* CO149 waits for the shoe to drop
<CO149> Tue Nov 30 07:00:25 PST 1999
<CO149> cops trying to get a dumptruck to victor steinbrueck park. they're being very careful about not saying why
<CO149> sweeping park for "the reason"
<CO149> state dept shows up with vehicle placards but no other credentials
<CO149> SE crnr 5/union, possible potato guns
<CO149> "250 ppl under control, victor steinbrueck"
<CO149> state dept still waiting for clearance to enter
<CO149> sounds like they're getting denied
<CO149> 1900 block 2nd, protesters setting up a "large ... uh ... something-or-other"
<CO149> explosion and possible shots fired, NE 50th, 12 NE and 16 NE
<CO149> about 100, east on university from 4th
<CO149> another group at 7/stewart moving south
<CO149> barricade attempt at 8/seneca
<CO149> protesters securing themselves to manhole covers
<CO149> intersection blocked, 50 ppl, 6/university
<CO149> protesters putting up crime scene tape, 9/olive
<CO149> "sheraton command going into lockdown mode"
<CO149> group at 9/lenora moving south
<CO149> 12-13 ppl hooked together with duct tape
<CO149> heheh
<CO149> 200 ppl blocking 6/olive "playing ring around the rosies"
<CO149> "cutting team" to respond to 8/seneca. silly protesters blocking the secret service entrance
<CO149> ppl lying in the street 6/university
<CO149> Tue Nov 30 07:47:23 PST 1999
<CO149> smaller group 5/pike moving east
<CO149> 2 squads of troopers to 7/pike
<CO149> 50 at boren/pike westbound
<CO149> 300 at 5/pike eastbound
<CO149> traffic control assistance to 3/union
<CO149> 200 at bellevue/pine westbound
<CO149> 8/seneca, ppl chained in street, jumping on cars.
<CO149> cops sending "hats and bats"
<CO149> 9/olive, protesters pulling chains across intersection, lightpost to lightpost
<CO149> 3-400 7/pine going north
<CO149> gas to be delivered to 7/pike
<CO149> armored car surrounded by protestors 6/olive
<CO149> large whale baloon near 6/university
<CO149> squad requested to boren/pike
<CO149> molotov cocktails at 6/seneca
<CO149> Tue Nov 30 08:07:27 PST 1999
<CO149> protestors own 9/olive, installing chain across metro tunnel entrance
<CO149> balaclavas blocking boren/university
<CO149> large group at 9/pine
<CO149> breaking windows at niketown
<CO149> 250 at 9/pine take down gate
<CO149> group at 8/pine, armored cops requested
<CO149> "hard squad" at 8/pine now
<CO149> dragging dumpsters into the street 6/stewart
<CO149> "western command" to "code gold"
<CO149> *shrug*
<CO149> property damage 8/stewart, 100 protesters
<TEE2> Good morning all!
<CO149> Hi!
<TEE2> *wave*
<CO149> protesters jumping state dept ppl at 8/seneca
<TEE2> really?
<TEE2> heheh
<TEE2> i saw a protest here on my way to work
<CO149> 5/olive, crowd throwing things at officers
<TEE2> eek
<TEE2> so, the conference is going well?
<CO149> "swimmingly!"
<CO149> *giggle*
* CO149 got in at 7am, and a good thing too
<TEE2> wow
<TEE2> i could have - but on tues and thurs i take a spinning class - it runs long
<TEE2> (and, i am in no hurry to get to work these days)
<CO149> spinning?
<TEE2> yeah - a cycling class
<CO149> oh. i was thinking you were becoming a dervish
<CO149> 8/stewart, garbage can roadblock
<CO149> boren/pine, unsecured SWAT vehicle. "oops"
<wade> sheesh!
<CO149> morning wade
<wade> hey!
<wade> local news makes no mention of anything other than dancing and smiling protesters.
<CO149> protesters building a fence, hubbell place/seneca
<CO149> ganks. we got a fine old time down here
<TEE2> wade!!
<CO149> newsies musta missed the molotovs
<wade> any word on how things look between first & denny and first & lenora?
<wade> TEE2!
<CO149> that area is clear right now
<CO149> might get dicey once the afl-cio march starts though
<wade> TEE2. you about ready to head north?
<wade> CO149: any idea when that'll start?
<CO149> noonish
<CO149> 5/seneca more dumpsters. property damage reported
<wade> most excellent news, sir.
<CO149> where you coming from?
<wade> thanks *much* for keeping on top of this!
<wade> the local news is so obviously not covering anything tangible.
<CO149> "a guy's gotta have a hobby"
<wade> i'm coming from ballarg.
<CO149> ah. you'll be fine then
<wade> s/ballarg/ballard/
<wade> maybe i can get them to change the name to ballarg.
<wade> i think i like that better.
<CO149> heheh. police refusing to arrest protesters. protesters pissed off
<CO149> 300 approaching sheraton
<TEE2> hehehe
<CO149> sounds like pike st is pretty screwed up from 4av east
<TEE2> this is so cool - thanks CO149
<CO149> I EXIST TO SERVE
<CO149> trooper cars getting tagged
<TEE2> so, you going to work today, or is this it?
<TEE2> HEHEH
<TEE2> (i prefer this, myself)
<CO149> 200 east on olive, blocking bus traffic
<CO149> MA203 is most likely on the other side of the conv ctr...
<CO149> anarchists coming to 6/pike
<CO149> guardian 1 is in the air, reports a group on 6th heading south toward conv ctr
<CO149> rats, MA203 showed up
<TEE2> hehehe
<CO149> tear gas to 6 av
<CO149> "clear area or mask up"
<CO149> 2 dozen protesters lurking along hubbell place btw cambridge and electra
<CO149> crowd growing 8/pine
<CO149> delegates trapped outside of sheraton
<TEE2> wow
<TEE2> this is better than tv
<TEE2> (hehehe)
<CO149> sheraton command reports taking prop damage, no injuries
<CO149> spd setting up roadblocks to prevent traffic going east from 4th
<CO149> "peacekeeper" on the way down pike street
<CO149> delegates assaulted
<CO149> mass arrest at 8/puine
<CO149> seneca street exit closed
<CO149> "tripod" at boren/pine
<CO149> sheraton situation sterting to cool down
<TEE2> wow
<CO149> diplomats being attacked, unsure where
<CO149> crowd gathering at 5/union
<CO149> dumpsters into 500 block union
<CO149> officer needs help, sheraton
<CO149> and he didn't sound too happy about it
<CO149> officer needs help 5/union
<CO149> delegation from colombia attacked
<CO149> 5/union officer ok.
<CO149> headcount underway at sheraton
<CO149> officer needs help 5/pike
<CO149> 5/pike ok
<CO149> sheraton reports all officers accounted for
<CO149> 5/pike *not* under control
<CO149> or maybe it is.
<CO149> protestors rocking limo 5/pike
<CO149> protesters erecting barricades, pine/hubbell
<CO149> Tue Nov 30 09:13:17 PST 1999
<CO149> no assaults currently seen at sheraton, but they can't see the delegates either
<CO149> violence at sheraton
<CO149> delegates assaulted in driveway on west side of sheraton
<CO149> delegates trapped at conv place bus station
<CO149> sounds like the cops are going to try and clear 6th, sending the crowd to the south. not sure about that
<CO149> indymedia.org has some good updates
<CO149> 100-200 5/union eastbound
<CO149> sounds like someone has held up the mellow flag for the moment
<CO149> large crowd into one union square courtyard
<CO149> MA203 reports he had no trouble getting to work. looked like a normal morning.
* CO149 turns on the scanner for him.
<CO149> jaws drop
<CO149> 5/union, dumpsters
<CO149> 6/union ugly
<CO149> 7/stewart clear of intersection, heading south
<CO149> officer needs help 6/union
<CO149> 6/union ok
* CIDR MONITORING
<CO149> large group at 5/union trying to join group at 6/union
<TEE2> CIDR!+!+
<CIDR> TEE2!!++
<CO149> "necessary force" authorized to retake 6/union and 6/university
<CIDR> jesus
<CIDR> and me without my kevlar
<CO149> Tue Nov 30 09:35:08 PST 1999
<TEE2> oooooh - kevlar
<TEE2> hehehe
<CO149> 5/union crowd heading south
<CO149> 500 block union still sounds like a hellhole
<CO149> 300+ protestors at 7/pike cutting holes in construction fence
<TEE2> sheesh
<CO149> "let's go to gameworks!"
* aquinas is rushing over from PT to buy shoes at Niketown!
<CIDR> HEH
<CIDR> they got hit yesterday.
<CO149> *and* today
<CIDR> oh?
<CIDR> cripes.
<CO149> protester climbing new construction
<aquinas> I have mixed feelings about the WTO *and* the protesters - but I'm clear about my contempt for "Niketown"
<CO149> protesters spraying something into crowd
<aquinas> patchouli!
<CIDR> beef hormones
<aquinas> "purity control"
<aquinas> AMZN stock tanking on news that the one HP admin at all of AMZN can't get into work because of WTO protests
<TEE2> aquinas - hi!
<aquinas> TEE2 - 'morning
<CIDR> HEH
<CO149> protesters doing a lateral envelopment 1400 block 6 av
<aquinas> you know, I'm not sure you even exist. You move away, I come on the scene, I move away, you come home - I'm starting to think that you are simply CO149's chipper alter-ego
<CO149> heheeh
*** reaper is now known as IJ89
<aquinas> I mean, I've seen *pictures* - but we all know how "bulky" CO149's clothes are and what wonders can be done w/makeup these days...
* IJ89 arrives at work late. not because of WTO, though
<IJ89> HEH
<TEE2> IJ89!+!+
* IJ89 hands aquinas the "paranoiac of the month" award
<IJ89> morning TEE2
<CO149> crowds climbing on buses at paramount
<aquinas> that's 18 months running!
<aquinas> IJ89
<IJ89> heh. congrats, aquinas
<IJ89> (morning CO149-bot)
* IJ89 sees that he has voice mail, and decides he should do something about it
<CO149> IJ89
<aquinas> see, now "she" doesn't have anything to say! I've successfully outed the TEE2 conspiracy!
* IJ89 puts on his gas mask
* aquinas wonders if delores is related to "Stormy Thorson" from Portsmouth, VA
<CIDR> aquinas: delores *is* Stormy Thorson from Portsmouth, VA
<CIDR> the whole "midwest" thing is just a ruse
<CO149> units deployed to 4/olive 5/olive 5/stewart 6/stewart. looks like a skirmishline to block the westin
<aquinas> Heh - "It's all coming together now"
<aquinas> (love your self-description, BTW, CIDR)
<aquinas> these AMZN wishlists are voyueristic to say the least
<CIDR> aquinas: thanks
<CO149> 500+ marching south on roosevelt toward u bridge
<CIDR> yeah, they're *totally* voyueristic
<CO149> delegates from morocco blocked at paramount
<aquinas> man, it's remarkable how many items Bezo has had *already purchased* for him...
<CIDR> yeah, i was checking that out yesterday
<CIDR> freakish
<aquinas> oh, *those* assholes! Down w/Morocco! Horders of all the sand and good N.African music!
<CO149> 4/pike warming up
<CO149> CIDR, you working from home today?
<CIDR> sadly, no.
<CIDR> 4/pike is westlake, no?
<CO149> next block south
<CO149> sharper image
<CIDR> ah, right.
<CO149> oh shit
<CO149> gas
<CIDR> where?
<CO149> 6/union
<CO149> 10 minutes warning
<CO149> 6/university gas in 5 min
<TEE2> jesus
<IJ89> i *can't wait* for the WTO delegates to head over to adobe tomorrow
* IJ89 thinks that maybe not coming in to work tomorrow is indicated.
<CIDR> hey, so, uh, what's the name of that scanner RJL20 got yesterday?
<kirk> heheh
<CO149> pro 94 trunktracker
<IJ89> CIDR: Pro-94
* kirk was having similar thoughts
* IJ89 thinking *really hard* about getting one today
<CIDR> hmm, it occurs to me that i probably won't get reception in my office.
<CIDR> but since all this crap is happening like two blocks from where i am, i kinda wanna keep tabs on it.
<IJ89> me neither... that's stopping me?
<IJ89> heh
<CO149> gas deployed 6/union
<CIDR> whoops.
<CO149> sheraton taking rocks/bottles
<CO149> oh boy
<CO149> the Lakers are at te four seasons and need to get on the bus
<CIDR> HEH
<kirk> heheh
<CO149> crowd going north on 6 from union
* kirk headed south on broadway
* kirk -> work
<CO149> crowd of 1700-2000, but they didn't say where
<CO149> 200 at 8/seneca
*** deadman is now known as DC1020
* DC1020 springs to action
* kirk -> work (really)
<CO149> 3/pine broken windows at McD's
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<DC1020> poon
<IJ89> hey poon, DC1020
<DC1020> IJ89
<poon> heya kidzzzz
<poon> any fascinating insight into the secret of the NWO today?
<CO149> 30-40 spray painting buildings south on 3rd from pike
<poon> s/NWO/WTO/; har har.
<TEE2> poon, DC1020!+!+
<poon> heh.
<poon> TEE@
<CO149> 400 block of union ugly
<DC1020> TEE2
<TEE2> *wave*
<DC1020> heh.
<DC1020> i picture TEE2 standing in the middle of seattle, *wave*ing chipperly as the sitting collapses into chaos around her.
<CO149> 6/pike more units, please
<CIDR> tear gas top story on www.cnn.com
<TEE2> HEHEH
<DC1020> er, "as the city"
<DC1020> CIDR
<TEE2> *giggle*
<CIDR> DC1020
<TEE2> DC1020: i do what i can
<CO149> delegates rescued from 6/pike
<CO149> rocks and bottles stop at sheraton
<CO149> protesters cut down the construction site fence
<CO149> north of conv ctr
<DC1020> damn. i wanted one of those cool hard hat/goggles signs.
<CIDR> well, the good news is you can have one.
<CIDR> the bad news is you have to wade through teargas to get it.
<DC1020> heheh
<DC1020> "oh yeah"
<DC1020> so have they actually deployed gas down there?
<CIDR> yep
<CIDR> check www.cnn.com for pics
<DC1020> CHECKING
<CO149> you heard it here first
<CIDR> indeed
<DC1020> whoa.
<aquinas> man, I wonder if I could pick up anything juicy w/a scanner up here...
<DC1020> pete rose press confrence!
<IJ89> heh
<IJ89> probably not
<aquinas> what would it take to be able to pick up seattle from here, do you think?
<DC1020> alien technology
<IJ89> a bigass antenna, probably.. where bigass == about 3 feet long
<poon> where are you? libya?
