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An American teenager wrote 27,000 Wikipedia entries in a language they do not speak
Should I admire the work ethic?
A reminder that not every Wikipedia editor is an expert in their field. Earlier this week, a Reddit user discovered that in the Scottish language version of Wikipedia, almost half (literally 49 percent) was written by a teenager in North Carolina who could not actually speak any of Scotland’s native languages. Not surprisingly, they did not do a great job, relying on incorrect online translations and often introducing other errors.
By 2018, the 19-year-old had written more than 20,000 entries and done about 200,000 edits. Wikipedia administrators have not yet decided what exactly to do: Delete all user-generated entries, or edit them in something functional?
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LG’s latest air purifier fits right on your face
You just put on the mask. I was born in it, shaped by it.
LG has decided that the smartest thing you can do is to strap an electronic air purifier to your face to clean your inhalations before they reach your lungs. The PuriCare Wearable Air Purifier has a few three-speed fans and HEPA-style filters like those in LG’s domestic air purifiers.
Just breathe as normal, and a built-in “breathing sensor” will detect how fast you breathe, as well as how much air goes in and out, to adjust the ventilator speed. It comes with a UV-cleaning storage case, and the 820mAh battery will keep it running for up to eight hours.
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Season two of ‘Fall Guys’ will be enjoying medieval fantasy
New levels were plagued, briefly.
After all, the highlight of a pretty bad Gamescom presentation yesterday was a little sniff of the next season of Fall Guys, the global (and our) current game of the moment. More stages of the battle, more costumes and a medieval theme were the main deals, with a few interesting new stage builds emerging that they become a complete mess – the charm of this game in the first place.
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GoPro unveils a Twitch-like streaming service for sensations
It is available to subscribers to the GoPro Plus package for $ 5 per month.
Yes, you could just stream to Twitch, but now there’s a particular site for your action sports hijinks.
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