Just testing if I can post from Facebook to my actual blog. That’d be awesome.
Edit: Well apparently I can. A tiny bit strange… considering I never logged into this account (or input any password) to add this blog to my facebook page! lol security issues?
Its not the most functional way of posting (I can’t, for eg. add this to any categories, nor can I add a password. I need to log into WordPress then edit all that stuff). But it works. An interesting function if nothing else.
Haha this is so awesome. The Perseids meteor showers are normally only visible in the Northern hemisphere so I never get to see them. BUT this year around Aug 12 I will be in the Northern Hemisphere! More specifically in Athens. It won’t be perfect since Athens is a fairly large city, and the light pollution will dampen the effect of the Perseids, but isn’t that great?
On the other hand, I fly out to Geneva on the 13th… and Geneva is relatively speaking, a smaller city and I’m living further from the city center so I can see them on that night 
Haha I love the irony of this post. Its the final archived post from my facebook notes- and its a perfect introduction to this blog.
Originally posted: Thursday, July 3, 2008 at 7:01pm
I’ve got a new blog. Instead of writing new facebook notes every time I’m bored, I’ll post there instead. http://thejackalscodex.wordpress.com/
(A lot of posts will be password protected. That’s not to stop you guys from reading it, I encourage you all to read it. I just don’t want randoms reading it. The passwords are contained here: http://thejackalscodex.wordpress.com/password) If you can’t figure it out, just shoot me a line.
That way I can migrate all my current facebook notes over there, and then remove a lot of clutter from my facebook page (including a lot of those “what are your political beliefs applications)
I’ll probably replace my current notes with a description of my core beliefs (political, philosophical and personal). I’ve been worried that recently I’ve been joking around too much and confusing people as to what my actual beliefs are. Right-wingers are now of the impression that I’m a communist, whereas left-wingers seem to think I’m an anti-feminist, gay-bashing Catholic.
Another archived note. Again, this information is out-of-date.
Originally posted: Saturday, June 28, 2008 at 10:25pm
1) Stand-up comedy is on! I went to Centennial Park, and it looks good so long as it doesn’t rain. There’s plenty of parking and there’s limited rain shelter. It’s also reasonably easy to get to by public transport, though it involves spatial skills like reading a map and being able to turn right.
I will be canvassing for availabilities tomorrow, so if you see this, please tell me what days you’re free in the next two weeks. Saves me bother of chasing you down
2) I always find it interesting to compare my expectations with my actual marks. These should are my expectations net of arrogance.
Generally speaking, I dropped the ball this semester due to many factors, but mainly a lack of willpower and general homosexuality.
Finc3015 (Financial Valuations):
Expected mark: Upper credit (70-74, centered about 73)
Variance = fairly even, with upward skewing, due to possibility that the markers will actually read my group assignment and see the shining brilliance that is my macroeconomic analysis.
Finc3017 (Investments)
Expected Mark: Upper distinction (80-86, centered about 84)
Variance = mild downwards skewing to account for the fact I’m an idiot
Finc3193 (Pre-Honours)
This one was difficult to predict, owing to the fact I’ve only gotten marks for 1 (out of 3) assignments. Expected mark: distinction (75-85)
Variance = significant downward skewing, due to mathematical incompetence
Laws1018? (International Law)
Expected Mark: Credit (65-68)
Variance: Its hard to say, my opinion of my essay may be distorted by my happiness with the fact I got to say “empirical evidence” multiple times, and refer to logic and science, and call Charlesworth an illogical communist who misses the point.
Hmmm, given the marxist predispositions of many academics, I may actually have failed this course.
Nonetheless I am content. The only thing really missing was a reference to Boguslawski v Gdynia Ameryka Linie Zeglugowe Spolka Akcyjna (a case stating that recognition of states is only retrospective to the point when the forum government would realistically recognise that the recognised government took de facto control of the state) or to Judge Billings Learned Hand, whose wikipedia article begins with several paragraphs on how Learned Hand struggled with his name as a child, and the rest of which evinces to maximum extent possible, the deep insecurity which plagued Learned Hand to the rest of his days.
Math1001 (Differential Calculus):
Expected mark = 95
Variance = significantly downward skewed, due to possibly significant scaling effects
3) A few observations:
- Richard Dawkins will be on tonights episode of Doctor Who. I am so incredibly turned on right now.
- I’m confused as to how a 6 foot tall, bald angry former rockstar can fail to scare tiny Japanese diplomats.
- Obama says Washington is broken. I’m not so sure… I’ve always thought the NRA and civil libertarians worked well together. First the NRA gives them guns so they can commit crimes. Then the civil libertarians set them free so they can commit more crimes. (And vote in between crimes). Like a well-oiled machine.