<CO149> 7-element yagi about 50 feet up
<IJ89> for 800 MHz? we could do 20 element and not blink
<aquinas> heh - "on #foo everyone's a comedian or a fag"
<CO149> let's make it 30 and blink anyway
<IJ89> true
* aquinas could mount a 3ft. antenna no prob - I have clear sight lines every direction but north (and it's only trees that way anyway)
<IJ89> trees would effectively block this stuff
<IJ89> but yeah, something strapped to your chimney with some decent coax could probably get you all this action
<aquinas> yeah, but I'm not interested in Victorias problems
<IJ89> heh
<IJ89> indeed
<aquinas> SE is line of sight to the cascades
* CO149 gets a transit alert from metro
<CO149> hmm. if you can see tiger mountain, we can try you on the eastside freqs
<IJ89> you have any variety of scanner/receiver, aquinas?
<CO149> injury 6/pike, aid car responding thru a 500-person crowd
<CO149> sheraton requesting additional officers
<CO149> four seasons locking down
<CO149> small number of protesters heading for westin
<CO149> large number west on pike at 5th
<CIDR> "and it's only 10:30"
<CO149> 500 ppl at 5/pine, backup requested
<CO149> 6/university cleared, crowd moved t0 5/university.
<CO149> crowd at 5/pine broke the line
<CO149> fast backup called for 5/union
<aquinas> IJ89: I don't, but after CO149's mighty display of info-power today, I'm heartily considering it
<CO149> 5/pine 5/union "under control"
<CIDR> "uh huh
<CIDR> "
<DC1020> DC1020 "under control"
<CIDR> you got a bridge for sale, too?
<CO149> spray painting ploice cars
<DC1020> i must admit that i've always wanted to spray paint a cop car. never have, though.
<CO149> gather ye rosebuds, today's the day
<CO149> freeway park, two males screwing caps on the end of a pipe
<CO149> state troopers at terr/pike to be delivered sack lunches
<CIDR> whew!
<DC1020> heh
<DC1020> whoa
<TEE2> hehehe
<DC1020> that's *fucked*
<CIDR> CO149: uhhhh
<TEE2> yeah, it is
<CO149> 6/university, need more cops and more gas, please
<CIDR> did they *actually* say "please"?
*** kirk is now known as KP875
<CO149> CIDR: "no"
<CIDR> oh, too bad.
<CIDR> KP875
<CIDR> you get gassed on your way to work?
<KP875> CIDR
<KP875> heh, nope
<CIDR> that's good.
<KP875> the bus driver had obviously gone insane, though
<CIDR> heheh
<CIDR> how so?
<CIDR> did he run down pedestrians and cackle violently?
<KP875> well, she was just really uptight
<KP875> just about
<CIDR> oh. yeah, i'd be a little edgy.
<CIDR> heh
<KP875> she was going down madison, getting like 2 inches from pedestrians that jaywalked or cars that tried to merge
<CIDR> jeesh.
<KP875> considering that it was like a 45 degree angle down, and it was one of the big busses, it was kinda close
<CIDR> aieee
<CIDR> yeah
<CO149> secret service to freeway park, please
<CO149> 3000 ppl marching down denny from eastlake
<CIDR> jeeez
*** wade is now known as WN1188
* WN1188 MONITORING
* hades monitoring
<CO149> WN1188 hades
<hades> WN1188, CO149.
<hades> More gas requested at 6/university? Yeep.
<WN1188> hades CO149
<TEE2> KP875, hades, WN1188 - hi!
<CO149> units at 6/univ surrounded and withdrawing
<TEE2> wow
<KP875> TEE2
<WN1188> no trouble making it downtown today, thankfully.
<WN1188> TEE2
<TEE2> *wave*
<KP875> ooh, www.cnn.com has pictures of the tear gas
<CIDR> yep
<CO149> seneca street reported clear
<CO149> intel source claims protesters may try to break thru the bus cordon at the paramount
<DC1020> ...and it just started raining again. see if that clears up some of it.
<aquinas> it's lovely here in PT, and the protestors have all gone away
<CIDR> i could send a few out, if you like.
<CIDR> have the kozmo guys drop 'em off.
<KP875> heheh
<DC1020> heheh
<CO149> 4/pine, protesters unrinating on the carousel
<DC1020> beating the children to it this year.
<DC1020> hm.
<CO149> alley north of 500 block university open, people avoiding police line that way
<DC1020> heh
* DC1020 shakes his head
<CO149> 4/union needs support
<CO149> snrk. lady at 3/pike wants to know a good route to 2 union square.
<CO149> holy shit
<CIDR> eh?
<CO149> basically all night units in the county have been called to the public safety bldg
<CIDR> erm.
<TEE2> wow
<DC1020> what's that mean?
<CIDR> that sounds ominous.
<TEE2> yeah, it does
<CO149> means shits a little out of control
<DC1020> "all walking dead and creatures of the night please report to the public safety building"
<TEE2> hey, guys, i *know* you wanted to o something special for my return - but destroying the city?
<CIDR> heh.
<CO149> nothing but the best for our own TEE2!
<TEE2> heheheheh
<CIDR> well, we had to have *something* to rebuild in your image.
<DC1020> well - we were hoping you'd rebuild it.
<DC1020> HEH
<CIDR> heh!
<TEE2> *giglle*
<TEE2> er
<TEE2> "you know"
<CIDR> *gazelle*
<CIDR> hmm, that's not right.
<TEE2> pbltttt
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<CO149> units at 6/univ to be extricated to 6/union
<CIDR> cripes.
<CIDR> so can you snoop the secret service, too, or are they a different ball of wax?
<CO149> ppl climging light posts and hanging banners, 4/union
<CO149> hundreds of prots breaking wuindows at old navy
<CIDR> fuuuuck
<DC1020> *finally*
<CIDR> heh
<TEE2> oh my god
* CIDR tempted to go remind folks that while they can all go the fuck back to eugene on saturday, we still have to live here.
<DC1020> (i admit that i've always hated that place. even going by it bothers me)
<CIDR> me too. but i hate walking around in broken glass more.
<DC1020> CIDR: *damned* good point.
<DC1020> heh
* KP875 runs north "free tech vests!"
<DC1020> yeah, most of these folks are probably from out of town.
<DC1020> maybe.
<DC1020> hm.
<CO149> sheraton reports molotov cocktails
<CIDR> i'm sure they are. seattlites would all be drinking lattes and having a "discussion" :)
<DC1020> would be interesting to get a demographic of the protesters. and then do some targeted marketing of hemp clothing to them. heh.
<CIDR> HEH
<CO149> west side of sheraton gas
<DC1020> (sure, the clothing's made by underpriviledged, underpaid kids in jamaica, but they're smoking weed and happy so it's alright)
<CO149> essentially, 6 ave from seneca to olive is fucked. up.
<hades> Hey, has anyone got winamp?
<hades> http://128.95.10.82:8000
<hades> I _think_ my scanner's being broadcast there.
<DC1020> damn - i'm in the wrong os.
<CO149> gas being blown north from 6/pike
<CIDR> shit, is there a linux player for that stuff?
<CIDR> sound on my NT box is *totally* fucked
<hades> mpg123 can play URLs, I think.
<CIDR> righteous
<DC1020> yeah, it can.
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<CIDR> RJL20: it
<CIDR> s playing, but i'm not hearing anything - lemme fiddle w. mixer
<CIDR> hades: hmm, still not hearing anything
<CIDR> hades: got it
<CIDR> kinda
<CIDR> static, some voice, but couldn't make any of it out
<CIDR> better now
<CIDR> sounds kinda... flanged
<CO149> large crowd 5/pine southbound. hoods and masks over faces, doing prop damage
<CO149> unit there masking up
* CIDR listening to hades' scanner
<CO149> "standby gold"?
<CIDR> yeah, wtf?
* CO149 logging the scrool for later perusal
<CIDR> "standby, go"?
<CIDR> "fds"?
<CO149> Tue Nov 30 11:29:04 PST 1999
<CIDR> "code gold"
<CO149> CIDR: mailing you an spd unit designator
<CIDR> cool, thanks
<CIDR> whoa!
<CIDR> 6-8k?
<DC1020> "code lavendar - everyone dance!"
<CO149> 6-8000 marchers east from 2/stewart toward westin
<CIDR> yep
<CO149> 4/union, squad taking bottles
<CIDR> 5/union fucked again
<DC1020> damn. gonna have to boot to windows so i can hear that stuff.
<DC1020> ...after i finish this work stuff.
* CIDR calling mom to reassure her that i'm not dead or on fire (guess she saw CNN)
<CO149> 4/pike invaded
<CO149> 3/pike filling uo
<CO149> up
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* delores MOTNIROGIN
<delores> wade?
<DC1020> spud
<DC1020> delores
<CO149> 4/union barricaded by dumpsters
<CO149> prots will set them on fire if cops advance
<spud> Wow, things getting hot in the streets?
<CIDR> spud: stuff is pretty messed up.
<CIDR> spud: mpg123 http://128.95.10.82:8000 for hades' scanner feed
<spud> Sounds like it. Getting live reports from our-man-with-ear-to-the-radio it sounds like.
* CO149 gets a transit alert page
<spud> Ho ho ho.
<CO149> spud: we're keeping TEE2 updated
<spud> It's cool RJL20 set up a live feed. I'll have to check that out.
<TEE2> spud!
<spud> Heya TEE!
<TEE2> hi there
<CO149> 8/seneca possible molotovs
<tterb> i should go down and check out the action
<CIDR> more molotovs
<CIDR> heh
<WN1188>
* CIDR lagged from CO149
<CO149> CIDR: keep going, we'll assemble an account from the log later
<CO149> reinforcements to the battle of union st
<CO149> 200 at 3/stewart, southbound
<CO149> random assaults, roosevelt hotel
<CIDR> er.
<CIDR> that's like a block from me, isn't it?
<CO149> 7/pine
<CIDR> oh.
<CIDR> right, that one.
<CIDR> what's the piece of crap hotel near 2/pine?
<CO149> 211 pine apartments?
<CO149> green tortoise hostel?
<DC1020> spud: you at work?
<CO149> 5/univ gas?
<CIDR> something like that
<CO149> 4/pike bank of america windows broken
<CIDR> hmm
<CIDR> heh
<CIDR> stewart getting closed down
<CIDR> traffic routed N on 8th
* CIDR notes that he isn't getting very much work done.
<CIDR> heh
<poon> ditto
<poon> is it possible to hook up to hades' feed with mpg123?
<CO149> tell you boss you were hiding under your desk
<CIDR> my boss didn't come in today :)
<DC1020> poon: yeah.
<CIDR> he's working from home.
<CO149> gank.
<DC1020> heh - tom lives where? revenna?
<DC1020> i forget.
<CO149> mpg123 http://128.95.10.82:8000
<CIDR> abandoning post near 3/univ
<CIDR> DC1020: yeah, sand pointish
<poon> Junk at the beginning ef820887 ... then No supported rate found!.
<poon> :/
<CO149> CIDR, can you do color commentary for 10 mins...gonna go for provisions
<CIDR> sure
<CIDR> cops seem to have misplaced a lieutenant
<CO149> "oops"
<CIDR> heh
<CO149> 3.5 points for one of those
<TEE2> "anyone seen joe?"
<CIDR> hmm.
<CIDR> just gave out pager number for cops.
* CIDR notes that in the parade he saw on sunday, many protestors seemed to be radio-equipped
<CIDR> 4/cherry big line of protestors headed N taking up whole street
<aquinas> man, this feed - rocks!
<CIDR> totally
* TEE2 happily listens to *music*
<TEE2> it's more fun getting it from you guys
<CO149> anyone go ahead and type anything you hear...we'll sort it out later
<TEE2> w/ the music i am listening to, it's like a movie!
<CIDR> golden opportunity to disperse the majority of this at 6/pike
<CIDR> getting landline to discuss plan
<aquinas> did somebody just say "move to the security lines"?
<CIDR> yep
<aquinas> "Troops?"
<CIDR> they're trying to break the crowd up w/ vehicles, sounds like
<CIDR> dispersal order at 4/union
<CIDR> gathering troops
<CIDR> columbia tower 4/cherry seems to be a new meeting spot for cop-like entities
<CIDR> someone is taking a "quick water break"
<CIDR> heh
<spud> Hey Poon, keep trying the feed 'til it works..
<spud> Foo.
<spud> It worked for me.
<DC1020> spud: how'd you manage to get into the office
<DC1020> ?
<CIDR> 3/pike - throwing things in street, "sounds like they're doing something with a dumpster - i can't see it"
<CIDR> 5/union being compromised by *mumble* delegates
<CIDR> protestor w/ tear gas??
<DC1020> maybe from the unsecured swat vehicle mentioned earlier?
<CIDR> injury at 1501 4th
<spud> DC1020: I drove in like normal, got in a little earlier than usual though (10:30am).
<DC1020> huh. i imagine total chaos downtown. wouldn't have thought you could get outta belltown
* hades got from ballard to the seattle center Larry's and back in under 30 minutes.
<CIDR> no doubt
<spud> I gave a few protester hippy chicks a ride home from capitol hill last night.
<poon> i have protester lesbian women at my house
<poon> *sigh*
<CIDR> "union is cleared from 2nd except for the dumpsters in the roadway"
<DC1020> spud: doing your part to help, no doubt. heh.
* hades considers heading downtown with his camcorder.
<poon> you can see a bit of a crowd in the wsdot traffic cam on pine
<CIDR> hades: lotsa good footage to had, no doubt
<poon> not too much though
<CIDR> poon: url?
<spud> I must say the riot cops look sharp in thier black SS style stormtrooper outfits.
<DC1020> so - who's up for a coup?
<CIDR> 1500 block on 4th - breaking windows on both side of street w/ hammers
<DC1020> hrm.
<DC1020> you know.
<DC1020> all the weird tension and such that's been building in this town over the last couple of months might just be working itself out, now.
<poon> http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/PugetSoundTraffic/cameras/imagehtml/cctv117a.htm
<CIDR> "and this helps starving people in india how?"
<poon> they moved the camera recently, and the crowd has shrunk
* CO149 NRMIOOGNTI
<DC1020> CIDR: yeah, totally.
<aquinas> apbnews.com has a Seattle police scanner feed - but it's "not the same one"....
<CIDR> prisoner processing van to 600block pike
<DC1020> i'm open to the notion that property damage as a form of protest is necessary and useful, but i don't think that this is a case where that'd be true
<CIDR> i dunno. seems like it just makes busywork for the guy who has to fix it.
<CIDR> i don't think that broken windows really makes a noticable impact on the corporations they're trying to protest.
<CIDR> it's all covered by insurance, anyway :)
* CO149 reads scrool
<CO149> it's so *quite* in belltown
<CO149> er
<CO149> quiet
<CIDR> 5/union crowd headed north
<DC1020> indeed. as soon as the form of protest no longer clearly indicates what you're protesting and the solution you're offering as an alternative, then shit's fucked up.
<CO149> DC1020: indeed
<poon> when is the 'big march'?
<CIDR> window of gameworks taken out with a hammer?
<aquinas> I prefer punk rock to random mastabatory violence
<CIDR> poon: uh, have you been not keeping up with current events?
<poon> heh
<poon> 'oh'
<CO149> 12:30
<hades> The AFL-CIO one?
