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morningcoffee
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UK-Spook wrote:
morningcoffee wrote:


What is "J. Locke 0879753374 C:2 S:7"?


Sorry, I was meaning to explain that. It's a reference to John Locke's Second Treatise of Civil Government, chapter 2, section 7.

http://www.constitution.org/jl/2ndtr02.htm

I thought J. might like a little 17th century liberal philosophy. It was my response to having the previous QX deleted, regarding the increasingly threatening message on agent number 22.

I wonder if our facility has room service Laughing



Given that we're pretending to be legitimate agents in order to use the QX system, it may be best not to leave J sarcastic/silly messages...
And 22# appears to be a message aimed at the "counteroperatives", so I don't think it's a good idea to keep leaving QXs about it. The message is clearly not aimed at legitimate agents. We need to leave QXs that play our role properly rather than give ourselves away for no reason.

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UK-Spook
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morningcoffee wrote:

Given that we're pretending to be legitimate agents in order to use the QX system, it may be best not to leave J sarcastic/silly messages...


While my reply to you was written light heartedly, neither message was meant to be sarcastic or silly and I'm sorry if they came across that way.

The first was a genuine question, not dissimilar from several which had been asked before (in that it was something an agent possibly should already know the answer to), it was the only one referring to 22 and deleted without apparent consequence (within minutes, it didn't even go to pending, suggesting it never got sent, which opens the question of whether someone is moderating messages and why that might be). The second was in the vein of the PM's literary and historical style, referenced in such a way as to be short, but to ambiguously draw attention to the passage in question. Both were intentionally vague as to who sent them and why, because I didn't want to explicitly let on that the QX system was compromised.

It was a hot topic of conversation when this ARG began, whether people should adhere to a set of rules and if we were to play a unified role; such as legitimate agents, bemused bystanders or as the counter operatives. There was no consensus at that time and people have played the role(s), which they think may yield some kind of result. Otherwise certain actions, like war-dialling the agent system, are generally frowned upon. Not because any rule had been set, but that we didn't want access to certain systems disrupted.

However, it is clear that the PM will just ignore anything he doesn't like or at worst, give us a time-out if he gets a bit fed up; but I don't think he's ever permanently restricted or shut-down a system because of our actions (please correct me if I'm wrong here) and there has been plenty of reason for him to do so in the past.

In essence what I am trying to say is, that while I am sympathetic to your way of playing the game, not everyone does or even should play it the same way. Different tactics can sometimes give valuable insights.

There will also be a few people out there, who are doing things we may not like, but also don't share their information either.

Again, I'm sorry if you didn't like my questions, but unless the PM throws a wobbly about them, I'll use them as they were intended: simply a way of gently probing an unknown system, to see how it reacts.

PostPosted: Wed May 28, 2014 7:07 pm
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morningcoffee
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UK-Spook wrote:


While my reply to you was written light heartedly, neither message was meant to be sarcastic or silly and I'm sorry if they came across that way.

The first was a genuine question, not dissimilar from several which had been asked before (in that it was something an agent possibly should already know the answer to), it was the only one referring to 22 and deleted without apparent consequence (within minutes, it didn't even go to pending, suggesting it never got sent, which opens the question of whether someone is moderating messages and why that might be). The second was in the vein of the PM's literary and historical style, referenced in such a way as to be short, but to ambiguously draw attention to the passage in question. Both were intentionally vague as to who sent them and why, because I didn't want to explicitly let on that the QX system was compromised.

It was a hot topic of conversation when this ARG began, whether people should adhere to a set of rules and if we were to play a unified role; such as legitimate agents, bemused bystanders or as the counter operatives. There was no consensus at that time and people have played the role(s), which they think may yield some kind of result. Otherwise certain actions, like war-dialling the agent system, are generally frowned upon. Not because any rule had been set, but that we didn't want access to certain systems disrupted.

However, it is clear that the PM will just ignore anything he doesn't like or at worst, give us a time-out if he gets a bit fed up; but I don't think he's ever permanently restricted or shut-down a system because of our actions (please correct me if I'm wrong here) and there has been plenty of reason for him to do so in the past.

In essence what I am trying to say is, that while I am sympathetic to your way of playing the game, not everyone does or even should play it the same way. Different tactics can sometimes give valuable insights.

There will also be a few people out there, who are doing things we may not like, but also don't share their information either.

Again, I'm sorry if you didn't like my questions, but unless the PM throws a wobbly about them, I'll use them as they were intended: simply a way of gently probing an unknown system, to see how it reacts.



