Depths of Grokipedia #2: grokipedia.com/page/arthur_...
If you look at reference #33, to the ACAD database at venn.lib.cam.ac.uk, suddenly this is "deep web". Bertha Pattinson's details (by David Palfrey) do not have a URL with an ID. You need a URI.
Where from? Most likely, from the enWP article.
If you look at reference #33, to the ACAD database at venn.lib.cam.ac.uk, suddenly this is "deep web". Bertha Pattinson's details (by David Palfrey) do not have a URL with an ID. You need a URI.
Where from? Most likely, from the enWP article.
Arthur Sutton Valpy
Arthur Sutton Valpy (28 March 1849 – 15 June 1909) was an English Anglican clergyman renowned for his pastoral service, ecclesiastical benefactions, and role as a canon of Winchester Cathedral from 18...
grokipedia.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Depths of Grokipedia #2: grokipedia.com/page/arthur_...
If you look at reference #33, to the ACAD database at venn.lib.cam.ac.uk, suddenly this is "deep web". Bertha Pattinson's details (by David Palfrey) do not have a URL with an ID. You need a URI.
Where from? Most likely, from the enWP article.
If you look at reference #33, to the ACAD database at venn.lib.cam.ac.uk, suddenly this is "deep web". Bertha Pattinson's details (by David Palfrey) do not have a URL with an ID. You need a URI.
Where from? Most likely, from the enWP article.
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25 years ago, Wikipedia was a punchline. Today, it’s one of the most trusted sources online. What changed?
In a world awash with misinformation, trust isn't just earned, it's built. Our latest blog explores what Wikipedia’s evolution can teach the rest of us.
#ScholComm #Research
In a world awash with misinformation, trust isn't just earned, it's built. Our latest blog explores what Wikipedia’s evolution can teach the rest of us.
#ScholComm #Research
Who Can You Trust?
Think back, if you can, 25 years ago to January 2001, and what do you remember? To jog your memory, that month saw the inauguration of George W. Bush as U.S. President, the launch of iTunes from Apple, and the appointment of the England football team’s first foreign manager, Sven-Göran Eriksson. While you sit there thinking how old you feel, this will make you feel even worse: it was also…
blog.cabells.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:08 PM
25 years ago, Wikipedia was a punchline. Today, it’s one of the most trusted sources online. What changed?
In a world awash with misinformation, trust isn't just earned, it's built. Our latest blog explores what Wikipedia’s evolution can teach the rest of us.
#ScholComm #Research
In a world awash with misinformation, trust isn't just earned, it's built. Our latest blog explores what Wikipedia’s evolution can teach the rest of us.
#ScholComm #Research
Tut, Tut, Tut, Tut, Tut ...
January 27, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Tut, Tut, Tut, Tut, Tut ...
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One in four adults in England do not drink alcohol, survey finds
One in four adults in England do not drink alcohol, survey finds
Questionnaire completed by 10,000 people finds sobriety on rise, with women slightly more abstemious than men
One in four adults in England do not drink alcohol, with increasing numbers of men and young people deciding to stay sober, according to a survey.
The figures, which come from a questionnaire of 10,000 people as part of the Health Survey for England, found that almost a quarter (24%) of adults in England had not drunk alcohol in 2024, an increase from just under a fifth (19%) in 2022. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:17 PM
One in four adults in England do not drink alcohol, survey finds
So, Grokipedia. The posting
grokipedia.com/page/Bramshi...
is an interesting study. Clearly the system has ingested a large number of HTML pages and online PDFs. If you look at the references, however, you might wonder if a gravel business's website had much to do with early modern topography.
grokipedia.com/page/Bramshi...
is an interesting study. Clearly the system has ingested a large number of HTML pages and online PDFs. If you look at the references, however, you might wonder if a gravel business's website had much to do with early modern topography.
