Apparently, he's alive and well

January 27, 2011 12:14 AM

Phil Agre seems to be OK, but keeping a low profile. There was an entry a while back, about the disappearance of Phil Agre. While looking for something else, I found this. Phil is an inspiration and I am glad he is still among us and wish him well.
posted by impuls (6 comments total)

Ummm . . . Those of us guiding the search for Phil have more detailed information about the interaction between the officer and Phil that is not being made public. The information we did receive gave us no evidence that he is actually "safe". Therefore we are continuing to search for him."

This is just all around weird. He didn't notify anyone of his whereabouts? Family? Friends? The neighbor's macaw?
posted by IvoShandor at 12:18 AM on January 27, 2011

Yeah, this was reported here some time ago, but it seems his friends still aren't in contact.
posted by stray at 12:43 AM on January 27, 2011

I remember looking forward to receiving whatever new nugget of interest Phil had turned up appearing on the Red Rock Eater mailing list. It was like getting metafilter posts in your mail before there was metafilter (at least before I had discovered metafilter).

I hope Phil knows that he was greatly appreciated by many of us, even if he prefers to remain out of contact for the moment.
posted by pharm at 1:32 AM on January 27, 2011

That's a year old ...

Anyway, like many people I know only online, I don't know how to pronounce hi name. Is it like a-ger or ah-gray or something else?
posted by spasm at 1:49 AM on January 27, 2011

s/hi /his /
posted by spasm at 1:49 AM on January 27, 2011

Yeah, that link is from Jan 2010, not 2011. If you aren't an actual friend or relative, and not just someone who once took a class from him or read his newsletter, it's probably best to hope he's well but let him be.
posted by pracowity at 2:17 AM on January 27, 2011