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"You actually edited the above comment??" said the script.
I was testing an evolving theory. Didn't expect any reply - even from a script.
My last several posts were made (using no proxy) from a dialup AOL account.
Before, during, and after my last several posts I inspected my firewall log for activity.
If I stay online after posting, rather than immediately disconnecting, my computer receives at least 3 probes from DoD (214.*.*.*), some organization called TheHideout, one from China, and usually at least one more.
Very interesting. I have to say that this is something I've never noticed, and I also run firewall logs. Such activity, if related, would have to be due to 1) someone at the web site itself or 2) someone monitoring traffic to and from the web site's server.
Personally, I rather doubt that the probes are related in the first place. If the DoD wanted to trace someone, doing it from an openly DoD-related site wouldn't be terribly sneaky, and I'd think they'd need to go through law enforcement which would need a warrant, regardless. Nontheless, these are paranoid times with lots of stuff going on that probably shouldn't be going on, so who knows?
I can tell you that I've met Mr. Maschke in person as well as Drew Richardson, and unless they're some of the best actors I've ever come across, they're legit.
Quote:What if the polygraph machine is, in fact, no longer used except on the gullible?
Well, that would include anyone applying to the NSA, as I have personal experience in the matter
However, I think you're quite correct that certain individuals and agencies would be extremely interested in discovering the identities of some people who post here.
If I'm not careful, you're going to make
me paranoid.
Oh, and I'm not a script. There's justifiable paranoia, and then there's thinking that a script could be written to interact with you on this level. I'm a real person, and have been posting here for quite some time.
If nothing else, I would hope that the humor in my original reply to you would convince you of that. I thought your post was a test involving posting nonsense, so found it funny that you edited it.