Bramshill House
Bramshill House is a Grade I listed Jacobean prodigy house mansion located in Bramshill, northeastern Hampshire, England, constructed primarily between 1605 and 1612 by Edward la Zouche, 11th Baron Zo...
grokipedia.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:41 AM
So, Grokipedia. The posting
grokipedia.com/page/Bramshi...
is an interesting study. Clearly the system has ingested a large number of HTML pages and online PDFs. If you look at the references, however, you might wonder if a gravel business's website had much to do with early modern topography.
grokipedia.com/page/Bramshi...
is an interesting study. Clearly the system has ingested a large number of HTML pages and online PDFs. If you look at the references, however, you might wonder if a gravel business's website had much to do with early modern topography.
Right. A small pile of retreads could masquerade as the
Michelin man. A shedload of old tyres is definitely a junkyard vibe.
Michelin man. A shedload of old tyres is definitely a junkyard vibe.
I think people are broadly right that the public don't process these defections as "failures keep joining Reform" so much as "Reform are clearly doing well to have people join them" but there must surely be a limit to that.
New: Nigel Farage unveils Suella Braverman, former Home Secretary, as his latest defector
January 26, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Right. A small pile of retreads could masquerade as the
Michelin man. A shedload of old tyres is definitely a junkyard vibe.
Michelin man. A shedload of old tyres is definitely a junkyard vibe.
Indeed, the Catcher-in-the-Rye objection to "phoniness" is a surprise. Not because there is a shortage in adolescents, but because putting a teenaged mind in the Oval Office is not what adults should condone. More so when senility is another issue.
Opinion: One of the reasons that Trump rose as a political figure in the first place — and few elites saw it coming — was that he was willing to question anything and everything about conventional politics, economics and foreign policy. ft.trib.al/MTeQrr0
January 26, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Indeed, the Catcher-in-the-Rye objection to "phoniness" is a surprise. Not because there is a shortage in adolescents, but because putting a teenaged mind in the Oval Office is not what adults should condone. More so when senility is another issue.
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In 2016 7% of biographies on #Wikipedia about classicists were about women. Now @richardnevell.bsky.social's wonderful analysis shows that 10 years later, that number is now almost 20%. That's a huge achievement! #WCCWiki
January 23, 2026 at 11:23 AM
In 2016 7% of biographies on #Wikipedia about classicists were about women. Now @richardnevell.bsky.social's wonderful analysis shows that 10 years later, that number is now almost 20%. That's a huge achievement! #WCCWiki
The new Oxford Dictionary of National Biography login is not impressing. Very keen on logging you out, and intermittently just not allowing library card logins.
January 23, 2026 at 9:16 AM
The new Oxford Dictionary of National Biography login is not impressing. Very keen on logging you out, and intermittently just not allowing library card logins.
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Under the law, ICE is required to provide necessary medical care for the people it detains, often using third-party providers to do so.
ICE, however, has not paid any third-party providers for medical care for detainees since October 3, 2025.
ICE, however, has not paid any third-party providers for medical care for detainees since October 3, 2025.
ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment
Despite ample funding, the agency halted payments in October. They may not resume for several months.
www.motherjones.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Under the law, ICE is required to provide necessary medical care for the people it detains, often using third-party providers to do so.
ICE, however, has not paid any third-party providers for medical care for detainees since October 3, 2025.
ICE, however, has not paid any third-party providers for medical care for detainees since October 3, 2025.
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‘More than 150 children — most of whom were unvaccinated — were hospitalized. Two unvaccinated children and one adult died from measles complications, the first such deaths in the country in a decade’
#trump #republican #rfk #children
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/w...
#trump #republican #rfk #children
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/w...
One Year After Texas Measles Outbreak Began, Experts Consider Another Grim Milestone
www.nytimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:11 AM
‘More than 150 children — most of whom were unvaccinated — were hospitalized. Two unvaccinated children and one adult died from measles complications, the first such deaths in the country in a decade’
#trump #republican #rfk #children
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/w...
#trump #republican #rfk #children
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/w...
If for telling porkies, the judges would have a bigger field, but perhaps an easier task.
