This is a delightfully written article by @annierau@wikis.world about the nameless people contributing non-professional photos to #Wikipedia. 📷
https://slate.com/technology/2023/10/wikipedia-models-photographs.html
#WikiCommons #WikimediaCommons
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Not invited = Don‘t go.
Not told = Don‘t ask.
Late invites = Decline.
You were never part of the plan. Accept that.
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IKA-145 NA KAARAWAN NI MANUEL L. QUEZON 🫡🇵🇭
Alinsunod sa Republic Act No. 6471, ginugunita tuwing Agosto 19 ang kaarawan ng dating pangulong si Manuel L. Quezon na tinaguriang “Ama ng Wikang Pambansa.”
#QuezonDay
#ManuelQuezon
#BMPM
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Internet Archive: “Late Friday, some of the world’s largest record labels, including Sony and Universal Music Group, filed a lawsuit against the Internet Archive and others for the Great 78 Project, a community effort for the preservation, research and discovery of 78 rpm records that are 70 to 120 years old … the Great 78 Project has been in operation since 2006 to bring free public access to a largely forgotten but culturally important medium.”
https://blog.archive.org/2023/08/14/internet-archive-responds-to-recording-industry-lawsuit-targeting-obsolete-media/
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“One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all.”—Arthur C. Clarke
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The fact that I procrastinate and still get the job done is the reason I still procrastinate
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Don’t reply to anyone who just say “Hi” without including their question or what they need. It’s about time we normalize not wasting people’s time and stop unintentionally triggering anxieties. 💁🏻♂️
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You're entitled to your own opinions in your head. But if you choose to express them out loud, it's your responsibility to:
(1) Ground them in logic and facts
(2) Explain your reasoning to others
(3) Change them when better evidence emerges #WednesdayWisdom
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