<CIDR> i'd say that it's pretty big nowish.
<CIDR> more arrests at 6/seneca?
* poon goes back under his rock
<CIDR> night squad return to pub safety bldg
<CO149> starting to think about isolating 4av for the parade
<DC1020> this "night squad" thing sounds creepy
<CIDR> cop leaving area of windows being smashed out
<CO149> protesters south on 5 toward pine, breaking windows, dressed in black
<CIDR> CO149: i'm gonna try to get a bite at the market.
<DC1020> yeah, a march is a good way to get attention. you stop the normal flow, make folks ask questions about "what's going on?" - random mayhem does nothing to education or spread the word. it usually only spreads further mayhem. dammit.
<CO149> CIDR: uh
<CIDR> well, it's west, anyway.
<CIDR> and i'm starving.
<CO149> just hope they secure 2/union
<CIDR> yeah, i'll definitely take a peek outside first.
<CO149> you might wanna have indian food :)
<DC1020> oh lord.
<CIDR> oh, good point.
<CIDR> perhaps i will do that.
<CIDR> anyway, bbl...
<DC1020> wto silliness on the glamazon list.
<tterb> 12:30? heh
<tterb> CO149: can you stream that in mp3?
*** DC1020 is now known as |
<|> I havnt seen anything in the past two days except for peaceful, vocal,
<|> determined marching, chanting, sitting and arm-linking.
<|> things are bound to get knocked over when tear gas is sprayed into huge
<|> crowds...
<|> that is not to say that people looking to start trouble are not around-
<|> but does that obscure the value of the basic message that most
<|> protesters are trying to get across?
<|> where did you see/hear anything about uprooted trees?!
<|> have you been in the streets?
*** | is now known as DC1020
* aquinas digs this scanner feed so much that he's going to go down in his basement and print up some money for hades and CO149
<CO149> hades had it going, but i don't have the address
<DC1020> oh -i got the address
<DC1020> aquinas: heheheh
<DC1020> http://128.95.10.82:8000
<aquinas> when the revolution comes, I know who *I'm* gonna call...
<CO149> main event coming up...good-ole boys vs. the granolas!
<DC1020> totally!
<IJ89> heh
<DC1020> see what hoffa has to say....
<IJ89> this'll all be a good test of preparedness for when people start rioting on new years'
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<IJ89> DDM73
<DC1020> DDM73
<DDM73> hiya
<CO149> which side of the line is the crowd on
<hades> WHat's the sound quality on that stream? I can only listen to the source, but I imagine the compression is pretty gnarly.
<KP875> it sounds okay to me
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<DC1020> oh, right *on*!
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<hades> Cool.
<DC1020> CS telecommuters need phone lines. unless i'm working on something critical i need to log off.
<DC1020> heh.
<poon> this feed rocks
<poon> hades rocks
<aquinas> free fake money for hades!
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<hades> Yay!
<CO149> woohoo
* IJ89 curses the adobe firewall Yet Again
<deadman> okay - gonna boot to the windows and try that out.
<IJ89> dammit. why'd i have to be poor this month??
<WN1188> on a totally unrelated note: anyone know of a computer store on 1st or 2nd ave?
<WN1188> that i
<WN1188> can get to right now?
<CO149> computer renaissance
<CO149> 2/broad
<WN1188> outstanding. thanks!
<IJ89> there are a few up here in fremont/wallingford that would work
<CO149> 2/pike southbound overrun
* IJ89 notes that the RS in ballard has no PRO-94's in stock
<hades> "flying the anarchy flag"?
<CO149> "several hundred anarchists
<hades> IJ89: Yeah, the only place I could find them was 185th/aurora.
<CO149> circle-A?
<IJ89> hades: check.
<CO149> you could try 3/pine :-)
<IJ89> heh
<hades> Heh.
<IJ89> "no thanks"
<IJ89> i'm thinking about ordering one online, but that doesn't fill the "instant gratification" need
* IJ89 reminds himself that he can't afford to live this month, much less buy toys
<CO149> if it wasn't so totally illegal i'd die, i'd rebroadcast it
<IJ89> heh
<CO149> 4/pine wells fargo locked down
<IJ89> yeah, that's pretty bad. i suppose you could stick it somewhere on 430, where not many people would notice
<IJ89> or 420, even
<CO149> ooh. two rules at once!
<IJ89> yeah
<CO149> 2/pine assulting ppl with chains?
<IJ89> wow
<IJ89> anyone know of a downtown webcam?
<poon> just 1, and they're moving it to point down pine now, it looks like
<KP875> wow, 21 people on the shoutcast server
<poon> http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/PugetSoundTraffic/cameras/imagehtml/cctv117a.htm
<CO149> jeez
<hades> http://www.seattleinsider.com/partners/kirotv/newsroom/citycam.htm
<hades> Also.
<hades> Oh, that one sucks. Never mind.
<CO149> Fucking congressmen. ptui.
<CO149> screaming at boren/pine
<deadman> heh - yeah, this is lagged behind CO149
<poon> yeah
<DDM73> Hey, that's right down from my apartment. They've got some guy up on a tripod in front of the bus
<CO149> except when i'm "working"
<aquinas> SWAT teams in riot gear used armored tanks and pepper spray to break up WTO protesters.
<aquinas> Buildings wrecked
<aquinas> Slide show | WTO
<CO149> bus blockade of westin ordered
<deadman> refill these "OC" things?
<CO149> OC is a gas
<deadman> ah - thought so
<CO149> less irritating than CS
<deadman> so apparently yellow cab/grey top cabbies were told to wear "uniforms" during WTO, so a bunch of them walked out in protest this week.
<hades> Yeah, I heard there was going to be a taxi strike today, too.
<KP875> deadman: heheh
<deadman> i recall something similar happend during apec
<poon> http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/PugetSoundTraffic/cameras/imagehtml/cctv117a.htm
<poon> is the bus in that picture blocking pine?
<CO149> si
<CO149> 7/pine flamethrower
<KP875> uh
<DDM73> Yeah, the bus is blocking pine
<DDM73> flamethrower?
<KP875> he definitely said flamethrower
<CO149> "flamethrower type device"
<DDM73> Anarchists should have flamethrowers..
<CO149> careful what you wish for
<deadman> totally.
* CIDR back - did a walk-thru - couldn't resist
<CIDR> "things are a little messy in your general downtown area"
<deadman> damn.
<CO149> port cops to rally
<DDM73> what news do ye bring?
<CO149> glad to see those kids get some real action
<CO149> water bottles to 8/seneca
<CIDR> there are buses, cops or dumpsters blocking basically every intersection.
<DDM73> Woa
<CIDR> most major stores have at least one window broken out
<deadman> jesus
<DDM73> but you can walk through it?
<deadman> well, CIDR has "powers"
<CIDR> looks like seafirst took the worst hit, though
<CO149> CIDR is one with the night
<DDM73> hah!
<hades> "flamethrower-type device" is probably this guy I know, spitting kerosene out his mouth and lighting it.
<deadman> er, which seafirst?
<hades> Freak.
<deadman> oh yeah.
<deadman> nevermind.
<CIDR> there were a bunch of assholes dragging trashcans into the middle of the street and emtpying them for no reason
<CIDR> 4/pike
<CO149> armand de tobasco
<CIDR> i saw dr. blase running around w/ a camera :)
<CO149> excellent
<deadman> in his element.
<CO149> glad to see that kid see some action
<CIDR> indeed. he was grinning :)
<CO149> HEH
<CO149> i *bet*
<deadman> heheheh
<deadman> damn, that warms my heart.
<CIDR> lots of spraypaint and gargabe.
<CIDR> er, garbage
<CIDR> lots of buses parked in seemingly random patterns.
<poon> ladder, paint, awning, anarchist
<CIDR> lots of stores closed early.
<CO149> noodle ranch closed
<KP875> doh
<deadman> heh. 'box is going to sleep through all of this.
<CO149> and he's gonna be *pissed*
<deadman> when the revolution came, he was supposed to wear something pretting and bring snacks.
<CIDR> a lot of people walking around in some kind of hippie ninja gear - black hippie clothes and face masks.
<CO149> those are the anarchists
<deadman> *barf*
<CIDR> some of 'em got tired of the masks and took 'em off to carry them, though.
<CO149> heh
<CIDR> which kinda sorta defeats the point, i think.
<CO149> dr0ks
<CIDR> there was one guy who was selling a gasmask.
<CO149> how much?
<CIDR> dunno - he was just yelling "gasmask! last chance! last one i got!"
<CIDR> but the guy who plays the clarinet on the corner of 6/pine was still there, playing away :)
<aquinas> I fucking *hate* it when people who just want to smash shit up call themselves "anarchists". Read some political history, assholes.
<hades> "Green bud! Gasmask! Green bud! Gasmask!"
<CIDR> aquinas: indeed
* deadman considers walking down and shouting "doses! doses!"
<deadman> heheh
<CIDR> oh, yeah - lotsa folks getting stoned. heh.
<CO149> motorcycle accident boren/pine
<deadman> yeah, nothing is worse than a stupid "anarchist". real pet peeve of mine.
<deadman> so...how's the wto going, i wonder? delegates prolly having lunch right about now.
<CO149> cops plans down the toilet
<CIDR> yep
<CIDR> regrouping and redeploying after protest
<KP875> heheh
<CO149> "whenever that is"
<CIDR> "next week"
<aquinas> you want to bond together in autonomous collectives in order to build a self-sufficient community *and* smash shit up *then* you can call yourself an anarchist.
<CIDR> "cops to seattle: 'see ya in december'"
<deadman> aquinas: *yes*
<deadman> who's looking for the first-aid stand?
<hades> EMT volunteers
<CO149> secret service prowling around
<CIDR> heheh
<CIDR> "they say those are their guys"
<CO149> yeah. right.
<KP875> heh
<deadman> freakin' spooks
<CO149> check them for pipe bombs
<CIDR> you mean the guys with earphones, black suburbans and rifles? yeah, probably not protestors.
<CIDR> heart attack subject?
<CO149> i heard it was a little exciting downtown
<CIDR> seemingly.
<CO149> prolly got a bad joint
<CIDR> heh. or a bad gasmask.
<deadman> 10 marshalls looking for someplace to go.
<CIDR> "home"
<CIDR> "nordstroms"
<CO149> tear gas won't kill you, it just makes you wish for it
<deadman> HEH
<CIDR> CO149: yeah, i was thinking more like it cut off his oxygen supply or something.
<CO149> yeah. it's not for the faint of heart. so to speak
<CIDR> the sheraton actually looked mostly ok, from the little of it i could see.
<CO149> it hadn't tipped over?
<CIDR> it didn't seem to be on fire or anything.
<CIDR> heh
<CO149> how far up did you walk?
<CIDR> to 6th - couldn't go any further east than that.
<CO149> right
<CO149> delegates at 8/pine, locked out
<CIDR> the little handprint thingies on the side of planet hollywood got all messed up.
<CIDR> heh.
<CIDR> debating rerouting AFL-CIO parade
<CO149> trying to convince afl-cio that pine is unusable
<CO149> metro not serving downtown surface streets until further notice. tunnel open.
<CIDR> heh - no surprise there. the streets are already full of buses that aren't going anywhere.
<CO149> heh
<CIDR> er.
<IJ89> brooke reports that the WTO has been closed down for today, due to delegates not being able to get where they wanna go
<CIDR> fences being erected around a bus?
<CO149> wow
<CO149> dang
<CO149> protesters 1, WTO 0
<CIDR> sounds like it
<CIDR> lock down is over at convention center
<CO149> parade crossing wall st
<deadman> heh - anyone in city management jockying for a national post 'cause of wto is gonna be pretty sad.
<CIDR> yeah
<CIDR> heh
<CO149> 6/union disturbed
<CIDR> "distrubance"
<CIDR> er, "disturbance"
<CO149> arrest team to 6/union
<CIDR> wtf is at 6/union? that seems to be where all the serious stuff is going down.
<deadman> er, hm. business district.
<CIDR> "they're having a real problem"
<CIDR> medics called in?
<CIDR> yep
<CO149> that's where convention place empties out
<CIDR> medical team to 6/union
<CIDR> oh, right
<CO149> parade moving, at 5/broad
<CO149> i was up there yesterday, and that point looked less secure than pine st
<CO149> er, pike st
<CIDR> got protesters out of convention area w/out force
<deadman> peaceful agreement - cool.
<CO149> processing team to 6/union
<CIDR> "you might have to do some explaining about what you're doing down there"
<CIDR> i suppose "chatting up protestor chicks" isn't a reasonable answer.
<deadman> yeah, what's that about?
<deadman> heheh
<poon> what are these 'sekrit codes'?
<aquinas> cool - I think we just heard someone get busted.
<hades> http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9911/30/internet.privacy.ap/
<CIDR> yep
<hades> (unrelated)
<CO149> large group of suspects at 5/virginia
<CIDR> heh
<aquinas> hades: don't worry about money, I'll print you plenty
<CIDR> lots of banners S on 5 towards denny.
<deadman> http://www.cybergeo.com/webcams/seattlescenes.html
<IJ89> that's a cool one, deadman
<CIDR> deadman: nice
* IJ89 decides it must be timef or lunch. or something.
<deadman> i like the "long beach clam cam" heh.
<CIDR> heh
<CIDR> so are the "troops" they're tlaking about natl guard?
<poon> great page
<CIDR> s/tlaking/talking
<poon> what's the 'eye of the needle'? it's looking at 7th & pine or something?
* hades heads in to work.
* hades -- BRB
<CIDR> "need personal time at 7/cherry - need to drain some things if you know what i mean"
<deadman> i think 'troops' may be state troopers
<CIDR> ah.
<deadman> poon: dunno.
<deadman> k9 unit from ft lewis
<deadman> waved away from all convention center entrances
<deadman> had been inside, apparently. can't get back in.
<poon> charter bus surrounded by protesters?
<deadman> 8th and seneca - charter bus surrounded by protesters
<CO149> sounds like still quite a crowd near 6/pike
<CIDR> yeah, it was building pretty rapidly when i was headed out
<CO149> "no additional officers"
<CO149> *now* we strike
<CO149> person with a welder at 9/howell
<CIDR> what's this about someone in a welding mask?
<CIDR> oh.
<poon> what is this? http://www.seattleinsider.com/auto_includes/kirotv/cams/fulltower2.jpg
<CO149> parade at 4/blanchard
<deadman> poon: dunno - trying to figure that out.
<deadman> oh.
<deadman> thats down by the paramount.
<deadman> that's the blowfish cafe.
<deadman> on pike.
<poon> that's what i thought
<CIDR> yep
<poon> like roosevelt/conv. center/blowfish area
<CIDR> hit radio shack and get a scanner :)
<CIDR> er.
<CO149> MA203 and GDH8 going in
<CIDR> heheh
* CIDR adjusts his TABKEY settings
<deadman> ah - that weird cam that was point at blowfish now point at barnes and noble.