I love notes I write when procrastinating. btw, Boguslawski is a case which states that retrospective recognition of states extends back in time, only insofar as the effective control of the recognised government could be said to exist.
Originally posted: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at 5:34pm
Ok. I’m far far too busy to be posting notes but this has to be said:
Two things I’ve noticed whilst studying law.
1) The name of the Hon. presiding judge in Moore v Mitchell is “Judge Learned Hand.”
2) There is a case (for some reason omitted from our syllabus) called Boguslawski
(full name: Boguslawski v. Gdynia-Ameryka Linje Zeglugowe Spolka Akcynja)
Praise be to Heaven.
Archived facebook note. Information on what days I am busy and stand-up is obviously out-of-date. Interestingly enough, you can see the first germs of my travel blog beginning to appear.
Originally posted: Saturday, June 21, 2008 at 5:09pm
Yay another note because studying for law requires me to be on a computer with internet access. Oh the bane of my study!
1) Busy
After my exams I will be very busy organising things (and in particular cleaning my room. That may take a week in itself… I don’t want dust accumulating in strange places over the course of half a year whilst I’m in America. I believe in evolution… so who knows what terrors might arise so I’m going to post my schedule (so far) down the bottom of this post.
2) Blog
I’m going to stop posting notes on facebook, and put it all onto a blog. Does anyone know a good blogsite that will allow me to set different tiers of access? So public viewers (who don’t know a password) can only view posts in a certain category. Viewers who know password A can view public posts to minimum security stuff (ie stuff with timetables, phone numbers etc you don’t want to post on the web unprotected), viewers with password B can view private blog posts for close friends only etc. The reason I use facebook atm is because it lets me restrict access to these notes to friends only, so eg. my flight itinerary isn’t public domain.
You might as well tell me now if you know, I’m going to ask everyone who would have any clue. I’m going to track you down bitches.
3) Stand up in Centennial Park
I’m still planning to do it. I’ll go visit Centennial Park on say Thursday or Friday and see if its a good place to go, then set a day to do it (or probably two, just in case it rains).
4) Schedule:
Thursday 26th: Busy (whole day)
Fri 27th: sleeping, scout Centennial Park
Sat 28th: Busy (whole day)
Sun: unallocated
Mon: unallocated
Tues: unallocated
Wed: busy (night)
Thurs: busy (morning to afternoon)
Fri: busy (night)
[Week beginning July 7th is completely unallocated except Thurs morn]
I may leave on July 17th, or on July 22nd. I haven’t decided yet, but its probably not a good idea to plan things just as I’m about to jet off as I’m sure there’s plenty of loose ends for me to tie up in Australia.
Unallocated means that I will be doing miscellaneous tasks like buying books and preparing plane tickets for my trip. I suspect I will only have 5 or 6 free days to catch up with all of my different groups of friends, so this will take organisation skills.
Yet another archived note. PS: This event never actually happened due to rain 
I may attempt to reorganise it later, but probably can’t be stuffed.
Archived post below:
Originally posted on facebook Saturday May 31st, 8:08am
You guys can tell I’ve got another assignment due, cause I’m writing up more notes.
Now many people, when insulted or laughed at, get a bit hot under the collar. That’s I silly approach- I see a money-making opportunity. It’s called the law of defamation.
So in the interests of spreading my rational, scientific mindset to the rest of you chumps, I’m thinking of holding a Stand-up Comedy thing in Centennial Park these holidays. [no precise details yet, but it'll be have to be after June 29, and before July 15 or so]
It’ll be mostly impromptus, but I’m sure you can pre-prepare skits or a stand-up spiel if you’d like. I’ll probably think of funny topics you can base your impromptus around. I’ll design them so its impossible to be unfunny. Eg. Abo jokes, its so unPC that its impossible to make it unfunny. We’ll probably also have those speeches people were going to make at my birthday party, but couldn’t due to incompetent organising.
For you law students, it’ll be great to practice your joke-telling skills. Denny Crane approves. (For the rest of us, a little Schadenfreude next goes amiss). For those who aren’t confident in public speaking because you’re afraid people will laugh at you, well that’s perfect. Either someone will laugh at you (the aim of this exercise), or someone won’t laugh at you (the thing you were afraid of). Logic compels you to join in.
And look on the bright side. Dave Hughes is the most unfunny man in Australia- he can’t even make himself laugh- but he’s still classified as one of Australia’s most well-known comedians.
PS: If I haven’t tagged you in this note, its not that you’re not invited. I can’t go through my friends list tagging everyone, so I just tag a representative selection of friends, which ensures that this note appears on your news page.
