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11-22-2009, 01:59 PM
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#1 | | To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
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| Writer Evan Ratliff Tried to Vanish
http://www.wired.com/vanish/2009/11/ff_vanish2/
Slow readers dont even bother clicking. This is a pretty long article but pretty interesting/scary how easy it was for people to figure out where in the USA this guy was (especially since he was constantly moving around)
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The harder I lift and the more I eat, the better my genetics seem to get.
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11-22-2009, 03:00 PM
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#2 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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No way in hell im reading that. Op, give a summary.
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11-22-2009, 03:12 PM
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#3 | | To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
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Originally Posted by yellowpower  No way in hell im reading that. Op, give a summary. | No...
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11-22-2009, 03:18 PM
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#4 | | :inoutugh:
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Just finished, pretty good read! | |
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11-22-2009, 04:06 PM
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#5 | | What hasn't Killed me, has made me more tolerant of RS!
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Just finished as well. Awesome read. Talk about creepy though. Information can be retrieved SO easily!
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11-22-2009, 06:23 PM
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#6 | | Blood tests positive for LOL mod
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Long read but worth it
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11-22-2009, 06:23 PM
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#7 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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cool read...
he was also throwing clues out there for the hunters to find him. if he really would have tried to vanish I'm sure he could have done it.
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11-22-2009, 07:04 PM
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#8 | | RS Operative (G)
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good read
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11-22-2009, 07:10 PM
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#9 | | Need to Seek Professional Help
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Originally Posted by yellowpower No way in hell im reading that. Op, give a summary. | Interesting article... interesting because he was dropping hints, but also interesting because of its illustration of the power of the intarwebs.
Oh, and Coles notes:
Reading >>>> yellowpower
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11-22-2009, 08:43 PM
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#10 | | Wunder? Wonder?? Wander???
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wow that was a good read.
kept me from writing my essay for a good 30 minutes
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11-22-2009, 08:45 PM
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#11 | | Need my Daily Fix of RS
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Thanks for the read.
Good read to wait while d/ling Top Gear.
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11-23-2009, 08:22 AM
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#12 | | Da Vinci's real masterpiece: The Mona Diesel
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11-23-2009, 09:40 AM
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#13 | | RS controls my life!
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wow.. long read.. but it's worth it
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11-23-2009, 02:17 PM
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#14 | | I am Hook'd on RS
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Excellent read. Amazing it took that long to locate him.
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