* CO149 hears a helicopter
<poon> http://www.msnbc.com/m/lv/lmp/lmp_video.asp?c=1&o=0&s=1 has video, but i can't see it
<CO149> video/x-ms/asf?
<aquinas> heh "I'm confirming that the situation is no worse than when I left it)
<deadman> some msoft thing
<deadman> i skipped it.
<CIDR> heheh
<deadman> heh
<deadman> hide their creditials
<deadman> credentials
<CO149> oh gawd
<CO149> www.msnbc.com/news/340805.asp
<CO149> "Totally peaceful people and the police just unleashed against them."
<CIDR> huh??
<CIDR> were there rubber bullets fired?
<aquinas> now we know the truth!
<poon> CO149: i don't know what that is. i can't see it either
<deadman> big crowd growing at barnes & noble
<CO149> wow
<deadman> pike street cam at paramount moved
<deadman> facing...south i think
<aquinas> what's the url?
<CO149> labor march going to be turned at stewart
<deadman> er, pine streat
<CO149> copz expect trouble once they figure it out
<deadman> www.cybergeo.com/webcams/seattlescenes.html
<aquinas> thanks
<poon> great page dead dude
<deadman> yeah
<deadman> some of these cams are zooming
<deadman> the one pointed at B&N is soomed into the crowd.
<CIDR> demo at stuart is moving
<CO149> cops called to stewart side of westoin
<poon> yeah, the wsdot cam is pointing at the pine/boren intersection now
<CO149> westin locked down
<CIDR> smoke at bena roya
<CO149> smoke at benaroya
<CIDR> heh
<CO149> hehe
<poon> heh
* CO149 engages fire channel bank
<CO149> second processing van to 6/union
<CO149> still a solid flow of ppl on 4th
* CIDR wishes he had a job where he got to say "be advised" alot
<poon> do you know how far down fourth they are?
<CIDR> how far south?
<CO149> it beats a job where other ppl get to say "please advise" to you
<CIDR> heh, yeah
<CO149> they're being turned at stewart
* aquinas wishes he had a job where women were advising him of "lockdowns"
<DDM73> hey, which cam is pointed at pine/boren ?
<CIDR> poon: it was wall-to-wall people as far south as i could see from 4/pike
<CIDR> but i couldn't see very far, what with it being wall-to-wall people.
<CIDR> whoops
* KP875 back from lunch
<poon> the one taht says 'I-5 pine st'
<aquinas> negative, 6th and Pyyyynn-ahhhh
* delores MOTNIROGIN
<CO149> lights on 1 ave over ridden
<CO149> delores
<aquinas> delores - good to see you haven't succumbed to smoking skunk weed and smashing windows...
<CO149> snrk
<CO149> "pike st is quite crowded"
<CO149> oh good, camera now useful at pine/boren
<aquinas> CO149: anything on the benaroya smoke from the fire channel?
<CO149> nothing yet
<aquinas> now *that* would really piss me off.
<CIDR> broke through
<CO149> some labor marchers break past the stewart st line
<CO149> meanwhile there are several thousand still coming!
<CIDR> yep.
* delores smoking skunk weed and smashing windows
* CO149 sees 4 ave from his seat
* aquinas sees admiralty inlet from his seat
<poon> heh. and a roadblock at 4th & pine?
* deadman sees his navel from his seat
* KP875 sees the alley from his seat
<deadman> damn - pine cam moved again.
<CO149> ladder 1 responds to benaroya, heading to the roof to check
* CIDR sees DC1020's desk from his seat
<CIDR> "maintaining line of integrity at convention center"
* aquinas sees CIDR's text from his seat
<CIDR> intersection is blocked with "busses, protestors, etc"
<CO149> protect westin
<CO149> must. protect. westin.
<poon> what does 'the protesters are using "dot" frequencies' mean?
<CO149> those are business band freqs
<CIDR> dept of transportation?
<CIDR> oh.
<poon> They also have a high-power UHF
<poon> private-frequency communication system, whose frequency I haven't
<poon> found yet, and Nextels.
<CO149> uhf might be family radio
<CO149> or GMRS which is similar but higher power
<aquinas> is clinton actually here today?
<deadman> he's supposed to me.
<deadman> they wanted to reroute the march away from where he was, i thought.
<CO149> they tries
<CO149> tried
<poon> pine st. cam pointing straight down pine now
<aquinas> sources tell me he was supposed to arrive around 3pm today
<CO149> actually they didn't want any more ppl on pine st
<CO149> no sign of smoke or fire at benaroya
<DDM73> I heard the prez was expected tomorrow
<aquinas> CO149: thanks
<CO149> eggs thrown at 8/pine
<deadman> that 'eye of the needle' cam is pointed at about 8th and pine right now.
<CIDR> "everyone of our cars has flat tires and spray paint"
<CIDR> union ave is now clear
<deadman> looks like they're moving more busses in front of the paramount
<aquinas> lori has defected!
<CO149> i just *knew* i shoulda applied at metro
<deadman> (damn, this is surreal)
<CO149> 2-300 at 9/pine, being held for the moment
<deadman> hrm.
<deadman> are they headed to broadway, or are they gonna turn?
<CO149> sitdown strike at 5/univ
<deadman> anyone know?
<CO149> deadman: they wanna go south to the conv ctr
<deadman> k - thought so.
<CO149> wait
<CO149> which "they"?
<deadman> heheh
<aquinas> they want to go to *your* house, deadman
<deadman> good question. no answer.
<deadman> heheh
<deadman> "i don't have enough punch and cookies"
<aquinas> ...or skunk weed
<CO149> labor march is supposed to go to 8th, then back north
<deadman> ...or skunk weed, yes. heh.
<deadman> *ah*
<CO149> there are *still* ppl passing here on 4th
<deadman> "eye of the space needle" cam in that big ugly round apartment by paramount
<CIDR> OH
<CIDR> right
<aquinas> where benji lives
<CIDR> benji lives there?
<CIDR> freak.
<CO149> about 50% of the parade is getting past stewart
<deadman> whoa
<aquinas> yeah.
<deadman> i had no idea.
<CIDR> jeepers.
<CIDR> (making all these dr0ks use bash may be the answer)
<CO149> hubble and seneca protestors mambo with delegates
<CIDR> i was gonna bring my digicamera, but forgot it
<deadman> not currently loged in.
<CO149> 'sok. we have blase
<CIDR> heheh
<poon> woah
<deadman> lordy
<aquinas> wtf?
<deadman> gone now.
<aquinas> yeah - sounded like the radio was drowning in a dying cops blood (or something)
<KP875> heh
* CO149 wants to send the dispatcher flowers
<CIDR> or a case of advil
<deadman> totally
<aquinas> ...or some skunk week
<aquinas> er, weed
<CIDR> heheh
<deadman> heheheh
<CO149> large crowd to 5/union
<deadman> (aquinas beat me to it)
<CIDR> or some soon-to-be-trendy "anarchist pants"
<deadman> HEH
<TEE2> hi all!
<CO149> Hi TEE2!
<aquinas> COTEE1492!
<deadman> lincoln towing to haul away patrol cars
* CIDR saw some protestors dressed up like the cheerleaders from the "smells like teen spirit" video the other day
<CIDR> TEE2!!++
<deadman> aquinas: heheheheh
Tue Nov 30 14:12:32 PST 1999
<CO149> two vans of US Marshals at 5/union
<CO149> 600 block of pike, rowdy
<deadman> how does a us marshal differ from, say, an fbi agent?
<aquinas> cooler jacket
<deadman> HEH
<CIDR> heh
<CIDR> different agency
<CO149> and cooler badge
<CIDR> not sure exactly who the marshalls work for.
<CO149> justice dept.
<CIDR> that figgers.
<CO149> they ferry federal prisoners around, mostly
<deadman> ah, gotcha
<aquinas> the Fresh Prince
* deadman to vats
<CIDR> HEH
<CO149> hey! does this mean the 2600 mtg this friday is cancelled?
<CIDR> heh
<CIDR> do you go to those?
<CO149> i did once. it was all i could do to keep from giggling
<CIDR> heh.
<aquinas> I bet
<CIDR> yeah, that was my experience at the ones i went to in boston.
<CIDR> hmm, some more chatter re: chemical agents
<aquinas> that's my experience reading the mag
<CO149> and battery chargers
* CO149 makes a note: diable cop battery chargers
<CIDR> i saw emmanuel goldstein at defcon - he looked *tired*
<CIDR> secret service starting to freak.
<CO149> exposed on east side of paramount
<CIDR> i don't think i'd want to be anywhere near a bunch of freaked out secret service dudes.
<aquinas> no doubt.
* aquinas would pay a dollar to anyone who wanted to run into the breach shouting "I killed Kennedy, I killed Kennedy!"
<poon> private frequency being used by protesters: 469.5000
<poon> CO149, is that at all meaningful to you?
<poon> or hades/anyone
<CO149> yeah
* CO149 breaks out another scanner
<aquinas> woohoo!
* KP875 goes out to buy a scanner six pack
<aquinas> KP875: pick me up a half-rack of those to, would'ja?
<CIDR> aquinas: especially if they are wearing a sign that says "i am a bomb"
<aquinas> HEH
<aquinas> Two Dollars!
<aquinas> The paramount is going down
<KP875> "mumble, mumble, mumble, over"
<CO149> wow
<CO149> 469.5 is hot. thanks poon
<aquinas> you got the protesters?
<CO149> or something
<poon> what say they? the sekrit plans?
<CO149> i get a base station, but not handhelds
<CO149> mostly chatter about what the cops are doing
<aquinas> what "situation at the terminal"?
* CO149 hits fcc. see if he can see who's licensed on that freq
<CIDR> "voluntary compliance"
* CO149 grabs the DOUBLE_PIGTAIL
<CO149> cops on left whoever this other radio is on right
<poon> hehe
<aquinas> hehe
<CIDR> someone barricaded something and broke a window.
<aquinas> sounds like you need some SKUNK_WEED
<CO149> closed opening ceremonies, but meetings continue
<CO149> ppl are instructed to keep up the heat
<CIDR> uh
<CO149> breaking windows at 3/pike
<CIDR> 22nd floor stairwell?
<poon> METRO BUSES ARE NOT RUNNING FROM DENNY TO JACKSON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
<poon> sorry, that was pasted
<aquinas> THAT'S OK
<poon> I'M GLAD THANK YOU
<CIDR> taurus and a van surrounded by protestors
<CO149> certainly seems as though 469.5 is direct action HQ
<CIDR> CO149: they gonna climb any more cranes?
<KP875> heh
<CO149> sec. "working"
<CO149> one of the protest radio units is designated "420"
<KP875> of course
<CIDR> hee hee
<CO149> large group north on 5 approaching union
<CO149> another squad for 5/union please
<aquinas> did he just say "there is nothing further to break, so this is a good place to start?"
<CIDR> something like that
<CO149> weak spot at freeway park, prot units dispatched
<CO149> ppl trying to light something on fire across from nordstrom
<deadman> holy mother o' god. stuff is getting crazy
<CIDR> a cop just said "bump 'n' grind slowly southbound to union"
<CIDR> i gotta get my sampler plugged into this shit.
* poon asked not to compromise the frequency the protesters are using
<CIDR> heh
<KP875> heheh
<CIDR> poon: oops
<poon> marshalls for the International Association of Machinists:464.5625
<poon> i don't know what that is, but there's the frequency.
<poon> heh. yeah. 'oops'
<deadman> we are not a compromise
<deadman> heh
<poon> apparently they got harassed for using public use frequencies earlier
<CO149> rescue team going to help SS -from prot
<CO149> hubble and seneca to be reinforced with more prot
<deadman> what gate have the protesters not gotten over, yet?
<CIDR> "bill"
<aquinas> heh
<deadman> snrk
<CIDR> what's getting surrounded at 3/pine?
<aquinas> some dilletantes, I think
<CO149> ohoh
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<CO149> cops captured a prot radio
<poon>
<aquinas> doh!
<CIDR> HEH
<poon> the cops are on the protesters' radio
<CIDR> "would you guys like to have this radio for your command center?"
<deadman> i can't believe it took them so long to get that.
<poon> yeah, it's 3
<deadman> oh, down by my favorite tully's.
<deadman> heh
<CIDR> deadman: yeah, the folks at monorail were trying to stay open last i saw.
<aquinas> hope you like "air conditioning" in your coffee destination...
<poon> "today only - tear gas lattes"
<deadman> oooo
<deadman> can i get that grande skinny, not too hot? with a shot of vanilla.
<CO149> 6/pike manhole cover thru a window
<deadman> shit
<CO149> 4/pike trashcans on fire
<deadman> hm. now would totally be the time to stroll down broadway smoking a doobie
<deadman> heh.
<deadman> "who'd stop me?"
<KP875> mahole cover thru a window? wow
<deadman> yeah, that takes some work.
<aquinas> right, I think nows the time for all good men to go streaking!
<deadman> oooo
<deadman> 8/seneca - group gathering 20-30 protesters within the defense parameter
<deadman> did i hear that right?
<aquinas> yeah, that's what I heard
<deadman> well, *under* 8th and seneca
<deadman> so - what would happen if the cops just stopped paying attention?
<CO149> "skyking" is on prot freq
<deadman> oh god.
<CO149> "john" is name of net control on that freq
<aquinas> deadman - you got a sister named "Selby"?
<CO149> 4/union getting tense. prot control requests cool down
<deadman> aquinas: heheh. apparently.
<deadman> six males on roof of old navy
<KP875> heheh, 87 people on the shoutcast server
<CO149> wow
<KP875> is this hades' home machine?
<CIDR> i think so.
<CO149> has a UW ip
<CIDR> oh.
<CIDR> heh.
<KP875> ah
<aquinas> is is the is the url publc ic or something?
<CO149> aquinas: sure
<CO149> 1st watch being held over
<CO149> time-and-a-half!
<deadman> heh
<deadman> four folks on the roof of old navy
<CO149> employees
<CO149> dispatcher seemed kind of bummed.
<deadman> heheh - yeah just heard that.
<CO149> officer needs help 500 block union
<CIDR> what's the beeping sound?
<CO149> the official officer needs help beep
<CIDR> ah.
* deadman races down there
<CO149> prot sending medical and legal
<CO149> to 6/univ
<CO149> 4/union tear gas
<CIDR> did they just say "we've got her medicated now"?
<CIDR> whoops
<CIDR> throwing things.
<CO149> 5/union units mask up
<CO149> injured officer 4/union
<CO149> prot reqauesting 4/union cool down
<CO149> 4/union rubber bullets
<CO149> prot sending legal and medical and arrest teams
* tterb monitoring
<tterb> port?
<CO149> protester
<deadman> tterb
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<CO149> tear gas and cluster bombs, 4/union
<deadman> re DDM73
<DDM73> crap... just got back from a fire alarm
<tterb> hmm what's the url for that?
<DDM73> cluster bombs
<DDM73> ?
<CIDR> http://128.95.10.82:8000
<CO149> aka "percussion bombs"
<CIDR> flash-bang type stuff?
