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Originally Posted by Logseman
Where is the usefulness of Wikipedia outside of a web-browsing context?
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Everywhere.
I look up Wikipedia articles more and more often.
I have somehow ;-) acquired a reputation of a person that ... knows ... stuff.
So, I am often asked for help. I am asked about computer hardware, networking, various software (such as AutoCAD, or Linux, or Regular Expressions, or Photoshop, or ...), mechanical and electrical engineering (this is what I have studied at the university), cooking. I help some people with homework from mathematics, physics, kinematics, structural analysis, geometry (up to University level stuff), and other technical subjects. I am also [professional] translator and interpreter.
To maintain such reputation, I have to cheat sometimes ;-). So from time to time I look things up on the net. And more and more often it means I head directly to Wikipedia to get a good starting point.
Another use for Wikipedia is looking up the authors and books.
Having a device for Wikipedia access that I could use anytime, anywhere is a dream come true for me.