Generally in the IRC channel we discuss QXs before they're left so that we're all on the same page with what we're doing. The consensus has been for a considerable while that we're "counterops" pretending to be legit agents, I think. Of course, you are free to play however you wish.
If you want to join us in IRC, the server is freenode and channel is #ARG or there is webchat access here: https://webchat.freenode.net/

PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2014 12:32 am
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morningcoffee
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 		New black OTP messages.


18254
Quote:
Z 28163549Z MAY 14
SECRET//PRJMLPL//75X5
MSGID/PROGRESS//
SUBJ/PROGRESS//
/FORMAT/OBJ/00001/ASCII//
/OBJ/00001/
ANGELA, ANY UPDATES THIS EVENING? -J //



18255
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Z 28164428Z MAY 14
SECRET//PRJMLPL//75X5
MSGID/PROGRESS//
SUBJ/PROGRESS//
/FORMAT/OBJ/00001/ASCII//
/OBJ/00001/
WE HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM.
WE HAVE A PAGE 40.
I STILL RECOMMEND WE PROCEED ANYWAY. -A //


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And new AS27 message.

May 29th, sequence 39.148 -
Quote:
ALL AGENTS, READ PAGE 40, LINES 1, 2, 3, 4, AND 5 RE: AGENT 2.


PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2014 12:35 am
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morningcoffee
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 		New AS27 messages.


Friday 30th, sequence 39.149 -
Quote:
ALL AGENTS, PROCEED WITH PHASE 2 WITH EXTREME CAUTION. CONTACT HQ IF CANNOT PROCEED.


Saturday 31st, sequence 39.150 -
Quote:
ALL AGENTS, RECEIVE ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE AT 02062014 0400 ZULU HF RX.


Sunday June 1st, sequence 39.151 -
Quote:
ALL AGENTS, READ PAGE 42, LINE 10, 11, 12, AND 17. EXECUTE INSTRUCTIONS ON LINE 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25.


Monday June 2nd, sequence 39.152 -
Quote:
ALL AGENTS, PROCEED WITH PHASE 3 PENDING INSTRUCTIONS.




And new black OTP message from May 30th.

18256
Quote:
Z 30055554Z MAY 14
SECRET//PRJMLPL//75X5
MSGID/PROGRESS//
SUBJ/PROGRESS//
/FORMAT/OBJ/00001/ASCII//
/OBJ/00001/
I HAVE BEEN THINKING A LOT ABOUT OUR PRIOR CONVERSATION.
AGENT 2 AND MELTR3 HAVE A LOT IN COMMON.
I HAVE MIXED THOUGHTS ABOUT THE SOVIETS EVEN MORE SO.
I PURPOSE YOU CONTACT AI, A SURVIVOR, AND ASK HER TO MAKE A STATEMENT RE: AGENT 2. -J //


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morningcoffee
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 		Most important news first: we got the blue book finally!

The kind person who collected it for us posted it to Smugtrio, and he received it yesterday Smile

Pics: https://secure.flickr.com/photos/11045674@N03/sets/72157644573079798

It literally is just tables of tides, aka big lists of numbers - we don't know what to do with it at the moment Smile

Interesting thing: the strange lines of language at the beginning under the dedication are from Hávamál, an Old Norse poem. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A1vam%C3%A1l

The lines quoted in the blue book mean:
Quote:
He seems wise,
he who knows how to ask
and to speak likewise;
they can conceal nothing,
the sons of men,
of what is said about men.


Also, the "Maj DS Wagner" mentioned on that page was previously mentioned as a QX answer (QX 51). At the time we couldn't understand what the voice was saying as it seemed unintelligible, but now we realise that's what it was saying. We don't know who this person is, however. Googling "DS Wagner" does get some results, but none appear to be relevant to OTP22.


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Also, new AS27 message.

June 3rd, sequence 39.153 -
Quote:
ALL AGENTS, RECEIVE ZEUS MESSAGE ACCORDING TO YOUR INSTRUCTIONS FOR DATE 03062014


PostPosted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 8:03 am
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ytsemaddy
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 		Hi, I've been lurking on this thread on and off for a while, feeling relatively useless. I noticed something curious that may be related, but my apologies if this has already been discussed and dissected...

I looked at the pictures of the tide table information phone numbers, and saw top of the list was the usual 202-999-3335. Some brief google searching led me to a Wikipedia entry on phone loop around. Nothing too amazing, though I noticed it had some OTP-specific language. Poking around a little more, I found there was a change made to the entry on Dec 13th:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Loop_around&action=historysubmit&diff=586085774&oldid=576063018

No idea what to do with Alhok, LLC. That's come up dry on google.

Just a few stray thoughts on a Tuesday!
-Maddy

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morningcoffee
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ytsemaddy wrote:
Hi, I've been lurking on this thread on and off for a while, feeling relatively useless. I noticed something curious that may be related, but my apologies if this has already been discussed and dissected...

