[B5JMS] jms1tb5 to Joseph Straczynski?

Thu Jun 25 04:35:23 EDT 2009

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From: Scott Rae <orclin at sbcglobal.net>
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:05:56 -0500
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So, when did Joe change his handle from jmsatb5 to Joseph Straczynski?

I admit I don't read every post on the group but I always look for posts 
from Joe.  Now I wonder what I may have missed by not noticing the change.

Scott

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From: Joseph Straczynski <jmsatb5 at aol.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:12:37 -0700 (PDT)
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On Jun 22, 9:05=A0pm, Scott Rae <orc... at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> So, when did Joe change his handle from jmsatb5 to Joseph Straczynski?
>
> I admit I don't read every post on the group but I always look for posts
> from Joe. =A0Now I wonder what I may have missed by not noticing the chan=
ge.
>
> Scott

Okay, here's the weird thing...I didn't change anything.  I leave
posts here by going directly to google groups, I don't use an
intermediary program.  I've done what I've done for years.  Now
suddenly my name is there.

I had a similar experience on amazon, where I just used an email
address to log in, and my name was Joe Straczynski on amazon when I
signed on.  Then one day I logged in...and it had been changed to J.
Michael Straczynski, meaning that SOMEbody at Amazon saw me,
recognized me, and adjusted the name.  Because sure as hell I didn't
do it.

Funny old world.

But again, I haven't changed anything here.

jms

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From: Charles Alexander Gregory <charlesalexandergregory at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:14:43 -0700 (PDT)
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On Jun 23, 8:12=A0pm, Joseph Straczynski <jmsa... at aol.com> wrote:
> On Jun 22, 9:05=A0pm, Scott Rae <orc... at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> > So, when did Joe change his handle from jmsatb5 to Joseph Straczynski?
>
> > I admit I don't read every post on the group but I always look for post=
s
> > from Joe. =A0Now I wonder what I may have missed by not noticing the ch=
ange.
>
> > Scott
>
> Okay, here's the weird thing...I didn't change anything. =A0I leave
> posts here by going directly to google groups, I don't use an
> intermediary program. =A0I've done what I've done for years. =A0Now
> suddenly my name is there.
>
> I had a similar experience on amazon, where I just used an email
> address to log in, and my name was Joe Straczynski on amazon when I
> signed on. =A0Then one day I logged in...and it had been changed to J.
> Michael Straczynski, meaning that SOMEbody at Amazon saw me,
> recognized me, and adjusted the name. =A0Because sure as hell I didn't
> do it.
>
> Funny old world.
>
> But again, I haven't changed anything here.
>
> jms

Ever heard of a phenomenon called "Reality Shifts"? Sounds like
something that should be fictional, but it's not (subject to the
disclaimer that it may be absolutely nuts *smile*). The basic idea is
that all of reality is some sort of 'quantum calculation' (a-la-
Schrodinger and his famous half-dead cat), and that the universe can
occasionally 'slip' back and forth between two 'different' outcomes
that are of nearly equal probability. Thus, if you ever came *close*
to using one of those 'other' names, for some reason (don't have that
one figured out yet) the universe will suddenly 'jump' or 'shift' from
one to the other, and no one is to blame. Sometimes it later jumps
back. Ever had your car keys disappear from the rack where you
'always' hang them, and then after a long searchg they are suddenly
right back on the rack, with no one else to blame for moving them?
That's it. Your memory ain't going. The keys just werent there for a
while. Sadly, when bigger 'shifts' happen, people's memories also seem
to shift, so that you have that nice nutso feeling of being the only
one who 'notices' the change.

