User Profile Mystery: 10 Threads I Never Started!

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A user discovered that threads attributed to their profile in the "Technology News" subforum were not created by them, raising concerns about identity theft or a possible error. Other participants suggested contacting a moderator for assistance and speculated on the possibility of posting from public computers or simply forgetting past activity. The unusual timing of the threads, all created on the same date, added to the mystery, with some humorously attributing it to "gremlins." The conversation highlights issues of online identity and the importance of account security.
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When I clicked on my own user name on one of my posts and was taken to my profile, I checked out the "view threads started by cepheid" link. Included in the list are 10 or so threads in the sub forum "Technology News".

I never started any of these threads

What's going on?

:eek:
 
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Someone has stolen your identity. Or you are a compulsive liar.
 
PM Greg about it. If someone is posting under your identity (do you post from public computers where you may have forgotten to log out?), then he needs to know about it to help you clear up the problem.
 
Very strange, especially since 9 of the threads were created on 8-28-04 at 9:53pm. That's one fast typist! :biggrin:
 
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Gremlins :eek:
 
cepheid said:
I never started any of these threads

Maybe you just don't remember starting them.
 

Thread 'Predictions for the Nobel Prize in Physics 2025'

Similar to the 2024 thread, here I start the 2025 thread. As always it is getting increasingly difficult to predict, so I will make a list based on other article predictions. You can also leave your prediction here. Here are the predictions of 2024 that did not make it: Peter Shor, David Deutsch and all the rest of the quantum computing community (various sources) Pablo Jarrillo Herrero, Allan McDonald and Rafi Bistritzer for magic angle in twisted graphene (various sources) Christoph...
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Thread 'My experience as a hostage'

Thread 'My experience as a hostage'

I believe it was the summer of 2001 that I made a trip to Peru for my work. I was a private contractor doing automation engineering and programming for various companies, including Frito Lay. Frito had purchased a snack food plant near Lima, Peru, and sent me down to oversee the upgrades to the systems and the startup. Peru was still suffering the ills of a recent civil war and I knew it was dicey, but the money was too good to pass up. It was a long trip to Lima; about 14 hours of airtime...
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