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{{cquote|Wikipedia has been a great source of information for me as I pursue higher education at the undergraduate and graduate level in electrical engineering. The physics and math descriptions found in the Wikipedia articles are often more intuitive than those found in my textbooks, and often act as a great starting point for me in my studies. I am very thankful that such a wonderful source of information exists, free of charge, for anyone with an internet connection}} |
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{{cquote|Whenever somebody says, well, I don't think I know that, in my environment, the person with the fastest data connection is usually the one who utters "Wikipedia!". And out comes the smartphone, and most of the time, even if you go through Google, it is the Wikipedia answer that is one of the first in the results. And it is the one we know to represent the most peer reviewers for any article, and thus many times the most reliable. |
{{cquote|Whenever somebody says, well, I don't think I know that, in my environment, the person with the fastest data connection is usually the one who utters "Wikipedia!". And out comes the smartphone, and most of the time, even if you go through Google, it is the Wikipedia answer that is one of the first in the results. And it is the one we know to represent the most peer reviewers for any article, and thus many times the most reliable. |
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And when I tell you this even happens in the E.R., where I work, you know this means something. |
And when I tell you this even happens in the E.R., where I work, you know this means something. |
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