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ABOUT THIS RESEARCHER

Created: 8th January 2001 
Simon Bacchus, P, KP, UGGP . . .
Don't Panic!
UnderGuide

Rule #2 - No one has read ALL the backlog.

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Hello, and welcome to the GTBacchus' user page. (last updated: 30 September, 2005)

About Me

Here at BBC Online, I am GTBacchus; many call me GTB, or just GT. Offline, I spend the vast majority of my time as G Tony Jacobs, graduate student.

Email contact: gtjacobs@hotmail.com

The Guide and I

I became an h2g2 researcher on 8 Jan 2001, thus fulfilling a lifelong dream. For the next two-and-a-half years or so, h2g2 was my online home, and my most stable source of identity as I travelled the globe, "researching for the guide" with a satchel and a thumb.

These days, I hang around here a good deal less than I used to. sadface The clubs and jobs listed below are all things that have held some amount of my attention here, for some period of time. I am currently most often found at the FFFF.

Sub-Editor

I spent two years as a member of the Sub-Editor scheme. My personal page here is still the best place to get in touch with me regarding any of my Sub-Editing jobs, and I'm happy to help out with any updates and corrections that may come up. Cheers to Anna and Ashley and Sam and Jimster for helping to make Subbing a real pleasure. smiley Thanks also to all the writers, without whom there would be no point subbing!

Subbing Links:

Guru

I was very briefly a member of the Guru scheme, when I decided that I knew the site well enough to answer people's questions about it. The site has gone through some changes since then, and I haven't kept abreast of software updates, etc. Still, if you ask me a question, I'll try to answer it, or to point you to someone who can. I'd be better at h2g2 history questions at this point.

Procrastinator

I am a proud member of the Royal h2g2 Procrastinators' Society. I don't attend Society meetings, but I procrastinate. Join the Royal h2g2 Procrastinators' Society here! (when you get a chance...)

Keeper of Pistachios

As Keeper of Pistachios, I will continue eat Pistachios; you can be sure of that. smiley Claim your Keeper title here!

Freedom From Faith Foundation

The Freedom From Faith Foundation is a forum for Freethinkers to discuss... well, freely. I used to hold the FFFF Discordian Bureaucrat and Corruptor of Youth Chair, then the Founder/Chairman ran away with the secretary, and now I'm the Acting Chairman! (we're still taking applications for a new secretary...) nahnah Visit the Foundation!

The Myth of 42

I am a true researcher. U166086: 16 - 60 + 86 = 42.

Visit the Myth of 42.

h2g2 Maths Lab

The h2g2 Maths Lab is a place to talk shop about mathematics, get feedback on mathematical entries, ask questions, share games, and generally chill out with numbers. Drop by, and add up a column.

h2g2 Actors Union

I am a proud member of the h2g2 Actors Union. Check the h2g2 Actors Union Homepage for updates on auditions, performances, and/or cast parties, or to join. Let me know if there's anything important going on there, would you?

Fish

Here's a picture of a fish:

fish

Notice how he can swim happily about in the Classic Goo background blue.

Classic Goo Fan Club

I am a member of the
Classic Goo Fan Club

GooFan

Click here to view this page in Classic Goo!

Researchers I've Met

Here's a list of Researchers I've met in 'Real Life', arranged in the (approximate) order I met them1. I'm always looking to make this list longer - leave a message if you want to get together sometime!

 
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Random (and not so random) Links

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External:

My Entries

Here is a list of some Entries that I've written or edited for the Guide! (Complete list of Edited Entries here.)

Success Stories (Edited Entries):

Curriculum Vitae (entries that are part of UoL Projects):

Subbing's Greatest Hits (entries that I've Subbed that have either involved a lot of writing or coding, or that I just like a lot):

Hopeful Monsters (entries currently in Peer Review):

none just now...

Frozen in Time (entries I started one day...):

Side Projects (entries I really don't anticipate getting edited):


1 The ones with stars next to their names, I already knew IRL, and then they got accounts here


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RESEARCHER DATA
Name:

GTBacchus
Last posted: Jan 26, 2009
Researcher Number:

