Mar. 13th, 2006

WikiWar II

Mar. 13th, 2006 12:11 am
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   On Friday Velvet Teen played in the Coffee House. Unfortunately the UC Davis Fascist Enforcement Service was abundant and enforced the maximum capacity of the CoHo which is strangely rated to be "full" when it is barely half full. Extensive people smuggling was carried out however and I think eventually nearly everyone who waited around long enough was able to get inside.
   So it seems the prevailing indie fashion these days for guys now is wearing a blazer, in addition to the alarmingly tight jeans and moratorium on shaving for at least two weeks prior to any public appearance. Now the blazers aren't nearly as disturbing as the tight pants, but its still rather bothersome to me I think just in that its so obviously the latest fad, and I hate things that are obviously the latest fad.


This Week in Wiki News
   Sporadic fighting has broken out throughout the week over references to the ASUCD Gulag. Previously, as I had intended it, there were links to a page by that name, but no actual page there. This created the appropriate level of ominous official denial. Wiki messiah Phil went through and broke these links, to which I responded that this was the way I intended it, and Travis "Scrooge" Grathwell went back and broke them again. A page was created by third parties but subsequently deleted again. As it currently stands there's a link to it from my personal page now though, where wiki ethics would indicate no one can touch it.
   It was discovered that references to allegedly racist remarks by Sen. Robert Roy had been snuck into his userpage, and efforts to suppress this information has spilled over to a talk page.
   Probably more interesting to readers here, it was also discovered that one Abebnego Woods had claimed Kris Fricke to be genocidal, sexist, and egotistic, because he dared imply Celeste Rose didn't deserve half a million dollars. For some serious lulz scroll down here and read the interchange.


   Currently upcoming scheduled events are as follows: 03/18/06 Aaron Aviv's B-Day / allegedly he may be coming to Davis for it!; 03/23/06 Franz Ferdinand Show (in SF); 03/24-27/06 Las Vegas Roadtrip with Kristy's friends; 03/28/06 Spring Qtr Starts )= ; 03/30/06-04/02/06 AmPac MUN Conf in Los Angeles. My car might actually be fixed by this Wednesday, so I might be able to drive back down to OC this week or next, especially if Aaron doesn't end up coming up here. I'm not sure I want to put the car through the stress of such a drive immediately upon getting it back from the mechanic however. In conclusion I'm not sure when or if I'll get myself down to OC for Spring Break. )=
   Also [livejournal.com profile] apoplecticfittz has been hiding in Oakland. He needs to visit Davis.


Kitten News: The other day Kristy put a pillow on her keyboard when she left so Bailey would be prevented from playing pranks on her computer again. When she came back however, Bailey had knocked the pillow aside ... and opened an instant messenger window to ME! <3

Picture of the Day


I think this gif is cool.

My camera was fixed today!



Previously on Emosnail
   Two Years and one Week Ago Thursday:
Campaigning for Lamar - This time 'round, Heystek for Mayor is going to win!
   Two Years and One Week Ago Friday: Life As a Sitcom Character - Discussion of which one I'd be. Also, I hate daytime TV.
   Two Years and One Week Ago Saturday: Who SHOULD Be On My Friends List - This "trustmetric" says Davis editor-in-chief Matty Jojola ([livejournal.com profile] blueliquid13) ought to be on my friends list.
   Two Years Ago Last Tuesday: UCBMUNC 2004 - And Kristy's adventures while I'm gone.
   Two Years Ago Last Friday: Fire & Brimstone - "I'm sorry, I know I said I would deal with you in person, and I did. But i still feel that you are the biggest fucking asshole i have ever met in my life. i hope you die and burn in hell you piece of shit." -The last words Courtbutt Gertler ever said to me. This all because she couldn't understand why she should take any responsibility for reporting the parking permit her friend was using as missing without telling them, and thus causing them a $200+ ticket.
   Two Years Ago Yesterday: "ASUCD to Waste Colossal Amount of Paper For No Reason - RECENTLY DECLASSIFIED: a Green Party press release. Its pretty funny. I was about to tag it "satire," but its all true. Also, Cases # 24 & 25 are filed, I swear Kalen Gallagher into office, and Kristy is sick. )=

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   Like I said, my camera is working again. This is the Yolo County Superior Courthouse, where I spend much of my time these days.

