Frequently Asked Questions
These are some of the more common questions I'm asked.
If more come up, I'll probably post my answers.
How did you come up with the name Nanoman?
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In 1990, I was reading something about computers.
The document I was reading stated that computers operate in nanoseconds.
At the time, I was unfamiliar with the prefix nano, so I looked up the word in a dictionary.
Nano means one billionth (10-9) and micro means one millionth (10-6).
Nano is therefore one thousandth the value of micro, and a nanosecond is a one thousandth of a microsecond.
After reading that document, I began wondering why we have microchips and microcomputers, but no nanochips or nanocomputers.
I wanted to be the first person to use nano in their pseudonym, and the name I decided on popped in my head right away: Nanoboy!
After a few seconds (or a few billion nanoseconds), I realized I wouldn't want to be called Nanoboy when I was older.
Instead, I chose Nanoman.
And that's the story of how Nanoman got his name.
How old are you?
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Born in 1982, I am twenty-seven years old.
From where did you get all those Weird Conspiracies Involving Space Aliens?
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I discovered every conspiracy that resides on my Weird Conspiracies Involving Space Aliens page by myself, I am proud to say.
I could post thousands of conspiracies that other people have uncovered, but this is my web site!
If you find any of the conspiracy reports posted anywhere else on the Internet or in the real world, they either plagiarized me or went through the grueling task of uncovering the conspiracies by themselves.
Why don't you use more graphics on your site?
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Not everyone accessing the Internet has a 28.8K BAUD modem (or faster), so I thought I'd be nice to those with lesser bandwidth.
I know from experience that it's not fun having to wait ten minutes for a hundred animated GIFs to load.
Another reason why I try to limit the graphics is because I want people to appreciate my site for its content and not for thirty terabytes of fancy borders and Flash animation.
When will we see more Whitby Psychiatric Hospital content?
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Short answer: I don't know.
I started that page because I couldn't find any related information on the Internet when I initially became interested.
My plan was to do a lot of research and post everything -- or maybe write a book -- to help others like me find what they wanted.
Now there are plenty of pages out there discussing the subject at length and someone has a book in the works, so the effort feels like a waste of time.
I'll probably post more some day, but I have no immediate plans.