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MrToasty
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Just had a reply from Diam
Quote:
@DM_17JN10 Do the numbers 3 4 2 1 13 have any significance that you know?

Quote:
@MrToasty Code Invalid User

Interesting - not sure what to make of it yet, but interesting...

ETA - as for the blog, looks like we found our Icarus
http://www.blogger.com/profile/17306100758142588731
ETA2 - make that our 'Hunter' as well. Thought Diam was referring to Mr. Teeth there.
We also have reference to Dr. Richard Smiley - similar to Mr. Teeth?

PostPosted: Tue May 04, 2010 6:40 pm
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mycroft7
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new blog casts some more light on this whole thing:

the godspeech seems to be radio waves leaking through from the future, at points in space where nuclear blasts have occurred. DM tells us that if lisa gets eaten then there will be a dimensional rift and all signals apart from radio will be blocked. in the future timeline that DM has come from, the rift has occurred and earth has been turned into a wasteland with a few survivors settling in town(s) called Dead City - hence the Dead City Radio.

we were told to find the hunter, and it turns out that this is Hunter Klein, the grandson of a scientist responsible (in his team of four) for causing/recording the godspeech and possibly creating the rift, leading to future catastrophe.

the team of four were stephen klein, robert patterson, horatio lauren and richard smiley. but originally they were three (smiley joined later on). this might be part of the solve to the 'riddel' set us by mr teeth: first there were three, then four, this went down to two and soon will be just one - presumably mr teeth, AKA Dr Richard Smiley, who signs his blog RichS, will be the last of the four left alive. we know klein has died and we are told patterson did some time ago. not sure about Lauren, who i assume is lisa's grandfather. mitzi has mentioned previously that one of lisa's grandfather's died. i have asked Hunter if he has any more details on Horatio so we can try to contact him.

questions - does the pic of icarus seem a large file?
can we press Hunter for more audio files from his gramps collection? (Mr Toasty has already broached the subject with him)
can we find a better way to figure out the audio tracks as they must contain other clues?
did we miss an obvious clue that would have lead us to Hunter without Mitzi's push?

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MrToasty
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Excellent analysis.

mycroft7 wrote:
questions - does the pic of icarus seem a large file?
can we press Hunter for more audio files from his gramps collection? (Mr Toasty has already broached the subject with him)
can we find a better way to figure out the audio tracks as they must contain other clues?
did we miss an obvious clue that would have lead us to Hunter without Mitzi's push?

Pic file size seems appropriate. As for obvious clue, it sure feels like we missed it. On the horrendusos blogspot, the last post included the word BOOK. Maybe we missed more to get to booksmarts224 for the new blogspot? Dunno

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a few interesting developments on the Hunter blog...

will try to have a listen to the new audio, in between watching the general election results Smile
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MrToasty
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Another cryptic tweet by Diam
Quote:
1oftheesthingsisnaughtliketheother

I never know what to make of tweets like that. Evil or Very Mad

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MrToasty
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Some email interaction with Hunter:

MrToasty wrote:
After reading through your blog posts again I realized that what I had previously found may actually be tied to your grandfather or at least one of his former co-workers. I decided it was probably best to contact you directly rather than posting publicly on the blog. You mentioned that your grandfather worked with a Dr. Lauren. Do you know if he had a granddaughter by any chance?

Hunter wrote:
I know he has kids, I'm sure they had kids, too. I only knew him when I was really little and never met any of his family, but my grandpa used to talk alot about his kids and how smart they were and how they were going to UCD or starting their internship, etc...

I had to be like 5, which meant I didn't much care about a strangers life, so I never really listened to him. Sorry I can't be of more help.


ETA - as for the earlier tweet, 1 and naught stand out (1 and 0). Still not sure if that means anything yet.

ETA2 - more email:
MrToasty wrote:
That's plenty of help. As it turns out, the audio file I linked to was found on a flash drive in the Denver area by one Lisa Lauren. I'm beginning to suspect she may be Dr. Lauren's granddaughter.

Hunter wrote:
It's very very possible, as for getting a hold of Dr. Lauren himself, looks like a dead end. We went through some of my grandads things today and I found a rolodex with lots of his old colleagues numbers. It was so weird, it's like he, or someone else maybe, intentionally burned all the contact info for Dr's Lauren, Smiley and Patterson. The cards were still there but they each had a giant hole burned through them.

I have to ask, what has you and that other guy so interested in all of this? Is something bad happening? I have a really bad feeling...

OK, think I have to go ahead and introduce him to Lisa's blog at least.

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MrToasty
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Post trifecta!

New blog post - that didn't go as well as I'd hoped:
http://booksmarts224.blogspot.com/2010/05/dr-richard-smiley.html

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MrToasty
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OK, more tweets
DM_17JN10 wrote:
@MrToasty runprogram waxwings

DM_17JN10 wrote:
My brain is dying, @MrToasty, like wax wings flying into the sun. The heat and brightness is shooting off synapses. There isn't much time.


