GetWiki (getwiki.net): Metaphysics to Metadata

Against Objectivism

2009-06-13T19:35:13Z

'''All Rights Reserved''' © 1998-99 M.R.M. Parrott''The chapter linked below first appeared as a series of internet discussion posts on Usenet, in 1998-99, and is the final chapter of "Synthetic A Priori", linked here courtesy of M.R.M. Parrott. (download)'' <center>'''Take the Objectivist Challenge!'''</center> # Download and read the linked interview in its entirety. There is little evidence of any Objectivist ever having done so. # Understand, this "interview" is made up of a series of Usenet arguments with many respondents in a plain...

Operating Systems

2009-04-19T14:08:03Z

thumb|right|scale:67|Overlapping Interests An "operating system" consists of many utilities, along with a master control program, called the "kernel". The kernel provides services to start and stop programs, handle the file system and other "low level" tasks most programs on your computer share. Perhaps most importantly, the kernels also schedule access to hardware, avoiding conflicts if two programs try to access the same resource or device simultaneously. Today, operating systems vary widely, from fully blown multi-media desktops, to "embedded" systems running devices, such as cellular phones and automotive computers. Unix has been called the "most important operating system you may never use". ''This...

GetWiki

2009-03-28T09:57:59Z

(image:GetWiki2.gif|thumb|right| ) '''GetWiki''' (GetWiki.net) is interactive PHP/MySQL collaboration software, and the concept of "getting wiki" with interactive websites, originated by M.R.M. Parrott. As the overview explains, GetWiki introduces indexing with Facets and Categories, content-driven Atom/XML Syndication, and XML import of individual articles from any other Wiki-site offering XML export. GetWiki also uses XHTML and CSS document and accessibility standards and high content security features. "GetWiki" is also a Wiki with Positive Point of View articles at...

M.R.M. Parrott

2009-03-26T19:56:29Z

thumb|right|M.R.M. Parrott '''M.R.M. Parrott''' ('''Mark Ray Martin Parrott''', born 12 October, 1966), author of Driving Home, the Timeless novel trilogy and Dynamism series in Philosophy and Science, developer of websites and software programs, such as rimric.com, SOHOdb and GetWiki, is a philosopher, writer and professor, a photographer, designer and programmer. Born in Fairhope, Alabama (near Mobile), he lived on the Gulf Coast until 1987, then completed college and graduate school in Philosophy at University of South Carolina in Columbia (BA, 1990: Philosophy, Theatre and Art...

SOHOdb

2009-03-24T19:36:12Z

(image:Shlogo.jpg|thumb|left|SOHOdb, open for business) '''SOHOdb''' (related to GetWiki) is a cross-platform, enterprise-class database management application designed for simplicity in the "small office, home office" environment, but not limited to small business. SOHOdb includes integrated modules for customers, contacts, suppliers, employees, invoices, products, purchases, documents, projects and assets. These modules are used by nearly all businesses and organizations. Smaller businesses are under-represented in the IT landscape, therefore, this application was originally called "SOHO". Daunted by the puzzle of cost, platform dependence, and development time, between licensing, servers,...

GetWiki:Tabs

2009-03-24T19:36:01Z

GetWiki&Overview � 1.0/2.0/InterWiki � SOHOdb Custom Messages/Links/Images/Formulas/Chars&Symbols

My Page

2009-03-10T02:29:31Z

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The Illusion of Choice

2008-12-14T12:21:52Z

''The protected articles included below by M.R.M. Parrott first appeared on rimric folio in 2003.''

Older Than You Know

In the passage of years following that big year for ''Matrix'' fans, 2003, and of course, the breakthrough in 1999, I find the "trilogy", "franchise", or just "series", as more and more relevant to today's world, while also striking themes far older. In 1999, and ever the contrarian, I was skeptical about the popular first film, partly because it quickly became a "must see" film (whose DVD release later became the first "must buy", which I bought), but also because I did not know it would be followed up with such a wonderful and rich series of stories, or that the...

Truth Theory

2008-10-31T11:05:10Z

A '''truth theory''' or a '''theory of truth''' is a conceptual framework that underlies a particular conception of truth, such as those used in art, ethics, logic, mathematics, philosophy, the sciences, or any discussion that either mentions or makes use of a notion of truth. A truth theory can be anything from a ''casual theory'', based on implicit, informal, and vaguely articulated ideas, to a ''formal theory'', constructed from explicit axioms and definitions and developed by means of definite ''rules of inference''. The scope of a truth theory can be restricted to tightly-controlled and well-bounded universes of discourse or its horizon may extend to the limits of the human...

GetWiki:2.0

2008-09-24T10:55:06Z

Introducing GetWiki 2.0

(image:GetWiki2.gif|thumb|left|GetWiki 2.0) With the ability to develop GetWiki fully independently of "legacy" concerns, GetWiki 2.0 has brought major improvements and changes to GetWiki 1.0. Beyond the endless bugfixes to the old MediaWiki codebase and Wikipedian origins, development stabilized for 1.0 and has since moved toward a few major changes, key features and stabilities, which make 2.0 even more unique. All remaining inherited code has been eliminated for performance, usability, and design reasons. 2.0 is a completely new bloki application. Since the debut of GetWiki in 2004, there have been a proliferation of wiki applications out there, but more...

