Probably no more posts till after finals but I'll leave you with a gem.
The Find Satoshi project claims that it is testing the notion that social networks comprise small world networks (although this has been done in a much more scientific manner by sociologist Duncan Watts). Here is the community that started this mess, Perplexcity, a role playing, puzzle community. In order to solve the puzzle of Satoshi they are attempting to harness the collective resources of internet users via a viral campaign. You can read about the development of this project here.
The main problem with this "project" is that it fails to provide an explanation of how the network links are tracked. Hence, what this really amounts to is a world wide "Where's Waldo?". It's an internet stunt and has little scientific value, but it is an interesting curiosity concerning how online communities collaborate to meet a goal.
The Find Satoshi project claims that it is testing the notion that social networks comprise small world networks (although this has been done in a much more scientific manner by sociologist Duncan Watts). Here is the community that started this mess, Perplexcity, a role playing, puzzle community. In order to solve the puzzle of Satoshi they are attempting to harness the collective resources of internet users via a viral campaign. You can read about the development of this project here.
The main problem with this "project" is that it fails to provide an explanation of how the network links are tracked. Hence, what this really amounts to is a world wide "Where's Waldo?". It's an internet stunt and has little scientific value, but it is an interesting curiosity concerning how online communities collaborate to meet a goal.
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