Nicely said, and thanks for the link.

Well, at least we can agree that's it's "public school textbook".

I see it as a dumbing down of society, I'm not looking for it to be a forum or debate or it would end up like slashdot! Put it this way; you can go to -most- public schools, get a public education, and fight for a normal job. Or if your family is better off, go to a private school and get a top notch education. These people start at the top of their fields immediately. There's a difference in knowledge transfer, teaching styles, ect.

With wikipedia, everything is decided for you and only certain things are allowed. It could almost be said that wikipedia keeps the transfer of knowledge from moving forward, for the reasons I said in my original post.

Wikipedia places itself in a position in the minds of people reading it; the perception that it is the authority, the repository of all human knowledge. It clearly is not and Jimmy Whales is thankfully being forward about this.

General information is often correct, someone mentioned release dates, ect. There's an obvious agenda on Wikipedia and there's not very much useful, specialized information. Everything on it is mainstream, that is to say it's akin to a public school text book. You could for example set up a Wikipedia about alternative theory's on the Universe, complete with references to notable scientific experts. The page would quickly be edited and references called into question. The page may be refiled under a misleading location. It could even be outright deleted. You have to ask yourself, should I place trust in a site that files all religions under "Myth"? Or, should I place trust in a site that does not allow any discourse between other points of view? Mainstream science is continually churning, continually being re-written, re-theorized, dis-proven and re-proven again. Wikipedia places complete trust in this one flawed position. Therefore I find myself using Wikipedia less and less.

Thanks for this.

It's to get a good little worker bee. The companies now write the tests for us, ie. they own your children.

This is common sense, it has nothing to do with being safe for children. If parents want to distract their kids with these expensive toys then they should aware of the consequences and not try and ruin the designers original intent. Lawsuits destroy the experience for other users.

I've been through this: -Mind the work life balance, small companies could easily get you on the hook for late nights and consistent weekend work. -Get your job title and expectations in writing. If you're an architect, you're taking on a mentor and even a managerial role to an extent. This needs to be in writing. -Who do you answer too? If the company is really small their structure might not be firmly established, which will cause issues. -What is the atmosphere like? You may be coming from a peaceful work place to one where co-workers badger each other, are stressed out, over worked and have an unwritten 'pecking order'. -Consider getting an ownership stake in writing for after you've been there for a 6 months - year, increasing thereafter. -Who are their customers and what is their revenue? If they loose their biggest customer what happens? Finally - -Most small companies fail however they all have big dreams. Be careful.