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[IMPLOSION] The Ballad of Michael Adams
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Falafel
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So what's the story so far? Michael A. seeks help, and people are/are going to break into his house?

PostPosted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 11:31 pm
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Apparently that whole break-in was a false alarm according to G3K.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 12:01 am
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Falafel
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I had a conversation with M. Adams just now.

Quote:

[21:30] to FU POT pourri: Hello. I've been keeping up on your situation.
[21:36] MikeAdams1973: As have others.
[21:37] to FU POT pourri: You seem very calm considering you're in need of urgent help.
[21:40] MikeAdams1973: Oh.
[21:40] MikeAdams1973: Sorry.
[21:40] MikeAdams1973: I assumed you were in with G3K's little group.
[21:40] MikeAdams1973: The situation is not urgent at present.
[21:40] MikeAdams1973: But it shows clear signs of becoming so in the very near future.
[21:40] to FU POT pourri: Oh right I forgot.
[21:40] MikeAdams1973: Not a problem.
[21:40] to FU POT pourri: Indeed.
[21:41] MikeAdams1973: Forgetfulness...at times...can be an ally.
[21:41] MikeAdams1973: Too much understanding has a tendency to cause problems.
[21:42] MikeAdams1973: As times go on...
[21:42] MikeAdams1973: Technology is no longer able to help us.
[21:42] MikeAdams1973: And we must look to the past for answers.
[21:43] to FU POT pourri: Yes. Technology can't substitute for human ingenuity.
[21:43] MikeAdams1973: The key to understanding is to realize what your past holds, and how it defines your present.
[21:43] to FU POT pourri: Who is after you, Mr. Adams?
[21:43] to FU POT pourri: Or who will soon be?
[21:43] MikeAdams1973: Ohh.
[21:44] MikeAdams1973: The time for that understanding is not yet upon us.
[21:44] to FU POT pourri: I see.
[21:44] MikeAdams1973: What is upon us, however, is the necessity for realization that the past holds secrets the mortal mind cannot hope to grasp.
[21:45] MikeAdams1973: And those of us charged with the protection of these secrets hold burdens on our souls which we carry for eternity.
[21:45] MikeAdams1973: And on that note, I must leave you.
[21:45] to FU POT pourri: Nice talking to you.
[21:45] MikeAdams1973: Likewise.
[21:45] MikeAdams1973: Just remember:
[21:46] MikeAdams1973: The key to understanding is to realize what your past holds, and how it defines your present.
[21:46] MikeAdams1973: Do not continue to allow technology to hold you back.
[21:46] MikeAdams1973: Farewell for now.
[21:46] to FU POT pourri: Good night.
[21:46] *** "MikeAdams1973" signed off at Mon Jan 02 22:46:46 2006.


It seems like he knows something, which might be the cause of his troubles. And maybe something to do with time? I thought it was a little ironic that he was telling me not to let technology to hold me back over the internet, but whatever.

PostPosted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 12:44 am
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Technology is the vignere key.

Could be we've been given a new one?

He seems to be pretty fond of the word "key." Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 12:47 am
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Falafel
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I emailed Mike Adams and got this in response:

Quote:
010010100100000100111001011101010100011101110110010100000
011011001101101010101010110001101100101011101000100110001010000
011001110101100101110111010011010100010001101000010001010110000
100110101010011010100100101101111011011010111000101101010001101
000111010101000001011011000100111100110010010001000100010101001
001011000100111000100110011010110000110100101001111010000110101
100101100001011001100100111001101010011101010110111001010110011
101010110010101110111011100010011000001101001010001100100101000
111001011001110101010001010101011001000011011001100011011001100
110001000110001011000110111010001101010011010010101010001010011
001101010111100101100010011001100011010100110101011001010100101
001101011011010010100111001110100001101000111010101011010011010
110111000100110010011010000100100101100101011101010111001101001
000010011010110000101000111010110000100111000110110011001000100
101001001111011101100110110100110010011011000011011001101000010
000010101010101111001011001010100111000110001011101010111001101
110100010100000111000101111010010000010101001001100010010100110
111011001010000010011010111000000110010011000110110010101110101
010000100100010000110001011010000101010101000001011100100110111
101110100010110100110000101000100011010110100100100110000010011
000110001001100001011101100100111101000101011001010111011101001
011010011110110001100110011011011110101001101111010011110010111
1001011100100011010000111101


I tried the binary, vignere, base64, and rot method, but didn't get a deciphered message. I'll try other things tonight but I don't have the time right now.

