{"id":1201,"date":"2004-11-10T10:24:23","date_gmt":"2004-11-10T15:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amynews.com\/?p=1192"},"modified":"2015-10-08T17:37:52","modified_gmt":"2015-10-08T21:37:52","slug":"code-talking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amynews.com\/2004\/11\/code-talking\/","title":{"rendered":"Code Talking"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m really not sure from where I picked up the habit …<\/p>\n

A movie most likely,<\/p>\n

Which one I really can’t remember,<\/p>\n

Though it might have been No Way Out<\/a>,<\/p>\n

Or possibly from one of the greatest books of all time … Dune<\/a>.<\/p>\n

No … I think it was No Way Out.<\/p>\n

Anyways,<\/p>\n

What I do sometimes …<\/p>\n

Is code information disclosed in a manner,<\/p>\n

Such that if it’s passed along to others,<\/p>\n

I can identify who did the passing along.<\/p>\n

It really serves no purpose,<\/p>\n

Of course,<\/p>\n

Other than to amuse me.<\/p>\n

Because once the information is passed along,<\/p>\n

It’s not like it can be retracted.<\/p>\n

And if I’ve chosen to share information …<\/p>\n

I’ve also chosen to accept the risk that it will be passed along.<\/p>\n

Anyways …<\/p>\n

I used to play the coding game fairly frequently when providing my name and address to people I suspected would resell it,<\/p>\n

Spelling my name slightly differently,<\/p>\n

With different initials,<\/p>\n

Middle name,<\/p>\n

Spelling,<\/p>\n

Things like that.<\/p>\n

It got to a point where I could tell rather quickly …<\/p>\n

Who sold me out causing me to get the junkmail currently filling my mailbox.<\/p>\n

Sometimes with talking with people …<\/p>\n

When trying to ascertain the truth about something,<\/p>\n

I consciously do the same thing …<\/p>\n

Include or exclude ancillary information that might assist in determining what I seek to determine down the road.<\/p>\n

And sometimes,<\/p>\n

I either subconsciously or accidentally do the same thing …<\/p>\n

And subsequently make a mental note of minor variations in the information I disclosed to people,<\/p>\n

Even though I have no intention of evaluating their word of confidence.<\/p>\n

News of Me ver 2.0<\/i> seems to be disseminating along the gossip highway at a greater pace these days,<\/p>\n

Twice this past week I got unexpected feedback from people who hadn’t heard the scoop first or second-hand.<\/p>\n

The first time I was told what was known about me …<\/p>\n

It rattled me.<\/p>\n

Not that they knew,<\/p>\n

I’m glad they did.<\/p>\n

No,<\/p>\n

What rattled me was who they heard it from …<\/p>\n

A judge,<\/p>\n

And what<\/i> they knew,<\/p>\n

‘Cause that told me how the information got there,<\/p>\n

Which surprised me.<\/p>\n

The second feedback I received didn’t rattle me at all …<\/p>\n

Just confirmed something I already suspected,<\/p>\n

But now knew …<\/p>\n

For certain.<\/p>\n

It really doesn’t bother me at all that the information is being spread …<\/p>\n

Well,<\/p>\n

I guess is bothers me a bit that I’m being talked about,<\/p>\n

But I expect it.<\/p>\n

If it was happening to someone else,<\/p>\n

I’d be talking about it.<\/p>\n

And as long as at some point they say something along the lines of …<\/p>\n

You know, she’s … really not that bad looking now.<\/i>”<\/p>\n

I guess I’m as fine with it as I can be. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Mainly though,<\/p>\n

I just find where I had the leaks …<\/p>\n

Really interesting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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