<CO149> prolly
* KP875 grabs his MP5
<CO149> prot units pulling back to 4/pine
<CO149> prot calling for medic units
<CO149> "the front line is 4/pike"
<KP875> "ah, i love it"
<KP875> isn't that what he said?
<CIDR> yeah
<CIDR> heh
<DDM73> woo hoo! I'm getting the stream
<CIDR> PS and OC?
<CO149> county on line at 4/pike deploying gas
<CO149> CS
<CO149> CS - tear gas, OC = pepper spray
<CIDR> goddamn.
<CIDR> sounds like shit is getting *way* the hell out of hand.
<CO149> rocks and bottles 4/pike
<CO149> dumpster fire
<CO149> 4/pike many more units please
* WN1188 MONITORING
<CO149> WN1188: GAS
* CO149 points has his shoulders
<WN1188> heh
<CO149> just thought i'd share my flash back with you
<CO149> 4/pike, still rioting
* WN1188 makes sure the filters in his mask are properly seated before dawning his gas mask.
<CO149> crowd resisting gas
<CO149> prot base calling for fallback
<CO149> prot calls for dispersal from 4/pike in face of 4 added police squads
<CO149> and an APC
<tterb> you know what this guy using to encode the stream?
<CO149> shock
<CO149> prot uses "west" to mean "north". must not be from around here
<KP875> heh
<CO149> combat medics to 6/union
<CO149> CS asthma attack
<CO149> 412 stewart - bottles
<CIDR> bottles at 4/stewart
<CO149> heh
<DDM73> do anarchists drink a whole lot of fluids?
<CO149> more than regular ppl
<CIDR> that, and they tip over dumpsters.
<DDM73> mmm
<CO149> right
<CO149> nothing makes me want a beer like dumpster tipping
<DDM73> ohh! maybe they'll rip down the tacky star think on that dept store.
<DDM73> er, thing
<CO149> oooh!
<CO149> ppl making it thru the 4/union skirmish being moved to 8/seneca
<CIDR> "giant bonfire"
<CO149> cool, where?
<CIDR> didn't catch it
<CO149> prot now getting confused about directions
<CO149> must be using the kroll central business dist map. or the little tourist flyer :)
<CIDR> yeah, they're not being very coherent in describing what's happening where.
<CO149> FOG_OF_WAR
<CIDR> still looking for batteries.
<CO149> prot base admits things are out of control and calls for a cooldown again
<CO149> field soap, veg oil and baking soda needed at 4/pike
<tterb> port base?
<CO149> prot
<CO149> prot==protesters
<tterb> yes
<CIDR> CO149: some kind of anti chem?
<aquinas> "please make a note of it"
<tterb> like the organizers or something?
<tterb> what is "prot base"?
<CIDR> tterb: yes
<CO149> maybe. they're mixing that stuff up
<tterb> oh, I see, they are talking to the cops
<CO149> prot base is the radio net controller on 469.500
<CIDR> "well, that was a bad idea" --some cop
<poon> heh
* poon laughing heartily at that guy
<CO149> prot medics at ross dress for less if you want some skunk weed
<aquinas> *excellent*
<aquinas> I'll send Don right down!
<poon> "ge it over with. throw them a hacky sack"
<poon> pike st. camera gone/
<poon> ?
* IJ89 motnirogin again
<CO149> IJ89
<CO149> welcome back to hell
<IJ89> i almost transmitted to the prot base, but restrained myself
* IJ89 has an ILLEGAL_RADIO
<CO149> ohhh
<CO149> they're using a tone...sec
<IJ89> i almost said, "good job, guys, keep it up. agent XX out"
<IJ89> or, "agent double-X out" either one, really
<IJ89> but if you hear "unit XX
<CO149> heheh
<IJ89> " or "agent XX" it's prolly me playing
<aquinas> hey man, you fuck w/some over-sexed hippie wanna-be's from Santa Cruz, and your askin' for it, buddy!
<IJ89> heh
<IJ89> "like they could find me"
<IJ89> oooh, i should head up to that part on QA hill tonight, and see what i can see
<IJ89> er. s/part/park/
<aquinas> I'd call them and tell them you were the local skunk weed connection...
<IJ89> heh
<aquinas> "they'd find you"
<CO149> CTCSS 118.8 Hz
<IJ89> thanks
<poon> street shots: http://www.bradandkathy.com/temp/WTO/
<CIDR> HEH
<CIDR> "we're losing it just south of 6/pike"
<poon> 6th and pike "we're losing it"
<poon> as much gas as you need to NOW
<CIDR> "get as much gas as you need to *now*"
<CO149> prot passes the word about gas, too
<IJ89> they handign out gas cannisters?
<CO149> both sides calling for quiet air
* IJ89 wishes he had an external antenna
* CIDR wonders what time rat shack is open until
<CIDR> heh
<IJ89> 8 pm
<IJ89> i'm having similar thoughts... ;)
* poon as well
<poon> anyone want to make a run for it? :)
<IJ89> kinda
* IJ89 has *no* cash to spend this month, though
<CIDR> chem team to 6/pike
<IJ89> unless i cash in some stock, and it's been going through the floor lately
<aquinas> what's the model I want if I head to RS?
<IJ89> PRO-94
<IJ89> it's on sale for $200
<aquinas> thanks
<IJ89> down from $300
<IJ89> ask for the thousand-channel trunk tracker, and they should get it right
<IJ89> "maybe"
<IJ89> fucking ratshack skanks
* CIDR makes Plans
<TEE2> hi all!
<DDM73> Do you have my helmet in your van?
<aquinas> heh
<CIDR> DDM73: nope, sold it for some skunk weed
<aquinas> HEH
<DDM73> hahahaha
<CIDR> sold the van, too.
<DDM73> ahah... WHAT?
<aquinas> on my way to IJ89 to "refuel"
<CIDR> "drench 'em"
<CO149> "if we are being overcome at 6/pike, i want you to drench them [with gas]"
<aquinas> just once I'd like one of these folks say "Well, golly, I guess your just fucked then..."
<CIDR> heheh
<CIDR> i don't think they condone that kind of pessimistic attitude in a riot control unit.
<aquinas> heh - I have to admit,at least the ones we've been picking up are remaining remarkably calm and professional.
<CIDR> yeah.
<CIDR> (much better than an amzn conference call)
<CIDR> heh
<CO149> same as prot. proper com net there, too
<aquinas> no shit - can you imagine Milnes as a police dispatcher?
<CIDR> whoops
<CIDR> nike town got raided.
<CIDR> aquinas: heh - "no"
<CO149> plan for an invasion of the conv center from the freeway park side
<aquinas> that from the prot base?
<poon> clinton coming in early tomorrow
<poon> heh. you guys are funny
<CO149> dispersal at 8/pine
<CO149> aquinas: ya
<poon> "when i was at lycos, we would have handled it like ..."
<aquinas> more like "no, no! I've got it! Just give me five more minutes and I'll have the cluster, er, protesters taken care of..."
<poon> heh
<CO149> all employees and customers are out of niketown
<CO149> chemical dye agent to be delpoyed at 6/pike
<CO149> ROUND UP ALL THE BLUE PEOPLE
<CIDR> heheh
<CIDR> great, that means a bunch of morons will probably get naked.
<CIDR> aquinas: good point!
<CO149> officers beating ppl at pike and boren
<CO149> well, "beating" prolly
<CO149> people in black being target
<CIDR> jesus, it sounds like they're having a barbecue - "well, come on down if you can make it, otherwise, we'll have to do without"
<KP875> heh
<IJ89> heh
<IJ89> so weird.
<IJ89> aw dang, CLIN-TON will not be coming to adobe tomorrow (he "might have", apparently)
<CIDR> "limited chemical agents into the sheraton"?
<CO149> possible 200 protesters inside conv place, 4th floor
<CO149> nope, that's bs
<CIDR> fbi says it's so, cops say it ain't.
<aquinas> good to see in one of the pictures of the rioting, there's a severely mangled Stranger box
<CO149> excellent
<poon> yay
<poon> !!
<aquinas> the best thing I've seen all day
<CIDR> heh
<poon> they're busting the windows of old navy now
<IJ89> excellent
<CIDR> i thought they already busted all of those.
* poon MUST go get some pics of a busted up old navy
<aquinas> me too.
<poon> all of 'em?
<poon> heh
<CIDR> guess not.
<poon> this is ludicrous
<poon> "WTO - watch out, this could be your town"
<poon> the cops sound stressed out
<CIDR> yeah. most of these morons get to go back to eugene or wherever. we gotta stick around and deal with this crap.
<aquinas> fuckin' hippie wanna-be's. "Write a letter!"
<IJ89> heh
<CIDR> someone needs officer mazuka's location.
<TEE2> just make sure you have it all nice and pretty by sunday, k?
* IJ89 discovers that the store which has the boots he wants to try on is located less than 5 blocks from the RS where RJL20 got his scanner
<aquinas> ...and only three blocks from Old Navy!
<poon> holiday shopping is going to be so fucked after this
<IJ89> heh
<IJ89> very true
<poon> IJ89: maybe you could be in proximity when the looting starts
<CIDR> TEE2: i'm looking for a good place to order "urban cleaning squad" online now.
<DDM73> This riot was funded by the online-shopping lobby
<aquinas> actually, holiday shopping is probably a reason why it *will* get totally cleaned up in two days.
<CIDR> .msg DDM73 sssshhhh!!!
<CIDR> aquinas: true.
<TEE2> CIDR: thanks, you're the best!
<DDM73> SHIT..
<CIDR> big march headed north, 5/union
<poon> "riots don't happen online"
<IJ89> mmm. i *finally* found a bootmaker which makes widths
<IJ89> Tue Nov 30 16:21:57 PST 1999
<poon> wsdot cam looking good this time of day
<CO149> american flag burning at niketown
<IJ89> woohoo!
<CO149> tracheotomy at 5/pine
<CO149> prot calling 911
<CIDR> wtf?
<CO149> *shrug*
<CIDR> what's with the trach?
<CIDR> and wtf are they calling 911??
<CIDR> "they're already there"
<CO149> heheheeh
<CO149> 999-4116 is either a precinct captain or asst cheif joiner
<CO149> "no one saw that"
<CO149> trach person drives away. never mind 911
<IJ89> weird
<CO149> 1/stewart trash can+window
<tterb> wtf
<tterb> a curfew?
<CO149> prot base announces successful closedown of WTO and units may return
<IJ89> woohoo!
<CO149> who mentioned a curfew?
* IJ89 prepares to order a buncha CDs from cheapbytes. anyone want anything?
<CO149> prot meeting at 6:30 at boren park
* CO149 trying to confirm curfew
<aquinas> news says that Mayor Schell has declared a "Civil Emergency" (not marshall law) and a curfew is in place from 7pm
<IJ89> uh. who does that apply to?
<IJ89> am i not to be out braffin' on my mean scooter after 7?
<aquinas> unknown
<CO149> komo being emoyional
* IJ89 does not like curfews
<aquinas> it's not who - it's where - from Denny to Yesler from the waterfront to I-5
<poon> www.cnn.com has a great photo
<IJ89> ah
<KP875> poon: heh, yeah
<CO149> king tv confirms curfew
<IJ89> damn. guess i won't be going to the space tonight
<DDM73> sweeeeet
<CO149> rumor of nat'l guard
<CIDR> aquinas: is that a "no one go there" or, "no one who is throwing bottles and lighting dumpsters on fire go there"?
<CO149> you need "justifications"
<KP875> IJ89: if you do, bring a sleeping bag
<IJ89> heh
* KP875 has your justifications right here. *grab*
<CIDR> heh
<KP875> heh
<CIDR> crowbars, bats and boards.
* IJ89 tunes up KIRO TV
<CIDR> neato.
<aquinas> KING5 just stated that the Nat'l Guard rumor is bogus - they say the mayor has decided that the "Civil Emergency" powers are enough for the local police to clean up wit
* IJ89 will stay clear of downtown
<CIDR> hmm. sounds like a sneak-attack!
* IJ89 wonders if alaskan way will be closed due to curfew
<CO149> it's in the zone
<CO149> oh, you mean the viaduct?
<IJ89> yeah
<IJ89> that would be a silly maneuver, if you ask me
<DDM73> whats the zone
<CO149> denny to yesler, 1-5 to water
<IJ89> denny to yesler, 1-5 to waterfront
<IJ89> er. i-5, not 1-5.. heh
* poon no want cheapbytes methinks
<IJ89> wtf did we both make that mistake, CO149?
<CO149> yup!
<KP875> kiro says "Battle in Seattle"
<poon> yeah. they have some great photos
<IJ89> weirdos
<CIDR> cider says "kiro sucks"
<CIDR> heh
<KP875> heheh
<aquinas> KING most definitely sucks as well
* CO149 adds that KOMO sucks.
<aquinas> they are declaring that the "worldwide headlines declaring violence on the streets..." were bogus- that most of the protests were peaceful and went "as planned"... Can you believe that shit?!?
<IJ89> that leaves KPCQ. hahahAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!
<CIDR> aquinas: i know, when i talked to my mom she said "oh, it sounds like it's not a big deal - thanks for calling, though. i'm sure it'll be fine."
<poon> KCPQ? Q13! i remember when they first started having news reports
<CIDR> "news"
* hades monitoring
<hades> Man.
<tterb> it was relatively peaceful
<hades> That's the busiest I've been in weeks.
<poon> i thought it was weird, because it's completely fodder
<tterb> when I was there
<CO149> airspace restricted too
<CIDR> tterb: rubber bullets, tear gas, broken windows, burning dumpsters and general mayhem aren't what i'd really call peaceful, but ya know, whatever :)
<tterb> key word being relatively
<CIDR> heh
<CIDR> indeed.
<hades> HOly SHIT.
<IJ89> ?
<hades> My scanner is #5 on the shoutcast list.
<hades> 145 people listening to it.
<CIDR> HEH
<CIDR> nice.
<IJ89> wow
<poon> dang
<IJ89> hades, how hard is it to set those up?
<hades> Christ, and the batteries are running out. Heh.
<CIDR> you pumpint that out your cable modem?
* IJ89 wants to get a scanner running on aether
<CIDR> er.
<CIDR> i'll kick in some dough for a battery fund.
<poon> ditto. well worth it
<hades> I'm pumping it out the cablemodem to a friend's machine at the UW, which apparently is rebroadcasting it to 145 people.
<IJ89> hades: i may well have a wallbug power supply if you need one
* aquinas too - real money even
<tterb> what does "cluster" mean?
<hades> I think I've got one too, I was just in a hurry to get to work so I didn't dig through the boxes.
<hades> It was pretty easy to set up. A couple winamp plugins.
<IJ89> oh, windows?
<KP875> hades: that is great. heh
<CO149> alarm at levi store
<KP875> "and our #5 hit tonight, new on the scene, is a little tune we call 'Seattle Police Scanner'"
<IJ89> heh
<tterb> hehe
<aquinas> Mayor Schell is supposed to call a press conference at 5pm - we'll see
<IJ89> huh. KIRO actually reports violence, instead of happy-face news
<hades> Yay, KIRO!
