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[PARTIAL SOLVE?] The new computer code
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Shad0
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[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:

Flea wrote:
ade

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 Mr. Green ) 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! Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy 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.
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GunsmithCat
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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.

PostPosted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 4:25 pm
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Nikolaas
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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.

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Shad0, you are a frickin genius dude!

Worshippy Worshippy Worshippy


Nikolas, good eye... but..... we kinda already figured that out, still its good reasoning on your part, so......
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Brav0, Shad0!!! Worshippy

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.

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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?)
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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
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will_bushman
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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
Quote:
sur:
!ver


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Shad0
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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. Laughing

Hey, look! Another link to Chinese restaurants!
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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.)
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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?
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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 Smile



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msekolpsu
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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?

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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!")
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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


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