And then I encountered - courtesy of The Guardian - his discussion of how he fell in love with Wikipedia. Those of us who teach, research or even just play with Web2.0 tools will recognise the fun, addictive element he describes. And those who don't (yet) might just be tempted to try...
I encountered Nicholson Baker via The Mezzanine, although more press coverage was given to Vox, the phone sex novel - thanks to The Other Clinton. (It was the book Monica had given him, which he lied about reading, gripping the nation.) As a lover of footnotes, I find his writing immensely engaging, but it's been a while since I've had the capacity to read much of anything, and so he had largely faded into that part of my memory reserved for Trivial Pursuit and Hangman Tournament.
And then I encountered - courtesy of The Guardian - his discussion of how he fell in love with Wikipedia. Those of us who teach, research or even just play with Web2.0 tools will recognise the fun, addictive element he describes. And those who don't (yet) might just be tempted to try...
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