A review of events for the second week of November 2012.
THIS IMAGE CANNOT BE VIEWED CONSCIOUSLY.
Today is Monday, November 12, 2012, meaning it has been twenty-two years since Tim Berners-Lee published his formal proposal for the "WorldWideWeb" hypertext project, which you can fairly fault for this posting, blog, and associated wiki. And, so, once more into the fray, and once more the week that was:
- We are saddened that Hank the Cat was reportedly defeated in his bid for the Virginia Senate, coming in third place with just under 7000 votes. There had been questions as to whether Hank would be eligible to take office had he won, as there are no statutes in law relating to non-human service in government or fair representation of non-human views. Should the law be changed to allow non-humans to serve in government, or even to simply have a vote? Share your thoughts with us in the comments.
- After months of accusation, counter-accusation, and all manner of sordid legal (and ill) wrangling, the case of "Brenicorp" vs. User:Juanochoa was abruptly withdrawn from arbitration, coming as a consequence of recent administrative changes that effectively ended the system by which the plantiff sought renumeration for the libel charges. The posting in question has since been rolled back to the original state and the public dispute appears ended. There were no further statements issued by either side of the case at the time of this posting.
- Scientists working from the OcBrCo's Ketjack facilities have recently hit upon unique forms of folding activity that shape the output of space, allowing them to peer into the once purely theoretical locale known as Thornland. The breakthrough was announced in abstract by OcBrCo's U.S. research director Maëlle Borderlon in a recent edition of the journal New Geometry. Although the quantum basis of folding control has been studied for over a decade, the processes controlling maturation of folding behaviours -- like directional bend formation -- are not fully understood.
- Oscar Wilde once said "the heart was made to be broken," and there is no more potent proof this week than the news that Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez have parted ways. But do not shed too many tears on this account, for we have great faith that both these young people will find their footing and glad tidings will follow them both where-ever they shall go. Stay strong, dear reader. Stay strong.
And so went the week In Infictive. More or less. Feel free to browse Neopsychedelic if you want more.
