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Obviously wikipedia.org. Nothing better has been invented in 20-some years. I honestly feel relief when I research some topic and it has Wikipedia page on it, s
by kertoip_1 4y ago
Obviously wikipedia.org. Nothing better has been invented in 20-some years. I honestly feel relief when I research some topic and it has Wikipedia page on it, so I don't need to dig through some sh**y blogposts
Edit: I mean: it's one of the very few websites that actually provides sources of information. It's insane it's that rare these days. And most important facts are just placed in visible and easy to spot place, no need to dig through author's life story, thanks for subscribers etc. before getting to the point.
- beebmam 4y agoWikipedia is one of the greatest projects in the history of mankind. Very little compares to it in scale and value.
- sigg3 4y agoRunner up must be Archive.org. I donate to both projects regularly.
- aembleton 4y agoI think Open Street Map comes close.
- Aeolun 4y agoKinda, but Wikipedia is pretty universal, while open street map is limited to Earth.
- kqr 4y agoThis is more of a testament to HTTP/HTML though. It's a universal format for storing and retrieving information. OpenStreetMap is, along with every other geo data project, limited by the common coordinate systems we have for storing and retrieving geospatial data -- and these are almost always planetary, not universal.
- spacemanmatt 4y agoWhen there is human-made pavement on another planet (or moon) I highly suspect OSM will model it.
- kloch 4y agoIt’s hard to overstate the value of Wikipedia to humanity. I hope there are lots of copies of it in government survival bunkers around the world. I wonder if they keep an offline copy on ISS?
- culi 4y agoSome runner ups: - Archive.org - SciHub - OpenStreetMaps - Library Genesis - TikTok (/s)
- jatinkrmalik 4y agoThanks for the reminder, just donated my bit to Wikipedia! :)
- jiffygist 4y agoMy most used site during the day is probably wiktionary. Most convenient dictionary out there.
- JKCalhoun 4y agoAgree, Wikipedia is excellent. Blogs are cool too though and I don't think my searches tend to land on them.
- MollyRealized 4y agoI will agree, with an additional caveat that I particularly like the Simple English Wikipedia quite a lot (simple.wikipedia.org) if I need a quick understanding of a topic.
- muzani 4y agoOn a similar vein, TV Tropes. It's still mind-blowing to me having every form of creativity throughout history categorized into patterns.
- NylaTheWolf 4y agoOh man, TV Tropes is fantastic! It always sends me down a rabbit hole!
- NylaTheWolf 4y agoI’ve been meaning to donate to Wikipedia for a while now. Thanks for reminding me :)
- Theory42 4y agoYes, Wikipedia is great. But PSA: its only great if we keep it great.