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[TimonyCrickets]

Holy cow this is starting to look interesting... A new puzzle and I have no clue how to solve it... but it points to real locations...

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[lergnag]

Yeah I'm already confused on the puzzle, now you made me add another element into it, I think my brain about esplode.

I just noticed the X's in the margin of the paper aren't all the same distance apart, maybe a key on solving it?

[Yamato]

I think I see a T-800 endoskeleton in the debris on the left in the last bombing picture.

And, there's a new video by Anna on the blog... things are getting interesting now.

[RobMagus]

Hi guys

We've set up a channel to discuss SCC and puzzles. It's #enitech. With puzzles like this new punchcard thing, collaboration is the order of the day, so come on in!

My own spec regarding the punchcards - they don't look anything like real punchcards, so I don't think we have to find the code scheme of real punchcards. Also, the answer might be in numbers - ie; longitude and latitude, if they do represent locations as Dyson suspects. The Xs on the side might be spaces. That's all I've got for now.

See you in #enitech!

[Rogi Ocnorb]

We can't say they aren't based on punch card codes as there were several dozen encodings for what are generically known as Hollerith cards.
Here's a friendlier view in numeric form where a blank row is zero and numbers are greater the further left they are punched on the card.

That said, they don't look like any of the more common types, especially with the "X" columns. Possibly an overlay situation?

[lergnag]

I thought that too, but how do you line them up when you overlap, and we still don't have a cipher key so we're screwed until we do.

[Randomeis]

For what it is worth here are the cards in spreadsheet form

http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pNki1ZdyK3G8ZALKjYZNqKw&hl=en

since it is a spreadsheet the rows are the top lines of the box

[squid808]

I took the liberty of making the cards up into a easier-to-see format. The two pictures are all four of the cards, and then an overlay (color coded) of the cards. If you think it would help to flip or rotate them, or flip one or do anything, I have the PSD files on hand and I can do the editing or provide the files for you.

Edit: Updated the pictures, changed the axis to start at zero, darkened every 5 lines, and added the side marks.

[thebruce]

great work on the solve people (t-1000, no less, welcome to uf )

I'll have to catch up in the morning... I was away all day and missed all the action

[squid808]

Just a few notes regarding some things I noticed,

[AndyTheGeeky]

 

[A_champion]

its gettin intresting!

but ive had no luck getting into the dyson trust website at all today, i was wondering if anyone else had had the same problem?

[bryanflurry]

Wow, thanks for cracking the password!

I logged in today just fine A_champion, though the unforum seems to be slow for me lately =) What does it say when you try to log in? Maybe its the capitalization of the password?

I love it when they update the site frequently!

edit: im confused with the numbering of the punch card
0 and 1 are supposed to be side by side, not 0 and 9, am I right?

[Ricas Kibu]

[lergnag]

Dang, I was hoping for a site update today. I guess I will be stressing about the cards. Maybe it'll force me to get out and talk to people.

BTW the login seems to be working fine, the secure page also has alot of images which might be why it's timing out, due to the large file size.