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Posted on 02/18/2005 7:46:00 AM PST by Corin Stormhands
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To: Corin Stormhands
This is nothing more than an online index of public phone books. If your number isn't listed, it won't show up on Google.
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posted on
02/18/2005 7:47:30 AM PST
by
rdb3
(The wife asked how I slept last night. I said, "How do I know? I was asleep!")
To: Corin Stormhands
welcome to the information age.
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posted on
02/18/2005 7:48:25 AM PST
by
MikefromOhio
(Ohio State: The 2005 NCAA Football champions....assuming they arent on probation!!!!!)
To: rdb3
This is nothing more than an online index of public phone books. Understood. It just creeps me out that they have the link to the maps. I know, I know, anyone could type it in from the phone book as well.
Maybe I just need a cup of de-caf.
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posted on
02/18/2005 7:49:16 AM PST
by
Corin Stormhands
(One Iraqi purple finger took more courage than John Kerry's three purple hearts.)
To: Corin Stormhands
Actually that feature has been there for a very long time! I've used that many times especially to trace down "annonymous" callers.
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posted on
02/18/2005 7:49:21 AM PST
by
CLS
(www.OUTOFTIMERADIO.org)
To: Corin Stormhands
Reminds me of that scene in "The Jerk" when Steve Martin gets his name in the phone book...
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posted on
02/18/2005 7:53:11 AM PST
by
Ace of Spades
(Sed quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
To: Ace of Spades
Reminds me of that scene in "The Jerk" when Steve Martin gets his name in the phone book... Ouch!
Fair enough. I've asked for the thread to be pulled.
And I'm switching to de-caf.
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posted on
02/18/2005 7:54:10 AM PST
by
Corin Stormhands
(One Iraqi purple finger took more courage than John Kerry's three purple hearts.)
To: Corin Stormhands
www.anywho.com
www.switchboard.com
These are two others that do the same thing.
Been using them for years. Don't even know where my phone book is anymore.
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posted on
02/18/2005 7:54:41 AM PST
by
N. Theknow
(Which way did he go? He's got lon gears and a fluffy tail and....Dah, Hey! you're a bunny rabbit!)
To: Corin Stormhands
Come on man, that scene was a riot :) Probably not so funny if it happened IRL tho. I see your point.
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posted on
02/18/2005 7:58:12 AM PST
by
Ace of Spades
(Sed quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
To: Ace of Spades
Come on man, that scene was a riot :) Oh, I know, I was agreeing with you. I just have visions of me running around the office with my laptop screaming "My name's on the Internet! I am somebody!"
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posted on
02/18/2005 8:00:13 AM PST
by
Corin Stormhands
(One Iraqi purple finger took more courage than John Kerry's three purple hearts.)
To: Corin Stormhands
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posted on
02/18/2005 8:01:04 AM PST
by
tai-pan
(this is your brain...)
To: Ace of Spades
IT'S THE OIL CANS!!! GET AWAY FROM THE OIL CANS!!!
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posted on
02/18/2005 8:04:04 AM PST
by
70times7
(An open mind is a cesspool of thought)
To: tai-pan
I know. I posted before thinking it thru.
I've asked for the thread to be pulled.
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posted on
02/18/2005 8:08:01 AM PST
by
Corin Stormhands
(One Iraqi purple finger took more courage than John Kerry's three purple hearts.)
To: Corin Stormhands
My phone number shows someone else at a different address. Double checked, no typo.
Must have been the last guy to have this number, I'm unlisted.
To: Corin Stormhands
Relax. Anybody who's really wanted a map to your home has been able to get it for years. I have my address unlisted (even though my phone number is listed) to discourage casual look-ups, but since I own my home, the property transfer and mortgage history with address is available to anyone willing to pay a couple of dollars and type my name into Lexis-Nexis.
To: Corin Stormhands
It's not a bad idea to periodically run a Google search on your own name (use both "First Last" and "Last First" to pick up everything). I found a couple of posts I'd made to Yahoo groups which, although you had to be a member to post, made the archives readable to anyone. Nothing super-sensitive in them, but just a little more information about my personal interests and history than I wanted to be available to any stranger who types my name into Google. Both the posts were removed after my e-mail requests to the group owners. Other things can't be removed, but at least you know what information about you is publicly available.
To: GovernmentShrinker
Relax. Anybody who's really wanted a map to your home has been able to get it for years. I know. Read the rest of the thread. I posted before I thought it through and have asked for the thread to be pulled.
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posted on
02/18/2005 8:47:31 AM PST
by
Corin Stormhands
(One Iraqi purple finger took more courage than John Kerry's three purple hearts.)
To: Corin Stormhands
Not to worry. Post-before-you-think is a time honored tradition on FR :-)
To: GovernmentShrinker
Sometimes the only exercise I get is jumping to conclusions.
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posted on
02/18/2005 10:00:38 AM PST
by
Corin Stormhands
(One Iraqi purple finger took more courage than John Kerry's three purple hearts.)
To: Corin Stormhands
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posted on
02/18/2005 11:30:24 AM PST
by
ecurbh
(All I've ever wanted was an honest week's pay for an honest day's work.)
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