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Exactly. 
Will Rogers never met me.
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Then there are those of us who don't give a sh*t but really want to make the big data bastards earn their money. The only reason I use a pseudonym is a vain attempt to limit their ability to link up meat and digital identity.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Other than Chris, Uwe, and David, I don't recall any less-than-four digit members. I think most of them have died of old age, or have found more rewarding careers as gigolos. I post under my real name because all of my aliases are wanted by several different scary agencies.
Will Rogers never met me.
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Roger Wright wrote: I don't recall any less-than-four digit members.
42?
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Roger Wright wrote: several different scary agencies.
You have that many ex-wifes??? 
Common sense is admitting there is cause and effect and that you can exert some control over what you understand.
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I post under my real identity, make lots of mistakes and inappropriate comments. But, really, I'm too old to worry about it any more.
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I don't post under my real identity because I don't want what I say to be censored by what I fear may happen in the future.
If someone wanted to find out who I was it wouldn't be hard at all.
There are some who seem to post under their real names, and I am astonished by what they post - I imagine them applying for a job with me; I'd google, find their posts and it would affect my judgment of them.
Even those who post with a pseudonym who readily 'expose' their identities are naive IMHO.
Take DD for example. Running for a place in local government - does he not realise the opposition will use what he posts in drunken nights to their advantage?
Or MM - posting 4-letter-word drunken waffle is amusing to us regulars (generally!) but a potential employer?
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I admit to being one of those "ephemeral" members, will try and change things going forward.
But let's face it, there are those of us who are very busy (lack of a life comes to mind  ). And while we may not have time (or a bit of brain power) to spare for a reply, it does not mean we don't want to be part of this community, or that it isn't important to us.
I get up at 5ish AM, grab a coffee, and start my day reading the various articles I get emailed - and the ones I enjoy the most are those from the CodeProject Daily News. It gets my mind engaged for the day ahead, and I feel connected with a community that "gets" me and what I do.
In any case, I know too that a site such as this thrives when members contribute in any positive fashion, and I will do more to engage going forward...
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I lurk, read, and reply sometimes with usually a failed attempt at humor. Usually by the time I’ve found something online everyone else has seen it and its old news. So rarely do I start a topic. On a general note, there are enough other people to stirring the pot so I don’t need to
Common sense is admitting there is cause and effect and that you can exert some control over what you understand.
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no hiding here - for better or worse. My name is my name.
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Ditto - I am who I am. My comments stand as they are...
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Chillingly scare stuff!! 
It's happening right now! And it's working!! 
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Because one of them is at the helm.
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But you picked him yourselves? We aren't talking about Cuba or North Korea here after all
(I realize it may be a facetious remark but still...)
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An Unusual Globule in IC 1396 [^]
Sorry I have not posted these for a little bit. Been a tad distracted by actually having to do some work!
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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I will show my age and say NEAT!
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Quote: habitable zone that could support alien life
For all we know all planets could support alien life. We're always looking for water because that is how we know life to exist but who is to say there are not life forms that do not need water?
With as vast as space is how could anyone think this is the only planet with life?
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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RyanDev wrote: For all we know all planets could support alien life. We're always looking for water because that is how we know life to exist but who is to say there are not life forms that do not need water?
Indeed.
RyanDev wrote: With as vast as space is how could anyone think this is the only planet with life?
I wouldn't have thought that there is anyone who thinks that (other than those that do think it ).
The chances are that life exists on millions or billions of planets in our galaxy (and, by extension, the billions of other galaxies that comprise our universe).
What might be interesting is whether or not any of them have reached technological levels similar to or more advanced than our own.
You might find this interesting: The Drake Equation[^]
Of course, that might then lead to a conversation as to whether or not any advanced alien civilizations have visited or still visit our charming little world...
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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Quote: The chances are that life exists on millions or billions of planets
It does. But to explain that we'd have to move to the soapbox.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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RyanDev wrote: It does. But to explain that we'd have to move to the soapbox.
Oh yeah, I bet you'd just love that.
Actually, we don't - we just have to accept that we both perceive how it all happened quite differently - why not just leave it at that and enjoy the notion that, however they got there, we agree that alien species most likely exit, in droves, elsewhere in our galaxy.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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We know at least 8 planet that (probably) don't support life, and certainly nothing macroscopic, right here in our solar systems! 
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RyanDev wrote: With as vast as space is how could anyone think this is the only planet with life?
<Isaiah 43:15>
I am the LORD, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King.
</Isaiah 43:15>
the creator of Israel, not the creator of Israels
The report of my death was an exaggeration - Mark Twain
Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
I'm on-line therefore I am.
JimmyRopes
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Better go to the soapbox.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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