Finally joining after ages of lurking

Well - I finally did it. I joined ATS after what seems like a small eternity, but I felt compelled to actually subscribe because I have been having a really strange phenomenon happen to me that I haven't been able to find any explanation for, so here I am, introducing myself so I can contribute and utilize this amazing forum.

I'm a 40yr old guy from NJ and have been an avid follower of all things relating to Anonymous/Legion, hacking, alternate realities, alternate dimensions, spiritualism, religion, politics, occult, ghosts, supernatural and just about anything else that has very little explanation, but piques my curiosity. I'm an avid web surfer, and the Internet is my reading material.

I don't take anything at face value anymore and always am looking to "look behind the curtain". I have led a very interesting life, and have been exposed to things that are unique to only me. My friends and I are all free-thinkers, and the furthest to mouth-breathing troglodytes, however, even they have a hard time keeping up with some of my theories or brain belches, so I am here to see what other like-minded people can make of some of my more obscure thoughts.

Thanks,

XJ

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Welcome XJ, looking forward to reading about your story. The "strange phenomenon" and Deja Vu type threads are some of the more interesting ones on ATS in my opinion.

Try using this type of search if you haven't already to turn up some interesting material.

Thank you. I will do the required and comment and contribute before I start my own threads, but I will say this, I'm not a stranger to technology. I've spent the past 20 years as what some would call an "ethical hacker" or officially a Web Engineer and am very well versed in most of the paradigms of the web/Internet, and how data flows that most people are unaware of, and its because of my background that I have questions and concerns that go deeper than many of the answers we've gotten around the globe so far. I look forward to being active here now that I have a forum to share my thoughts.

Thanks again for the welcome.

XJ