Legalities

A page for the political matters all those anarchists dread. This page will be updated at my discretion and without notice on my blog so it may be a good idea to check back every now and then to stay out of hot water. =)

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On that note, one of the scripts used throughout this web site is called the Lightbox v2.04 script which allows for the ease of updating my galleries and for my visitors' navigation through them. This nifty tool was programmed by Lokesh Dhakar and is permitted use for free with attribution under the Creative Commons 2.5 license.

Seal of California State University, Long Beach And although I am a student of California State University, Long Beach and this web site is hosted on their server, this web site and the statements published on my blog may not necessarily reflect campus perspectives. It is understood that the university will not be held responsible for any crap I post. =)

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