Tech History Made on January 15, 2001

For 7 years now we have enjoyed or hated the existence of Wikipedia. The site developed by Larry Sanger and Jimmy Wales is essentially an encyclopedia written by everyone. If you see something amiss you can edit the posting yourself. Unfortunately, this does not always ensure accurate data, as personal opinion often creeps into posts. I'll admit that we use Wikipedia (or it's bitch cousin Answers.com) to research most of our posts here but double check the facts when available. We are sure many a grad student has been befuddled by the F they received for fully relying on this service. All in all it is a great way to find the answers to our day-to-day questions we would like to ask, but were always too afraid would make us look dumb or uncool. Examples include "What the hell is a Scener?" or, "Who is John McCarthy and why does everyone keep referring to him as The Colonel?" This and making "wiki" a household term makes Wikipedia's birth an all-important piece of tech history.