What I don’t know is whether it’s awarded for making or eating pork pies
January 20, 2026 at 10:33 PM
If for telling porkies, the judges would have a bigger field, but perhaps an easier task.
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👉 bit.ly/Wikipédiaa25ans
Crédit image : Michael Barbereau WMFr, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
#Wikipedia #WikimediaFrance #Wikipedia25 #WebLibre
Wikipédia a 25 ans : une pionnière raconte comment elle a changé le web depuis le fin fond de l’Auvergne
Wikipédia, l’encyclopédie libre, fête ses 25 ans. Florence Devouard, une des pionnières françaises, ancienne présidente de la Fondation Wikimédia, revient sur une épopée qui a transformé le web. Elle raconte avec émotion...
https://bit.ly/Wikipédiaa25ans
January 20, 2026 at 1:21 PM
👉 bit.ly/Wikipédiaa25ans
Crédit image : Michael Barbereau WMFr, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
#Wikipedia #WikimediaFrance #Wikipedia25 #WebLibre
I suppose Trump's Greenland lunge may turn out to be his Bay of MCPs.
January 19, 2026 at 9:37 AM
I suppose Trump's Greenland lunge may turn out to be his Bay of MCPs.
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If only the region got on better, a precious piece of East Asia's shared heritage could gain more purchase abroad
Why Go is going nowhere
Three masters, one game, zero consensus
econ.st
January 17, 2026 at 4:20 AM
If only the region got on better, a precious piece of East Asia's shared heritage could gain more purchase abroad
Hmmm. Also facing hundreds of millions of users who find it helpful, a role as AI substrate, and "with enemies like that who needs friends". BTW, the ideals of Wikipedia include knowing what to believe online, and verifying what you write about.
As the free online encyclopedia turns 25, it’s facing political opposition, AI scraping, dwindling volunteers, and a public that may no longer believe in its ideals. www.wired.com/story/wikipe...
Wikipedia’s Existential Threats Feel Greater Than Ever
As the free online encyclopedia turns 25, it’s facing political opposition, AI scraping, dwindling volunteers, and a public that may no longer believe in its ideals.
www.wired.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Hmmm. Also facing hundreds of millions of users who find it helpful, a role as AI substrate, and "with enemies like that who needs friends". BTW, the ideals of Wikipedia include knowing what to believe online, and verifying what you write about.
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January 15, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Scorecard after 12 months of Donald:
- wants to put the squeeze on all other nations but Argentina.
- wants to be appeased, and thinks Putin has a right to be?
- looks to be helping Chinese economic hegemony, as George W. Bush did.
- favours decapitation as Israel does, but more ignorantly.
Duck.
- wants to put the squeeze on all other nations but Argentina.
- wants to be appeased, and thinks Putin has a right to be?
- looks to be helping Chinese economic hegemony, as George W. Bush did.
- favours decapitation as Israel does, but more ignorantly.
Duck.
View from Portugal @publico.pt:
“Europeus querem reforço da defesa perante divórcio atlântico.“
“Europeans want to strengthen [the continent’s] defences in the face of the Atlantic divorce.”
Just let “Atlantic divorce” sit for a bit. It’s not a trial separation or a bumpy patch.
“Europeus querem reforço da defesa perante divórcio atlântico.“
“Europeans want to strengthen [the continent’s] defences in the face of the Atlantic divorce.”
Just let “Atlantic divorce” sit for a bit. It’s not a trial separation or a bumpy patch.
January 15, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Scorecard after 12 months of Donald:
- wants to put the squeeze on all other nations but Argentina.
- wants to be appeased, and thinks Putin has a right to be?
- looks to be helping Chinese economic hegemony, as George W. Bush did.
- favours decapitation as Israel does, but more ignorantly.
Duck.
- wants to put the squeeze on all other nations but Argentina.
- wants to be appeased, and thinks Putin has a right to be?
- looks to be helping Chinese economic hegemony, as George W. Bush did.
