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  1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 16-Dec-2018 17:29:33 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    There was a guy about twenty years ago that (according to the newspapers at that time) legally changed his name to Dot Com Guy. As I understood it, he was one of the early online streamers. It wasn't long afterward that I stopped hearing that name mentioned.

    I wonder if he changed it back once no one was watching.
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    1. musicman (musicman@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 16-Dec-2018 21:25:11 EST musicman musicman
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      Dot Com Guy, not Kim Dot Com?
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      1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 16-Dec-2018 22:12:37 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
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        @musicman No, this was the#1990s, the days of Peapod and pets.com. This guy was supposed to prove that you could live your whole life without leaving home.
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        1. musicman (musicman@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 17-Dec-2018 13:22:52 EST musicman musicman
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          interesting: https://www.wired.com/2001/01/dotcomguy-gone-and-forgotten/
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            DotComGuy, Gone and Forgotten
            from WIRED
            He lived a dot-com existence for a year, promised six figures by a host of sponsors. The year ended on Sunday, and DotComGuy, derided by Net "purists," vanished without a trace ... and, perhaps, without much money. By Michelle Delio.
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