05/02/10 @19:03
wooliebear: thisistheglamorous: This summer, Wired writer Evan Ratliff wrote a story about how people erase their identities and start over. After it ran, he tried to disappear—spending 25 days on the lam until a few enterprising Wired readers tracked him down through some brilliant hacking and sleuthing. Now we’re going to try the experiment again. The contest (to promote the movie “Repo Men”): Four applicants willing to disappear from their lives from late February to late March. If they can stay hidden for that time period, they’ll end up with $10,000 each. Not only are they recruiting people to fall off the grid, they are recruiting hunters. Announcement from Wired about the contest.Official contest page.ARGN story with more details. i would do this in a heartbeat if i weren’t in school.  no seriously.  in a heartbeat.

wooliebear:

thisistheglamorous:

This summer, Wired writer Evan Ratliff wrote a story about how people erase their identities and start over. After it ran, he tried to disappear—spending 25 days on the lam until a few enterprising Wired readers tracked him down through some brilliant hacking and sleuthing.

Now we’re going to try the experiment again.

The contest (to promote the movie “Repo Men”):

  • Four applicants willing to disappear from their lives from late February to late March.
  • If they can stay hidden for that time period, they’ll end up with $10,000 each.
  • Not only are they recruiting people to fall off the grid, they are recruiting hunters.

Announcement from Wired about the contest.
Official contest page.
ARGN story with more details.

i would do this in a heartbeat if i weren’t in school.  no seriously.  in a heartbeat.