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[TRAILHEAD?] Alcatraz
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kosmopol
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Oh, you're right, and they still have www before every URL.

I ask myself now just:
1) either it's alternate universe
2) or they know, we will input all URLs we'll find in the footage, so to prevent 404 and other errors they just shift the whole net nomenclature Smile
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catherwood
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kosmopol wrote:
I ask myself now just:
1) either it's alternate universe
2) or they know, we will input all URLs we'll find in the footage, so to prevent 404 and other errors they just shift the whole net nomenclature :)


Indeed, I think (2) is more likely. However, according to Wikipedia the .tel TLD already exists. It's only a matter of time (and money) when .wrd will be created -- and then someone will go back in time to gamejack us.

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kosmopol
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Yes, my only hope is, it would be pretty expensive gamejack, so hope people won't waste their money with annoying a not really huge Alcatraz ARG community Smile
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agent967
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I live in san fransisco. A few weeks ago there was a large white tower that was build on alcatraz I took the ferry out to see it, and it was scaffolding covered by a sheet type thing. The tower is bigger than the prison. Shoudl I go take pics today?

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Volcanic
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A quick note on the postcard from "Susie"- Susie was the name of the little girl who found Sylvane at the beginning of the pilot. Nice tease there.

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zort70
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Hi all, loving the game (?) so far, it's nice to see something move alongside a brand new show.

Before I realised there was an ongoing thread here I set up a blog to follow what is going on with this viral / ARG, but I still want to stay in touch here.

Is anyone planning on going to visit Alcatraz on the 27th, 28th or 29th of January ? I'm really hoping there is something interesting going on for us.

I'm assuming that you would have to be there at 9:14am (pst) and go to the location indicated by the co-ordinates, which I think is one of the cells.

By the way did anyone notice in all the articles about the boxes that were sent out, the main difference between them is the postcard from Susie. There seem to be three different postcards from 1910, 1936 and 1957.

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thebruce
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agent967 wrote:
I live in san fransisco. A few weeks ago there was a large white tower that was build on alcatraz I took the ferry out to see it, and it was scaffolding covered by a sheet type thing. The tower is bigger than the prison. Shoudl I go take pics today?

If you have a chance, then sure, let's see what this mysterious obelisk looks like now Smile
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booba
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I read somewhere that they were going to tarp up the water tower for refurbishing. Could that be the white tower?

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GuestUser17
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thebruce wrote:
agent967 wrote:
I live in san fransisco. A few weeks ago there was a large white tower that was build on alcatraz I took the ferry out to see it, and it was scaffolding covered by a sheet type thing. The tower is bigger than the prison. Shoudl I go take pics today?

If you have a chance, then sure, let's see what this mysterious obelisk looks like now Smile

Or even better - go there on Friday (ot Sat. or Sun.) and see what is there at 9:14. Smile

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zort70
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I think this is a picture of it.

I did some searches on pictures over the last few days and this fits the description.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/darshan-karia/6704579561/

I'm fairly sure it isn't being built just for this Smile

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catherwood
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KGO local news article
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As the tallest structure on Alcatraz Island, the 57-year-old water tower is also the most visible...
...being covered with white tarps, giving the false appearance of a new structure...
...repair work is expected to last through April 2012.

I hope the TV show got all the exterior shots they needed before now.

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GuestUser17
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This Facebook page has a close up of the water tower with the shroud:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Alcatraz-History/177991298905290
It does not appear to be part of the game but I think we can safely rule out that structure now.


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thebruce
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catherwood wrote:
KGO local news article
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As the tallest structure on Alcatraz Island, the 57-year-old water tower is also the most visible...
...being covered with white tarps, giving the false appearance of a new structure...
...repair work is expected to last through April 2012.

I hope the TV show got all the exterior shots they needed before now.

Pfft! You know the kind of CG work that can be done on even a low budget these days Wink
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equi_design
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There were quite a few 47 mentions too. I wonder when good old Jbrams will include a Slusho reference... Wink
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Tharol
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Check for poster codes people.

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