Farewell to Pi2 (aka Xanadu).... R.I.P.

susan77

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Pi2.
He ate pine nuts and pooped charcoal, a one-man self-recycling sustainable energy machine...

Pi2 (aka Xanandu) was aka "British Steve" here in Las Terrenas--
Although frequently mocked and ridiculed in this forum, Steve was a lovely, VERY intelligent man and lively conversationalist.
He died last month from tuberculosis and cancer.
 

dv8

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he died? i do not think anyone knew! i am sorry to hear that. he was a bit crazy but it was good crazy.

this is really sad news... RIP.
 

bob saunders

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Pi2 (aka Xanandu) was aka "British Steve" here in Las Terrenas--
Although frequently mocked and ridiculed in this forum, Steve was a lovely, VERY intelligent man and lively conversationalist.
He died last month from tuberculosis and cancer.

Sad to hear that. His diet probably didn't help. It is rare to die from Tuberculosis.
 

windeguy

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Pi2 (aka Xanandu) was aka "British Steve" here in Las Terrenas--
Although frequently mocked and ridiculed in this forum, Steve was a lovely, VERY intelligent man and lively conversationalist.
He died last month from tuberculosis and cancer.

I am sorry to hear that. He was certainly one of the more controversial posters and could spice up a discussion no matter how wrong he might have been. Just goes to show that genetics plays a larger part in your longevity than diet for some people. As for your comment on his intelligence, no comment.
 

keepcoming

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His ideas were interesting and his love of life was apparent. RIP...
 

bri777

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Wow
He was my favorite Martian


craziest solar oven specialist ever
so sad
Manu
 

whirleybird

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Sorry to hear that this, sometimes rather controversia,l poster on DR1 has passed away, condolences to all his family and friends.
 

william webster

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I enjoyed his 'back and forth'...... not one of his posts ever annoyed me.

Au contraire, whenever I looked up something to challenge him - I found his facts hard to attack.

He was right much of the time...... whether I agreed with him or not.


Oh well, he has disappeared before and returned, reincarnated, as lively as ever..... would that he could this time.
 

Koreano

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Although I always thought he wasn't being serious most of times, I was always enjoyed his arguments.
RIP pi2....
 

AlterEgo

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What a shame, very sobering. My condolences to his family and friends.

May it also serve to remind us all that showing a little compassion to those who seem 'different' is the right thing to do.

Not pointing at anyone, I'm as guilty as the next person with some posters.
 

Chirimoya

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My condolences to his friends and relatives.

If a bona fide DR1 poster had not confirmed he was genuine, I would have remained convinced he was a random internet prankster who had never been near the DR.

If he truly practiced what he preached, he has my respect. But I could never work out why he would attack people who definitely do practice what they preach, like Mountainannie.

BTW, he was not "Xanadu" but yanandu and yapaski before his last incarnation as pi2. There was a poster here a long time ago who used a handle that included Xanadu, with an ego bigger than the universe, but he disappeared into his own black hole.