NationStates Jolt Archive

Just now, I went from comic books, to Brandon Lee, to Jackie Chan, to Game Boy, to Harry Potter, to Broadmoor Hospital for the criminally insane, to some crazy non-talking twins.

I do that every once in a while. I usually circle around a single topic though, and read up everything about it (although I do sometimes stray very far from that). Last time, I started out reading about Habeas Corpus and ended up reading most articles available on human rights and international law on warfare.

Just now, I went from comic books, to Brandon Lee, to Jackie Chan, to Game Boy, to Harry Potter, to Broadmoor Hospital for the criminally insane, to some crazy non-talking twins.
Canada > Canadian Caper > Iran > 1980 Hostages > 1980 Superbowl > Philadelphia Eagles > New Deal > FDR > TR > Taft > Woodrow Wilson > World War I > Ypres > Mustard Gas > Hindenberg Line > Americans in WWI> Sgt York > Tennessee > States > New York > Hilary Clinton > Bill Clinton > NAFTA > Canada.

*sings Harry Chapin's "All My Life's A Circle"*

Just now, I went from comic books, to Brandon Lee, to Jackie Chan, to Game Boy, to Harry Potter, to Broadmoor Hospital for the criminally insane, to some crazy non-talking twins.
After looking up logical fallacies on Wikipedia yesterday, I went through this chain of articles:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_fallacy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignoratio_elenchi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chewbacca_Defense
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coup_de_gr%C3%A2ce
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypercorrection
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vichysoisse

I then added pronunciation information to that page. I also branched off in severl directions, with Chewbacca Defence also leading to this more interesting chain:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chewbacca_Defense
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploding_head
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploding_head_syndrome
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnic_jerk
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnagogia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_terror

Spooky coincidece: when trying to work out my path through the pages just now I used the 'what links here' feature, and the third result for the Chewbacca Defense was Talk:My_Neighbor_Totoro (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:My_Neighbor_Totoro), which I happened to have read just the day before having just seen the film. Obviously every facet of my life is in some strange way connected to the Chewbacca Defence. Or not.

Going on long Wikipedia sojourns reminds me that there is something to be said for living in this day and age.

Aw shit..now you guys got ME started again..

I just read about star trek series and episodes on wiki and find out some cool trivia. Was watching I Borg on sky...I thought I heard Hugh saying I am hugh before attaining individuality in the first quarter hour which would constitute a major inconsistency. And TOS today, good god the special effects were even worse than normal, yknow where kirk and co are trapped in the dungeon. The aliens at the end...you could see the strings that were attached to them. no effort made to conceal them. good god!

I usually end up at the page for Phantom of the Opera, no matter where I start.

I usually end up at the page for Phantom of the Opera, no matter where I start.

That's a little bit scary.

Dental plaque > Streptococcus > Necrotizing fasciitis > Lucien Bouchard > Keynesian economics > Supply-side economics > Stagflation > Jimmy Carter > Iran hostage crisis > Canadian caper > Scrabble > Zyzzyva > Weevil > Placebo effect > Obsessive-compulsive disorder > Mutation > Recessive gene > Gregor Mendel > Austrian Empire > Treaty of Pressburg > Bratislava > Linear Pottery culture > Cro-Magnon

Canada > Canadian Caper > Iran > 1980 Hostages > 1980 Superbowl > Philadelphia Eagles > New Deal > FDR > TR > Taft > Woodrow Wilson > World War I > Ypres > Mustard Gas > Hindenberg Line > Americans in WWI> Sgt York > Tennessee > States > New York > Hilary Clinton > Bill Clinton > NAFTA > Canada.

*sings Harry Chapin's "All My Life's A Circle"*
Hey, I read up on the Canadian caper, too - ! I just noticed it in your post, now.

Wikipedia raids are fun. Sometimes I start with something I wanted to look up, and then I just go on and on (using my time without actually wanting to). And sometimes I just want a good read and use the "random page" link until an interesting article pops up.

Hey, I read up on the Canadian caper, too - ! I just noticed it in your post, now.
I think it was featured the other day.

Today someone was screwing with the Caroline Island page, and replaced the flora and fauna section with holy fucking shiut. It got changed back pretty quick though.

That's a little bit scary.

I know. But I try. It's usually something like this:

some page that has to do with laws>kidnapping>Stockholm syndrome>Phantom of the Opera

We should have a competition, with one starter word, and a one hour time limit.

I think the weirdest and most disgusting Wiki adventure I ever had was the time I got from Stanley Kubrick to Shotacon.

I can't remember how I did it, either...

We should have a competition, with one starter word, and a one hour time limit.
Ooh, good idea! But would you have to track the trip? or just say what you ended up with?

I think the weirdest and most disgusting Wiki adventure I ever had was the time I got from Stanley Kubrick to Shotacon.

I can't remember how I did it, either...
Stanley Kubrick -> Black comedy -> 4chan -> Shotacon

Ooh, good idea! But would you have to track the trip? or just say what you ended up with?

Links perhaps?

We should have a competition, with one starter word, and a one hour time limit.
Hmm, actually maybe there should be a starter word and a completely random goal word - and whoever can get from one to the other in as few steps as possible by only using the links inside the articles wins.

Hmm, actually maybe there should be a starter word and a completely random goal word - and whoever can get from one to the other in as few steps as possible by only using the links inside the articles wins.

I dunno, it might be easy to cheat. But easier to do as well.

Links perhaps?
Hmm. Good point. New thread!

Hmm, actually maybe there should be a starter word and a completely random goal word - and whoever can get from one to the other in as few steps as possible by only using the links inside the articles wins.

But thats harder! :p

Today someone was screwing with the Caroline Island page, and replaced the flora and fauna section with holy fucking shiut. It got changed back pretty quick though.

I once swapped the content of the Mitosis and Meiosis articles... it took them the best part of a day to notice. Now that's fundalism!!!

If I'm real bored I'll sometimes follow the first unvisited link in every page. Fun fact: you will end up on the page for the English Language within 12 moves tops.. always!

I dunno, it might be easy to cheat. But easier to do as well.
Well you'd have to document it, of course! As in, backtrack through the steps and spell them out for all to see.

I dunno, it might be easy to cheat. But easier to do as well.
Yeah, it's easy to cheat. Just google for a nifty webapp called "Six Degrees of Wikipedia" :)

Yeah, it's easy to cheat. Just google for a nifty webapp called "Six Degrees of Wikipedia" :)
Aww, now you spoiled everything. :(

We're in a sad state when going on wikipedia is seen as an adventure.

Well you'd have to document it, of course! As in, backtrack through the steps and spell them out for all to see.
Sounds good to me too!

We're in a sad state when going on wikipedia is seen as an adventure.

It's an adventure... in learning! :rolleyes:

I once swapped the content of the Mitosis and Meiosis articles... it took them the best part of a day to notice. Now that's fundalism!!!

If I'm real bored I'll sometimes follow the first unvisited link in every page. Fun fact: you will end up on the page for the English Language within 12 moves tops.. always!
Starting at Mac OS X I ended up at the Greek Language in 12 steps.