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A member of our community is missing, help find him
- SG- 13y agowhat if he doesn't want to be found?
- 8ig8 13y agoPlease read this. It seems to be the source of the original post and provides additional details (news articles). It is also easier to read. http://findluk.com http://findluk.com Edited to better describe the link.
- prezjordan 13y agoThis page also prints to a flyer - easy to share and distribute.
- thisishugo 13y agoIsaac isn't just some guy who read a website and made a blog post, he has been at the forefront of the search for Luke, and is (rightly!) using his profile as the maintainer of Node to call attention to the dedicated website that has been set up.
- tensafefrogs 13y agoWhat's the deal with the creepy hookah/booze bottle picture at the bottom of that page?
- cleverjake 13y agoits a tumblog of isaacs. it changes every page load.
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- bazzargh 13y agoHope Luke turns up ok, here's a story of someone local to me who disappeared but came back: http://thepopcop.co.uk/2013/12/the-boy-who-went-missing-from-belladrum/ http://thepopcop.co.uk/2013/12/the-boy-who-went-missing-from... The point being (as Tom says in his story), if you feel alone - talk to someone. It's ok not to feel ok.
- Snail_Commando 13y agoAsking for a friend, what do you do if you don't have anyone to talk to? I feel like the answer should be obvious, but I have no idea what it is.
- chad_oliver 13y agoThere are quite a few hotlines which have volunteers who are willing to listen. I'm not sure if that's the sort of thing your friend is looking for, but it's certainly better than nothing.
- abstractbill 13y agoThere's a YC startup for everything these days: http://www.7cupsoftea.com/ http://www.7cupsoftea.com/
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- bazzargh 13y agoIn the UK, there's the Samaritans helpline, which is completely anonymous; the NHS also help, you can talk to your GP in confidence. I don't know exactly who to call elsewhere, but as chad_oliver says the helplines are there. http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/ http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/ lets you search for a local support group in the USA. It's always going to be difficult to pick up the phone the first time, but it is worth it.
- bdamm 13y ago
- jacquesm 13y agoOminous title on that last twitter picture. ITS THE FINALE https://twitter.com/luk/status/418306940662321152/photo/1 https://twitter.com/luk/status/418306940662321152/photo/1
- gojomo 13y agoThat's not really suspicious in describing a new-year's-eve fireworks photo. That tweet was followed by a few more innocuous tweets, and one of the other links posted suggest Arduini was last seen the next afternoon (~12 hours later). So those words are only 'ominous' with some straining, in retrospect... and are unlikely to be relevant to the disappearance. I point this out just so that people won't see your comment and, lacking context, jump to premature conclusions.
- elwell 13y agoHis last tweet just says "Ok." [0] [0] - https://twitter.com/luk https://twitter.com/luk
- imdhmd 13y agois it possible to find out what location he tweeted from?
- jpiasetz 13y agoYes but that one doesn't have one: { "contributors": null, "coordinates": null, "created_at": "Wed Jan 01 21:42:33 +0000 2014", "entities": { "hashtags": [], "symbols": [], "urls": [], "user_mentions": [] }, "favorite_count": 3, "favorited": false, "geo": null, "id": 418497499427393536, "id_str": "418497499427393536", "in_reply_to_screen_name": null, "in_reply_to_status_id": null, "in_reply_to_status_id_str": null, "in_reply_to_user_id": null, "in_reply_to_user_id_str": null, "lang": "und", "place": null, "retweet_count": 0, "retweeted": false, "source": "<a href=\"http://twitter.com/download/iphone\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter for iPhone</a>", "text": "Ok.", "truncated": false, "user": { "contributors_enabled": false, "created_at": "Fri Oct 03 00:19:22 +0000 2008", "default_profile": false, "default_profile_image": false, "description": "computers", "entities": { "description": { "urls": [] }, "url": { "urls": [ { "display_url": "luke.xxx", "expanded_url": "http://luke.xxx", "indices": [ 0, 22 ], "url": "http://t.co/oDe3EQ10AH" } ] } }, "favourites_count": 1660, "follow_request_sent": false, "followers_count": 957, "following": false, "friends_count": 135, "geo_enabled": true, "id": 16569603, "id_str": "16569603", "is_translator": false, "lang": "en", "listed_count": 37, "location": "oakland", "name": "luke arduini", "notifications": false, "profile_background_color": "131516", "profile_background_image_url": "http://abs.twimg.com/images/themes/theme14/bg.gif", "profile_background_image_url_https": "https://abs.twimg.com/images/themes/theme14/bg.gif", "profile_background_tile": false, "profile_banner_url": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_banners/16569603/1388423699", "profile_image_url": "http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/416404684014776320/ua8US-XB_normal.jpeg", "profile_image_url_https": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/416404684014776320/ua8US-XB_normal.jpeg", "profile_link_color": "009999", "profile_sidebar_border_color": "EEEEEE", "profile_sidebar_fill_color": "EFEFEF", "profile_text_color": "333333", "profile_use_background_image": true, "protected": false, "screen_name": "luk", "statuses_count": 16273, "time_zone": "Eastern Time (US & Canada)", "url": "http://t.co/oDe3EQ10AH", "utc_offset": -18000, "verified": false } },
- MojoJolo 13y agoThere are some inconsistency with regards to his tattoo in the blog and the website. In the blog, it mentioned that the rm -rf / was in his left chest. And in the website, it was said to be in his right chest. This is also the case for his sacred heart tattoo. Based on the picture, sacred heart tattoo is placed in his right chest. I hope Luke is fine and okay.
