Comments on: I am 1337! http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:35:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: JediBear http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/comment-page-1/#comment-60549 JediBear Sun, 23 Dec 2007 09:06:37 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/#comment-60549 Phil's been on Coast to Coast a time or two. Entertaining show, though I liked it more with Art. Phil’s been on Coast to Coast a time or two. Entertaining show, though I liked it more with Art.

]]> By: Michael Lonergan http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/comment-page-1/#comment-60548 Michael Lonergan Sat, 22 Dec 2007 20:39:17 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/#comment-60548 Art, yeah that Tom guy is really popular on MySpace. So w00t is in the dictionary? O RLY? You've been pwnd. LOL! BTW, I'm so ashamed... one of my friends is, how do I break this news? Uhhhh, "Coast to Coast AM". Between that page, William Shatner's page, Stephen Colbert's page, I get my laugh fix for the day. Besides, somebody has to be a spy in the camp of de enemy! :) Art, yeah that Tom guy is really popular on MySpace. So w00t is in the dictionary? O RLY? You’ve been pwnd. LOL!

BTW, I’m so ashamed… one of my friends is, how do I break this news? Uhhhh, “Coast to Coast AM”. Between that page, William Shatner’s page, Stephen Colbert’s page, I get my laugh fix for the day. Besides, somebody has to be a spy in the camp of de enemy! :)

]]> By: Art http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/comment-page-1/#comment-60547 Art Sat, 22 Dec 2007 16:58:57 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/#comment-60547 I only have 3 friends, the automatic guy and the two pages of the friend who had me sign up to access her music pages. I tried to send a friend request to BA and received this message: "We weren't able to find a " Bad Astronomer " on MySpace.com" That is pretty freakin' impressive! I am going to MySpace for all my space related needs now! I only have 3 friends, the automatic guy and the two pages of the friend who had me sign up to access her music pages. I tried to send a friend request to BA and received this message:
“We weren’t able to find a ” Bad Astronomer ” on MySpace.com” That is pretty freakin’ impressive! I am going to MySpace for all my space related needs now!

]]> By: arensb http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/comment-page-1/#comment-60546 arensb Sat, 22 Dec 2007 06:54:14 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/#comment-60546 <blockquote>I am 1337</blockquote> Happy birthday! Though I swear you don't look a day over 800.

I am 1337

Happy birthday!

Though I swear you don’t look a day over 800.

]]> By: Michael Duchek http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/comment-page-1/#comment-60545 Michael Duchek Sat, 22 Dec 2007 06:12:56 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/#comment-60545 I mostly set up a myspace page to show off my photos, but lately I've switched to flikr. All I get from from myspace anymore is friend invites from people who direct me to the adult sites where their "real" picts are posted. I mostly set up a myspace page to show off my photos, but lately I’ve switched to flikr.

All I get from from myspace anymore is friend invites from people who direct me to the adult sites where their “real” picts are posted.

]]> By: Richard Smith http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/comment-page-1/#comment-60544 Richard Smith Fri, 21 Dec 2007 21:46:13 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/#comment-60544 Heck, never mind Google, you can even find <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2007/12/11/w00t-is-merriamwebst.html" rel="nofollow">w00t</a> in the Merriam Webster dictionary now... Heck, never mind Google, you can even find w00t in the Merriam Webster dictionary now…

]]> By: PK http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/comment-page-1/#comment-60543 PK Fri, 21 Dec 2007 21:32:36 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/#comment-60543 nevermind, I googled it. nevermind, I googled it.

]]> By: PK http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/comment-page-1/#comment-60542 PK Fri, 21 Dec 2007 21:27:16 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/#comment-60542 At the risk of appearing ignorant, what is the significance of 1337? And what does "woot" mean? At the risk of appearing ignorant, what is the significance of 1337? And what does “woot” mean?

]]> By: Gonzo http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/comment-page-1/#comment-60541 Gonzo Fri, 21 Dec 2007 20:11:57 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/#comment-60541 Absolutely, teasing only. We all know, no way could Phil be a noob, or a n00b for that matter. :) Absolutely, teasing only. We all know, no way could Phil be a noob, or a n00b for that matter. :)

]]> By: wÒÓ† http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/comment-page-1/#comment-60540 wÒÓ† Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:59:56 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/#comment-60540 If I ever get enough cash to buy a house on my own private road, I'm totally going to live at 1337 Leet Street. If I ever get enough cash to buy a house on my own private road, I’m totally going to live at 1337 Leet Street.

]]> By: MRL http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/comment-page-1/#comment-60539 MRL Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:16:02 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/#comment-60539 ...MySpace? Unclean! Uncleeeeeean! That is one of the cooler numbers, though. …MySpace?

Unclean! Uncleeeeeean!

That is one of the cooler numbers, though.

]]> By: gyokusai http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/comment-page-1/#comment-60538 gyokusai Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:46:41 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/#comment-60538 Hehe you're so 1337 you're actually 1338! Congrats, dude! :-) ^_^J. Hehe you’re so 1337 you’re actually 1338! Congrats, dude! :-)

^_^J.

]]> By: The Centipede http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/comment-page-1/#comment-60537 The Centipede Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:39:50 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/#comment-60537 It's a common misspelling of "the." Usually used to indicate interblag tardese. Example: "omg i r teh r0x0rz" "nu u r teh sux" It’s a common misspelling of “the.” Usually used to indicate interblag tardese.

Example: “omg i r teh r0x0rz” “nu u r teh sux”

]]> By: TSFrost http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/comment-page-1/#comment-60536 TSFrost Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:25:01 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/#comment-60536 Well, while we're on the general subject, what does "teh" signify? (Oh, yes, I'm quite the noob, with 17 Myspace friends, 6 of which are my favorite bands.) Well, while we’re on the general subject, what does “teh” signify?

