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WikiGalaxy is French engineering student Owen Cornecs reimagining of how we view and consume information specifically Wikipedia pages. The project takes each individual entry on the online encyclopedia and plots it as a star in a virtual galaxy, that you can navigate from the comfort of your sofa.

Wikipedia provides a service that many of us make use of on a daily basis, but when youre viewing individual entries, its easy to forget the sheer scale of information on offer. The beta of WikiGalaxy, which you can view right now if youre using the Chrome browser (it also works on Firefox), provides a more tangible visualization of that information, and while it might not be the most intuitive way to assimilate, its certainly a fascinating one.

The beta of the project contains 100,000 articles, or stars, which the user can navigate from either a top-down or fly-through perspective. You can search topics just like you usually would, though due to the limited nature of the beta, you often wont be able to get to the page youre looking for. Once youve selected an available article, yellow tendrils will extend to related topics, making it easy to dig deeper or read around a topic.

The virtual galaxy of crowd-driven articles was created using HTML5, CS33, WebGL, jQuery and THREE.js, and while its a little clunky to use at present, itll likely become smoother as development continues. Cornec intends to employ a color-coding system in the future, grouping articles into broad topics, and even has plans to add Oculus Rift support.

Check out the video below for a closer look a WikiGalaxy, or head through the first source link to try it out for yourself.

Sources: WikiGalaxy, Chrome Experiments via Creators Project

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The UFT plans to send busloads of protesters to the Rev. Al Sharptons anti-cop rally in Washington, DC, this weekend despite the fury it sparked by co-sponsoring a similar march over the summer.

We cant stop them from supporting Al Sharpton and the anti-cop brigade. Its the Useless Federation of Teachers, one outraged teacher told The Post.

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In a rare labor rift, the head of the Patrolmens Benevolent Association also called UFT president Michael Mulgrew disgraceful and accused Mulgrew of trying to distract attention from his failed leadership.

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