- eXpl0it3r 13y agoIt might just be an problem of perspective. In medicine when talking about body parts one refers to them from the person's perspective. Those that don't know that will most likely go with the more intuitive way of describing it from the viewers perspective. So the heart-style tattoo is on his right side (medical speaking), while when you look at him, it's on his left side.
- gmrple 13y agoI imagine that is probably a webcam photo, so left/right are backwards.
- CanSpice 13y agoIf left/right were backwards, then the text would be backwards as well.
- eXpl0it3r 13y agoWebcam image don't swap images around, if you take the image that is actually getting streamed/saved. The only time they are acting as a mirror is when you set them up and the reason is simply because people are somewhat familiar with setting up things in front of a mirror, so adjusting the camera is much more intuitive that it would be with the actual image. Just try it out once.
- pjbrunet 13y ago"rm -rf /" is pretty cool. Hope he's not in trouble.
- __matt 13y agoi think he is suicidal, do the math. if that is his most recent tattoo..., otherwise just a cool guy.
- mcantelon 13y agoaccording to another person who worked with him when he lived in New York, he disappeared for 5 days once there. So hopefully he'll turn up.
- bhartzer 13y agoSeems as though he was in the SF area. For those of us who are not in California is there anything we can do? I'm in Texas...
- dutchbrit 13y agoShare the message. And keep your eyes open :)
- gotrecruit 13y agosorry i can't be of more help, but i'm curious as to why the fact that he "has travelled to Thailand" is relevant...
- steveklabnik 13y agoIt's possible that he knows someone there, or is at least familiar with the place, and so might turn up there again.
- aestra 13y agoHe is familiar with Thailand and might go back there.
- jaseemabid 13y agoHey Luke, I hope you are ok and is reading HN right now. Come back, the world is missing you.
- industriousthou 13y agoHope the guy's okay and he turns up. It's sort of touching to see his coworkers come up with this. I wonder though, if he had issues with anxiety or depression, if the attention could push him away.
- VMG 13y agoReminds me of this guy: https://twitter.com/mauricemach https://twitter.com/mauricemach Could never figure out what happened to him
- failho 13y agoI'll share this - not that I'll be any help (no where near you). Hope he turns up ok! My friend disappeared before and it's amazing to see how many people we reached with just facebook and twitter. In my case it sadly didn't have a happy ending - but the support you receive from complete strangers is just mind blowing!
- dhimes 13y agoBeyond giving my heartfelt wishes that he turns up ok, I have to give kudos to Yahoo for hiring a private investigator to try to find him.
- jheriko 13y agoit would be nice if this could somehow be a banner across the top of HN... hope he is found soon.
- ballard 13y agoecho 'Amber Alert' | sed 's/Amber/Luke/'
- duffdevice 13y agoI don't mean to be callous, but what exactly are you asking for help with? He's not a 4 year old child, he's not an elderly person with dementia. He's a grown man. If he can't be found, apparently he doesn't want to be found. Are we concerned that he is somehow wandering around town without access to any means of communication? I don't get this.
- MarkPNeyer 13y ago> He's not a 4 year old child, he's not an elderly person with dementia. He's a grown man. He could be a grown man suffering from psychosis.
- moocowduckquack 13y agoGrown men, despite what you may have heard, sometimes need a little help too.
- duffdevice 13y agoObviously this is true, but rarely do they need help being physically located. If he needs psychological help or emotional support, clearly that is a different matter, and not something that can be provided by rallying as many random, well-meaning strangers as possible...I still fail to see what is being requested here.
- rurounijones 13y agohard to render psychological help or emotional support if you cannot find the guy who needs the help.
- rpicard 13y agoThis is what I was wondering as well. If someone that understands what's going on could better inform me, I'd appreciate it. Was he last seen going hiking or something? Has he just not been on the internet in a while? Are we supposed to call the police if we see him in Starbucks?
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