David Gerard versus the block chain; a peak into an emerging wiki war
Billionaire ascension and the blockchain. This year the former CEO and founder of Mozilla and JavaScript creator Brendan Eich raised $35M in 30 seconds for his […]
Impersonations on Wikipedia, Tim Farley, and flag waving on Reddit, again.
I’m not very well liked amongst a small set of Wikipedia editors (whom also edit RationalWiki and get their sh*ts and giggles from tormenting me […]
Censorship, suppression, the shining light of Wikipedia, and other disappointments.
The world has surely done it this time. The government of Turkey has completely blocked Wikipedia, labeling it as a “national security threat.” Jimbo Wales, […]
Google Consciousness and Wiki Brain.
[SPOILER] I don’t believe Google’s search algorithm is sentient. I’m sorry that I have to give away the plot twist, completely ruining my former TEDx talk, […]
S is for Sock Puppet.
As mentioned a few posts ago, there has been further fakery afoot in the wild wonky world of wiki wars. Treachery. Jytdog, the notorious Wikipedia […]
How to catch a skeptic.
Deepak Chopra’s wiki war, part two. There is perhaps no other human being walking the face of the earth that can trigger reactions on Wikipedia among […]
Jytdog, impersonations, Twitter, & socking for safety.
Shenanigans continue in the twisted world of wiki wars. Rome Viharo, April 6th, 2017 Jytdog is a Wikipedia editor I’ve mentioned a few times […]
Fake news, fake consensus, and the trolls that publish them. Are they winning the internet?
Online misinformation campaigns, fake consensus, and dark collaboratives. By Rome Viharo for Wikipedia, We Have a Problem. “Before the internet: most people lived in an […]
Flag waving. Watch out for it.
Marilyn Monroe, Brigette Bardot, and me. A primer into flag waving. Last year, a very funny trending front page discussion peaked on Reddit. […]
Oliver Smith’s Dark Entanglement.
A blackmail website called ‘Candice Lynn Potter dot com’ appears to support Oliver Smith’s online agenda. [THIS POST IS BEING UPDATED FREQUENTLY click here for […]