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[DESCRY]Blog Updates
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LatentMoths
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[DESCRY]Blog Updates
http://descry.us/blog/

I figured I'd start a thread to discuss any blog updates on account of...well, a blog update.

Quote:
How odd.
Tuesday, November 7, 2006
Raphael was just making some background changes to our website in anticipation of bringing RUMI back on line, and he noticed that some of our "past case" pictures have been changed.

I wonder why and how… Raphael is the only person with acess to our web space. This bears watching.

So commence watching fellow Cyphers!
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yeah I've had a quick look, looks like some of the windows have been blacked out in both pics, so I'm guessing there may have been something there...
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Olly
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I suggest we keep an eye on the 'comments' link also, there's some things there that have caught my interest.

Professor Erikson has said in the contents what RUMI stands for.

"RUMI stands for: Representational, Umbral, Magical, Internet."

However he also said, "RUMI has another meaning but I abhor spelling things out too much. See if you can figure it out!"

So that may be something to think about.

And just incase it means something,

Vorsicht is German for caution and Ayer is Spanish for yesterday.

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Update 11/8
RUMI is online

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RUMI is online
Wednesday, November 8, 2006
RUMI is online now, though it is still powering up. A link has also been added to the front page.


I went ahead and started a thread for the new page.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 5:39 pm
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ALISDAIRPARK wrote:
yeah I've had a quick look, looks like some of the windows have been blacked out in both pics, so I'm guessing there may have been something there...

Luckily, I grabbed a copy of the original image files for destegging...didn't come up with anything, though (nothing in the new images either).

The most notable/purposeful difference between the two image versions seems to be the now intact rain-pipe on the right side of the building (in the new version of the "vorsicht"-image)...same place, different time?

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Olly
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Good job!

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Agamemnon
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Audio file when accessing Vorsicht picture
Tried to analyze audio file

Hello All,

I don't know if this was there before - my speakers might have been turned off- but there is a haunted whispering when you access the Vorsicht page. Please someone verify this was there before or not.

total length of file was 9.5 seconds approx.
1. I tried reversing it to no effect in comprehension -which was a disappointment as a break in the whisper during the 1st-2nd second sounded artificial I thought.
2. there seem to be two major voices. One sounds male the other androgynous.
3.
-From 2.5 sec to 4 I believe you can hear the word "Stay"
-from 4 to 5.5. sec I think you can hear "are you there?"
-at the 6 to 6.5 sec junction there seems to be a phrase uttered no idea what is said "gnugnuket" (? apologies as someone will probably explain it this is my best phonetic rendition. I'm mentioning it as the volume and clarity of speaking make it sound as if they want the word to be heard. -I could be reading into this see newbie status)
-Immediately following the above phrase the other voice can be heard (6.5-7.5) to say- I believe- "Why?"
- the file ends with some sort of utterance which I can't figure out.

Anyway. Any thoughts appreciated even to the effect that I'm
a) jumping the gun - being overenthusiastic
b) posting in the wrong format
c) a really nice guy

Smile

Really looking forward to tomorrow afternoon (Athens time in my case)

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Olly
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You're absolutely correct.

That hasn't been there before, thanks for telling us!

I can definetely hear "Stay" and "Why?", I can see what you mean by the "gnugnuket" thing but I reckon the whole whispering bit that is impossible to understand is on a loop and the "gnugnuket" is the end of it; hence the pause and then the unintelligble whispering repeating.

But, I can't hear a "are you there?" at all.

I'll comment it on the post 'How Odd' that Prof. Erikson has made and hopefully he'll post back with what he thinks.

Edit: To save people clicking all the hyper links to get to the picture, here is the mp3 file http://descry.us/whispering.mp3

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not got anything else from the audio file yet either.

Thanks for the originals GuyIncognito.

The Ayer pic has changed slightly again. Looks almost like a figure in one of the windows. From the original the main change was all the openings whited out.

For the Vorsicht pics, the main changes have been all the openings blacked out, the drain pipe, the colour switched to black and white, and some diffusion around the edges. No real change to the pic to go with the audio file, although it is different.

I wonder if there is significance to the fact one is "closed off" with white and the other with black...
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Olly
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Incase anyone ever has doubts concerning changes with the pictures or whatever, go on http://descry.us/images/ and look at the modified date.

So, Alisdairpark is certainly right that the ayer house picture has changed and there does seem to be now a figure at the window.

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The whispering reminds me a lot of some of the voice effects from the game Dark Fall: The Journal.

One other similarity between Descry.us and DF:TJ - part of both revolves around symbols:

*The fifth dimension described by Professor Erikson communicates through (and reacts to) symbols.

*The Dark Fall phenomenon in DF:TJ is contained by a sequence of twelve symbols.
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Agamemnon
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The Figure in the Ayer House
I played around with the image

This is as good an image I could isolate. On speculation it seems to me either a female (?)figure with her chin on her shoulder or (after a couple of friends pointed out) a bearded man looking straight out. I'm at that point where I can't tell having looked too long at the image.
Next stop: "Of Course it's my Mother in the picture, Her Doctor! Thank Goodness you pointed it out!!" Very Happy

Also,

The countdown finished to no immediate discernible difference. Images seem identical as far as I can tell nearly one hour later. BTW the whiteouts in the house seem to be "blocking" all visible open entry points. Just a thought.
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Olly
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Prof. Erikson just posted the actual timezone for the countdown - http://descry.us/blog/?p=5#comment-39

Edit: Please remember to join the channel! I don't want to be the only one there Razz

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Agamemnon
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time zone clarified and New email from Kevin

Just received new email from Kevin about the chat.
Drat . It looks like it will be midnight over here and I'll be away from my PC.. (dismay)
Still it looks all very promising. I'm thinking this could be an explosive event.
For those who make it: lucky folks- please keep us all updated.

Good Luck.

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I, too, will be unable to attend the chat. If I think of any questions for the doctor, I'll be sure to post them here to see if they can get answered.

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