166086

Referenced Entries:

h2g2 Smileys
Dreams
Guidelines for writers and sub editors at h2g2
Discordianism
Special Character Codes in GuideML
Classic Goo Fan Club
Volunteer to be a Sub-editor
The Royal h2g2 Procrastinators Society
Keepers Home Page
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Existence and Process
The Myth Of 42 [(5-3+0+5) * (6+0) = 42]
Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity
Noughts-and-Crosses aka Tic-Tac-Toe
GTBacchus' External Links
Critique of Belief
Pistachios
Paradox
Fractions
Hotel Santa Fe, Dallas, Texas, USA
ASCII Art
War - The Card Game
Mao - The Card Game
h2g2 Announcements
Contribution Statistics for the Edited Guide
The Sub-editor Report for 2001
The Great H2G2 Researcher Count
Doctor Who Episode Guide: the 1960s
The Freedom From Faith Foundation
Holding Onto Your Money In Nairobi, Kenya
Urbanisation
Free Will versus Determinism
A Study of the < MARQUEE > Tag in GuideML
Valid and Invalid Arguments
H2G2 Researcher Code - Version 1.1
Squonks - Mythical Animals
Hamster Throwing - a Game
GTBacchus' Edited Entries
Guns - History, Culture and Politics in the USA
Linear Algebra
h2g2 Maths Lab
How To Be a Table Dancer
On-line Dictionaries, Thesauri, Style Guides, etc
The UnderGuide

Referenced Researchers:

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Blatherskite the Mugwump - Bandwidth Bandit
JonBob
HenryS
Barton
Actors Union
The Return of The Unmentionable Marauding Pillowcase!!! (Visit U185434)
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Arpeggio - Keeper, Muse, Against Sequiturs, à propos of nothing in particular
Dorothy Outta Kansas
Not Banned Yet
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Einauni Muznobotti
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MESSAGES
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einsteins special theory: Clerk MaxwellApr 2, 2006
editing adviceFeb 28, 2006
Your entry has been submitted to 'Peer Review'Feb 27, 2006
Happy Birthday GTB!Dec 23, 2005
You're back?Sep 29, 2005
Waiting...Sep 12, 2005
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h2g2 entry in wikipediaApr 25, 2005
HI,from Ginger.....Apr 20, 2005
Hi GT!Mar 16, 2005

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JOURNAL
Long time, no journal
Apr 17, 2004

Apparently, it's been close to a year, and a year of RL adventures it's been, largely detached from this online world, which was once my dearest home. It appears that my last posting saw me having just arrived in Portland, Oregon, starting back to school. Well, I'm happy to report that my academic career seems to be going well - I'm actually on track to receive a Masters degree in math in about a year. The current round of courses: Ordinary Differential Equations, Linear and Multilinear Algebra, Topology, and Combinatorics!

Lovely, rainy Portland is home to me now, but I'm currently back in Texas, for my sister's wedding. She and her hubby-to-be have chosen to tie the knot at Scarborough Faire, a popular Renaissance Festival in Waxahachie, a town south of Dallas. We just did a rehearsal and dinner in our 21st Century garb, but for the real deal tomorrow, we'll all be in costume, made up into lords and ladies, knaves and wenches. I've got some sort of burgundy and gold and green oddity, which should be lots of fun.

I haven't contributed any writing here in some time, but I've not entirely given up on my online encyclopaedist calling. At Wikipedia, my handle is the familiar one, so if anyone's interested, I make some kind of edits or additions there roughly weekly, and I'm easy to find. There are a couple of h2g2 projects I'd still like to work on, but it's a question of time, really - I've become a busy man.

popcorn

That seems to be acceptably concise yet thorough. It's bedtime in Texas, and tomorrow I shall gain a brother-in-law.

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.


cheers
GTB

Discuss this entry - 2 replies - Latest reply: Apr 18, 2004



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A10137458Albert Einstein - Geniush2g2 -Mar 15, 2006
A5962061Touching Out There - (UG)h2g2 -Sep 29, 2005
A4618578Arizona Animules And Their Wiley Ways - (UG)h2g2 -Jul 29, 2005
A1103329The UnderGuideh2g2 -Jul 8, 2003
A1092395The Official UnderGuidelines (UG)h2g2 -Jun 28, 2003
A1091864UG Linksh2g2 -Jun 27, 2003
A1090144Doctor Who Enemies: Raston Warrior Roboth2g2 -Jun 25, 2003
A1090135Doctor Who Enemies: Zygonsh2g2 EditedJun 25, 2003
A1090126Doctor Who Enemies: Autonsh2g2 EditedJun 25, 2003
A1090117Doctor Who Enemies: Silurians and Sea Devilsh2g2 EditedJun 25, 2003
A1090090Doctor Who Enemies: The Ice Warriorsh2g2 EditedJun 25, 2003
A1080947Role of Underguide Editorsh2g2 -Jun 17, 2003
A995682Holy Socks - an Ontological Dichotomyh2g2 EditedMay 21, 2003
A972290Bog Roll - Over, Under or Not at All?h2g2 EditedMar 26, 2003
A918416Popular Mythology of Northern Irelandh2g2 EditedFeb 17, 2003
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