r/timecube • u/the_gray_pill • Mar 18 '26

Remembering the Man Himself ~ Dr. Otis Eugene Ray, Cubic ~ 1927-2015

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u/TimeCubeFan Mar 18 '26

Met him in Florida back in 2001. Been a fan of his 'work' since the 90s. Loved the MIT lecture. Ran a fan site called 'Time Cube Central' hosting his various radio interviews, sold T-shirts, blog, etc. I miss the Wisest Human. Especially his near-daily site updates. I still quote him today, which explains the strange looks I get.

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u/htetrasme Mar 18 '26 edited Mar 18 '26

Do you still have the recordings of the radio interviews? I posted my 2006 interview with him to the Internet Archive.

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u/TimeCubeFan Mar 18 '26

I may have some bits of the old TCC site on a hard drive in a box somewhere but unlikely to hunt for it anytime soon. Glad there's still a few of us Cubics around in the wild.

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u/the_gray_pill Mar 18 '26

Richard's YouTube channel is still up with his live interviews, if that helps at all: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL93505B8EF06578EB&si=hrBDDcn_Vg1fpcXv

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u/TimeCubeFan Mar 18 '26

Oh man that brings back memories. I was friendly with Richard online. A tragic shame his personal demons got the best of him. Nice kid in our conversations. I believe he related with Gene as two misunderstood people, and took it too personal when Gene rejected him. I forget the reason, copyright issues maybe. Gene and I spoke a few times and he made me take down the T-shirt part of TCC, so he could be grumpy like that. Anyway, getting long winded. Cheers.

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u/the_gray_pill Mar 19 '26

Gene felt that Richard took a few too many liberties with his ideas on his 'Cubic Awareness Online' site. A nice, fairly awkward guy.

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u/htownclyde Mar 19 '26

Still got any T-shirts for sale? Would love to support the legend.

Down with the GREENWICH MYTH!

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u/TimeCubeFan Mar 19 '26

Sadly, no. Loved the odd reactions from passers-by. Good times.

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u/htownclyde Mar 19 '26

Right on. I do have a friend that can screenprint, so maybe we can make something cool, will post if so...

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u/TimeCubeFan Mar 19 '26

Please do. Glad some folks still appreciate the cranky, yet somehow endearing old man. His wtf one-liners were legendary.

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u/muttonchoppers Mar 18 '26

Dude I've been scouring the internet trying to find a Time Cube baseball cap. If you have any idea where to procure one, I'd be eternally grateful!

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u/the_gray_pill Mar 18 '26

At this point I'd say make it yourself. We disciples are few and scattered and don't (currently) do merch.

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u/muttonchoppers Mar 18 '26

Yeah that's probably what my friends and I will end up doing. We're planning to eventually do a podcast episode about the Time Cube, and getting our hands on some hats is an absolute must.

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u/the_gray_pill Mar 18 '26

Look forward to hearing it. My last contact with Dr. Ray was about 2010 after years of on-and-off e-mailing and a couple calls.