Eastern Philosophy

2008-09-22T13:21:16Z

Image:Hindu-flower.gif|thumb|left|scale:50|''Hindu Flower''Hindu Philosophy]] '''Eastern Philosophy''' is a diverse body of approaches to life and philosophizing, particularly centered on understanding the process of the Universe and the endless "becoming". In Western culture, the term '''Eastern Philosophy''' refers very broadly to the various philosophies of "the East," namely Asia, including China, India, Japan. Eastern thought developed independently of Western and Islamic thought, but has greatly influenced both in Modern times. Eastern Philosophy does not have the rigid academic traditions found in Western thinking. Because of the more...

Middle Eastern Philosophy

2008-09-22T13:18:00Z

Image:Jerusalem-XVIIr.jpg|thumb|none|scale:25|Jerusalem, Middle East Middle East''Middle East Region, (Middle East) '''Middle Eastern Philosophy''' is largely guided by the Abrahamic Religions, ancient theologies, comprising full world-views and their philosophical and historical interpretations and philosophizing up to the present day. ''See: Islamic Philosophy, Christian Philosophy and Jewish Philosophy.''

Overview

In the study of comparative religion, '''Abrahamic religions''' are any of those religions deriving from a common ancient Semitic tradition and traced by their adherents to Abraham ("Father/Leader of many"),...

Western Philosophy

2008-09-22T13:12:30Z

Image:Raphael_athens2.jpg|thumb|right|scale:50|Raphael, School of Athens(Greek Philosophers)]] '''Western Philosophy''' is a line of related philosophical thinking, beginning in Ancient Greece, and including the predominant philosophical thinking of Europe and its former colonies up to the present day. The concept of ''philosophy'' itself originated in the West, derived from the ancient Greek word ''philosophia''; literally, "the love of wisdom" (philein = "to love" + sophia = wisdom, in the sense of theoretical or cosmic insight). However, many non-Western Religions have adopted the term ''philosophy'' in reference to cosmic intellectual discourse analogous to Western...

History of Philosophy

2008-09-22T13:04:30Z

"Philosophy is the study of its own history" - G.W.F. Hegel Philosophy, defined as a general, world-wide tendency to ask big questions about the nature of things, has a very long history, as well as a long study of History. It has been practiced in every culture, at every time, in every manner imaginable. Only centuries ago, the academic discipline of "philosophy" still included the separate "departments" now studied individually, such as Science and Social Science, or Humanities. There are vast areas of Philosophy and intimate, historical connections in thought between disciplines, cultures, and geographical areas...

GetWiki:PhilosophyTabs

2008-09-22T13:02:01Z

Philosophy � Method and History Western | Middle Eastern | African | Eastern | New Trends

Philosophy

2008-09-22T12:57:35Z

Image:Rodin-thinker-sm.jpg|thumb|none|scale:100|Thinker deep in Thought Thought The question of how to define the general concept of '''philosophy''' is itself "philosophical" and as the profound as the questions philosophers ask. The diverse historical and cultural activity of Philosophy is the historical study of the meaning and justification of beliefs about the most general, or universal, aspects of things. It is a study which is carried out, not only by experimentation or careful observation, but also by formulating problems carefully, or logically. By composing arguments and offering solutions, or counter-arguments, to them philosophers...

Pseudopedia

2008-09-22T12:43:48Z

How many students have relied on false information from Wikipedia? Is the fact that it's a Wiki relevant to the question? right|ban fake knowledge '''Pseudopedia''', or "The Wikipedia", is an open-content encyclopedia-like website which has, at least since 2003, immensely popularized the concept of "Wiki" in the public eye. With countless pages on the widest range of topics, Wikipedia has become an oft-cited resource among the "tech" crowd and others. However, Pseudopedia also is a documented and troubling source of errors and biases, as well as social domineering tactics used to control content and reinforce cultural...

Pseudopedia/General Criticisms

2008-09-22T12:17:01Z

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General Criticisms

Various readers and editors of Wikipedia, and administrators of rival Encyclopedias, see many valid reasons for criticizing Wikipedia. Readers and editors often have different concerns, but chief among them are:

Lack of Authenticity

This is the biggest problem: Wikipedia's purpose as a reference work has been questioned by many diverse sources. The lack of authority and accountability are considered disqualifying factors by most people. For example, librarian Philip Bradley acknowledged in an interview with ''The Guardian'' that the concept behind the site was in theory a "lovely idea", but that he would not use it in...

Pseudopedia/Policy Criticisms

2008-09-22T12:16:47Z

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Policy Criticisms

Specific problems with Pseudopedian Policy which prevent it from being taken seriously as a resource:

Deletionism and Censorship

Some people on Wikipedia are just eager to delete and censor content, depite trying desperately to grow the wiki irrationally. Sometimes this is because people have deletionist principles that say that certain content is not "noteworthy" enough for Wikipedia, and sometimes this is because irate editors are trying to censor what is inconsistent with their own point of view. Censorship usually leads to edit wars. The deletion of what is considered unnoteworthy can discourage people from editing. Why...

Pseudopedia/Cases

2008-09-22T12:16:07Z

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Cases in Point

A few cases (of many, many) so far documented to illustrate the General and Policy Criticisms:

"Priests Roamed"

:''"Following the devastation in Lisbon in 1755, priests roamed the streets, hanging those they believed had incurred God's wrath."'' This false sentence was, until recently, within the 1755 Lisbon Earthquake article (on Wikinfo as well as Wikipedia), and caused an uproar when it was included in some Washington Post news coverage by reporter Jose Antonio Vargas regarding recent Tsunami in Asia. What is striking is not that there was a false...