I'm always impressed by what I can find in Wikipedia and how helpful it usually is. When I want to understand a concept in computer science or higher math, Wikipedia is the first place I look, but I'm discovering the content is very, very diverse.
For example, I'm doing research that involves American football. I know basically nothing about American football other than how to keep score and who has possession of the ball. I was looking all over (via Google) to find a good overview of some of the finer details of the game. Finally after much frustration, I decided to check out Wikipedia. Volia! Wikipedia has a great article about the fundamentals including links to lots of other wiki pages for even more detail (of course.)
Now, if I can only interface Wikipedia with my brain, I'll be set.
Posted by enigma at August 16, 2005 01:04 PM