compl3x Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 I was browsing around in the Real World New section and it hit me that one of the people who used to post there the most, Hum, hasn't been seen for awhile. I checked his profile and it says that he was "Last Active Jan 26 2015 22:46" Anyone got any idea? I miss his conspiratorial, strange posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironman273 Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 He knew too much... Jose_49, +E.Worm Jimmy, The Evil Overlord and 4 others 7 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compl3x Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 He knew too much... I literally lol'd. Thank you. I thought maybe he did one of those overly dramatic posts where he said he was sick of Neowin or forums and then left. I have seen a few of those types of posts on some forums I visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAZMINATOR Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Had bad day before left Neowin.. Last post: https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1241670-2015-random-text-thread/page-58#entry596731876 gameboy1977, Jose_49 and The Evil Overlord 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMackinnon Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 His e-mail address is on his profile. nothing stopping you from dropping him a quick mail and asking him to come back? I'm not sure there is anyone that wouldn't like being told they're missed +E.Worm Jimmy 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compl3x Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 His e-mail address is on his profile. nothing stopping you from dropping him a quick mail and asking him to come back? I'm not sure there is anyone that wouldn't like being told they're missed I guess I could. I just noticed his absence, it wasn't like we were buddies. In fact, I think I might have been a little antagonistic towards some of his posts which were about pseudo-scientific or superstitious stuff. Well, wherever he is, I hope he is OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAZMINATOR Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 His e-mail address is on his profile. nothing stopping you from dropping him a quick mail and asking him to come back? I'm not sure there is anyone that wouldn't like being told they're missed That's for MSN. I am not sure it's being used for email. You can not be sure about that. Not many people used MSN these days. Since smartphones and skype are out now. Including the FaceTime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gameboy1977 Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 same here. I don't see Hum being online for long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John Teacake MVC Posted April 14, 2015 MVC Share Posted April 14, 2015 Well since MSN has been defunct in all but China we can assume that HUM is in China. fusi0n 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Raze Subscriber² Posted April 14, 2015 Subscriber² Share Posted April 14, 2015 Well since MSN has been defunct in all but China we can assume that HUM is in China. I was actively using a @msn.com email address until last year, it was for junk registrations, I don't live in China. I see he is/was using a hotmail account. I'm going to send him an email. Sent. SteveMackinnon 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Raze Subscriber² Posted April 14, 2015 Subscriber² Share Posted April 14, 2015 No returned as "undeliverable" on the email I sent. So wait and see if he responds. SteveMackinnon 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightmarE D Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Maybe he got tired of the people who took his "pseudo-scientific or superstitious stuff" posts too serious. I don't think he necessarily went for everything he posted about in that area, just wanted to fill a gap in that section of Neowin. Or he just got busy in what others call a life outside the internet. You're acting as if you care enough to know what's going on with him, but still took the time to post a small shot at him. Yes that comment was a small shot at him and please don't deny that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Frank B. Subscriber² Posted April 14, 2015 Subscriber² Share Posted April 14, 2015 To be completely honest: I can't say I miss him very much. MikeChipshop, x-scratch, theyarecomingforyou and 3 others 6 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+InsaneNutter MVC Posted April 14, 2015 MVC Share Posted April 14, 2015 Maybe he is ill, or has no way to currently get online. He appeared to be having PC problems and unwell for a few days prior: https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1243900-repeated-video-failure-on-new-build/#entry596730244 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyLarry Veteran Posted April 14, 2015 Veteran Share Posted April 14, 2015 Hope he is okay. When I had discovered a member had not been posting, I was able to determine they had actually passed away. I knew they had health issues already so was not completely unexpected, but still sucked to discover. Really sucked. Despite what you may feel about what Hum posts, he is a pillar to this community. An absolute pillar. I truly hope it is just a matter of he needed a break, and not something else. +Raze, Shadrack, Draconian Guppy and 3 others 6 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJGM Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Well since MSN has been defunct in all but China Really? That's weird, since there's a UK version of MSN right here, and still being updated every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatingFatMan Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Gotta admit, I do miss his wacky threads! +E.Worm Jimmy, Dashel and Draconian Guppy 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Hope he is okay. When I had discovered a member had not been posting, I was able to determine they had actually passed away. I knew they had health issues already so was not completely unexpected, but still sucked to discover. Really sucked. Despite what you may feel about what Hum posts, he is a pillar to this community. An absolute pillar. I truly hope it is just a matter of he needed a break, and not something else. There was a forum called "the hum" ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freak180 Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Im pretty sure Hum is a girl.. not sure why everyone is saying he/him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAZMINATOR Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Really? That's weird, since there's a UK version of MSN right here, and still being updated every day. Not what they meant.... they meant the MSN messenger. Info: http://www.theverge.com/2014/8/29/6082199/msn-messenger-shutting-down-15-years-history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compl3x Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 You're acting as if you care enough to know what's going on with him, but still took the time to post a small shot at him. Yes that comment was a small shot at him and please don't deny that. I noticed that Hum hadn't posted for months and I bothered to ask why that was. When someone is active daily and has thousands of posts but just stops posting all of a sudden it isn't unreasonable to ask what happened. It's not exactly a secret that I thought a lot of Hum's posts were silly and fixated on stuff like ghosts and UFOs. Oddly enough, it's because of the fact Hum's posts focused on stuff like that, that I remember him/(her?) If you stop posting, I doubt I will notice. You can consider that a shot at you, if you like Im pretty sure Hum is a girl.. not sure why everyone is saying he/him Yeah, IDK. It isn't possible to tell. I just assumed "him". Draconian Guppy and Ironman273 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Im pretty sure Hum is a girl.. not sure why everyone is saying he/him She is missing He is missing. There Yeah, IDK. It isn't possible to tell. I just assumed "him". +1 Yeah, user sex is not as relevant to he/she/it being offline / missing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJGM Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Not what they meant.... they meant the MSN messenger. Info: http://www.theverge.com/2014/8/29/6082199/msn-messenger-shutting-down-15-years-history That thing stopped being called MSN Messenger and became Windows Live Messenger in 2006 ... nearly ten years ago! I can't believe some people are STILL referring to it with the wrong name! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAZMINATOR Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 That thing stopped being called MSN Messenger and became Windows Live Messenger in 2006 ... nearly ten years ago! I can't believe some people are STILL referring to it with the wrong name! Same thing. Same company. Who cares. MS always rename some of their products these days. And Neowin has 'MSN' in the profiles as optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spy beef Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 RIP Hum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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