Ironic Tweet of Super Bowl Night

So yesterday was the Super Bowl.  I admit I didn’t have a strong preference going in, although I am a sucker for underdog stories, so I was rooting for the 49ers right before their hopes were dashed.  Still I think it is reasonable to say this.  The Ravens were killing them right up until they had a partial blackout.  I mean it was a slaughter right until then.  Then we had a blackout for a while, and then suddenly the 49ers got the momentum and put up a heroic effort, but it just wasn’t enough.  They still came up short.

I remember when the black-out occurred that I wondered why they were stopping the game.  I mean it wasn’t a complete lights out.  It was just slightly dimmer than before.  What was the big deal?  Later on, a better explanation came in: some of the teams’ electronics were affected, but that still seems to be a bit of a silly reason to stop the game.  I mean what did we do before we had all that fancy equipment?  And why couldn’t we go back to it, while the engineers did their work?

Anyway, all of that is just set up for this little bit.  Apparently the Energy Department wanted to showcase how well New Orleans dealt with its grid:

Learn how #SuperBowl host city embraces #energy efficiency on & off the football field go.usa.gov/4PCm
—Energy Department (@ENERGY) February 3, 2013

Oh, that is unfortunate.  So are quotes from the attached article like this:

To make this the greenest Super Bowl, the New Orleans Host Committee has partnered with fans and the community to offset energy use across the major Super Bowl venues. The exterior of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome features more than 26,000 LED lights on 96 full-color graphic display panels, designed to wash the building in a spectrum of animated colors, patterns and images. The system draws only 10 kilowatts of electricity -- equivalent to the amount of energy used by a small home -- and the lights are expected to last for many years before needing replacement.

Well, isn’t that the perfect metaphor for energy efficiency?  It saves the most power by just not working.

In any case, congrats to the Ravens.

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Disclaimer:

I have accused some people, particularly Brett Kimberlin, of reprehensible conduct.  In some cases, the conduct is even criminal.  In all cases, the only justice I want is through the appropriate legal process—such as the criminal justice system.  I do not want to see vigilante violence against any person or any threat of such violence.  This kind of conduct is not only morally wrong, but it is counter-productive.

In the particular case of Brett Kimberlin, I do not want you to even contact him.  Do not call him.  Do not write him a letter.  Do not write him an email.  Do not text-message him.  Do not engage in any kind of directed communication.  I say this in part because under Maryland law, that can quickly become harassment and I don’t want that to happen to him.

And for that matter, don’t go on his property.  Don’t sneak around and try to photograph him.  Frankly try not to even be within his field of vision.  Your behavior could quickly cross the line into harassment in that way too (not to mention trespass and other concerns).

And do not contact his organizations, either.  And most of all, leave his family alone.

The only exception to all that is that if you are reporting on this, there is of course nothing wrong with contacting him for things like his official response to any stories you might report.  And even then if he tells you to stop contacting him, obey that request.  That this is a key element in making out a harassment claim under Maryland law—that a person asks you to stop and you refuse.

And let me say something else.  In my heart of hearts, I don’t believe that any person supporting me has done any of the above.  But if any of you have, stop it, and if you haven’t don’t start.