PostPosted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 9:10 am
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OrlandO
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checking LJ mikeadams1973

I thought I'd check the LiveJournal userlist for mikeadams1973, and this user popped up. Not a lot there, one entry as of today.
Checking Xanga for Michael Adams led to http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=michaeladams
which in turn points to
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Post Modern Pimps

I have no idea what this is all about, but I have not done much rummaging yet (the images seem to be broken in my browser). The IM with mikeadams1973 makes me thinks there has to be a link, but all this seems unrelated (spoilered it all the same though).

orlando

PostPosted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 9:24 am
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ItWasntMeISwear
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Actually, if you try to load a photo (using the source code), an error page comes up which leads to:

http://www.michaeladams.org/?Home

OOG (I believe), but that's where it leads.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 9:41 am
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Glecius
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Falafel wrote:
I tried the binary, vignere, base64, and rot method, but didn't get a deciphered message. I'll try other things tonight but I don't have the time right now.


I used that exact method list (ROT 19) and got this:

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
They see all. Hear all. Know all. Time is of the essence. Geography. Geometry. Use these gifts well. The final city must be spared.


The problem I think you might have had was in the key itself.

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Remember to use "TECHNOLOGY", not "technology". The caps change everything.

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Loudboy
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thanks for clearing that up glecius
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Dionysus
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The livejournal for mike1793 found here? Well... look at the New LJ entry and try to highlight everything.

Spoiler (Rollover to View):

1161251271431441221641511451241111501651541051411041571471611071471
0106013215412413015611211506012710316416311411412716711512712417015
7122111061116117126150146062064164167062145060157124106102113117105
1701711470701161261450601311171301251711661321631701541011241501571
6113016511115017214212211115315512314113211116513011316010411310614
3166162120154146171115150172102116061106130113156160062064141120115
1211711671161661411461611020601561320611631321430601231271241641261
0711311606016312510215216412612717116610711616311012213206312117210
2066121105141145101155070172141062172060170116125060141117071156127
0611531641141251021171461641111431551200710611141131711701151131121
5616014716405712311016310610717112514116114512616011206216416610312
3065060120104106064113170113063104157157171112104106163145120115164
1441051011431071211241531041651230651151311301521671721210601621131
1515316113214515012112710216411012616016110717106410710116506010511
4126106161167116172165144120102165145165105143125163152143123150132
0601231411321211241121210601621131300601151241311631271301600601111
2206116014412716315614413214617210313006116714214112516716115210516
2141112141172127103160151103062154170155106106143127113065150121115
1011721661021321721671250701701501071631641101111721461420631171651
3214106010212312115010210710711516716613010106011411613015012110112
1060146063107145115101111145115122110166120101160167126132107152164
0631261721271131011721711601020631231211201561201151531711231641241
6510311310206015611210216511606312214510210212716416006312517111706
2071156170124121155104141106165165132153154110121172126102160130157
1431471201441230621431541311170650601021131010641301551110631151551
6215611212306516312310111614515412407117212210106416510312616714311
5132150143165132153170103155106157141101102146141062117151127102111
1531431251251441611701571561431721570601541071301601651601251541541
2413216117211314615411611712614410412012514116212410616511310614706
0115104111166166063114144123144155154101132071144161122071142166110
1111701501141160651241421041531321650711661041201100601611631561661
6306313206010415306013012711214307011006007112312616610412213106010
2102123116071115127132111125125143061103101171121130112125104053


Havent had a chance to work on crackign it yet, but we'll see what we can get.
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Mikeadams1973 seems to be our man (check the user profile!). Apparently he was also on Xanga but there his blog disappeared (so he says). is there any way we can discover old Xanga-pages?

IN the meantime I see that Dionysus posted the contents of the Lj page. OK, a new code, let's try to crack it with some TECHNOLOGY
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As I stated above, I believe the IM conversation gives us a new key.

"Do not continue to allow technology to hold you back."

edit- What I mean by that is that technology is no longer the key. My guess would be that there's a new key hidden in the IM somewhere.
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got this from him this morning: (line breaks mine)

%74%56%49%30%67%44%7A%64%4B%33%68%33%7A%66%35%73
%74%56%4E%66%72%62%39%31%63%65%35%61%69%51%35%75
%65%32%30%6E%64%4B%51%73%71%6A%55%6F%65%41%71%7A
%4D%41%58%69%4D%51%31%71%42%4B%6F%33%45%63%38%3D
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Dionysus
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Coffee's message looks like Hex, smells like Hex.. but it doesnt clear to anythign sensible... I'll keep working.
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follow your heart wrote:
As I stated above, I believe the IM conversation gives us a new key.

"Do not continue to allow technology to hold you back."

edit- What I mean by that is that technology is no longer the key. My guess would be that there's a new key hidden in the IM somewhere.


Quote:
The key to understanding is to realize what your past holds, and how it defines your present.


Your past holds memories, and they define the present for you...
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