Wednesday, July 5

Double Whammy

Reuters article

So, Ken Lay died yesterday. On some level, all human death is unfortunate; however, there are some deaths that are less unfortunate than others. I'm sure Mr. Lay did a handful of noble things in his life, but odds are they won't really make up for the lives he ruined in the name of greed. I say this with conviction, because he was convicted for it. My hardly subconscious joy lies in that secondary blessing of shame that lies on Wikipedia. For the record, I firmly believe that Wikipedia has the potential to destroy the world - at least the minds of our children. The above article reinforces much of what I tell my students regarding the "W" word. DON'T USE IT AS AN INFALLIBLE SOURCE. Some of my friends (one Sutton, in particular) use it as a tool to help them begin understanding certain things or to access statistics (... or whatevertheheck it is he does with it). I steer myself clear of it. I'm not especially happy that I had to type the title so often in this post, even. So says me. But who am I?

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