Chris Lyons
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Necessity is the mother of invention.
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« Reply #75 on: June 06, 2008, 12:24:24 PM » |
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If I fall victim to ID theft, I'm blaming you, Mr. Toorock!
imitation is the sincerest form of identity theft |
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Fly without wings.
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Muhammad Howell
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« Reply #76 on: June 06, 2008, 12:38:16 PM » |
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I would feel sorry for any sucka who tried to steal my identity LOL
i've got no credit, no credit cards, no bank accounts.. nothing.. and if you tried to assume my identity, the government would probably watch you for the rest of your life because I'm a white American Muslim LOL
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AdamMcC [Feng]
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« Reply #77 on: June 06, 2008, 02:10:05 PM » |
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Yeah, I was a gamer for years, and I can tell you, when people use an alias, it becomes much more impersonal, and it allows your brain to shape whatever for to the name. If someone goes by "DarkSoldier" and is an idiot, your brain associates that name with an idiot, it matches an identity. However, if "Dark Soldier" is actually "Benjamin Rochester" all of a sudden it's an identity that holds it's own.
I've always believed this, so I have a nickname (Feng) so that people can remember something unique, but everyone calls me Adam, and I never use Feng. I use McC because nobody wants to spell, pronounce, or read "McClellan".
Very good idea.
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misstanyamae
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« Reply #78 on: June 06, 2008, 02:24:13 PM » |
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I can see both sides of the "argument" here - Parkour grew up on the internet where handles are very common - so I never minded going by a nickname - personally I never used mine to hide, and my real name is very much out there - as are my phone number and address - I personally prefer it that way. Yeah, I get a few weird phone calls every now and then, but Freestylefox isn't so bad when you get used to him  Calls from Fox are actually comforting after a while. Its the rest of us from Indiana who you have to worry about.  Miss Tanya Mae, now and forever... unless I suffer some sort of severe head trauma which causes me to decide to marry, but that's only a slight change. |
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Cord Zwirner
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« Reply #79 on: June 06, 2008, 04:45:17 PM » |
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I'm game, and now everyone can see how truly awesome my name is! P.S, What up with the monkey?  |
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brushing your teeth helps you lose weight?
hmmm....
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Yixin (pronounced ee-shin)
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I am Yli
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« Reply #80 on: June 06, 2008, 05:20:45 PM » |
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Well, my first name is near impossible to pronounce correctly, so I've taken the extra step of adding instructions.
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"Madness. (Sparta, etc.)"-Graham Hughes
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Laurie [lauriejennifer] Jennifer
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« Reply #81 on: June 06, 2008, 07:24:20 PM » |
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so, next time i get to a computer, i will change mine to:
Laurie "lauriejennifer" Jennifer
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Queen of Puns
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PyroPat
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« Reply #82 on: June 06, 2008, 07:26:22 PM » |
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so, next time i get to a computer, i will change mine to:
Laurie "lauriejennifer" Jennifer
+1 for you.. that was halarious |
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Andy░Jag░Keller
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Cara triste de puzle
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« Reply #83 on: June 06, 2008, 07:54:13 PM » |
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so, next time i get to a computer, i will change mine to:
Laurie "lauriejennifer" Jennifer
+1 You should definitely do that, just to be awesome [even though we all know you already are... ] |
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"¡Ser fuerte para ser util!"
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Ozzi
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« Reply #84 on: June 07, 2008, 12:35:48 AM » |
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So, should I change mine to Ozzi Acai or something?
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 "If you cant fly, run. if you cant run, jog. If you cant jog, walk. If you cant walk, crawl. But by all means keep moving." Mr King My Blog |
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AdamMcC [Feng]
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« Reply #85 on: June 07, 2008, 12:56:16 AM » |
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How about you put up your real name Ozzi. |
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FreeStyleFox
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« Reply #86 on: June 07, 2008, 01:28:01 AM » |
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I put my real name in my sig. Should that count? I never really have hidden from my realy name. When I meet some one I introduce myself as Dale, FreeStyleFox on the forums. ~I'm Dale McNew and I aprove this message! |
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"If you cannot be a poet, be the poem." David Carradine
May the flow be with you. ~~FreeStyleFox
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Patrick Yang
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« Reply #87 on: June 07, 2008, 01:37:05 AM » |
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My main concern, which I discussed with Mohammad at PK Gen, is that there are things you're open about to your friends, but that you don't want a potential employer finding out about. So I definitely see the role of internet handles. Regardless, I think it's a great idea to add this transparency to the community. In the age of anonymous, it's a relief to see a group of people take responsibility for their online actions. |
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Être et durer.
Être fort pour être utile.
"You need a lot of love to jump. A lot of love." – Châu Belle Dinh
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Ozzi
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« Reply #88 on: June 07, 2008, 01:02:13 PM » |
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I am already using my real name son!!
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"If you cant fly, run. if you cant run, jog. If you cant jog, walk. If you cant walk, crawl. But by all means keep moving." Mr King My Blog |
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Emily
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« Reply #89 on: June 07, 2008, 04:43:33 PM » |
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When I try to view my profile, I get this message in the top right corner:
"Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 16777216 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 77824 bytes) in /home/apkadmin/public_html/mambots/content/mosemailcloak.php on line 133"
..and the rest of the page is blank. The same thing happens when trying to view anyone else's profile as well.
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