Mike Bingo Card

[Matias]

This is a fun thread in appreciation of when Mike shows up with a new avatar, and I love when everyone is guessing!

After a few years into this "catch me if you can" game, I compiled a list of hints. To me it feels like a bingo card, whenever the boxes are checked I open a smile and say "Bingo!", and mods catch him and he is busted again. So much fun! Feels like an eclipse moment: stop what you are doing, protect your eyes and stare at it while it lasts, until it comes again! Hahaha

Here is my list. Feel free to share your's too.

Usually talks amps and DACs	Denies he is Mike, who is he?	Other manufacturers still have bad products in stock
Purifi rules	My SOTA tests are better than yours	DSP rules
Account opened last few days, many posts	Active speakers rule	Knows better than all of you

 

[Matias]

For n00bs wondering who Mike is, AFAIK, he was in DIY audio forums involved with class D modules, buffers and opamps from the beginning. Then migrated to DAC+amps, and last to DSP+DAC+amps. Was banned here after fighting with mods and Amir. Since then he shows up once in a while with a new name, and the fun begins!

 

[AdamG]

Hi @Matias ,

Excellent pattern recognition skills Sir. Thank you kindly for the assistance helping us keep our house in good order. BZ Mate.

 

[boXem]

Excellent idea, better sharing the fun. If I may add some cards...
- enounce physically impossible phenomenons with absolute self confidence
- pretends to personally know everybody in the industry
- pretends to have an expertise in audio over IP
- will sooner or later pull out a mislabelled THD vs level plot from ESS. Always the same.
There is a last one that I keep for myself.

Disagree on "Purifi rules", it is more "latest stuff from Hypex/Purifi/ESS rules". His PositiveVibrations incarnation loved the NCx500 that was much better than the 1ET400A.

 

[Matias]

Hmm, nice ones, thanks!

 

[Sir Sanders Zingmore]

For n00bs wondering who Mike is, AFAIK, he was in DIY audio forums involved with class D modules, buffers and opamps from the beginning. Then migrated to DAC+amps, and last to DSP+DAC+amps. Was banned here after fighting with mods and Amir. Since then he shows up once in a while with a new name, and the fun begins!

I must not be following closely enough.
Can someone point me to a thread where I can see the legendary Mike in action?

 

[Matias]

That is the hard part, because when he is busted, mods delete his posts. Like the eclipse, you can't rewind, enjoy while it lasts!

 

[Old_School_Brad]

Imagine if "Mike" was actually just an endless line of completely random people -mailmen, circus clowns, retired synchronized swimmers, professional yodelers, all flawlessly tag-teaming into the being, "Mike". Your brain, desperately clinging to sanity, just goes "Yep, that's definitely Mike" while a different alpaca farmer that behaves just like "Mike" slides into the thread. And reality's just sitting back, eating popcorn, watching you convince yourself that the competitive duck caller who just seamlessly replaced the former rodeo clown is totally the same Mike you think you've known all along.
It's the world's most elaborate game of identity tag, and you're the only one who hasn't been clued in on the joke. -Have you thought about that?
...
Or, you know, maybe Mike is simply... Mike.

 

[Jim Taylor]

Imagine if "Mike" was actually just an endless line of completely random people -mailmen, circus clowns, retired synchronized swimmers, professional yodelers, all flawlessly tag-teaming into the being, "Mike". Your brain, desperately clinging to sanity, just goes "Yep, that's definitely Mike" while a different alpaca farmer that behaves just like "Mike" slides into the thread. And reality's just sitting back, eating popcorn, watching you convince yourself that the competitive duck caller who just seamlessly replaced the former rodeo clown is totally the same Mike you think you've known all along.
It's the world's most elaborate game of identity tag, and you're the only one who hasn't been clued in on the joke. -Have you thought about that?
...
Or, you know, maybe Mike is simply... Mike.

The more we desire to conceal things, the more obvious they become. This is especially true about ways of thinking, much more so than personal mannerisms and differences in grammatical presentation. (Think of E.A. Poe's The Purloined Letter.)

 

[Old_School_Brad]

The more we desire to conceal things, the more obvious they become. This is especially true about ways of thinking, much more so than personal mannerisms and differences in grammatical presentation. (Think of E.A. Poe's The Purloined Letter.)

I like the thought of it. But I've been genuinely surprised in my life by how skilled some people are at hiding things. So, forgive me if I'm not entirely convinced.
Maybe I'm just not as perceptive as I like to believe.

 

[Jim Taylor]

I like the thought of it. But I've been genuinely surprised in my life by how skilled some people are at hiding things. So, forgive me if I'm not entirely convinced.
Maybe I'm just not as perceptive as I like to believe.

Absolutely! Every rule has exceptions. The flip side of that axiom is, " ... but the exceptions prove the rule."

 

[Jimbob54]

Imagine if "Mike" was actually just an endless line of completely random people -mailmen, circus clowns, retired synchronized swimmers, professional yodelers, all flawlessly tag-teaming into the being, "Mike". Your brain, desperately clinging to sanity, just goes "Yep, that's definitely Mike" while a different alpaca farmer that behaves just like "Mike" slides into the thread. And reality's just sitting back, eating popcorn, watching you convince yourself that the competitive duck caller who just seamlessly replaced the former rodeo clown is totally the same Mike you think you've known all along.
It's the world's most elaborate game of identity tag, and you're the only one who hasn't been clued in on the joke. -Have you thought about that?
...
Or, you know, maybe Mike is simply... Mike.

Or, what if Mike is legion here but "our" Mike is only one facet of his many personae. Maybe you're another Mike but acting in a decidedly non Mike way?
Maybe I'm the only non Mike here. Maybe Amir is Mike AND NWAVGuy.

I'm feeling a little uneasy now.

 

[Old_School_Brad]

Or, what if Mike is legion here but "our" Mike is only one facet of his many personae. Maybe you're another Mike but acting in a decidedly non Mike way?
Maybe I'm the only non Mike here. Maybe Amir is Mike AND NWAVGuy.

I'm feeling a little uneasy now.

Best of luck getting any sleep.