I looked at the pictures of the tide table information phone numbers, and saw top of the list was the usual 202-999-3335. Some brief google searching led me to a Wikipedia entry on phone loop around. Nothing too amazing, though I noticed it had some OTP-specific language. Poking around a little more, I found there was a change made to the entry on Dec 13th:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Loop_around&action=historysubmit&diff=586085774&oldid=576063018

No idea what to do with Alhok, LLC. That's come up dry on google.

Just a few stray thoughts on a Tuesday!
-Maddy



Hi Maddy,
Thanks for chipping in, we're always happy to hear from lurkers Very Happy
The name mentioned in that wiki edit is the name of someone who has been trolling and attempting to disrupt the ARG for some time, so please don't worry about that Smile The 3335 number and all the other OTP22 numbers are absolutely not owned or run by this person!
If you want to join us in IRC chat sometime, you can use freenode servers, channel #ARG, or use webchat here: https://webchat.freenode.net/ to join channel #ARG Smile It's often quiet during the day but if you say hello someone will eventually reply when they're around! Smile

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 		New AS27 message.

June 4th, sequence 39.154 -

Quote:
ALL AGENTS, RECEIVE SPECIAL MESSAGE AT 05062014 1600 ZULU HF RX.


PostPosted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 4:17 am
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L0j1k
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 		HF TX was caught on dialer and Skype by a few players (mostly morningcoffee and drawbars). It appears the recordings contain two voices -- one normal and one muffled -- that are both simultaneously reading out a series of numbers. As of yet we do not have transcriptions available.

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morningcoffee
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 		As L0j1k says, we recorded the HF "special message" yesterday.

Full audio is here: http://dialer.otp22.com/2014-06.dir/2014-06-05%2016-04%20UTC%20-%20303-309-0004%20-%20150120587%23.wav

As before it's strings of numbers being read out, we don't know how to translate these but we're pretty sure we hear the clearer voice say "sequence start, group delta seven" or just "group delta" at the beginning, which is possibly our clue to translating it. We'll keep looking at it.


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Also new AS27 messages.


June 5th, sequence 39.155 -
Quote:
STANDBY.


June 6th, sequence 39.156 -
Quote:
ALL AGENTS, RECEIVE UNSTRUCTURED MESSSAGE AT 06062014 1400 ZULU HF RX.



So more HF later today.

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aquinas
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 		a couple new black otp messages on as36:

18257
Quote:
Z 06135939Z JUN 14 SECRET//PRJMLPL//75X5 MSGID/ROUTE// SUBJ/ROUTE// /FORMAT/OBJ/00001/ASCII// /OBJ/00001/
A, VERIFY THIS ROUTE IS VIABLE. ALSO NEED POSITION FOR LANDING AT LOCATION. //


18258
Quote:
Z 06144019Z JUN 14 SECRET//PRJMLPL//75X5 MSGID/ROUTE// SUBJ/ROUTE// /FORMAT/OBJ/00001/ASCII// /OBJ/00001/
A, ALSO CHECK THIS ROUTE. IT APPEARS TO BE A BIT CLOSER. NEED POSITION FOR LANDING AT LOCATION FOR H1 FOR
FINAL RETRIEVAL. -J //


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 		Somehow all of us managed to forget about the "unstructured message" on HF yesterday before it was too late Sad We're really sorry, PM! Sad If anyone happened to listen or get a recording, let us know.



New AS27 message.

June 7th, sequence 39.157 -
Quote:
REPOSITION IS NOW IN OPERATION.


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 		New AS27 messages.


June 8th, sequence 39.158 -
Quote:
VISIONCOM NOW ACTIVATED.



June 9th, sequence 39.159 -
Quote:
ALL AGENTS, RECEIVE SPECIAL MESSAGE AT 11062014 1600 ZULU HF RX.


PostPosted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 7:51 am
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bobdamnit
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 		New HF was broadcast today. We were ready for it. (Thanks Tony and Morningcoffee!)

Link to audio: http://dialer.otp22.com/2014-06.dir/2014-06-11%2016-00%20UTC%20-%20303-309-0004%20-%20150120587%23.wav

Oddly enough, it wasn't just a random string of numbers that we don't know what to do with! It was an SSTV image that Tony has managed to get fairly clean. We currently do not know what it means or even where it is. Link to image: http://imgur.com/ZKPZJHB

I found ABISM on agent codes 37, 38, and 39. User Xkeeper has been cool enough to decode these. They are test messages, and here are the messages:

37: VERSION 2.1
38: 1234567890ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
39: FIXME.FIXME.THIS IS BROKEN

Thatisall.

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