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Offline BazBear

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Re: What becomes of old 'friends'..
« Reply #315 on: October 05, 2012, 08:45:32 AM »
Lucky you Gillian! I guess I haven't busted his chops enough to rate a sock impersonation. Boo hoo, but I'll get over it 8)
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Offline Echnaton

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Re: What becomes of old 'friends'..
« Reply #316 on: October 05, 2012, 08:50:27 AM »
You could always go over the the Economists and have a go at him.  Wouldn't that be fun?  :P
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Re: What becomes of old 'friends'..
« Reply #317 on: October 05, 2012, 02:21:50 PM »
Maybe it took him so long because I'm not one of the scientists.
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Offline ChrLz

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Re: What becomes of old 'friends'..
« Reply #318 on: October 05, 2012, 07:26:01 PM »
Nomuse (and others inc Gillian and Jay), I think you are very correct in your reading of the 'signs' that are of concern.

At the Economist, I invited PT to contact me via my real email (which is not hard to find/guess).  Perhaps not entirely unsurprisingly, he has done so.  The lengthy tomes :D I have received are relatively polite, but also either directly or indirectly verify many (in fact.. pretty much all) of the suspicions I had about the situation.  I have not done much in the way of responding while I wait for him to answer a couple of questions *honestly* to ensure his 'good faith' (if such a thing is even remotely possible given the circumstances).

At the moment I will leave it at that and watch what unfolds...

What a strange place is this 'Interweb' thing, and what strange denizens populate it (mineself included).
« Last Edit: October 05, 2012, 07:28:26 PM by ChrLz »
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Offline nomuse

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Re: What becomes of old 'friends'..
« Reply #319 on: October 05, 2012, 08:45:40 PM »
He certainly has been productive.  Two new puppets at the JREF, copy-and-paste content at a newly registered ID at Godlike (and and unknown number of supporting socks.)

You'd think with all the work creating cover stories and working his ISP annonomizer, he'd invest in something that hides his distinctive voice.  There's a company I had sporadic contact with that runs a text-based online multiplayer game.  They were messing around with Markov chains to make their NPCs more interesting (and doing some clever stuff so when two players didn't share a language, they'd each see convincing -- and consistent! -- gibberish.)

His latest at the JREF was obvious before the first paragraph ended.


In other news, IDW still pops his head up at Godlike, but he hasn't said anything new in years.
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Offline BazBear

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Re: What becomes of old 'friends'..
« Reply #320 on: October 06, 2012, 04:05:41 AM »
Quote from: Echnaton on October 05, 2012, 08:50:27 AM
You could always go over the the Economists and have a go at him.  Wouldn't that be fun?  :P
Naaa, that's okay, I see enough of him at JREF! :D
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Offline smartcooky

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Re: What becomes of old 'friends'..
« Reply #321 on: October 06, 2012, 08:32:23 PM »
Quote from: nomuse on October 05, 2012, 08:45:40 PM
In other news, IDW still pops his head up at Godlike, but he hasn't said anything new in years.


Is he this guy that is currently posting as "RelentlesslyClever" and spends most of his time talking about poop?
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Offline ChrLz

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Re: What becomes of old 'friends'..
« Reply #322 on: October 06, 2012, 08:50:59 PM »
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Is he this guy that is currently posting as "RelentlesslyClever" and spends most of his time talking about poop?
Yep.  It's his obsessi speciality..
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Offline frenat

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Re: What becomes of old 'friends'..
« Reply #323 on: October 06, 2012, 10:11:52 PM »
Quote from: smartcooky on October 06, 2012, 08:32:23 PM
Quote from: nomuse on October 05, 2012, 08:45:40 PM
In other news, IDW still pops his head up at Godlike, but he hasn't said anything new in years.


Is he this guy that is currently posting as "RelentlesslyClever" and spends most of his time talking about poop?

No.  Relentlessly Clever is Patrick aka Dr Socks.  IDW was on at least one of those threads but he doesn't usually log in as he is usually banned on site.

Edit to add:
IDW posted on this thread
http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message2006507/pg1
as "Anonymous Astrophysicist" with ID number 1400413
« Last Edit: October 06, 2012, 10:17:50 PM by frenat »
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Offline Noldi400

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Re: What becomes of old 'friends'..
« Reply #324 on: October 07, 2012, 01:04:08 AM »
To back up a step, one stumbling block when it comes to diagnosing mental illness in an individual on the basis of their stated beliefs is determining cause-and-effect.

An individual with a diagnosable mental illness may well exhibit irrational beliefs because of the illness, but holding irrational beliefs is not in itself a sign of mental illness.
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Offline ChrLz

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Re: What becomes of old 'friends'..
« Reply #325 on: October 07, 2012, 02:07:46 AM »
Oops. sorry, didn't read the post being replied to..  And yes, it's Patrick - he's admitted it.
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Offline frenat

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Re: What becomes of old 'friends'..
« Reply #326 on: October 18, 2012, 07:06:55 PM »
Quote from: frenat on October 06, 2012, 10:11:52 PM
Quote from: smartcooky on October 06, 2012, 08:32:23 PM
Quote from: nomuse on October 05, 2012, 08:45:40 PM
In other news, IDW still pops his head up at Godlike, but he hasn't said anything new in years.


Is he this guy that is currently posting as "RelentlesslyClever" and spends most of his time talking about poop?

No.  Relentlessly Clever is Patrick aka Dr Socks.  IDW was on at least one of those threads but he doesn't usually log in as he is usually banned on site.

Edit to add:
IDW posted on this thread
http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message2006507/pg1
as "Anonymous Astrophysicist" with ID number 1400413



It looks like Patrick will fit in well on GLP.  He's got himself a paid membership so he can moderate (silence his critics) his own threads
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Offline Echnaton

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Re: What becomes of old 'friends'..
« Reply #327 on: October 18, 2012, 07:19:33 PM »
He can post on GLP for his own amusement until his heart's content.  The photo for his Doctor Tee avatar looks very much like photos of a certain San Francisco physician, seen elsewhere on the web. 
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Offline frenat

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Re: What becomes of old 'friends'..
« Reply #328 on: October 18, 2012, 07:53:25 PM »
Quote from: Echnaton on October 18, 2012, 07:19:33 PM
He can post on GLP for his own amusement until his heart's content.  The photo for his Doctor Tee avatar looks very much like photos of a certain San Francisco physician, seen elsewhere on the web. 

And what a professional looking photo it is too!
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Offline nomuse

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Re: What becomes of old 'friends'..
« Reply #329 on: October 19, 2012, 07:23:26 PM »
Quote from: frenat on October 18, 2012, 07:06:55 PM
Quote from: frenat on October 06, 2012, 10:11:52 PM
Quote from: smartcooky on October 06, 2012, 08:32:23 PM
Quote from: nomuse on October 05, 2012, 08:45:40 PM
In other news, IDW still pops his head up at Godlike, but he hasn't said anything new in years.


Is he this guy that is currently posting as "RelentlesslyClever" and spends most of his time talking about poop?

No.  Relentlessly Clever is Patrick aka Dr Socks.  IDW was on at least one of those threads but he doesn't usually log in as he is usually banned on site.

Edit to add:
IDW posted on this thread
http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message2006507/pg1
as "Anonymous Astrophysicist" with ID number 1400413



It looks like Patrick will fit in well on GLP.  He's got himself a paid membership so he can moderate (silence his critics) his own threads

And been making good use of it.  I haven't bothered trying to document (around there?!) but I've noticed an absence of several posts I made in his threads.
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