCD.
–c.
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