The WELL: inkwell.vue.62: Identity and "performance" online

#53: oddball parochial charm (norcalnative) Tue 14 Mar 00 02:58

Tue, 14 Mar 2000 02:58:00 PST

The naming of names and the use thereof has gained me my first nickname in many years.

Some friends at work call me "nightshift" but here on the Well I am "norcal". My userid is the result of the need for a long set of letters (Engaged id), a work id and some bit of whimsey. Both my given name and surname are common- look to see how many Chris Knight entries you find on the web.

Here I am "norcal" or 'norcalnative" which is fine and easier than being one of dozens with the same name on four continents. Posting here is much the same as posting to friends and business associates via email. In one way or another, the people I email have some knowledge of me and it would be pretentious to be someone else. In some topics the threads look like an exchange of letters between people with a common interests but various points of view. My responses to posts here can and do vary just as they would if we were in the same office or old school friends or in any other venue. [Read entire topic]

#52: John Payne (satyr) Sun 13 Feb 00 19:11

Sun, 13 Feb 2000 19:11:00 PST

Or, in vernacular, "Hangin's too good fer 'em!" [Read entire topic]

#51: Mack Reed (factoid) Sun 13 Feb 00 18:03

Sun, 13 Feb 2000 18:03:00 PST

<thecapokid> Thanks for kind words and welcome. <satyr> that'd be lynchin', now wouldn't it?

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#50: thecapokid (thecapokid) Sun 13 Feb 00 14:54

Sun, 13 Feb 2000 14:54:00 PST

WELLcome, Mack. I'm only a couple of months into this scene myself, but know exactly what you're talking about. When I tell people I'm building a home in cyberspace, it's all centered around this community. I look forward to seeing your wit and fast-rappin', buzzy style in other conferences! (It took me a month and a half just to locate myself amidst the plethora of conferences. Lots of "lurking," lots of fun. Now, I can't seem to get out of this place once I sign in.) [Read entire topic]

#49: John Payne (satyr) Sun 13 Feb 00 13:02

Sun, 13 Feb 2000 13:02:00 PST

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#48: Mack Reed (factoid) Mon 7 Feb 00 12:15

Mon, 07 Feb 2000 12:15:00 PST

I fear that, as I have a 3-month-old infant who has already commandeered all my remaining "free time." I need to figure out a way around sleep.

Two quotes:

"So much to do, so little time." --Mister X

"Holmes, why don't you take a nap?" "A nap? I *hate* those little slices of death." --Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes [Read entire topic]

#47: John Payne (satyr) Fri 4 Feb 00 18:40

Fri, 04 Feb 2000 18:40:00 PST

Welcome, <factoid>. Warning, The WELL consumes all the spare time you didn't think you had! ;-) [Read entire topic]

#46: Daniel Blanchat (dblan) Fri 4 Feb 00 10:26

Fri, 04 Feb 2000 10:26:00 PST

palm has gone public :), but it's still a friendly place to discuss PDAs. [Read entire topic]

#45: gawrsh (factoid) Fri 4 Feb 00 08:49

Fri, 04 Feb 2000 08:49:00 PST

Thanks for the kind welcome, all.

Hadn't intended my cannonball to douse everybody's fruity umbrella drinks. Now will go wrap up in a towel and shiver in goosebumps in the shadow of the poolhouse, occasionally shouting encouragement and watching the other kids play until I get the full hang of it. Just beginning to explore the panoply of confs at the moment.

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#44: Ben Fong-Torres (esau) Fri 4 Feb 00 08:43

Fri, 04 Feb 2000 08:43:00 PST

Well done, sir. You might be interested in <palm.ind>, which, despite its name, is an equal opportunity PDA conference. [Read entire topic]