incandescent blue
2003-08-29 20:05:30 UTC
A little something that might be of interest to those of you who've
been following the story of the "Dimensional Warp Generator/Blue Glowing
Moon Crystals" spammer...
<http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,60141,00.html>
"...A trail of Internet clues has fingered Robert "Robby" Todino as
the source of the time-travel messages. In a telephone interview last week,
the 22-year-old Woburn, Massachusetts, resident admitted that he has sent
nearly 100 million of the bizarre messages since November 2001.
"It almost feels worthless now because the people who are monitoring my
every move always seem to win. But it's the only form of communication I
have right now," Todino said.
His father, Robert Todino Sr., worries that malicious users have preyed
on Robby's "psychological problems" and bilked him out of money.
"What bothers me is that some people are trying to sell him equipment
and take advantage of him," said Todino Sr. "He's invested a lot of money
into it and has been hurt by it."
But Robby insists that he is "perfectly mentally stable," and that the
time-travel technology he seeks is out there somewhere.
"A lot of people will say the stuff I talk about is crazy and out of this
world. But I know for a fact that it is true and does exist. Untrained
minds may disagree with me, but they don't have access to the sources
that I do," he said... "
been following the story of the "Dimensional Warp Generator/Blue Glowing
Moon Crystals" spammer...
<http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,60141,00.html>
"...A trail of Internet clues has fingered Robert "Robby" Todino as
the source of the time-travel messages. In a telephone interview last week,
the 22-year-old Woburn, Massachusetts, resident admitted that he has sent
nearly 100 million of the bizarre messages since November 2001.
"It almost feels worthless now because the people who are monitoring my
every move always seem to win. But it's the only form of communication I
have right now," Todino said.
His father, Robert Todino Sr., worries that malicious users have preyed
on Robby's "psychological problems" and bilked him out of money.
"What bothers me is that some people are trying to sell him equipment
and take advantage of him," said Todino Sr. "He's invested a lot of money
into it and has been hurt by it."
But Robby insists that he is "perfectly mentally stable," and that the
time-travel technology he seeks is out there somewhere.
"A lot of people will say the stuff I talk about is crazy and out of this
world. But I know for a fact that it is true and does exist. Untrained
minds may disagree with me, but they don't have access to the sources
that I do," he said... "
--
"It's called a shovel," said the Senior Wrangler.
"I've seen the gardeners use them. You stick the sharp end in the ground.
Then it gets a bit technical."
-- Terry Pratchett, _Reaper Man_
"It's called a shovel," said the Senior Wrangler.
"I've seen the gardeners use them. You stick the sharp end in the ground.
Then it gets a bit technical."
-- Terry Pratchett, _Reaper Man_