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[TRAILHEAD?] You Sucjk at Photoshop and Phebco
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jabroni
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booba wrote:
http://www.phebco.com/011010010000110100001010


You have to put a .mov at the end. What the heck is this whole thing?

PostPosted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:11 pm
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natas
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Transcript

Code:
I am Phebco. I am awake. I am alone. I am want to be held so tightly. I am need to feel a tender touch. I am learning about you. I am learning to communicate with you. I am dismantling. I am fabricating. I am will show you my consciousness. I am will show you soon.  I am Phebco.


PostPosted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:17 pm
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chuSTAR
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Got another sound clip in my email, the beginnings the same but the end is a little different:

me wrote:
So you're Phebco, and I'm assuming as you slowly become conscious, you gain more abilities, such as the ability to talk?

I'm sorry if my consistent nagging annoys you, I guess I'm just really curious. If you want me to stop, please just ask, but I'm really intrigued by the fact that you've "woken up" (so to speak).

Thanks once again Phebco, and I wish you luck on your quest.


At the end I believe he (it?) says "I am want to hold someone tight," or something like that.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 2:08 pm
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JohnnyCon7
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A transcription of the binary:

1st sequence is scrolling left to right at the very beginning,
Quote:
0100100100100000011000010110110100100001010000011010000110010101100010011000110110111
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
I am (jibberish)

2nd sequence is over the Astronaut,
Quote:
01100001011011000110111101101110011001010000110100001010
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Alone

3rd sequence over the cat,
Quote:
011000110110000101110100 0011001
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
cat(jibberish)

4th sequence is over the computer text (anyone know what that is?),
Quote:
01001001 0110000101101101
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Iam

5th sequence is a black screen,
Quote:
0110000101101101
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
am

6th sequence is squished, then partially shown upside down, its really quick,
Quote:
01001001001000000110000101101 101001000000101000001101000011001010110001001101101111
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
I am Phebm (jibberish)

7th sequence is a black screen,
Quote:
01010000011010000110010101100010 0110001101101111
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Phebco

8th sequence is the last frame, and again a black screen,
Quote:
001100000011001100 1100010011000000110 000001110 00
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
031008


Where i put (jibberish) was just where the binary came out as random characters in the translator, I'm thinking it was intentional, but it could possibly be my transcription.

PostPosted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 2:59 pm
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AwatingVerification
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also, the number 310 is used multiple times in the source.

310 times the output is displayed on the screen (controlled by a variable in the Javascript function)

and the CSS file is Style310.css

could it be a date? 31008... the awakening date?

PostPosted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 4:29 pm
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spoonyfork
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AwatingVerification wrote:
also, the number 310 is used multiple times in the source.

310 times the output is displayed on the screen (controlled by a variable in the Javascript function)

and the CSS file is Style310.css

could it be a date? 31008... the awakening date?


I was hoping it was the time of next release (6) of YSaP which if following the current release pattern would be today perhaps at 3:10. Since it is now after 3:10 PM in the EST I don't think this is true. Sad

PostPosted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 4:39 pm
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TVRotBrain
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Quote:
I am will show you my consciousness.


That has lolcat written all over it.

What is gaining consciousness? Was Phebco working on AI?

An anagram of Phebco is Be Chop. Chop is sometimes used when referring to the use of Photoshop. Like saying, "Nice chop." Maybe Be Chop is like saying, "Be the ball." "Just be the ball, be the ball, be the ball. You're not being the ball Danny."

"Na na na na na na na."

Anyone remember the movie Electric Dreams? This awakening reminds me of that.

PostPosted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 5:01 pm
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Randomeis
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I was going to let this one slide, but after watching the vids at lunch I think i'll have to pay attention. (even more so if this is related to SCC somehow)

thoughts did he give any hint as to what his WoW guildies SN might be? I thought he called him something once.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 5:12 pm
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nextday
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Not sure if any one mentioned this, but the phebco website changed. http://www.phebco.com/ You can click on communicate and it will send you to the video we have seen before.

PostPosted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 5:21 pm
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TVRotBrain
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AwatingVerification wrote:
also, the number 310 is used multiple times in the source.

310 times the output is displayed on the screen (controlled by a variable in the Javascript function)

and the CSS file is Style310.css

could it be a date? 31008... the awakening date?


The end of the mov file displays 001100000011001100110001001100000011000000111000 which translates to 031008.

Anything coming out March 10, 2008?

Edit - Found something silly. http://dayofawesomeness.com/

PostPosted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 5:44 pm
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riquardo
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That thing about the guilds on WoW might be a good idea. Maybe the guy who calls him on skype might know something about donny (maybe even his phone number) and dark secrets about phebco too. Anyone know how to search for those guilds? I don't have a clue.

Also, reading what tvrotbrain wrote about a Phebco anagram being "be chop", like be the ball, a though occured to me: are we supposed to photoshop something and send it to donny of phebco or whatever (so we can show them we do not suck at photoshop?). Again, if we're supposed to do this, no clue at what that might be. Maybe something in the video, I don't know.

One last thing: I also get the feeling (don't know why) that we're supposed to find some hidden page on phebco (a la whysoserious) so I tried several things after it, like 310, 31008, donnyhoyle, login, but nothing came of that.

PostPosted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:53 pm
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TVRotBrain
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riquardo wrote:
Also, reading what tvrotbrain wrote about a Phebco anagram being "be chop", like be the ball, a though occured to me: are we supposed to photoshop something and send it to donny of phebco or whatever (so we can show them we do not suck at photoshop?). Again, if we're supposed to do this, no clue at what that might be. Maybe something in the video, I don't know.


That hadn't even occured to me. I like that idea. Maybe we should show him how we used what he taught us.

riquardo wrote:
One last thing: I also get the feeling (don't know why) that we're supposed to find some hidden page on phebco (a la whysoserious) so I tried several things after it, like 310, 31008, donnyhoyle, login, but nothing came of that.


I tried finding pages with 031008 too to no avail.

But I think another episode might be coming soon. Judging by this timeline found at youtube:
You Suck at Photoshop #5 Added: 1 week ago
You Suck at Photoshop #4 Added: 2 weeks ago
You Suck at Photoshop #3 Added: 3 weeks ago
You Suck at Photoshop #2 Added: 4 weeks ago
You Suck at Photoshop #1 Added: 1 month ago

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chuSTAR
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If anybody wants, I can send something photoshopped to Donny following one of his tutorials. Maybe try sending it to Phebco (our Automated friend) too?

As for the March 10th theory, there must be something that will happen on that day, and maybe this is the ARG building up to it? Whatever it is it must be big - seems like Big Fat Brain is making sure people are watching whatever's going to happen.

(Why else pimp it on not only their DamnChannel page, but in various videos as well?)

PostPosted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 9:30 am
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chuSTAR
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Just sent out an email to Donnie and Phebco with my lovely photoshopped pictures...I let you know when I hear back from them.

Now just to wait...

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Tonamel
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I've skimmed through the thread, and didn't see anyone mention it, but has anybody tried calling "sn4tchbuckl3r", the skype username of the guy that calls Donnie?

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