In your case the circumstances 'remind' me of reality shifts, but
because everyone is noticing these changes and not just you, I'm
inclined to think this is more a case of these big organizations
installing some new software that plucks your information from a
different field or file. Now if you were to tell us that one or the
other of these services NEVER had your middle name on file, then that
would be... interesting... :)

FYI - This is the underlying phenomena that, when people attempt to
consciously manipulate it, gives rise to a lot of new age stuff like
'The Secret' (I already have a used car, thanks!) and 'What the Bleep
Do We Know'.... Interesting stuff, but sadly you can gag on the new
age attitude... But google for the term 'reality shifts' and you
usually get something a bit more sensible. :)

Enjoy.

- Charles (slinks back into shadows)

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From: Joseph Straczynski <jmsatb5 at aol.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:07:24 -0700 (PDT)
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On Jun 24, 8:14=A0am, Charles Alexander Gregory
<charlesalexandergreg... at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jun 23, 8:12=A0pm, Joseph Straczynski <jmsa... at aol.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Jun 22, 9:05=A0pm, Scott Rae <orc... at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> > > So, when did Joe change his handle from jmsatb5 to Joseph Straczynski=
?
>
> > > I admit I don't read every post on the group but I always look for po=
sts
> > > from Joe. =A0Now I wonder what I may have missed by not noticing the =
change.
>
> > > Scott
>
> > Okay, here's the weird thing...I didn't change anything. =A0I leave
> > posts here by going directly to google groups, I don't use an
> > intermediary program. =A0I've done what I've done for years. =A0Now
> > suddenly my name is there.
>
> > I had a similar experience on amazon, where I just used an email
> > address to log in, and my name was Joe Straczynski on amazon when I
> > signed on. =A0Then one day I logged in...and it had been changed to J.
> > Michael Straczynski, meaning that SOMEbody at Amazon saw me,
> > recognized me, and adjusted the name. =A0Because sure as hell I didn't
> > do it.
>
> > Funny old world.
>
> > But again, I haven't changed anything here.
>
> > jms
>
> Ever heard of a phenomenon called "Reality Shifts"? Sounds like
> something that should be fictional, but it's not (subject to the
> disclaimer that it may be absolutely nuts *smile*). The basic idea is
> that all of reality is some sort of 'quantum calculation' (a-la-
> Schrodinger and his famous half-dead cat), and that the universe can
> occasionally 'slip' back and forth between two 'different' outcomes
> that are of nearly equal probability. Thus, if you ever came *close*
> to using one of those 'other' names, for some reason (don't have that
> one figured out yet) the universe will suddenly 'jump' or 'shift' from
> one to the other, and no one is to blame. Sometimes it later jumps
> back. Ever had your car keys disappear from the rack where you
> 'always' hang them, and then after a long searchg they are suddenly
> right back on the rack, with no one else to blame for moving them?
> That's it. Your memory ain't going. The keys just werent there for a
> while. Sadly, when bigger 'shifts' happen, people's memories also seem
> to shift, so that you have that nice nutso feeling of being the only
> one who 'notices' the change.
>
> In your case the circumstances 'remind' me of reality shifts, but
> because everyone is noticing these changes and not just you, I'm
> inclined to think this is more a case of these big organizations
> installing some new software that plucks your information from a
> different field or file. Now if you were to tell us that one or the
> other of these services NEVER had your middle name on file, then that
> would be... interesting... :)
>
> FYI - This is the underlying phenomena that, when people attempt to
> consciously manipulate it, gives rise to a lot of new age stuff like
> 'The Secret' (I already have a used car, thanks!) and 'What the Bleep
> Do We Know'.... Interesting stuff, but sadly you can gag on the new
> age attitude... But google for the term 'reality shifts' and you
> usually get something a bit more sensible. :)
>
> Enjoy.
>
> - Charles (slinks back into shadows)- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I know for a fact that there are constant reality shifts, and the way
you can figure out when they happen is when pronunciations suddenly
change.

Like when John Chancellor became John ChancellOR, when TAL-ah-ban
became TAHLI-BAHN, and when suddenly the British weekEND starts to pop
up all over the place in the US....

It's a conspiracy, I tells you....

jms