And more email with Hunter:
MrToasty wrote:
I understand your apprehension, this whole situation seems very strange to me as well. I really do not want to come off as some conspiracy nut or the like, but we really do need your help. If you haven't looked at Lisa's blog, let me present one more thing. The drive she found was labeled 'ICARUS.' I don't know what the significance of that is to you beyond your chosen avatar, but I have to believe it means something more than a random image you chose. In fact I even think the drive she found may have been meant for you. You mentioned the designation you heard in the recording you posted was DM17JN10. Before even finding your blog we found a Twitter account matching that designation: http://twitter.com/DM_17JN10
Also before finding you, DM_17JN10 told us to seek hunter. Strange, crazy? Yes, and the rabbit hole goes deeper than this. I really don't want to spook you but unfortunately time is short and your help is desperately needed. Please if at all possible at least have a look at Lisa's story. I will answer any questions you may have as best I can.

hunter wrote:
The "Icarus project" was the name of the set of tests my grandfather was hired to do. So, yes, it is pretty much random, I looked up the name one day and thought the picture was cool and mildly relevant.

I really would be willing to help you guys, but really? Some chick with a fairly common last name gave all her info on the internet and someone kidnapped her and you all think it's some sort of supernatural conspiracy?

My advice: call the cops. You're friend's not in danger from some ancient secret, she's in danger of an internet predator. Stop geeking out and get her some help.


So yeah, really striking out now. Anybody have any ideas?

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MrToasty
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OK, going to keep talking amongst myself here.
MrToasty wrote:
@DM_17JN10 Hunter is proving to be very resistant. Any info from his future self that I could use to convince him this is real?

DM_17JN10 wrote:
@MrToasty no distiguishing features.. no discernable scars. his DNA IS MARKLESS.

Time to think about what the last bit in caps is pointing to.

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MrToasty wrote:
OK, going to keep talking amongst myself here.
MrToasty wrote:
@DM_17JN10 Hunter is proving to be very resistant. Any info from his future self that I could use to convince him this is real?

DM_17JN10 wrote:
@MrToasty no distiguishing features.. no discernable scars. his DNA IS MARKLESS.

Time to think about what the last bit in caps is pointing to.

MMF linked to DNA before...

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one of the clues for the solve which led us to DM_17JN10 was a website about DNA (giving us the D from DM). i also have a feeling that MMMF mentioned LL in terms of her DNA - being the reason why he was going to eat her?

i don't have time to check my emails etc., right now but if anyone else can confirm before i do tomorrow then that's good.

makes me think maybe the radiation at the meteor/nuclear sites might have done something to the dna of drs lauren and klein - which might have passed down to their grandkids? i've asked hunter a few questions to try to persuade him to be more co-operative as i know mr toasty has been chipping away at this already.

i also tweeted DM about the waxwing program reference and got a lengthy reply, which makes me think it is important, but which i don't see an immediate follow up from. will think some more tomorrow,

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MrToasty
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Looks like we have email from Hunter:
Quote:
I still don't believe you, and honestly, I still don't want to get involved. However, when I got home today there was a not on my door "Good Choice. -R.S.".

I absolutely cannot believe Richard Smiley is somehow in on a kidnapping or in anyway a dangerous man, so my first instinct is to take these emails to the police and have you both fined for stalking me and investigated in any recent kidnappings.

Then I found the twitter. Curiosity got the best of me and I looked up the designation. I feel like someone is playing a practical joke on me, but I'll play along.

If your friend DIAM can tell me "the code" I will trust him. I know how silly "the code" sounds, but if I tell you what it's a code to, you could find it on your own, but it's something that I use a lot and I imagine I will continue to use in the future. So, if he knows it, he's legit. Otherwise, I recommend you start clearing your hard-drives.


-Hunter.

Still hostile, but I'll take it. Wink Now do you suppose the code is from the 'Empty Calories' vid?

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Exchange with Diam
MrToasty wrote:
@DM_17JN10 From Hunter: "If your friend DIAM can tell me 'the code' I will trust him." Do you have 'the code' or can we help retrieve it?

DM_17JN10 wrote:
@MrToasty Taku Kona Nor is infamous for toying with his prey. Sometimes to a fault. You've already told me the code. Now how to apply it?


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Check out Lisa's new blog post.

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MrToasty
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Thank you good forum specter.
http://luckylonely.tumblr.com/post/595604069/144

First thing to note, the post number is 144. It should be #12 but instead is 12 squared.

In the first few paragraphs there are several letters missing
taonnorkuak
Given the last tweet from Diam, this looks to anagram to
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taku kona nor


Finally, there is this bit
Quote:
LLLLLL LLLLLLLLL LLLLLLLLLLLLLL LLLL LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL LLLLLLLL LLLLL LL LLLLLLLLLLLLLLL LLLLLLLLLLLLLLL LLLLLLLLLLL

Counting the L's in each group, then substituting letters for numbers you get
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F I N D T H E B O O K


Also, best guess for the code is 3 4 2 1 13 (see top of this page) given Diam's response then and his last tweet. Still a little afraid to ask Hunter if that's it. Maybe even need to change those to letters (CDBAM)?

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