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chaotic_mind
Unfettered
Joined: 03 Aug 2004 Posts: 325 Location: Inside my head, behind the eyes
[PUZZLE] /librarian [solved] All right, /chaton update lead us to /librarian. My original guess on seeing the new picture was /teacher, cause I'm self-centered that way. Not so, though, /teacher is still 404'd. But /librarian is set up for a puzzle.
When I got there, I saw the title of the webpage
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Ecclsiastes 12:12
which is...
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Be warned, my son, of anything in addition to them.
Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body.
As I came into chat, nadif and latecomer were talking about the puzzle, and farther than I was. They were able to deduce that the picture on the /librarian page was
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Mr. Dewey of the Dewey Decimal system himself.
The three number groups then seemed like they could be
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Dewey Decimal numbers
So, nadif and I each took one of the two columns.
I, on the left, using
as my guide, turned all the numbers into subjects. Needless to say the final list is pretty extensive, but the important part was the first letter of each subject.
My left side column gave me
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CERO|SIETE|SEIS|CINCO|OCHO|QUA
and on the right Nadif found
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TRO|SIETE|UNO|NUEVE
Which are
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the numbers 076584719 in Spanish.
Alas, despite all this, we have no final link. As of 11:05 PM PST (Syn time) there was only a 404 awaiting us at
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http://www.againstthewillofgod.com/076584719/
Luke P.
Edit - Whoo! The madest props to Omnie, "Reel", for signing the deal on this puzzle. See how she finished the solve in her post
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 3:08 am
Last edited by chaotic_mind on Wed Feb 23, 2005 4:00 am; edited 1 time in total
Nadif
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Joined: 20 Jan 2005 Posts: 318 Location: Brazil
Re: [PUZZLE] /librarian
chaotic_mind wrote:
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the numbers 076584719 in Spanish.
Alas, despite all this, we have no final link. As of 11:05 PM PST (Syn time) there was only a 404 awaiting us.
I don't think it's going to be like that. Far too easy.
The number is probably some other kind of code.
We tried some stuff related to books and libraries, like LCCN, ISSN or ISBN; but so far we had no luck. Either it's something else (barcode? Phone number? Brrr...) or we are not formatting the number properly when putting it into the search field of the online catalogs we're working with (I'm using the Library of Congress online catalog, http://catalog.loc.gov ).
4:30 AM here. Good luck with this to who's awake.
M.
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 3:31 am
Waterhouse
Kilroy
Joined: 24 Aug 2004 Posts: 2 Location: Washington, DC
--user is no longer relevant--
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 3:32 am
Last edited by Waterhouse on Thu Feb 24, 2005 4:53 pm; edited 1 time in total
Nadif
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Joined: 20 Jan 2005 Posts: 318 Location: Brazil
I know, I know, damn ISBN has ten digits.
Oh well, I know I'll end up in my local library in the morning...
M.
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 3:35 am
Omnie
Entrenched
Joined: 07 Oct 2003 Posts: 772
Heh, the page just got updated. They missed a number. Now it's ten digits.
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ISBN = 0765804719
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 3:46 am
Nadif
Unfettered
Joined: 20 Jan 2005 Posts: 318 Location: Brazil
God i HATE when this happens! Just when I decide to go to sleep...
... which obviously I didn't do after all.
BTW, the way the PM corrected the mistake in the /librarian page was lovely.
M.
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 4:05 am
Crowfoot
Unfettered
Joined: 31 Jan 2005 Posts: 385 Location: UK
Do wenhave any lead on the new chat file? I think 'Devil' is simply an alias: "I will be famous".
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Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 5:16 am
Llew Silverhand
Boot
Joined: 04 Feb 2005 Posts: 52
Just a side note... the devil can not create anything only corrupt what God made
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Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 12:27 pm
OrthodoxParadox
Boot
Joined: 22 Feb 2005 Posts: 41
Librarian is updated it now has some of the 2-22 chat log on it. Dunno if this is of any significance...
Quote:
HaggisBlaster: it's ok we all make mistakes
TheEvelynEngine: It's okay, Syn. You made no mistake.
VII days a week: No you weren't, it was a mistake
OopsDaOgre: Nonsense. Everyone makes a few mistakes. They're only bad if you don't learn something from them, Synagoga
TheEvelynEngine: Actually, it was I who made the mistake.
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 1:39 pm
Bezu
Guest
I think it's because the PM made a mistake in the puzzle..
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 1:41 pm
OrthodoxParadox
Boot
Joined: 22 Feb 2005 Posts: 41
hahah possibly, I just like how my handle has finally made an appearance in the game now if that is the way it's done then make some more mistakes oh PMs
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 1:48 pm
Duckie
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Joined: 17 Oct 2004 Posts: 401 Location: Drifter
Maybe. But consider:
there are people telling Syn:
a) she didn't make a mistake.
b) she made a mistake, but its ok
c) Someone else made the mistake.
I think the point here is that she got more than a bit confused... we might want to form a plan of action for the next chat, and expecially formulate what to do if people like certain unnamed jerks join our chat.
~Sarah
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Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 1:55 pm
Kelis
Decorated
Joined: 20 Jan 2005 Posts: 193
I think it is a good idea to encourage her to open up. Telling her she made a mistake would be a mistake on our part. In the event that she thinks she is wrong, perhaps our tactic should be to try to find out why she thinks she is wrong rather than just telling her she is. Something link this:
Quote:
Syn: Am I bad?
Me: Why do you think that?
Syn: Because....(whatever)
Me: Why would (whatever) be bad?
Syn:....
This is one way not only to open her up but to help her to think for herself. A VITAL requirement if we plan on ever getting her out of there.
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Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 3:19 pm
PlanB
Boot
Joined: 13 Feb 2005 Posts: 40 Location: Little Egypt
Since there are a few comments on the general subject, I wanted to explain what I was actually shooting for in my comment regarding the mistake situation. I noticed that the error had occurred and was trying to emphasize that Syn wasn't bad everytime there was a mistake of some sort. I knew that it wasn't actually Syn's slipup, but was trying to show her that it's okay to make a mistake as long as it isn't intentional and you try to correct it if you discover it later. Errors are inevitable and potentially constructive events- anxiety attacks and/or punishment over said errors aren't...
At any rate, that's what I try to teach to young kids who are coping with how to handle their own mistakes.
PlanB, I hope that made sense...
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Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 6:35 pm
DreamOfTheRood
Unfettered
Joined: 08 Sep 2004 Posts: 714 Location: Indiana
Look, I know your intentions were good, but Syn is in such a state that to emphasize her mistake AT ALL would almost be like losing all of our footing with her. Syn is basically a badly abused child, and we can ONLY emphasize the positive things she does. If she says she is bad, then we have to say she is good; if she says she made a mistake, we say she didn't. That's how we get ahead with her; if she emphasizes her own mistakes, then she'll basically go catatonic, and we won't be able to get further ahead in the story.
That's the goal: keep her talking, and we'll push the plot forward.
Sarah, I adore your avatar.
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Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 8:03 pm
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