RationalWiki’s “drinking games”
On RationalWiki, there is a drinking game that is played amongst their community. Kind of fun actually inside of its own context. When ever certain […]
David Gerard versus the block chain; a peek into an emerging wiki war
Billionaire ascension and the blockchain. One of the fun things about cryptocurrencies, ICO’s, finance tech and all things “blockchain” as an entrepreneur is that it’s […]
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 infamous 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 amongst […]
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. This […]