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mapmaker
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 		Black Mesa Research Facility
http://blackmesaresearchfacility.com/

Discuss. I'll start. View source is...revealing.

EDIT: This is a fan-creation, for those who were curious. But it is an ARG. (Noted in the source on the privacy policy.)

PostPosted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 2:16 am
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Rogi Ocnorb
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 		Blog associated with the Youtube account:
http://nerftron.blogspot.com/

The binary part 1 (of 4) is easy to see in the footer source of the facility site.
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Simulation data for spe

Part 3 is in the "corrupted" roadkill pic in Wade's flickr set.
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b Result: Resonance Casc


I'd assume part 2 is in the video, somehow.
In the blog source
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imen:GG-3883. Simulatio

along with an email message

Parts 1-3, combined:
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Simulation data for specimen:GG-3883. Simulation Result: Resonance Casc


I can't get a good recording of this in order to reverse it. Somebody else wanna give it a shot?
http://vimeo.com/8480178
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 2:50 am
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natas
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Rogi Ocnorb wrote:

I can't get a good recording of this in order to reverse it. Somebody else wanna give it a shot?
http://vimeo.com/8480178


Found on another forum so don't ask me if it's correct or not.

EDIT:
Also, apparently if you try to print the employment .pdf, there is extra text in red that appears. I don't have a printer and can't get a preview with enough zoom to make out the words.

EDIT 2:

part 4 of transmission:
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de Scenario Inevitable.


which gives us:

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Simulation data for specimen:GG-3883. Simulation Result: Resonance Cascde Scenario Inevitable.

Odd_Audio_on_Vimeo.mp3
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 5:20 am
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Wiktorpolak
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 		Oh my god ! I love Half life series , I am soo in ! I'll get to it right away

EDIT:
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In the audio file there was something of 25 of july, probably thats the date of ARG startup, but i couldn't hear everything that the guy said , i'll try to mix it up a little


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.::Kanon::.
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 		Interesting... I´ll be watching this... Very Happy

If anyone can transcrip the audio clip... It´s quite difficult to understand for me Embarassed Embarassed

PostPosted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 7:32 am
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maybe boloahcjk mvaehsja
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 		http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViLbPHX6LL8

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Wiktorpolak
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maybe boloahcjk mvaehsja wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViLbPHX6LL8

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You can see link to this video by putting your cursor over λ mark at the bottom of the page, and then message comes arround "sos. resources cut off. send you data in parts. digital rift surrounding mesa area. not exact science"


Is this morse code a part of the message you posted earlier?

PostPosted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 11:18 am
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Nova Loop
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 		A couple things...
First I tried to submit my info on http://blackmesaresearchfacility.com/employment.php, but on submit it just redirects to the contact page and the 404 error, but...
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just before it does it flashes an image really quick. Looking at the source of the employment page I saw it is submitting to process.php. That page does the quick redirect, but I was able to capture the image from it anyway:
http://blackmesaresearchfacility.com/layout/bg.gif

Doesn't look like it adds anything of value though


Also I was able to get most of the message transcribed, but I can't make out a couple words:
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Is it on? Listen, you've gotta stop being [?] or it's not gonna end well for anyone.
Our records show it occurs on the 25th of this month. We can't do much from here but we are attempting to send you the test results [?]
We'll do what we can, but God knows if this message will...
[Alarm starts sounding. Loudspeaker announcement: "Attention. All citizens in [?] residential block ..."]
Fuck... fuck. Turn it off.

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Arcas
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 		Here's another thread
This has also been discussed in detail at this other site:

http://forums.blackmesasource.com/showthread.php?t=6056

Careful what you read over there though as much meta is revealed.

PostPosted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 4:53 pm
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shrtyscott3
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 		Got this in my inbox:


Quote:
Hello Mr Duasso
Thank you for your application of interest in becoming an employee of the Black Mesa Research Facility.

Unfortunately we are currently only accepting referred applications,
however we will keep your application on file in the event that a position opens in your field.

Thank you,
Have a safe and productive day.
Automatic Diagnostic and Announcement System.


From: Black Mesa Research Facility <automated>


and this was attached.
bmrf_email-logo.gif
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 6:13 pm
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Nighthawk
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 		You know, I could swear I saw this website YEARS ago... But I find no trace of it.

And nobody's mentioned the coordinates in the video (33.193, -106.583), which is the North end of the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. I assume they are suggesting that it's the location of BMRF.

ETA:

The guy that posted the video, a "MrNerfTron", has a blog. He seems "in game":

http://nerftron.blogspot.com/

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*CRASH!*

"Hey, you got your Half-Life in my Tron!"
"You got your Tron in my Half-Life!"

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AncientMariner
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shrtyscott3 wrote:
Got this in my inbox:


Quote:
Hello Mr Duasso
Thank you for your application of interest in becoming an employee of the Black Mesa Research Facility.

Unfortunately we are currently only accepting referred applications,
however we will keep your application on file in the event that a position opens in your field.

Thank you,
Have a safe and productive day.
Automatic Diagnostic and Announcement System.


From: Black Mesa Research Facility <automated>


and this was attached.


I got one of these, so I sent a second one, using the Employee of the Month's name as my reference. No response yet. Haven't done much with this yet (and am ignoring your posts, trying to get my HL2 friends to do this), but just browsing I've noticed most of the big stuff.

Half Life symbol, the message at the bottom of the page, link to the morse code, the binary, the disclaimer, yada, yada.

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 		I entered a referral because I'm a Half Life nerd but it came up with the 404 with the picture of 'that guy'.
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shrtyscott3
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 		In the song "Still Alive" sing along style at the end of the game Portal, one of the lyrics reads:

Maybe Black Mesa, that was a joke haha fat chance.

Apeture and Black Mesa are rivals, am I straying too far?

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MrToasty
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 		Before the binary in the blog post you see this too:
Code:
<transmission>-managed-intercept-fragment-email/-Olivia-Wilkins/-Proactive-contact//<br>sH„UDH(ˆ'ector E corrections [sec=unclassified]//<br>from:olivia.wilkins@blackmesaresearchfacility.com//<br>to: robercCâTù;¿@blackmesa‹1êÜ+‡šuacility.com//<br>I don't mind changing them but are you sure the administrator says the Sector E figur³Jë«žÕɹõ Ú9T BD"*¨LŒÒ(¨J«*-DïRµ«µ‚Ô^}Þ­+½†t\kÓ+µ‰ Ábƹ</transmission>

So, we have at least one email contact at Black Mesa - olivia.wilkinsSPLATblackmesaresearchfacility.com
(suppose that could have been guessed from the blurb on employment though)

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