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Shad0
I Have No Life
Joined: 20 Jun 2004 Posts: 2180 Location: Southern California, USA
[PARTIAL SOLVE?] The new computer code The new snippets of SPDR computer code appear to be interspersed with white-on-white text (same font as "Seek the truth / Behold the truth / Reveal the truth"). If we SPECulate that this white-on-white text is from the Pious Flea, then I think we can see the game of leapfrog:
From about.html:
SPDR wrote:
grope:
!dsc host sector tertiary
surg:
!reconst primary sector
mem broken>>dmg recurse
!extern proc 1
interrupt reconst
Flea wrote:
Behold the truth!
evade
evade
ev
Here we see the Flea deliberately interrupting SPDR, getting her attention, and then running like heck. Continued in hives.html:
SPDR wrote:
grope:
!probe extern proc 1
surg:
!diag extern proc 1
rog
From about.html (again):
SPDR wrote:
proc 1
!handshk extern proc 1
Flea wrote:
system peril distributed reflex
SPDR wrote:
success msg: system peril distributed reflex
sur:
!ver
SPDR starts to think that the Flea is a rogue process, so she checks, and the Flea says he's SPDR! I just love this! (This could be when the Flea becomes the Queen's new advisor ) Continuing to honey.html:
Flea wrote:
grope:
!dsc mem frgm truth
surg:
!triage mem frgm truth
truth
SPDR wrote:
grope:
!probe extern proc 1
!handshk extern
Yes, now the Flea is using SPDR commands himself! He appears to be fixing a memory fragment labeled "truth."
Not sure why SPDR is repeating herself here. Lots of SPEC, but nothing solid enough to post yet.
_________________These were the puzzles that would take a day, these were puzzles that would take a week, and these puzzles they'd probably never figure out until we broke down and gave them the answers. ... The Cloudmakers solved all of these puzzles on the first day.
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 4:23 pm
GunsmithCat
Unfettered
Joined: 05 Aug 2004 Posts: 459
Of course the Flea would use white on white text, why didn't I think of that before???? It fits perfectly into it's nature. And the above does seem to fit in conjuction with other pieces.
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 4:25 pm
Nikolaas
Boot
Joined: 10 Aug 2004 Posts: 47 Location: :noitacoL
computer code.... Forgive me if I sound ignorant, as all of this is rather complex and quite confusing.....
My observations lead me to believe that the code you're referring to, such as....
grope:
!dsc host sector tertiary
surg:
!reconst primary sector
mem broken>>dmg recurse
!extern proc 1
interrupt reconst
...may be pieces of another hidden page with more clues. I say this because the bold part of this accessable link "http://www.ilovebees.com/surg.!store.primary.sector.mem.dmg.1.1.html " looks very similar to the computer code.
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 4:31 pm
CoffeeJedi
Unfictologist
Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 1327 Location: Charlotte NC, USA
Shad0, you are a frickin genius dude!
Nikolas, good eye... but..... we kinda already figured that out, still its good reasoning on your part, so......
have a trout!
_________________seeker > !seek canoe
!splotch
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 4:33 pm
Bellebet
Veteran
Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Posts: 87 Location: Boston, MA
Brav0, Shad0!!!
You have a highly analytical mind abd are very intuitive. You always seem to hit the nail on the head, while we're all looking for our glasses.
Bellebet
_________________It's all about you , isn't it? Me, me, me. Put me out, I'm on fire...
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 4:34 pm
Dorkmaster
Unfictologist
Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 1328 Location: The People's Republic of Dork
Very clever thinking, people! I can wrap my tentacles around this theory... Ok, so, the questions remaining are as thus: What place does SPDR have anymore (is the countdown valid anymore then, since it was part of SPDR's warning?) How do we get the Princess out of the sealed chamber? (since obviously we're not assuming the flea was helping her anymore either...)
(edit- another retrospect genius moment: "Pious" flea is all about "truth" devoted to truth=pious?)
_________________"The future is here. It's just not widely distributed yet." -William Gibson
"Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it." - PJ O'Rourke
"ACADEMY, n. A modern school where football is taught." - Ambrose Bierce
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 4:34 pm
CoffeeJedi
Unfictologist
Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 1327 Location: Charlotte NC, USA
Quote:
grope:
!dsc mem frgm truth
surg:
!triage mem frgm truth
truth
hmmm... dsc... as in discover... as in... to seek?
triage, as in to classify an illness, to study it... to... behold?
so he's using SPDR commands to "seek the truth, behold the truth"
hehe, neat
_________________seeker > !seek canoe
!splotch
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 4:37 pm
will_bushman
Boot
Joined: 01 Aug 2004 Posts: 30
Nice work, I was just trying to do that, but you done beat me, the one part you missed though.