   Note the POW/MIA flag that flies in front of the Courthouse. It always seems to me that this flag must seem slightly ironic to the many who come and go from the Courthouse in chains.
   Incidently, Wikipedia doesn't have an entry on the POW/MIA flag. I've always wondered what the deal is with it.










   All in all the Courthouse is kept pretty spotless. This is the only graffiti in the restroom. Given that its in a pretty visable location and it appears that graffiti around it has been erased, I think the maintanance people have found it amusing.

   On my first day working there my supervisor Gail looked over the filing I was doing and remarked "good, it looks like you're doing it all right ... but of course if you weren't it would be my fault for improperly instructing you." This struck me as a particularly enlightened philosophy others should take note of -- that if one has subordinates and they are operating sub-par, rather than blame it all on them, the ranking individual should consider it entirely their own responsibility to ensure quality operations.


In Other News:
   (1)Contention continued throughout the day on the Rob Roy / Talk page regarding whether the wiki would include any references to his allegedly racist public statements. Thomas Lloyd repeatedly declared himself to have won the argument and deleted all references he found offending, but I wouldn't let him get away with it. Then Lloyd dropped the Libel word, which is becoming somewhat like Godwin's Law on the wiki1 I think (the Abebnego Woods troll alleged libel the other day as well), and illustrated his point with a link that clearly damaged his own point.
   Lest you get the wrong idea, it should be noted that I have not added any of the disputed content myself, and am not saying I think he's a racist; I am standing against the suppression of unfavored viewpoints & a double-standard in reporting.

   (2)Jurists across the world were saddened the other day by the death of Slobodon Milosevic while in custody in The Hague. Slobo's death denies thousands of the justice his conviction would have brought them.

1"As a wiki discussion grows longer, the probability of someone incorrectly alleging libel approaches 1." - Call that Kris's Second Law (The first is that if the potential for drama is enough, anyone can and will find your livejournal)

Previously on Emosnail
   Year and a Week Ago Yesterday:
The Politics of Character Assassination - More on the drama in MUN: I post links to the opposing arguments. Also, the BBC calls me for an opinion on US Supreme Court Cases (true story).
   Year and a Week Ago Today: UCBMUNC 2005 - In the middle of all our MUN drama we decide to all pack into a small hotel room or two for a weekend. We survived with fairly little intrigue considering. I think I was the only one to win an award (Shemek might have as well?)
   Year Ago Last Wednesday: Classified - Classified. Sorry for the broken picture links.
   Year Ago Last Thursday: Elections & Disenfranchisement - The new ASUCD Senate is seated "ushering in an era of unprecedented diversity of affiliation on the Senate." In contrast, with the seating of this year's new Senate, the Leadite party controls 2/3rds of the Senate, the Executive Office, and has appointed all but one of the Supreme Court Justices (I was a Focus appointee).
   Year Ago Last Friday: The Emo-Agricola International - In an international development I've found reason to cite with suprising frequency in the year since, Bolivian President Carlos Mesa attempts to resign only to have his resignation rejected by the Bolivian Senate. Also, the former president of rebel Chechnya, Aslan Maskadov, meets a humble end at the hands of his own bodyguards in a basement. Also, a hawt picture of Kristy.
   Year Ago Yesterday: Senate Finds Chief Justice to Have Jedi Powers - Sen. Darth Lloyd was instrumental in convincing them that I used mind tricks to cause 9 Internal Affairs Commissioners & 12 Senators to think that a 5 line Bill meant the opposite of what it actually meant. And I would have gotten away with it too if it hadn't been for those pesky kids "your mind tricks don't work on me" Kalen the Hutt! Also the Lebanese Prime Minister tries for the second time to resign, but once again his resignation is rejected by the parliament.

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