<aquinas> there seems to have been several "large booms" that are causing panic in the protesters - according to Jim Forman (#23 on the 'When the Revolution Comes' list)
* IJ89 listening to audio-only of KIRO TV
<CIDR> aquinas: probably those cluster bomb thingies
* aquinas watching the TV, listening to the shoutcast and monitoring #foo
<CIDR> or possibly random acts of weirdness by the other protestors
<hades> Man.
<hades> 156 people listening to my scanner.
<hades> I'm *sniff* so proud.
<CIDR> hades: you totally rock for setting that up so fast, btw.
<aquinas> no shit - hades for president
<hades> It was a lot easier than I thought it would be.
<hades> WinAmp kicks ass.
* hades heads home to change the batteries or find a wall wart.
* hades -- OUT
<aquinas> live coverage of tear-gassing and pepper-spraying toget folks out of the Pine corridor
<CO149> sounds like the KIRO guy got a whiff
<aquinas> *excellent*
<CIDR> "closing peace circle at pine and boren"
<poon> hehehe
<DDM73> a what?!
<CIDR> DDM73: you should go invite 'em over - that's only like two blocks from your place, no?
<aquinas> don't *you* have one?
<DDM73> CIDR: yeah, if it weren't for the funeral home, I could see 'em from my bedroom.
<CIDR> DDM73: 's what i thought.
<CIDR> can you get on the roof?
<CO149> "don't do that"
<CIDR> heh
<DDM73> I can walk to the courner by the funeral home...
<CIDR> "don't tease the nice snipers"
<DDM73> I've gone down there with binocs a few times today.. didn't see much
<aquinas> it's the "black-clad protesters" that are setting off m-100's according to KING5
<CIDR> aquinas: bitchin'. maybe they'll start launching roman candles next.
* deadman back
<DDM73> I'll get my sparklers
<aquinas> or sparklers
<aquinas> doh!
<DDM73> mmm
<KP875> one of the guys from the company we just bought is up from california. his hotel is on stewart so he's on the phone trying to find somewhere else to stay
<DDM73> hahaha
<CO149> nat'l guard confirmed by governor
<CIDR> whoops.
<CIDR> "ha ha only serious"
<deadman> fuck
<deadman> not the national guard
<aquinas> fuckin' KING5 - they just dismissed the Nat'l guard thing as ""just a rumor"
<CO149> KIRO man literally chased out of the area
<aquinas> JIm Forman just had his camera vandalized and now they are breaking the windows in the bon
<CIDR> erm.
<deadman> isn't there some weather happening somewhere for jim forman to go stand in?
<aquinas> HEH
<CIDR> deadman: yeah, it's raining teargas downtown :)
<KP875> heheh
<aquinas> yeah, it's called strange Teargas clouds
<aquinas> doh!
<CIDR> heh
* aquinas will keep it to himself
<aquinas> Stamper, Sims, Locke, and Schell all together in a press conference - Nat'l Guard has been activated
<CO149> where?
<KP875> i'm gonna walk home soon. i think i'll walk up to about 5th and see how close i can safely get to pike/pine before heading up the hill
<aquinas> didn't say - they ahven't arrived yet is all they said
<deadman> damn - not a good environment to go cruise the 'gaurd.
<deadman> er, 'guard
<CIDR> what businesses are they closing down?
<CO149> SCCC
<CIDR> that's what i thought.
<CIDR> he said broadway, didn't he?
<CIDR> yep.
<deadman> they'd better not close down vivace
<CIDR> they're afraid the rioting will start on broadway.
<deadman> yeah
<CIDR> due to 7pm curfew downtown.
<CIDR> fuckin' hell.
<deadman> i've been worried aobut that all day
<DDM73> Errr.. I'm at SCCC right now, and I haven't heard anything
<deadman> there are all sorts of faces on broadway i don't recognize.
<CIDR> DDM73: cops just sent out the word
<KP875> heh
<aquinas> just on the news that SCCC is going to close
<CIDR> heh
<DDM73> CRAP!
<CIDR> DDM73: you're always the last to find out....
<CIDR> "go the fuck home. now"
<CIDR> or go to my place, if you want.
<CIDR> i'm gonna take off RSN
<DDM73> Shit.. o
<DDM73> I'm worried about my car..
<CIDR> yeah, that's a valid worry.
<CIDR> heh.
<DDM73> I think I might go drive to Bellevue until shit calms down..
<CIDR> but i'd be more worried about getting hit in the noggin trying to get it out.
<DDM73> fuuuck
<DDM73> I'm off
<aquinas> it's pretty tense here in PT
<CIDR> "i'll call ya later"
<IJ89> aquinas: it is?
*** Signoff: DDM73 (Sound of Bottle Bouncing of Head)
<aquinas> people are all staying in there homes
<CIDR> *snrk*
<IJ89> HEH. anyone wanna go shooting tonight?
* IJ89 mostly kidding
<CIDR> like you weirdos ever leave your houses, anyway.
<TEE2> HEHEH
<aquinas> heh - why bother?
<TEE2> (yes, i am lurking, i just thought that one was funny)
<aquinas> I've got "you people" to entertain me
* IJ89 hears "at least two units of nat'l guard called out"
<aquinas> just announced that the Nat'l guard will arrive tomorrow morning - State Patrol is coming as well (300 of the WASPS)
<CIDR> haven't the staties been here all along?
<CIDR> or 300 more of 'em?
<aquinas> not the e. washington ones - 300 additional
<CIDR> ah, 'k
<IJ89> wow
<IJ89> "that's a lotta cops"
<IJ89> d'oh! broken windows at benaroya
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* poon -> home
<poon> er .. -> out
* deadman gets off the phone with concerned sister-in-law
<deadman> holy shit
<deadman> the brotha's gettin' involved, now?
<deadman> dear god
<deadman> *please* don't let a race riot break out on top of this.
<CIDR> yeah, could turn real ugly real fast.
<aquinas> jim forman is *fucked* it's beautiful
<CIDR> heh
<CIDR> what's with jimbo?
<aquinas> he got gassed, bottles are smashing around him and he can't open his eyes
<CIDR> oh man.
<CO149> heheheheehe
<deadman> damn.
<deadman> "no spot on good morning america for him
<deadman> "
<aquinas> unfortunately, we couldn't see it because his camera man had his camera vandalized
<CO149> snrk
<IJ89> heh
<IJ89> he get his lens spraypainted?
* IJ89 tries out a yagi-design program to see how hard it'd be to make aquinas that antenna
<aquinas> dunno - he didn't say - just "camera vandalized, can't broadcast, can't breath..."
<CIDR> HEH
<CIDR> that *really* isn't funny.
<CIDR> but man, it's funny.
<IJ89> heh
<CIDR> he's probably faking it all, trying to get picked up by a network
<aquinas> Oh, I'm sure he's fine - no one has got seriously hurt - and he's so damn melodramatic anyway - it's poetic justice thathe got gassed
<CO149> isn't that how Geraldo did it/
<CIDR> basically
<poon> this is all nuts
<IJ89> yeah. the whole thing is pretty creepy
* IJ89 comes up with a yagi design that would work for aquinas
<aquinas> really? what is this 'yagi' you speak of, wise one?
<aquinas> Oh man, Jim Forman is *sooooo* melodramatic - you'd think he was in fuckin' Beruit
<CIDR> heheh
<IJ89> it's an antenna that looks like a bunch of parallel lines. much like a TV antenna, but with elements about 4 inches long
<CIDR> er.
<CIDR> shots fired?
<CIDR> hopefully more m-100s
<IJ89> if you ran it up-n-down, it'd look like a ladder with a central spine, and gradually increasing rung-length
<aquinas> rubber bullets according to JF
<CIDR> ah
<CO149> teargas according to komo
<aquinas> IJ89: I can picture that - that would be sufficient to get me Seattle scanner traffic?
<aquinas> Mounted on the roof pointed SE would be no sweat
<aquinas> even his camera man is laughing at him
<IJ89> aquinas: most likely. with 14.x dBi gain, it would make the signals... about 5x louder
<CO149> 50
<IJ89> 50?
<CO149> 10 ^ 1.4
<IJ89> i'm thinking S units
<IJ89> huh. ok
<IJ89> 50 times louder!
<aquinas> how does one construct such a beast? Can I just run coax down from that to the scanner in the house?
<IJ89> it's a 17 element beam, max width just over 6", length around 10-ish feet
<IJ89> yeah, you'd need a transformer to make it work really well, but that's not hard
<CO149> "standard issue"
<IJ89> (20.7 ohm impedance -- would need to be transformed to 50 ohm)
<IJ89> ah, i lied. 4.1 feet long
<CO149> whew!
<aquinas> Locke says that nat'l guard will *not* be armed
<IJ89> i couldn't tell what exactly the "element spacing" column was telling me
<CIDR> aquinas: "so what're they supposed to use, harsh language?"
<IJ89> "these officer are, ah, trained in crowd control..."
<aquinas> right that's what he said
<CO149> IJ89: how did that column read?
<IJ89> lemme see if i can get it into a format that makes sense
<CO149> like teh first 5-6 numbers
<aquinas> man, the press is baiting the mayor in this press conference
<CO149> aquinas: where are you seeing this?
<aquinas> KING 5
<deadman> btw folks, my deepest thanks to all of you. this is, basically, one of the reasons i put eidolon together so many years ago. "good job".
<aquinas> Ooooh - Norm Stamper is getting grilled and refusing to answer specific questions about the weapons used
<deadman> we are currently some of the best informed people in the entire city, near as i can guess.
<CIDR> probably.
<CIDR> "including the cops", based on how long it took 'em to get their hands on the protestor's radio stuff.
<aquinas> heh - no doubt
<aquinas> the foreign press is relentless
<CO149> right. poon, where did you score that tidbit?
<deadman> yeah, i'd always wanted eidolon to be an central information hub. this has all come together perfectly.
<CO149> scroolback in /home/chris/typescript
* CIDR wonders what the closest open rat shack is
<deadman> drool
<aquinas> heh - jf is back in the studio - he looks fine.
<CO149> CIDR: udist
<deadman> is his hair perfect?
<aquinas> yes.
<CIDR> i assume I5 is all locked down?
<deadman> looks open
<CIDR> oh, ok.
* CIDR -> home -> udist -> home to work (didn't get alot done today :)
<CIDR> molotov carryin' barefoot seen downtown.
<IJ89> aquinas, CO149: /tmp/aquinas-antenna
<IJ89> the format should be at least marginally obvious
<aquinas> heh - thanks man - I'll snarf it soon
<IJ89> and now, i must prepare to fly
<IJ89> aquinas: you'll prolly need more than that to get it built, but that's the raw data
<aquinas> heh - cool, thanks. Still not sure I'm up for it, but I'm definitly intrigued after today.
* delores MOTNIROGIN
<aquinas> hey, I could *swear* I just saw tterb
<aquinas> did he go downtown?
* delores escapes downtown
<deadman> yeah
<deadman> delores: welcome home
<delores> i just barely missed the big nastiness on pine
<IJ89> aquinas: it's not hard to do, just takes patience and care
<aquinas> he smokes, right?
<deadman> si
<delores> michael and i saw the cop car that ran over the two protesters tear out of there, and then things started to get ugly
<aquinas> I think I might have caught him watching a confrontation down near the Bon
<delores> jesus christ! this place is fucked!
<aquinas> delores
<delores> okie.
* delores got a little bit of pepper spray!
<deadman> anarchist!
<delores> heh
<delores> oh, yeah.
<IJ89> heh
<IJ89> ok, gotta run. see you all on the TV
* IJ89 expects to see most of downtown arrested at some point, just to show that the police are "doing their job"
* IJ89 OUT
<aquinas> if you need 6/pine clear let's us know
<BR903> Heh. My office-mate lives in the curfew area. He just found out about the curfew half an hour ago.
<tterb> heh.
<tterb> the news is full of shit
<BR903> Fortunately he lives right on the edge of it, so I doubt he'll have problems getting home.
<spud> I live in the curfew area as well.
<BR903> Someone just set off some roman-candle-type fireworks outside.
<spud> Anybody still in belltown?
<BR903> You're also right on the border of it, too, though. Right?
<spud> 5th and Wall.
<aquinas> Kathy Goertzen can't get the shake out of her voice, it's really annoying as she's clearly in no danger
<BR903> Yeah, I don't think you'll have much trouble. They're mostly concerned about downtown.
<CO149> ok
* CO149 gonna go get a beer
<spud> Hey CO149, you home yet? Or you still in belltown?
<CO149> still in bell town
<aquinas> CO149: enjoy it!
<spud> What's it like there?
<CO149> quiet
<spud> Cool. Think I'll break curfew and hang out at the space tonite.
<tterb> ooh
<aquinas> fuckin' outlaw
<CO149> i think as along as you get here by 7 you'll be ok.
<spud> Ya, that's where my SKUNK_WEED is.
<tterb> I would break curfew for that.
<spud> Shit, gotta motor.
<CO149> you can go home any time, but only once
<aquinas> HEH
<tterb> heh
<CO149> "no in and out privileges"
* spud -> out
*** Signoff: spud (Leaving)
<CO149> yeah. gonna be a *fine* excuse to sweep the streets in belltown
<aquinas> man, both the KOMO reporters are pussies in the class of Jim Forman.
<CO149> yeah, they bloe goatz
* deadman back
<deadman> and reassurances that i'm not getting gassed
<deadman> "eye of the space needle" cam showing riot-geared cops at the B&N corner
<CO149> ok
* CO149 off to udist to have a beer
* aquinas off to the kitchen to get a beer
<deadman> looters at radio shack!
<aquinas> no way!
<deadman> yup.
<deadman> "looting all over the corridor"
<aquinas> this on the scanner?
<deadman> si
<aquinas> I'm watching the coverage of the police driving the protesters up Pine
<deadman> prots masking up, paramount hotel worried their gonna get assualted
<deadman> 25 officers going to 9th/pine to the paramount
<aquinas> maybe I should go down and "loot" the PT radio shack
<deadman> "in solidarity"
<deadman> heh
<aquinas> heh
<deadman> 10 members of the hard squad ready to respond to 6th/union
<aquinas> how "hot"
<deadman> 10 soft squad also ready to respond to 6th/union
<deadman> hehehe
<deadman> no doubt.
<deadman> bummer i'm not a cop fetishist
<aquinas> that's fromthe elite "Calendar Platoon"
<deadman> HEH
<deadman> lol
*** KP875 is now known as kirk
*** CIDR is now known as cider
<deadman> welcome back, folks.
* cider reports that walking through two blocks of teargas is about as much fun as you might expect
<cider> that is, after you notice you can't breathe or see.
