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*For new readers, Wired is organizing a hunt for missing writer, Evan Ratliff, with a $5,000 reward. He wrote a piece about disappearing in the current issue, and he's trying to stay hidden until September 15. To catch up on the hunt, read this page, follow #vanishon Twitter, join the wiki (from which much of this post is culled), join The Search for Evan Ratliff on Facebook, chat on IRC or work to help Evan in this Facebook counter group. We explain the basics in this interview with NPR's*On The Media.
Here's what people have discovered so far:
Evan is left-handed, sometimes wears glasses and works late.
At the beginning of the hunt, he owned a 1999 Honda Civic with the license plate 4mun509 CA.
He plays Ultimate Frisbee and his nickname from the Duke Ultimate Frisbee club was "Ratty."
He got a degree from Duke in Environmental Sciences.
He loves eating Chick-Fil-A.
He is an avid reader, and will never not have a book on him.
He has a Facebook page showing coffee, a bottle of Zyrtec, and a copy of The Orchid Thief.
He grew up in the South but does not have a southern accent.
He has a Flickr account.
He has a youtube channel.
He's got Celiac disease, so he can't drink beer. Instead he drinks super cheap red wine.
He masks the location of his computer usage using TOR.
He has a residence in San Francisco and another in Brooklyn.
When his editor suggested that the hunt be restricted to the lower 48 states, he asked that it switch to all 50.
He is a graduate of the Westminster School (a private school located in Atlanta).
Last week, he, or someone using his bank card, withdrew $600 and deposited $3000 at an ATM in Santa Monica at 1300 4th Street.
He likes the Fulham soccer team and watches their games.
He's a fan of the Boston Red Sox.
He has a Yelp Page, with three reviews on it.
He has an Amazon wishlist
Some time in the next three days he is going to buy a copy ofTracy Kidder's Strength in What Remains
On August 13, he crossed Carquinez Bridge bridge heading east.
On August 13, he paid $60.52 at Oil Can Henry's at 300 7th St San Francisco, CA 94103.
On August 14, he spent 28.46 at Best Buy (located at 1717 Harrison Street San Francisco, CA 94103).
On August 15, he took photo of his cat, this time on a leash on an SF sidewalk (data shows a Canon SD600).
I'm sure I've missed a great deal. Please put other clues in the comments section, or update the wiki.