Quote:
ify vnum
FLEA
00
SPDR
!compare vnum SPDR-5.14.3 > 00
vnum seq dmg
!bite rogue proc 1
goes in right after
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 4:41 pm
Last edited by will_bushman on Tue Aug 10, 2004 4:42 pm; edited 1 time in total
Shad0
I Have No Life
Joined: 20 Jun 2004 Posts: 2180 Location: Southern California, USA
Re: [PARTIAL SOLVE?] The new computer code
Bellebet wrote:
You have a highly analytical mind abd are very intuitive.
Oddly enough, this was in my last fortune cookie.
Hey, look! Another link to Chinese restaurants!
_________________These were the puzzles that would take a day, these were puzzles that would take a week, and these puzzles they'd probably never figure out until we broke down and gave them the answers. ... The Cloudmakers solved all of these puzzles on the first day.
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 4:42 pm
Shad0
I Have No Life
Joined: 20 Jun 2004 Posts: 2180 Location: Southern California, USA
Re: [PARTIAL SOLVE?] The new computer code
will_bushman wrote:
ify vnum
FLEA
00
SPDR
!compare vnum SPDR-5.14.3 > 00
vnum seq dmg
!bite rogue proc 1
Excellent find, thank you! (I just knew that ver was short for verify.) On which page did you find this snippet?
(And please add it to the Wiki , unless someone else already has.)
_________________These were the puzzles that would take a day, these were puzzles that would take a week, and these puzzles they'd probably never figure out until we broke down and gave them the answers. ... The Cloudmakers solved all of these puzzles on the first day.
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 4:47 pm
Dorkmaster
Unfictologist
Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 1328 Location: The People's Republic of Dork
Shad0, you rock. But this is a given, so I continue... So let's get serious here and determine where this story is going, in an organized, dumbed-down fashion...
So Widow is in charge of Phase 0, just beginning to repair Queen. Flea is in the background, hanging back, but observing. The Princess is Sleeping in a coffin of sorts.
Jump to Phase 1: queen is becoming aware. Can do things on her own, but Widow is still "in charge" but that is quickly changing. Flea still seemingly does little but try to get noticed by us (large repeating phrases, etc), and the Princess is awake? (Sending us messages in killer.jpg texts?)
Phase 2: Queen is almost fully aware, and is now independent of the widow. Flea is working against the Widow, and is this directly or indirectly for the benefit of Queen? Also, the Princess is awake, as evidenced by texts reading how she was shocked to wake up in the case, etc...
Anybody have something to add/change/delete?
_________________"The future is here. It's just not widely distributed yet." -William Gibson
"Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it." - PJ O'Rourke
"ACADEMY, n. A modern school where football is taught." - Ambrose Bierce
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 4:54 pm
CoffeeJedi
Unfictologist
Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 1327 Location: Charlotte NC, USA
Re: [PARTIAL SOLVE?] The new computer code
Shad0 wrote:
Bellebet wrote:
You have a highly analytical mind abd are very intuitive.
IN BED!
sorry, bad chinese fortune cookie joke
_________________seeker > !seek canoe
!splotch
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 4:56 pm
msekolpsu
Veteran
Joined: 03 Aug 2004 Posts: 119
Is the computer code of the SPDR the same as those coordinates? Isn't SPDR posting white text on black? I was wondering if the SPDR posted the coordinates as well and
!handshk extern
Is the SPDR leaving. I know it's spec, but I figured the text at least matches up, right?
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 4:59 pm
Dorkmaster
Unfictologist
Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 1328 Location: The People's Republic of Dork
msekolpsu wrote:
Is the computer code of the SPDR the same as those coordinates? Isn't SPDR posting white text on black? I was wondering if the SPDR posted the coordinates as well and
!handshk extern
Is the SPDR leaving. I know it's spec, but I figured the text at least matches up, right?
Why isn't MY brain making these connections!? Good on you, msekolpsu! Ok, we SHOULD determine whether SPDR entered those geopoints... because that also determines their importance and place (edit- their place in this game, not the physical space of the coordinates), right?
(2nd Edit - also, since we haven't had it in a while, and to make CoffeeJedi snortle milk out of his/her nose in laughter, I add this:
OMGWTFBBQ!!?!$ WAT IF TIHS IS THE MAS7ER CHEIF SAYING "HAY1 U GUYZ BETTER BY MY GAME!")
_________________"The future is here. It's just not widely distributed yet." -William Gibson
"Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it." - PJ O'Rourke
"ACADEMY, n. A modern school where football is taught." - Ambrose Bierce
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 5:05 pm
will_bushman
Boot
Joined: 01 Aug 2004 Posts: 30
Two more, not sure where they go but I think we should use the Princesses haiku's to help order these. Also, sorry about the wicked lame formatting, not got the skillz yet, working on it.
Quote:
SPDR
proc 1
rogue proc
surg:
FLEA
evade
SPDR
!bite rogue proc 1
clean confidence 100
and
Quote:
FLEA
Reveal the truth
SPDR
grope:
!probe extern
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 5:09 pm
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