<aquinas> by the looks of it on TV - they're driving folks straight to Vivace
<deadman> looking for an emergency number for radio shack so they can board it up
<deadman> lookign for emergency numbers for all businesses in the corridor
<kirk> heh
<cider> aquinas: yep, i was jogging up olive watching 'em go up pike to make sure i got here first.
<deadman> jesus
<aquinas> heh
<cider> fucking hell.
<aquinas> scanner is *waaaaay* better than TV
<deadman> chemical agents 6th/olive
<cider> "i know"
<deadman> 1blk north of there.
<cider> i just fucking walked through it.
<kirk> huh, i didn't see too many people on broadway. i guess there started to be some people with backpacks and water jugs after i got out of pags
<cider> heh
<kirk> heh
<deadman> "backpacks and water jugs"?
<cider> that was where the cops suggested i walk - about ten seconds later and after a few loud "bangs", i realized why no one else was walking down that block.
<kirk> and bullhorns
<deadman> cider: shit.
<cider> yeah
<cider> and i itch like a motherfucker now.
<deadman> ah, fuck.
<deadman> university 4/5/6 all clear
<deadman> Tue Nov 30 18:42:00 PST 1999
<cider> they had shit totally getting locked down on the pike corridor
<cider> cops were chasing everyone around with bullhorns.
<cider> and there was still a dumpster on fire.
<cider> heh.
<deadman> yeah, lost the pike came from "eye of the space needle". no more feed.
<cider> huh, too bad.
<deadman> pine cam shows many prots and a wall of cops
<cider> there was still a *huge* enclave of them at 6/union
<cider> that's where a lot of gas was going off, it sounded like
<cider> and they seemed to stretch around 9th towards pike
* cider -> vats
<deadman> good plan
<deadman> pine cam facing north west looks clear. pike cam centered on a tight group of ~12 riot cops
* kirk switches from Seattle Police Scanner to Upbeat 80's!
<deadman> more and more cops reporting no activity
<deadman> heh
<kirk> ooh, St. Elmo's Fire
<deadman> dear lord.
<deadman> "the music of the revloution"
<deadman> heh
<kirk> heheh
<deadman> hm. i wonder what a "civil emergency" is. gonna see if i can find the seattle municipal code on that....
<kirk> http://clerk.ci.seattle.wa.us/~public/code1.htm
<kirk> seattle municipal code search engine
<kirk> SMC 10.02.010 Proclamation of civil emergency.
<deadman> oh dear - seattle sonics home game tonight. jesus.
<deadman> kirk: right on. thanks.
<deadman> alley between 2nd/3rd & pike
<deadman> 3 black males in a truck with rifles
<kirk> whoa
<cider> christ
<deadman> southbound 2nd/union
* kirk goes back to that shoutcast channel
<deadman> they're following them.
<kirk> SMC 10.02.010 Proclamation of civil emergency.
<deadman> hm. civil emergency code was entered in - 1973? if i'm reading this correctly.
<kirk> er
<kirk> SMC Chapter 10.02 looks like what you want to search for, 10.02.010 is just one section of the chapter
<deadman> cool
<deadman> checking
<kirk> the mayor can impose a curfew, close businesses, discontinue alcohol, firearms, and flammable materials
<kirk> ...sales
<aquinas> no olive oil?
<kirk> and close public places
<aquinas> no freeway park after dark?
<kirk> i see no mention of olive oil. heh
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<kirk> hey spud
<spud> Heya Kirk
<spud> What's shakin'?
<aquinas> spud: you 'breakin' the law'?
<spud> Yes indeed.
<aquinas> wooohoo!
<deadman> hm. we could have rent control under a state of civil emergency
<kirk> spud: just reading the city municipal code
<spud> He's learning on his own! Get him!
<deadman> and wage control
<spud> I'm go gonna attempt to sneak thru Belltown tonight around 2-3:00am.
<deadman> and general price control
<deadman> hey spud
<spud> Deadmang, sup?
<aquinas> deadman: seriously? wage and price control?
<deadman> jeez - with downtown all fucked, how the hell did folks get to key arena?
<deadman> aquinas: yeah.
<deadman> spud: same thing as kirk. heh.
<deadman> melrose and pine fucked.
<kirk> heh, "looting starbucks"
<aquinas> TV's showing folks congregating ...somewhere... around a big bonfire
<deadman> throwing bottles at pine and melrose
<deadman> deploying gass.
<deadman> aslo on tv.
<kirk> wish i had a tv. heh
<deadman> 6th and stewart
<deadman> complete with drunk hicks.
<spud> Heh, I drove like a maniac to get here.
<deadman> i question the wisdom of your actions, spud. heh.
<spud> I ran some lights, drove fast, etc.
<kirk> heh
<spud> Didn't see any cops.
<aquinas> multiple infractions!
<spud> Opportunity for law breaking is great. Maybe I'll score some crack!
<aquinas> "break some laws for me"
<spud> I wonder if they're gonna round up all the crack dealers in Belltown.
*** deadman is now known as |
<|> K. An order establishing economic controls in aid of and
<|> supplementary to and consistent with federal orders relating to
<|> price stabilization or controls including: the convening and
<|> establishing of ration boards; auditing retail and wholesale ration
<|> accounts; monitoring price control operations and reporting
<|> violations to appropriate authorities; assisting in providing
<|> essential supplies to disaster victims; advising appropriate
<|> authorities concerning rationing, price control, wage and rent
<|> controls and allocation of food and other essential commodities;
*** | is now known as deadman
<deadman> that's all possible curing a civil emergency
<kirk> deadman: ah, so it is to prevent people from charging crazy prices for essentials?
<deadman> kirk: yeah, that'd be my guess.
<deadman> forcing the capitalists to play nice, i guess.
<deadman> heh.
<deadman> damn - it looks like a wsu frat party downtown.
<kirk> heh
<spud> I reckon 6, but ya.
* cider wishes he got fuckin' local tv
<aquinas> cider: are you sure?
<deadman> unmarked ryder truck moving south past westlake
<deadman> worrying the cops
<aquinas> yeah, creepy
<cider> goddamn
<spud> I gotta blast that mp3 feed here in the space. Anybody got the url again?
<deadman> 6th and stewart looks ridiculous
<cider> yeah, things were *way* further out of control between olive and westlake than further north, from what i could see.
<kirk> http://128.95.10.82:8000/
<cider> heh
<cider> /exec -out cat scanner
<aquinas> http://128.95.10.82:8000
<aquinas> man, I've been doing that all day
<spud> That Josh's home box?
<cider> nah, it's at the uw
<aquinas> maybe I *should* get coked up
<spud> Ah, I thought this was Josh's work?
<cider> it is - piping from his house to the UW machine
<spud> Ahhhh.
<cider> it's getting rebroadcast from there.,
<deadman> oh lord.
* cider wonders how to get teargas residue off his leather jacket.
<cider> heh.
<deadman> they're showing a pocket knife and a wrench
<deadman> on tv
<deadman> for some reason
<cider> "neat"
<deadman> some talking media head going on about it.
<deadman> this is...channel four
<cider> "these are tools of the terrorist"
<aquinas> right, I just saw that - "...they *are* throwing things..."
<deadman> i've got the volume down. images are all i need.
<cider> goddamn direct tv motherfuckers *mumble* *mumble*
<deadman> heheh
<spud> I never thought I'd say "Damn, I wish I had local news!"
<cider> yeah, me neither.
<deadman> well, i don't want the commentary/analysis
<cider> seriously: anyone know how to treat teargassed leather? do i just "wet and wipe"?
<deadman> but the pics are good
<cider> heh
<spud> It leave a stain?
<cider> "not yet"
<cider> heh
<deadman> cider: er, i don't know a damned thing about that gas.
<aquinas> dunno - but I bet it's more complicated than that
<aquinas> get it dry cleaned
<cider> that's what i'm hoping to prevent, as this jacket cost rather a lot, and i think the store i got it at was probably looted not too long ago.
<deadman> cops appear to be moving on 6th/stewart
<deadman> hm.
<cider> ooh, cnbc is apparently carrying king 5 now
<deadman> blech.
<spud> Heh, I wonder if I can pick up that shit on the web.
<kirk> cider: are they showing pictures?
<kirk> if so, can i come watch? heh
<cider> kirk: not sure yet, trying to find fuckin' cnbc - the channel guide on this thing *sucks*
<cider> kirk: yeah, lemme try to find it (and put some clothes on)
<aquinas> king 5 showing dudes taking TV's from radio shack
<kirk> heh
<cider> damn, they beat me to it!
<deadman> hrm. there's nothing left to demonstrate or protest as far as i can tell. why not call it a night and start over again tomorrow?
* delores MOTNIROGIN
<aquinas> skunk weed supply still strong. must. keep. dancing.
<kirk> delores
<delores> so, is clinton showing up tomorrow morning?
<aquinas> I haven't heard that he'd cancelled
<delores> is tomorrow supposed to be just as fucked?
<cider> delores: i dunno, i'm kinda guessing so.
<delores> eeef.
<cider> fuck.
<aquinas> yeah - although today was supposed to be the big blow out - Clinton coming should give them a 'second wind'
<cider> yep
<kirk> yeah
<cider> and the natl guard and the secret service will probably not be in a mood to take any shit, which may aggravate things
<delores> dear god.
<cider> what the hell is an "online agency"?
<aquinas> Oh yeah, the SS is not pleased, I'm sure.
<cider> yeah. and those are *not* the droids you're looking for if you wanna start some shit.
<aquinas> Heh - no shit
<cider> heh - caught a helicopter spotlight through my window
<aquinas> dramatic photos' of a USA Today box burning at 6th and Stewart
<cider> fuckin' rag, i'm surprised it even burns.
<aquinas> "dramatic"
<kirk> heh
<aquinas> it doesn't - hence the drama
<cider> oh.
<cider> heh.
<cider> that's why they called in the guy with the flamethrower earlier !
<kirk> i saw that someone wrote "corporate propaganda" on one of the newspaper boxes on 3rd
<kirk> heh, "flamethrower type device"
<aquinas> heh - KOMO keeps showing different trashed USA Today boxes forsome reason
<cider> oh yeah - there was all kinds of shit spraypainted on nordstroms, nike town, adidas, sharper image, etc
<aquinas> (I have the sound turned off so I can listen to the scanner)
<cider> aquinas: secret messages
<spud> Did they get Planet Hollywood!?
<cider> yep - fucked up all the little handprint thingies
<spud> Yes!
<kirk> heheh
<cider> didn't notice if there were windows broken or not - the gas was wafting in at that point.
<spud> I would have liked to have been there when they fucked up Old Navy.
* aquinas too
<spud> VTECH vests for everyone!
<cider> heh
* kirk notes that he already made that joke
<kirk> heh
<cider> 150 troopers in everett?
<spud> Heh! Great minds...
<aquinas> heh - I remember
<spud> Oooohhhh, they got Nike Town!?
<cider> they *totally* destroyed nike town.
<spud> Yess!
<cider> apparently they ran all the employees out the back and broke a bunch of stuff.
<spud> Just do it!
<spud> Those kids are gonna have to work twice as hard now to make up for the lost cash.
<deadman> yeah, chasing out a bunch of pimple-faced teens is sending the message to THE_MAN
<kirk> heh. i kinda dislike how the property destruction screws over the peaceful demonstrators, but when it comes to nike town and planet hollywood, i don't mind
<deadman> oh lord.
<cider> deadman: indeed
<deadman> who are these guys on ch4?
<aquinas> TV is showing a bunch of do-gooders mugging for the camera righting paper boxes and garbage cans
<deadman> is that who they are?
<aquinas> god. damn.it. - can I just say something first for once?!?
<cider> "no"
<deadman> heheheh
<spud> Heh, what'd ya miss?
<aquinas> deadman: they're trying to show the world that most of the protesters are non-violent (and really hate messy streets, apparently)
<deadman> heheheh
<deadman> "oh"
<spud> Lousy Ian McKay wannabes!
<deadman> so it's okay to break curfew if you're righting paper boxes?
<deadman> spud: heheheh
<deadman> over the scanner: "this is not wto related"
<deadman> mised what it was in reference to.
<aquinas> stupid fucks are being caught on live TV stealin' shit from RS - even loading it in their cars , license plates in clear view
<aquinas> what idiots
<aquinas> guess whose door the mans gonna come knockin' on tomorrow?
<kirk> heheh
<deadman> yeah
<spud> Man, Radio Shack is just not worth going to jail for.
<tterb> heh
<aquinas> totally
<deadman> my opinion of americans isn't really high right now. heh.
<aquinas> mine is just being confirmed - largely a race of stupid, but cunningly opportunistic fucks, we are
<deadman> many copters of cap hill right now, it sounds like.
<deadman> or just one big loud one.
<aquinas> yeah - king5 is showing folks getting driven up Pine to B'way
<deadman> aquinas: *totally*
<deadman> arrest van to melrose/pine
<deadman> several units getting relieved.
<deadman> hm.
<kirk> i just wanna know why someone would loot starbucks
<deadman> hm. cops moving into place at pine/broadway
<deadman> all units at madison corner ordered to return to the station
<deadman> ...and the lakers appear to be stomping seattle. 41-35
<deadman> what's all that yellow shit on the road?
<aquinas> that's just shit that came off of ciders jacket
<deadman> *ah*
<deadman> heh
<deadman> damn. i don't understand why all these folks are looking in the cameras and smiling.
<deadman> wtf is there to smile about?
<deadman> damn, americans piss me off sometimes.
<deadman> i keep trying to compare this to civil disobedience acts in other countries.
<deadman> they tend to take that stuff seriously
<deadman> here, it's like we just wanna get on tv.
<deadman> hrm. local coverage appears to be ending, for the most part.
*** CO149 is now known as spiff
<deadman> spiff
<spiff> deadman
* spiff returns to the land of odd-numbered zipcodes
<deadman> "citizen observer" requesting a location
<deadman> 6th ave gas equipped crew ready. 7th ave about to deploy
<deadman> folks heading south on blanchard with sticks and bats.
<delores> tell me you are making that up
<deadman> ah, nothing actually happening.
<delores> *whew*
<deadman> pine/melrose deploying gas.
<deadman> 5-600 prots at pine/melrose
<deadman> "bye-bye bauhaus"
<deadman> spud: get some crack, then go home and get yer gun
<deadman> westin standing down from lock down
*** IJ89 is now known as reaper
* reaper motnirogin
<reaper> looks like it was a fun night
* reaper is absolutely convinced he wants a scanner now
<deadman> yeah, scanners rule
<reaper> heh. i can catch "a channel at a time" of the trunk stuff, but it's not the same
<deadman> someone's on the roof of the funeral home at melrose/pine
<deadman> i hear sirons.
<deadman> sirens, rather.
<reaper> i bet
<deadman> olive/westlake need a prisoner processing bus
<deadman> a metro bus, apparently.
<deadman> not a van, but a bus
* reaper imagines a huge meat grinder mounted in a schoolbus
<deadman> ah - they need transport for 30 officers to melrose/pine
<spiff> deadman reaper
<deadman> spiff
<spiff> parent informed of the lack of my demise, and now I may commence to get drunk
<reaper> spiff
<deadman> cops at bellevue/pine wondering what to do
<reaper> heh. go spiff!
