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taozero
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Joined: 01 Mar 2005 Posts: 87 Location: Back in Alaska...
[UPDATE] New messages from the kidnapper and the MFD Attached is the .jpg, which you can also find on ARGTalk. Apparently they received it along with a message saying 'put this on your site or else'.
There is also a new .swf from the MFD, but I can't download it
/me mutters about gov't computers
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 7:19 am
Alzheimers
Unfettered
Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Posts: 339
Text on the first frame of the flash file:
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
"1 = 1 + 3 | 6 to the second | unlucky + 1"
1 = 1 + 3 | 6^2 | 13 +1
1 = 4 | 36 | 14
so what operator do we consider | to be - bitwise or?
00000001 = 00000100 | 00100100 | 00001110
but that would make the right hand 00101110 = 46?
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 10:38 am
Last edited by Alzheimers on Wed Jun 29, 2005 11:07 am; edited 1 time in total
Saevitia
Unfettered
Joined: 30 Mar 2005 Posts: 688 Location: Rochester, NY
On the IRC we were speccing it might indicate timezone|minute|hour, which would make it gmt+3 14:36 (or 2:36 pm)
EDIT: minor math error, changed it from 13 to 14 (unlucky+1)
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 10:58 am
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LouMac
Pimp Daddy
Joined: 27 Sep 2002 Posts: 191 Location: Rhode Island
The .swf file is a computer-voice over a video of what looks like a toy castle. Here is a transcript of what the voice over says:
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Liars and obsessions and players, oh my!
How far into the rabbit hold do we honestly want to go?
You have given me the perfect opportunity,
and now I will give you exactly what you want
Also, regarding the ransom note, I'm not sure it'll help but, perhaps we should analyze where the letters come from.
Y - Old Navy
O - Last Resort Retrieval
U - Dunkin Donuts
A
R - Iron Maiden
E
I - 311
N
M
Y
S - Mapquest
P - San Antonio Spurs
E
C
I
A
L - Seinfeld
P - UPS
L - Chick fil-a?
A - eBay
C
E - Harry Potter
N -
O
W - Lowe's
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 11:55 am
omegagriffen
Boot
Joined: 02 May 2005 Posts: 62 Location: On a plane with SNAKES!!!
I believe the c in place is from the Disney Epcot
Yep,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epcot
You can see it at that link.
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 12:14 pm
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taozero
Veteran
Joined: 01 Mar 2005 Posts: 87 Location: Back in Alaska...
The M is from Camel (the cigarette people)
First* L is from the Cardinals (baseball) (I think)
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 12:15 pm
chippy
Entrenched
Joined: 19 Feb 2005 Posts: 789 Location: Leeds, UK
not wanting to see duplication of effort *cough*trout*cough*
see these posts
http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=11285&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=80
for working through logos etc
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 12:37 pm
Tephi
Veteran
Joined: 27 Feb 2005 Posts: 146 Location: Santiago, Chile
here is the ohmy.swf file:
_________________... Si el gato araņa, entonces la araņa gata??????... Le dejo la inquietud...
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 4:17 pm
strife777
Guest
Emerald city?
Lions, and Tigers, and bears, oh my!
No idea what to do with it. Suzee is in Seattle?
And the lion, tin man + scarecrow in the door...
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 5:25 pm
Pixiestix
Resident Angry Midget
Joined: 26 Aug 2004 Posts: 2465 Location: Tomorrow's Talk Studios
He likes his faerie tales.... Alice in Wonderland has been a recurring theme as well.
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 7:01 pm
Duckie
Unfettered
Joined: 17 Oct 2004 Posts: 401 Location: Drifter
FWIW, the popup book The Wizard of Oz and Alice in Wonderland are both worked on by Robert Sabuda.
Weird.
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 11:21 pm
CreativeEmbassy
Veteran
Joined: 12 Jan 2005 Posts: 145 Location: State College, Pa, USA
Does anyone else know why we keep seeing this arrow? On "The Return of the MFD" pic (as well as the swf that first showed it, we say the "Black Arrow with Move" cursor on it. You can now see it on this SWF as well. Any specs as to why this cursor is so important? And what programs do you see it on?
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Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 11:55 am
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