- favours decapitation as Israel does, but more ignorantly.
Duck.
Right. Traditionally Wikipedia's volunteers celebrate by looking around for a while, saying "see how far we've come", and then realising how much there is still to do. And getting back to work.
25 years ago, on 15 Jan 2001, Wikipedia was founded. We've grown a bit, via values of neutral knowledge for all. Thanks for the work by so many volunteers globally who devotedly make it; to the donors who make it all possible; and to our readers who make it worthwhile. To the next 25! #Wikipedia25
January 15, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Right. Traditionally Wikipedia's volunteers celebrate by looking around for a while, saying "see how far we've come", and then realising how much there is still to do. And getting back to work.
Musk's universe is a testament to "feature not a bug" as a panacea.
In one of the most appalling developments of past day, Elon Musk's AI chatbot desecrated Renee Nicole Good's body. That's in addition to harassing women and sexually exploiting minors. By @katieherchenroeder.bsky.social
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Grok deepfaked Renee Nicole Good's body into a bikini
Hours after an ICE agent killed the mother of three, Elon Musk’s chatbot was undressing her.
www.motherjones.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Musk's universe is a testament to "feature not a bug" as a panacea.
Sadly, ORCID is not really oriented towards author disambiguation, of concern to Wikidata. Profiles without public information are a negative, and the system is not de-duplicated. Sadly, too, OpenAlex is poor on the issue, apparently relying on dud AI.
This just published paper spells out just one of the benefits of @orcid.org. I am also a supporter of people using ORCID, as it helps the author disambiguation problem, as I mentioned in my 2017 paper.
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January 9, 2026 at 5:40 AM
Sadly, ORCID is not really oriented towards author disambiguation, of concern to Wikidata. Profiles without public information are a negative, and the system is not de-duplicated. Sadly, too, OpenAlex is poor on the issue, apparently relying on dud AI.
Aren't the fundamental issues with scholcomms always tied in with publish-or-perish? If careers based on publication were founded on ruling-in of papers, rather than ruling out, matters would look rather different. (Which is what happens informally in the top flight.)
I don't think there will ever be a tool that can consistently, robustly and accurately detect AI generated text. Okay, there might be a for a while, but in this arms race, there will never be an overall winner.
Given this, what is the future for scholarly publishing if AI text cannot be detected?
Given this, what is the future for scholarly publishing if AI text cannot be detected?
January 8, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Aren't the fundamental issues with scholcomms always tied in with publish-or-perish? If careers based on publication were founded on ruling-in of papers, rather than ruling out, matters would look rather different. (Which is what happens informally in the top flight.)
So, is Mariupol up to Reform standards?
"If Sadiq Khan thinks today that London is the greatest city in the world, then he's deluded," says Nigel Farage.
Suspect there may be one or two Londoners who, for all its faults, don't much like their city being talked down.
Suspect there may be one or two Londoners who, for all its faults, don't much like their city being talked down.
January 7, 2026 at 12:54 PM
So, is Mariupol up to Reform standards?
Well, I have done a first pass for updating P486 on Wikidata, from the unofficial meshb-prev.nlm.nih.gov.
I'll know more when the MeSH SPARQL is updated. Currently no 2026 results.
I'll know more when the MeSH SPARQL is updated. Currently no 2026 results.
January 5, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Well, I have done a first pass for updating P486 on Wikidata, from the unofficial meshb-prev.nlm.nih.gov.
I'll know more when the MeSH SPARQL is updated. Currently no 2026 results.
I'll know more when the MeSH SPARQL is updated. Currently no 2026 results.
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Whatever you might think of Maduro, the seizure and kidnapping of a head of state takes us to a very dark place. Vast, arbitrary, extra-legal power, which could be exercised almost anywhere, regardless of the character of the target government.
January 3, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Whatever you might think of Maduro, the seizure and kidnapping of a head of state takes us to a very dark place. Vast, arbitrary, extra-legal power, which could be exercised almost anywhere, regardless of the character of the target government.