<deadman> spiff: heheheh
<spiff> you gonna show 'em?
<deadman> HEH
<reaper> whee!
<deadman> "let me go change"
<spiff> lol
* reaper ponders food, since he didn't really eat anything at lunch
<deadman> hm. cops told to don masks as there's a fair amount of gas
<deadman> cops at 7th/seneca about to move to stewart
<spiff> how's the street-by-street sweep?
<deadman> mostly done, it sounds like.
<deadman> most of the action on cap hill now
<deadman> they're moving on 6th/stewart. pincer move.
<spiff> right. our democratic heroes still heady with the lust of perceived vistory
<deadman> with crews behind 'em to keep folks from coming up that way
<deadman> heh
<deadman> no kidding
<spiff> heh. and why not. they won
<deadman> folks being funneled towards 1st, told that can't happen
<spiff> right. mayor lives on 1st
<deadman> cops want 1st totally clear due to concerns for "tonight's activities"
<deadman> *ah*
<deadman> didn't know that.
<spiff> and there's a basketball game i think
<deadman> yeah.
<deadman> there is.
<spiff> Lakers
<deadman> they're trying to figure out what the hell to do about keeping 1st clear. wsp very concerned, apparently.
<deadman> (and lakers were up last i checked)
<spiff> hehehehehe
<deadman> cops trying to get 5 metro drivers to move some busses
<deadman> damn. taking 'em forever to move on 6th/seneca
<deadman> and stewart
<deadman> they're still coordinating
<deadman> orders are changing
<deadman> heh - they've lost the auburn task force.
<deadman> folks moving east on pine
<reaper> they had to go home and eat some donuts?
<deadman> they're gonna be hitting broadway no doubt
<deadman> HEH
<deadman> "if we sent a bunch of troopers up there can we just circle them and arrest them?"
<deadman> prots up to summit and pine
* cider MONITORING
<cider> jesus fuck
<cider> i just had a deluge of phone calls from the east coast wondering if i was dead
<reaper> cider
<cider> reaper
<reaper> dunno if you got my message. "glad you're not dead"
<deadman> bellevue/e olive. someone in resporitoary distress
<deadman> an officer, i think.
<reaper> damned asthmatics
<cider> heh
<cider> "damed allergic to tear gas people!"
<reaper> heh
<deadman> heheh
<cider> reaper: yeah, thanks - i was pretty much at a loss as to how to get home when i called ya
<cider> the cops were friendly, but ultimately unhelpful at that point.
<reaper> yeah. i think i was just getting on the freeway towards lynnwood when you called
<cider> they didn't seem to have a clearer idea of what was going on than i did.
<reaper> heh
<reaper> i doubt i coulda helped...
<deadman> core of individuals in some intersection
<cider> yeah, i was mostly looking to hear about where the shit was going down, so i could try to avoid it.
* reaper notes that no one makes a motorcycle boot worthy of his feet
<deadman> trying to move them north. dunno if this is the downtown folks or eh 'hill folks
<reaper> ah. well, who knows... i coulda asked the protesters for ya... ;)
<cider> so i've not been keeping score - is broadway consumed yet?
<deadman> not yet.
<reaper> i don't think so
<cider> reaper: heheh
<deadman> they're working their way this way. cops trying to figure out a way to stop them without it blowing up. about 5-600 folks.
<reaper> (seriously, i can talk on their freqs, for hte most part)
<cider> reaper: yeah, i saw that
<cider> deadman: neato
<reaper> a bunch of the protesters seem to be using FRS radios
<cider> office at bellevue still breathing on his own.
<reaper> hmm
<reaper> Tue Nov 30 20:42:55 PST 1999
<cider> FRS?
<spiff> like wtf?
<reaper> frs == family radio service
<cider> ah.
<spiff> why wouldn't he breathe?
<reaper> easily obtainable cheap radios that are limited to .5 watt
<deadman> hm. i'm lagged behind cider. heh.
<cider> spiff: i think he was having ... difficulty.
<cider> breathing. or something.
<reaper> sounded like he mighta been gassed
<reaper> but anyway. it's time for food
<spiff> right
<reaper> i'll check back in a bit
<spiff> food
<deadman> cops at belmont/pine
<cider> bellevue and olive.
* reaper OUT for fooooooooood
<cider> that's pretty much where 420 is
<cider> two what squads?
* cider calls operators and is told "no, please don't dial in right now"
<deadman> heh
<deadman> "heh", i mean
<cider> yeah
<cider> heh
<deadman> so scaro and i are gonna go check shit out
<cider> ooh
<cider> me too
<cider> heheh
<cider> shit, i've already been gassed once.
<cider> what the hell.
<kirk> heh
<deadman> heheh
<kirk> i'm gonna head out there too, in a bit
<deadman> yer welcome to meet at my place.
<cider> 'k - lemme scarf the rest of this salad and i'll head out.
<cider> what's your apt #?
<deadman> 203
<deadman> (name on the buzzer)
<cider> cool
* tterb hopes to god this works
* kirk sends out email requesting a stop to any political discussion on the engineering mailling alias
<deadman> they're just south of the college on pine/broadway now
<cider> heh
*** TEE2 is now known as poolgirl
<poolgirl> hi all!
<poolgirl> you all alive?
<cider> heh
<cider> hi!
<kirk> "nope"
<deadman> cider
<poolgirl> hehehe
<deadman> scaro's here
<cider> deadman
<poolgirl> cider, krik, deadman!+!+
<cider> er, why don't you guys head on out - i'm gonna fihish eating, probably head out in a bit.
<deadman> ACK
* poolgirl gets mail requesting the title she wants on her business card
* kirk headed over to deadman's
<deadman> oh
<deadman> K
<deadman> will be here.
<cider> riot cops en route to pine and summit
*** WN1188 is now known as wade
* wade MONITORING
<cider> wade
<wade> jeezus. what is going on at broadway and denny?
<poolgirl> wade!
<wade> cider.
<cider> wade: nothing good
<wade> poolgirl
<cider> bomb squad at denny /bway
<cider> dumpster full of material in pine and harvard - "it is not on fire, yet"
<spud> Heh, just heard that.
<poolgirl> spud!
<spud> Heya poolgirl, what goes on?
<poolgirl> "nothing, here"
<poolgirl> you guys are having all the fun
<cider> woohoo!
<poolgirl> heheh
<spud> Tonight would be a great night to test a scanner.
<poolgirl> hehe
<spud> Heh, 20 tacoma cops wanna get into the action!
<wade> pine and harvard - dumpster on fire.
<spud> Sounds like they're all switching fequencies.
<poon> yeah
* poon just back from a drive/walk around
<spud> See anything cool?
<poon> there are cops in riot gear all over
<poolgirl> poon!
<spud> Capitol hill?
<cider> yeah
<poon> bellevue/olive intersection, there's at least 5 cops in riot gear on every corner
<cider> sounds like it - the dumpster's on fire now
<poon> yeah, cp. hill
<poon> yeah, i was just past there.
<wade> but is vivace open?
<poolgirl> okie, i am going to start making you all check in on the hour - you are starting to scare me
<poon> it looks like the crowd is by rudy's barber shop
<spud> Spiff must be having a blast. He's got the wicked cool scanner.
<poon> yeah, i woudl guess vivace will be open for awhile
<poon> i know safeway locked down
<poon> "closed"
<poon> i don't know what else - probably a lot.
<cider> sounds like they're gonna arrest everyone.
<spud> Damn, those people could really use somebody with a scanner in thier midst.
<cider> spud: they've got 'em
<cider> they were coordinating the whole thing via radio earlier.
<spud> Heh, cool.
<cider> CO149 and IJ89 were monitoring the demonstrators.
<cider> i kinda just wish they'd go the hell home.
<cider> heh.
<poolgirl> cider: send 'em here
<poolgirl> "i'm leaving soon"
<cider> heheheh
<poolgirl> *grin*
<spud> I hope they don't trash the hill.
<wade> how many more days of this? 3?
<poon> yeah, 3
<poon> yeah i really hope they don't trash the hill
<aquinas> yeah, but I bet it's all over after tomorrow
<poon> hopefully
<poon> i bet security is going to be much tougher tomorrow
<aquinas> once clinton is gone and they've smoked all the skkunk weed, there'll be nothing left to protest
<spud> Damn! We got to get up at 6!
<poon> heh.
<spud> Hehe!
<poon> curfew lifts when?
<spud> 7am.
<aquinas> if the riots die down, you could stand at the top of the Pike Tower, spud, and throw hundreds of one dollar bills into the crowd - that'd put a spark back in 'em
<spud> HEH! And restore thier faith in money!
<spud> CONSUME! CONSUME!
<poon> heh
<aquinas> spud saves the day for capitalists everywhere to be free to be greedy!
<wade> where are the protesters being processed after they're arrested?
<spud> The killing fields. Mmmm. Soilent protester.
<wade> heh
<aquinas> at the soylent green company in sodo
<aquinas> doh!
<spud> Doh!
<spud> I misspelled it!
<aquinas> I. Want. To. Be. First. With. The. Joke. Just. Once. Today.
<cider> aquinas, it's just *not* your day
<wade> in city or are they bussing them away?
<spud> Heh, I've been lagging behind the curve today myself.
<aquinas> no kidding
<cider> wade: they were hauling a bunch out to sandpoint earlier
<cider> dunno what they're doing with them now
<wade> seems like sand point would be a good choice.
<aquinas> yeah, they mentioned on the scanner that they had a holding pen at sand point
<wade> why are these people fucking up my city again?
<cider> wade: because a different bunch of assholes are here trying to have a meeting.
<spud> Becuase corporations are evil.
<spud> And angry mobs are good.
<wade> oh, that.
<cider> "because fucking up cities is fun"
<spud> So many reasons.
<wade> just checking, thanks.
<aquinas> "the skunk week made them do it"
<aquinas> er, weed... FUCK!
<poolgirl> heheh
<cider> HEH
<spud> I'm afraid I missed the initial skunk weed reference. Although I remember Deadman wanting to smoke up Broadway.
<cider> spud: it's probably in chris' scrollback file
<aquinas> was that from the scanner?
<wade> HAH!
<spud> HEH
<wade> thanks aquinas. first time i've genuinely laughed in a few hours!
<aquinas> (I was the first one to make the joke! Victory is mine!)
<aquinas> np
<wade> i'm still laughing if that counts for anything.
<spud> You should do a little dance.
<spud> I'm doing one as we speak.
<aquinas> if you're talking to me - I *always* do a little dance when I'm victorious
<cider> more window breakage downtown
<aquinas> it's on eidolon, isn't it? MOTD?
<wade> to which i lack an account.
* cider hears lots of sirens and helicopters
* spiff downed 4 cokes during today's eventery. things were *tense*
<spiff> then, i ended up at 4/jackson before i found the correct bus
<spiff> you can imagine the fun i had going there from belltown
<spiff> HTS arriveth.
* spiff prolly out
<cider> heheh
<cider> 'night
* kirk returns
<cider> gas in use on broadway.
<aquinas> shit - I'm gonna have to turn on the TV - is the scanner back up?
<kirk> yeah, we stood at broadway and pike for quite a while
<cider> kirk: you guys get gassed?
<kirk> people were turning over dumpsters and setting them on fire. others tried to clean up but finally gave up
<kirk> the police finally got there and threw out some flash-bangs and tear gas
<kirk> things cleared up, so we decided to walk back on broadway instead of a smaller street, only the tear gas floated right with us so we got it pretty bad
<kirk> heh
<cider> yeah, it's pretty neat, eh?
<kirk> yeah, for about 30 seconds it was to the point where we couldn't open our eyes or breath without choking, but it cleared up fast when we got off broadway
<aquinas> how nice
<kirk> pretty nasty stuff, considering we were just watching from a distance, looking out for stupid protestors as much as police
<kirk> heh, it was interesting to see how flash-bangs work
<spud> Ya?
<aquinas> are the cops chasing folks up b'way - or are they satisfied w/pushing them up that far?
<kirk> looks like everyone pretty much scattered. i'm not sure if they are regrouping or anything, the ones left doing the stuff are pretty idiotic
<spud> Does the flash come before the bang or at the same time?
<kirk> spud: i think it was at the same time
<kirk> they threw them right into the crowd, so they must be designed to not do any damage
<kirk> ...to not project any shrapnel or anything
<cider> i'm pretty certain they don't have any "damaging" effects other than severe disorientation.
<spud> Was it pretty disorienting?
<kirk> and they didn't really flash that much. we were like 100 feet away, looking in the general direction and it was like any moderate firework
<spud> Anything on broadway open?
<kirk> dunno, we headed up to vivace but they were closed. heh
<kirk> deadman wanted his coffee
<spud> Belltown is pretty damn quiet.
<poon> they aren't trashing broadway are they?
<kirk> i didn't see anyone on broadway accept for where it meets pine. all they were doing is turning over dumpsters and lighting them on fire
<kirk> they stopped at the intersection and blocked some cars, then realized that maybe busses weren't evil and should let them pass
<kirk> overall, it was pretty stupid
<kirk> lots of people walked past us and said stupid things like "things are going to change!" and stuff
<spud> Ya, neat.
<aquinas> yeah, the price of skunk weed is going to go up
* spud prepares to riot.
<kirk> we made fun of them pretty loudly. one guy walked by and asked "is that smoke or tear gas". it was smoke from the burning dumpster, so i said "smoke" and when he got about 30 feet away i yelled "oh wait, it's tear gas"
<kirk> he flipped me off
<kirk> heheh
<kirk> we laughed pretty hard
<poon> heh
* BR903 MOTORINGIN briefly
<BR903> It's funny - when I arrived at Broadway, all the businesses were already closed up.
<BR903> But the people were still out, as much as any other evening on Broadway.
<BR903> The restaurants that were still open were packed.
<kirk> heh
<BR903> So this action you saw kirk - it was at Broadway & Pike?
<kirk> yeah
<kirk> pine actually
<BR903> Okay, if it isn't going to get any closer to me I'm not going to worry.
<BR903> Sounds like it's already pretty much died down for the night.
<kirk> yeah
<aquinas> jim forman sounds like he's given up
<deadman> it all petered out at broadway and denny
<deadman> firetrucks just hosed off some dumpsters there. all kinds of trash in the road.
<deadman> yeah, the tear gas was pretty interesting
<tterb> eh?
<deadman> oh, got a wiff of gas earlier
<deadman> it was a fascinating, and strongly unpleasant, sensation.
<deadman> okay - bedtime
<deadman> 'night, #foo
<kirk> i think i got a bigger wiff than deadman. heh
<kirk> well, if we couldn't have walked away from it, it would have been *really* unpleasant
<cider> yeah
<hades> http://www.elsewhere.org/wto/
<cider> nice!
<cider> is the scanner back up now?
<cider> ah, seems to be. thanks!