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People are "randos on the internet" to you, but no one is actually a rando on the internet. Don't mistake your not knowing someone for them being unknowable.


This particular internet rando predates the internet. I have a lot of stories, some from Arpanet days.

I didn't talk with Gary directly about the incident, but my boss did. I have no reason to disbelieve either of them.

But it's perfectly fine with me if someone wants to believe a (shudder) journalist instead of an old fart programmer. :-)

I live less than a mile from BillG's house; want me to walk over and ask him about it? :-)


Now that's a video I would watch.




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