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[Interaction] Retrievers on AIM
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Hank Scorpio
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DSLerator is on AIM right now as of 9:12 am pacific.

update:
Well I'm not getting a response at all, hes idle now. Dont know if i theres a magic word i need to say or if some poor sucker is gonna be getting thousands of unwanted im's today.

PostPosted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 1:14 pm
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theShaggy
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 		That's a cute baby picture for his user icon. Hrm.

Update: Also, what would anyone say to him if they talked to him?

UPDATE 2: I just found this comment on another blog which discusses this AIM contact.

It seems that while he's a counterstrike player who IS sponsored by Verizon, he has no idea what this is all about.

So I would hold off on IMing DSLerator, yes?
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 1:30 pm
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Hank Scorpio
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 		I asked him about Hanso and Verizon and said viva la revolucion.

PostPosted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 1:37 pm
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Jalathas
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 		We have contact.
Quote:
Session Start (Jalathas:DSLerator): Mon Jun 19 12:58:11 2006
[12:58] Jalathas: Hello?
[12:58] DSLerator: chow
[12:58] Jalathas: You're one of the people from the Retrievers of Truth site, right?
[12:59] DSLerator: yep
[12:59] Jalathas: So you know about Persephone's hacks, right?
[12:59] DSLerator: i do
[13:00] Jalathas: Pretty weird, huh?
[13:00] DSLerator: all I can say is check the ROT board in the next couple of days and you will be rewarsded
[13:00] DSLerator: rewarded
[13:00] DSLerator: sorry for the typo
[13:00] Jalathas: What do you mean?
[13:00] DSLerator: all i can say
[13:01] Jalathas: Does this have to do with the Hanso "shutdown"?
[13:01] Jalathas: Or are you completely limited
[13:01] DSLerator: all i can say
[13:01] DSLerator: sorry
[13:01] Jalathas: ok then.
[13:01] DSLerator: thanks for the hit
[13:01] Jalathas: Mind if I pass the word along to some cohorts?
[13:01] DSLerator: np
[13:01] Jalathas: Alright, thanks.
[13:01] Jalathas: I'll be watching.
[13:01] DSLerator: pleasure
[13:02] DSLerator: very cool

So, basically just keep doing what we've been doing. How... useful...
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 2:00 pm
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Char
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 		Sounds like someone either already had the name or registered it and is playing with us.

PostPosted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 3:35 pm
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ergo2497
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 		I still believe!

No, I just think they were testing the account, and were somewhat unprepared to actually deal with a person face to face.

IMO, between the Rachel Blake video leak and this, these puppetmasters are a tad less competent than the ones from ILB and The Beast.

The reason I think the IM account is real is because they watch us closely, and would have seen that we are trying to get in contact with them via AIM, thus giving them enough time to either create an account or warn us off somehow via the message board.

But, who knows? I might be wrong.

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theShaggy
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ergo2497 wrote:
IMO, between the Rachel Blake video leak and this, these puppetmasters are a tad less competent than the ones from ILB and The Beast.


I never played either, but I see your point. For that, I think we can be a little forgiving, yes? I mean, they may be learning how to run ARGs from example, and from what I hear they're providing a far more elaborate game as far as content than others that came before (correct me on this), so heck... if any sort of video shows up, I'll be excited! *cough*

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The reason I think the IM account is real is because they watch us closely, and would have seen that we are trying to get in contact with them via AIM, thus giving them enough time to either create an account or warn us off somehow via the message board.

But, who knows? I might be wrong.


Good point.

I'll say hello next time he's on. I also have iobeSeeingYou, so we'll see if they show up.
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vexingmodstwo
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 		A friend of mine had a similar conversation with DSLerator.

I think it's legit... or someone is really REALLY busy on IM.

PostPosted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 3:57 pm
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ergo2497
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theShaggy wrote:
ergo2497 wrote:
IMO, between the Rachel Blake video leak and this, these puppetmasters are a tad less competent than the ones from ILB and The Beast.


I never played either, but I see your point. For that, I think we can be a little forgiving, yes? I mean, they may be learning how to run ARGs from example, and from what I hear they're providing a far more elaborate game as far as content than others that came before (correct me on this), so heck... if any sort of video shows up, I'll be excited! *cough*


Sure, I'm willing to be forgiving - I think TLE is great, or I wouldn't be playing it.

As far as complexity goes, other than the video this ARG has been far less complex than The Beast and ILoveBees. The Beast had at least three different running fake email accounts which would send random updates to people, a network of something like fifty fake websites with even creepier flash movies than TLE's, and puzzles that were much more difficult to solve than TLE's. Not to mention that at one point, if you entered your phone number in a certain anti-AI website, it would give you a scary telephone call. It remains my favorite ARG of all time - the first, and still the best! Look up some wikis of it, you'll see what I mean.

ILB, meanwhile, culminated in the chance to actually playtest Halo 2, not to mention a whole bunch of random payphone calls (hinted at by GPS coordinates) across the country, forcing people to cooperate and decipher bits and pieces of a message.

So, yeah, The Lost Experience has a lot of catching up to do in order to be equal to those two greats. But I have confidence that my patience with these early stumbles will be greatly rewarded when the game really takes off.

