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I run a weblog about wikipedia. If you want me to write about a particular article/topic/concept/whatever, leave a note, or comment on a weblog post.

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Photograph credit: Ivar Leidus

Various logos and graphics for wikipedia/wikimedia/wikimania.

Etc.

My name's Ben Yates; I'm a technical writer, student, and keyboardist from Ann Arbor.

Writing

So. I've been here since late 2003; I started the wikipedia articles Metrosexual and Hell, Michigan (and the wikibooks summary of Understanding Comics). Most of my stuff is elsewhere, though.

Nonfiction

How to appreciate jazz without really trying.
Sk8er Boi.
Understanding Comics.
File sharing is theft (read all the way through before you send me angry emails).
How to build a computer out of black holes.
Why is the sky blue?.
Does the Universe have granularity?.
You Know My Name (Look Up the Number).

Fiction

Now I ask you, is that any way for a cosmic body to Disintegrate?.
LifeTM.
Schrodinger killed his cat.
On the Division of Labor.
The Sticker Underground .
Private Eye.



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Did you know...

De Lamar Mansion
De Lamar Mansion
  • ... that the exterior of the De Lamar Mansion (pictured) was cleaned using toothbrushes during the 2000s?
  • ... that Edward Skeletrix, to promote his album Museum Music, held an exhibition during which he sat inside a glass box?
  • ... that the fortified walls surrounding the Iron Age Tell Ruqeish in Palestine are up to 5.5 metres (18 feet) thick?
  • ... that the Raymond C. and Mildred Kramer House was one of fewer than half a dozen houses built in Manhattan during 1934?
  • ... that the sustainability of the Baggu reusable bag is challenged by collector culture?
  • ... that NFL player Obe Wenig was named an All-Pro even though he played only one game?
  • ... that director Isao Takahata reportedly stayed overnight at a doss-house to ensure that the Japanese animated film Jarinko Chie accurately depicts the city of Osaka?
  • ... that the least populous of Oregon's cities has three people?
  • ... that journalist Ivan Miller was once bitten by a disgruntled Santa Claus?