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[TRAILHEAD] Dromagnosi
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Esteed
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[TRAILHEAD] Dromagnosi

Okay, I probably should've made a thread for this last night once I was sure it was an ARG, but I was about to head to bed by that time and was too tired to really muster the motivation to do so. So now I am.

I don't really know what else to call it quite yet, so I'm sticking with the guy's Twitter name. Here's the sequence of events: Last night, I was followed on Twitter by a guy named Domenico Romagnosi. His twitter is here. After considering it, I engaged him in conversation on Twitter. My Twitter is here. Based on his answers, I'm pretty sure this is an ARG.

So what I know so far: Domenico is a bio researcher, according to the information he provided on his bio. He's noticed some odd changes at his lab. The example he gave me was a particle of light moving 600 metres of its own accord. When I asked about an event that he could pinpoint as the start of it all, he told me about a burst of electromagnetic radiation that was detected on his laboratory scanners. The source of this burst is currently unknown. He also hasn't slept, and seems overworked. He's supposed to have breakfast with someone named Lloyd, and apparently has much to discuss with him.

I had to go to bed at that point, and now that I've awakened, refreshed, and my mind is firing on more cylinders than it was at almost 3am, I asked if that burst could have been an attempt at sabotage.
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thebruce
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well, google hits are pretty much entirely focused on Gian Domenico Romagnosi (perhaps update the thread to D.Romagnosi?), born in 1761, studying electricity and magnetism.

I think the name is obscure enough to definitely be linked somehow to this researcher/philosopher. =)
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On the one hand the Twitter account is following ARGNet, ARG Deaddrop, ARGWorld, WikiBruce, etc...

On the other hand, it's following 300+ people (only the first page with people I've ever heard of) and only being followed by 29 people, which does seem odd.
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Chance
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The Lloyd he said he might have to skip breakfast with is here.

Lloyd also mentions electromagnetic happenings.

Watching, curious but not enough to jump on the wagon quite yet.

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Since he has no updates predating 14 hours ago (right before the start of your twitversation what am I supposed to call a conversation taking place over Twitter ?!) I'm thinking this is an acocunt created for the specific purpose of starting this conversation.

Hence, yeah it sounds like a trailhead.
I'll lurk for now since I'm still trying to catch up elsewhere, but if I spot any Italian I'll pitch in.
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intersect
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Electromagnetism, maybe an 'incident'... sounds good enough for me to follow at least a little while

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natas
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Probably nothing, but I noticed that his profile pic is named fa.jpg

Odd for a avatar name.

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traveleron
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Is anything happening on this one?

Anything happened yet? I tweeted both of them but no response.

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Esteed
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Keep in mind he didn't start following me until somewhere between 1:30-2am EST, and the conversation went on until I went to bed just after 3am. So it's entirely possible that we have a while to wait yet for any responses.

I won't be able to stay up quite as late tonight, as I just started a new job and need to be up early tomorrow for work. So someone else will have to handle things if/when he/they start answering tweets again.
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I have attempted to follow him but I cannot message him until he accepts my invite. If he does I will follow up.
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For refrence, just in case his background on twitter is of importance:
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traveleron
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New blog is up: http://yaaqovlabs.wordpress.com/

And here is a little something strange if you search for the scientist for which our frazzled experimenter is named.
http://www.romagnosi.it/

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Olorin
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traveleron wrote:

And here is a little something strange if you search for the scientist for which our frazzled experimenter is named.
http://www.romagnosi.it/


That seems to be a school named after G. D. Romagnosi.
Actually, since it's in Piacenza, I can get physical confirmation if needed (I got family there). It's odd that the page is entitled "romagnosi1" but from Italian public institutions I wouldn't be surprised (probably the result of using an editor like FrontPage)

I'll check the address tonight if I can

Edit: lol, once I checked the source I found
Quote:

meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage 6.0"

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traveleron
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Well then strike that superobvious connection. Searches on Ya'aqov laboratories are nil, but I think it's interesting that they a) chosen a traditional Hebraic way of writing Jacob and b) everything Jacob implies . . . from a ladder to wrestling with God to transformation into something else (aka Israel).

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Chance
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New blog with a sound byte on it.

Sounds like a voice in there, can someone work some magic?

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