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Hank Scorpio
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 		ok just got back from work and found a response that wasnt like your guys'

DSLerator: I'm at the Verizon sweatshop... can't really talk and if I could I couldn't really say too much

Too bad I wasnt home. I had emailed the speaker about it got this response:
"weird. wonder if it's real."

PostPosted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 8:15 pm
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lmaner311
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 		Just had a conversation with DSLerator...not much to it but I figure any interaction should be posted.

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LManer311 (10:44:01 AM): hello, are there any surprises on the ROT boards today?
DSLerator (10:44:26 AM): something might be coming today
LManer311 (10:44:42 AM): can you tell me anything about it?
DSLerator (10:45:23 AM): nope.... sorry
DSLerator (10:45:44 AM): not sure what it's gonna be yet
DSLerator (10:46:03 AM): but it's supposed to be in our hands soon
LManer311 (10:46:15 AM): can I pass the word on to my fellow truth retrievers that we should expect something today?
DSLerator (10:46:30 AM): np
DSLerator (10:46:45 AM): did you see that hanso is down
LManer311 (10:47:01 AM): yeah, I hope nothing happened to Persephone
LManer311 (10:47:06 AM): we've been worried
DSLerator (10:47:12 AM): did you see this?
DSLerator (10:47:14 AM): http://www.rachelblake.com/
LManer311 (10:47:49 AM): I believe we had found that but we're not sure exactly what to make of it
LManer311 (10:48:00 AM): had Rachel contacted ROT at any point?
DSLerator signed off at 10:50:49 AM.


I wonder why he specifically sent me to rachelblake.com ? Anyway, have at it.

Namaste.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 11:58 am
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Negative Kelvin
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NegativeKelvin (10:52:03 AM): Are you the dslerator from ROT?
DSLerator (10:52:10 AM): i am
DSLerator (10:52:22 AM): why negative, kelvin?
NegativeKelvin (10:52:31 AM): Its so nice to finally talk to you, boards are so unpersonal
NegativeKelvin (10:52:38 AM): its a science joke
NegativeKelvin (10:52:41 AM): below absolute zero
NegativeKelvin (10:52:47 AM): negative kelvin is theoretically impossible
DSLerator (10:53:05 AM): yeah I got it just attempting humor
NegativeKelvin (10:53:21 AM): lol, sorry, used to people thinking im saying my name isnt kelvin
DSLerator (10:53:31 AM): np
NegativeKelvin (10:53:41 AM): any news on the ROT front? i have been waiting to hear from them
DSLerator (10:54:03 AM): big post coming this afternoon
NegativeKelvin (10:54:17 AM): alright, i cant wait to read it
NegativeKelvin (10:54:23 AM): im so worried about p
DSLerator (10:55:17 AM): we got some good words but you gotta find them
DSLerator (10:55:25 AM): only up for 48hrs
NegativeKelvin (10:55:40 AM): are they up yet, or is that what is comming this afternoon?
DSLerator (10:55:55 AM): coming soon
NegativeKelvin (10:56:03 AM): alright, ill keep looking
DSLerator (10:56:06 AM): after 3pm I think we'll have it up
NegativeKelvin (10:56:12 AM): what time zone?
DSLerator (10:56:16 AM): EST
NegativeKelvin (10:56:19 AM): thanks
DSLerator (10:56:25 AM): here's hint
DSLerator (10:56:27 AM): a
DSLerator (10:56:30 AM): sorry
NegativeKelvin (10:56:38 AM): its ok
DSLerator (10:56:39 AM): look where dan was
NegativeKelvin (10:56:41 AM): i thought "a" was the hint
DSLerator (10:56:46 AM): nope
NegativeKelvin (10:56:46 AM): lol
NegativeKelvin (10:56:49 AM): thanks, i will
DSLerator (10:56:53 AM): cool
NegativeKelvin (10:56:55 AM): good luck, if you need anything let me know
DSLerator (10:57:00 AM): thanks


looks like we only have 48hrs to find the message
and the hint, to look where dan was.
Seems very helpful, i like the interaction where he even joked about my name.
and good word on p, thats reasuring

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Astald
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Negative Kelvin wrote:
looks like we only have 48hrs to find the message
and the hint, to look where dan was.
Seems very helpful, i like the interaction where he even joked about my name.
and good word on p, thats reasuring

I wonder if it will be on the broadbandstories page, where they had the little video clip of DJ Dan?

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weforgottenuno
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 		weforgottenuno (2:11:37 PM): You gonna have an update on the ROT site todayÞ
DSLerator (2:11:53 PM): i am
DSLerator (2:12:11 PM): what's the name mean?
weforgottenuno (2:12:34 PM): haha, it´s from a crappy band i had back in 8th grade... 5 years ago
DSLerator (2:12:49 PM): cool
DSLerator (2:13:08 PM): new board post in a couple of hours
DSLerator (2:13:16 PM): big hidden clue
weforgottenuno (2:13:47 PM): im lookin at the dj dan story on the verizon site right now... important stuffÞ
weforgottenuno (2:13:56 PM): þ is my question mark for some reason
DSLerator (2:14:50 PM): that might be the place you should be in a few hours
DSLerator signed off at 2:16:35 PM.
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ergo2497
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 		Okay, so they're delaying the update a bit - around 4 or 5 PM EST we need to check ROT and broadbandstories.com for new updates.

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