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catherwood
I Have 100 Cats and Smell of Wee
Joined: 25 Sep 2002 Posts: 4109 Location: Silicon Valley, CA
[SOLVED] Friday 10/22 embedded set Here's the place, now we just need the puzzles...
also, the Fireflies Wiki page has been allocated at http://tinyurl.com/5wabo for archiving the embedded files, puzzles and their solutions.
also inio posted some links to his server a few posts below this, but requests that you don't pound it. The extracted files will be transferred to the Fireflies Wiki page link above.
Let's be careful out there!
EDIT -- I'm marking this thread as SOLVED, despite the nagging feeling that the tictactoe letters might have a 3rd message left over. I think we have found all of the .wavs we were meant to find.
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 11:23 am
Last edited by catherwood on Fri Oct 22, 2004 7:42 pm; edited 4 times in total
Oecumenix
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Joined: 21 Aug 2004 Posts: 123 Location: Cambridge, UK
I also thought I'd compile some useful links for easy reference (though I got beaten to the thread post), so in no particular order, we have:
beekeepers chat
Robyn's transcriptions
(TheBruce's transcriptions are usually here , but he will be away today).
Get ready people!
Also, if anyone feels like letting me know how to get at the images & wavs hidden inside the pics, it'd be most useful (repeated from Questions/Meta because no-one ever reads it)
_________________"You are bones, and what of that?
Every face, however full,
Padded round with flesh and fat,
Is but modell'd on a skull."
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 11:43 am
Phaedra
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Joined: 21 Sep 2004 Posts: 4033 Location: Here, obviously
Oecumenix wrote:
Also, if anyone feels like letting me know how to get at the images & wavs hidden inside the pics, it'd be most useful (repeated from Questions/Meta because no-one ever reads it)
Save the picture to your computer. Open it using Notepad or some-other text-only program. Scan through the gibberish until you find the hidden message. NOTE: You can't copy and past the image to Notepad -- it won't work; you have to save it and then use Notepad to open it.
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Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 11:47 am
inio
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Joined: 24 Jul 2004 Posts: 163 Location: Santa Cruz, CA
Soon after the corruptions appear, I will start archiving them at
http://true.inio.org/bees/puzzles/
When I get extractions done, they will appear at
http://www.inio.org/bees/10-22/
I only have an 80kbyte/sec upstream, so be nice.
_________________The numbers lead a dance.
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 11:50 am
Oecumenix
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Joined: 21 Aug 2004 Posts: 123 Location: Cambridge, UK
Phaedra wrote:
Oecumenix wrote:
Also, if anyone feels like letting me know how to get at the images & wavs hidden inside the pics, it'd be most useful (repeated from Questions/Meta because no-one ever reads it)
Save the picture to your computer. Open it using Notepad or some-other text-only program. Scan through the gibberish until you find the hidden message. NOTE: You can't copy and past the image to Notepad -- it won't work; you have to save it and then use Notepad to open it.
Gakk.. I know how to read embedded text.. what I need to know is how to get at the pictures and wavs . I know the simpler case is probably asked all the time and you guys go into automatic, but jeez.. that's the fouth time someone's replied without actually reading the question!
/endrant
_________________"You are bones, and what of that?
Every face, however full,
Padded round with flesh and fat,
Is but modell'd on a skull."
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 11:54 am
detayl
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Joined: 01 Sep 2004 Posts: 198 Location: Bothell, WA
I'll post the clues as I find them. 5 minutes now...tick tick tick
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 11:55 am
Avatrix
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Joined: 20 Aug 2004 Posts: 413 Location: Boston, MA
Oecumenix, I think you did get your answer. You find the embedded text, then copy and paste that section into a new file. Save it, and when you try to open it you get the picture.
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 11:56 am
Daffy889
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Joined: 25 Aug 2004 Posts: 493 Location: South Australia
Oecumenix wrote:
Also, if anyone feels like letting me know how to get at the images & wavs hidden inside the pics, it'd be most useful (repeated from Questions/Meta because no-one ever reads it)
It requires the use of some sort of binary or hex editor. I have made a MS Access database that lets me extract both text and certain types of files (JPG, GIF, WAV) from the images, but it refers to a set of original files and a couple of other files and directories on my computer... so not much use to anyone else.
As soon as I have any files (or text, but I mainly concentrate on the files) extracted I will attach them to a post in this thread.
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 11:57 am
detayl
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Joined: 01 Sep 2004 Posts: 198 Location: Bothell, WA
Avatrix wrote:
Oecumenix, I think you did get your answer. You find the embedded text, then copy and paste that section into a new file. Save it, and when you try to open it you get the picture.
It's trickier than that sometimes. If you try to save an image with the file inserted into it, IE can't recognize the format and wants to save as a .bmp. Doing so will change the image data entirely.
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 11:59 am
Avatrix
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Joined: 20 Aug 2004 Posts: 413 Location: Boston, MA
From the SP:
Quote:
#1
Cranky Old Man
Tech Specialist --------. You wonder why she wasn't in her office?
#2
Cranky Old Man
(Continuing) As long as Standish thinks I'm dead, I've got a little --------.
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 12:02 pm
Daffy889
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Joined: 25 Aug 2004 Posts: 493 Location: South Australia
...and away we go!!!
BEEBACKG.gif
Such misplaced aggression! All they want to do is get closer to the animals!
CUTEBEE.gif
"The Ambassador begins his day at 8AM and follows his schedule like clockwork.
He handles everything as it comes up, until the whistle blows."
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 12:03 pm
detayl
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Joined: 01 Sep 2004 Posts: 198 Location: Bothell, WA
BUTTHEHI.gif :
...
they have rooms for this
do it in line
for Godot
...
BUTHONEY.gif :
For my birthday, I want a lynx and laughter and lollipops!
BUT_FUN.gif :
this is what I look like when it's my turn: >
this is what I do when it's your turn: |-O
this is what I do when its GAME OVER: ^5
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 12:04 pm
Ekim
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Joined: 11 Aug 2004 Posts: 137 Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Avatrix wrote:
From the SP:
Quote:
#1
Cranky Old Man
Tech Specialist --------. You wonder why she wasn't in her office?
#2
Cranky Old Man
(Continuing) As long as Standish thinks I'm dead, I've got a little --------.
From Tein_Le in the chat:
www.ilovebees.com/outbound/breathing_room.wav
_________________
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I'm also known as Darkendes elsewhere.
Dancing Robots !
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 12:04 pm
detayl
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Joined: 01 Sep 2004 Posts: 198 Location: Bothell, WA
na-cat.gif :
"when I play tic-tac-toe, I get my head into every move."
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 12:05 pm
Tien_Le
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Joined: 22 Sep 2002 Posts: 878 Location: corner of no and where
Avatrix wrote:
From the SP:
Quote:
#1
Cranky Old Man
Tech Specialist --------. You wonder why she wasn't in her office?
#2
Cranky Old Man
(Continuing) As long as Standish thinks I'm dead, I've got a little --------.
http://www.ilovebees.com/outbound/breathing_room.wav
_________________consume less; live more
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 12:05 pm
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