(Oh, yes, I’m quite the noob, with 17 Myspace friends, 6 of which are my favorite bands.)

]]> By: The Centipede http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/comment-page-1/#comment-60535 The Centipede Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:57:50 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/#comment-60535 Doctor, Doctor, we tease. ;) It's okay. We still love you and respect you as a person. Doctor, Doctor, we tease. ;) It’s okay. We still love you and respect you as a person.

]]> By: The Bad Astronomer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/comment-page-1/#comment-60534 The Bad Astronomer Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:42:57 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/#comment-60534 Robert: actually, I drafted up this post a few days ago, and since then I've had a few more invites. i was holding off accepting them until I posted. ;-) Robert: actually, I drafted up this post a few days ago, and since then I’ve had a few more invites. i was holding off accepting them until I posted. ;-)

]]> By: RMPink http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/comment-page-1/#comment-60533 RMPink Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:31:55 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/#comment-60533 I am not on Myspace anymore. It irritated me too much. And these days I only use Facebook as an online address book. I'm not hard to get a hold of anyways, so I find this arrangement works quite well for me. I am not on Myspace anymore. It irritated me too much. And these days I only use Facebook as an online address book. I’m not hard to get a hold of anyways, so I find this arrangement works quite well for me.

]]> By: Robert http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/comment-page-1/#comment-60532 Robert Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:28:27 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/#comment-60532 I just sent an add invite. Way to ruin things huh? I just sent an add invite. Way to ruin things huh?

]]> By: The Bad Astronomer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/comment-page-1/#comment-60531 The Bad Astronomer Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:27:27 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/#comment-60531 A noob? <i>Me?</i> I was masterfully and meticulously flaming twinks on rec.arts.startrek.misc while you were still trying to figure out how to mark all messages as read. As for having a MySpace page, I had to. When some app or social net looks like it will take off, I generally get an account using The Bad Astronomer as a username to reserve it, just in case. It only takes a sec or two, and can save me grief later. But most of these sites are coded so poorly it aggravates me. I have a flame post about MySpace, Facebook, and other lame social networks sitting on my drive. I may post it someday... but I don't want to sound discourteous to people who add me as a friend. It's complicated, but a lot of these social nets put people in awkward positions (like, I want to use Facebook to keep track of my actual IRL friends, but I get a dozen people a week I don't know wanting to add me; I may need to set up a second personal account just for those IRL friends). A noob? Me? I was masterfully and meticulously flaming twinks on rec.arts.startrek.misc while you were still trying to figure out how to mark all messages as read.

As for having a MySpace page, I had to. When some app or social net looks like it will take off, I generally get an account using The Bad Astronomer as a username to reserve it, just in case. It only takes a sec or two, and can save me grief later. But most of these sites are coded so poorly it aggravates me.

I have a flame post about MySpace, Facebook, and other lame social networks sitting on my drive. I may post it someday… but I don’t want to sound discourteous to people who add me as a friend. It’s complicated, but a lot of these social nets put people in awkward positions (like, I want to use Facebook to keep track of my actual IRL friends, but I get a dozen people a week I don’t know wanting to add me; I may need to set up a second personal account just for those IRL friends).

]]> By: Thadd http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/comment-page-1/#comment-60530 Thadd Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:16:02 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/#comment-60530 Obviously Phil is taking a miss as a hit, his friends should all be upset over their thunder being stolen Obviously Phil is taking a miss as a hit, his friends should all be upset over their thunder being stolen

]]> By: Michael Lonergan http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/comment-page-1/#comment-60529 Michael Lonergan Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:14:06 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/#comment-60529 To bad it's not 1138! That would certainly have some meaning for the conspiracy nutjobs. *Michael sobs as he realizes how utterly meaningless his life is as his MySpace friend list tops out at 14. However the BA is in that list! To bad it’s not 1138! That would certainly have some meaning for the conspiracy nutjobs.

*Michael sobs as he realizes how utterly meaningless his life is as his MySpace friend list tops out at 14. However the BA is in that list!

]]> By: The Centipede http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/comment-page-1/#comment-60528 The Centipede Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:13:20 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/#comment-60528 I second Gonzo's movement to declare you a n00b of teh intarwebs. First case in point: a MySpace page. An AOL account will be considered incontrovertible evidence of your n00bitude and you will be sentenced to ten lashes of a CAT5 cable. I second Gonzo’s movement to declare you a n00b of teh intarwebs. First case in point: a MySpace page. An AOL account will be considered incontrovertible evidence of your n00bitude and you will be sentenced to ten lashes of a CAT5 cable.

]]> By: Cello Man http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/comment-page-1/#comment-60527 Cello Man Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:13:17 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/#comment-60527 Ha! Thanks for the morning chuckle, Phil. By the way, I tried to add you as a friend on Myspace, and it says you don't accept invitations from bands. What's up with that? Technically I'm not in a band anyway, I'm just an independant composer. Ha! Thanks for the morning chuckle, Phil.

By the way, I tried to add you as a friend on Myspace, and it says you don’t accept invitations from bands. What’s up with that? Technically I’m not in a band anyway, I’m just an independant composer.

]]> By: katy lavallee http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/comment-page-1/#comment-60526 katy lavallee Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:54:17 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/#comment-60526 Doesn't that just mean your friends are 1337? Although, I suppose that makes you 1337 by association. Doesn’t that just mean your friends are 1337? Although, I suppose that makes you 1337 by association.

]]> By: Gonzo http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/comment-page-1/#comment-60525 Gonzo Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:53:12 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/21/i-am-1337/#comment-60525 lol, noob. ;) lol, noob. ;)

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