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Peak_Oil (666 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 05:47 PM Original message |
John Titor was a hoax. But, did you ever read the story? |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
1. My best guess: He was someone with a PhD in history. |
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MikeBleedsBlue (4 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 05:53 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Titor |
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Peak_Oil (666 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 06:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. He's probably from Celebration, FL |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
3. I spent a few hours reading about him last week |
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Massacure (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 06:44 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. There was a nuclear war in 2012 though. |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 07:38 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. I think he watched the film "Terminator 2" too many times |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-05-04 01:01 AM Response to Reply #9 |
20. about that UNIX problem |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-05-04 12:48 AM Response to Reply #3 |
16. go here |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-05-04 01:34 AM Response to Reply #16 |
21. Yeah, it's a legit problem |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-05-04 02:53 AM Response to Reply #21 |
24. well... the code could survive |
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kk897 (829 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 06:10 PM Response to Original message |
5. I read about Titor recently, too |
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crispini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
6. Wow, he got "Ginger" right! |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-05-04 03:18 AM Response to Reply #6 |
27. Ginger? n/t |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
8. I devoured johntitor.com |
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Soup Bean (757 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
10. Anyone ever read Pat Frank's "Alas, Babylon"? |
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Danocrat (485 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
11. Okay, okay, I admit it |
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Peak_Oil (666 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-05-04 06:38 AM Response to Reply #11 |
32. Yeah, I'm with you. |
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Jack_DeLeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 10:46 PM Response to Original message |
12. So is there proof that it was a hoax? |
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Nordic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-04 11:12 PM Response to Original message |
13. there's already been a couple of movies like this |
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Threedifferentones (820 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-05-04 12:22 AM Response to Original message |
14. A quote from JohnTitor.com |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-05-04 03:34 AM Response to Reply #14 |
30. He was talking about "safe" areas for TRUE patriots |
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The Minus World (634 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-05-04 12:40 AM Response to Original message |
15. Hitchhiker's Guide |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-05-04 12:55 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. I think I read it was based on a prototype RPG |
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The Minus World (634 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-05-04 01:36 AM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Philosophy in RPGs |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-05-04 03:11 AM Response to Reply #23 |
26. I'm especially interested in the concept of "reality divergence" |
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The Minus World (634 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-05-04 05:19 AM Response to Reply #26 |
31. MWI and Bioethics. |
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autorank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-05-04 12:49 AM Response to Original message |
17. Thanks for the tip! Really strange. |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-05-04 12:58 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. I don't know.... |
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autorank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-05-04 01:34 AM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Can't argue with that but... |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-05-04 02:58 AM Response to Reply #22 |
25. What would a 1/4 kiloton nuke do? |
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SmileyBoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-05-04 03:29 AM Response to Original message |
28. Like someone else said, Titor's story would make a good sci-fi film. |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-05-04 03:32 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Do you really ever know, with this group? |
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