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MrV · Decorated Joined: 13 Nov 2010 Posts: 282

I was just doing a quick search on Kevin Flynn and apparently there really is an author with the name Kevin Flynn, if he would have been doing a book tour at the time hillarity would have ensued.

http://www.authorkevinflynn.com/kf/Home.html

Anyone local enough to go with shirts and posters to his next appearance and start chanting "Flynn Lives"?
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**Posted:** Fri Dec 10, 2010 8:56 pm

thebruce

Oh man, are you serious?

GAH

yeah, 257257257257 is a HelloFlynn code too. haha

**Posted:** Fri Dec 10, 2010 9:35 pm

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awesome, one last little taste!

**Posted:** Fri Dec 10, 2010 9:53 pm

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**Posted:** Fri Dec 10, 2010 10:27 pm

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Re: HelloFlynn.com

**Posted:** Fri Dec 10, 2010 11:00 pm

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**Posted:** Sat Dec 11, 2010 1:13 am

SkekTek

An additional piece of information on the code pages: The pages inside the book are REAL manual pages from the three arcade games, unaltered in any way apparently.

If you want the parts and operational manual, a PDF of it is here. The code page for the Philly node was page 5-14, for instance.

Congrats on finding the 257257257257 code! I thought that pattern looked odd, but I just chalked it up to a space invaders type pattern.

**Posted:** Sat Dec 11, 2010 1:38 am

madopal

Can't take too much credit for this. I think it was Broklynite who recognized the binary on the cover, and I saw his inspired work, mentioned it in the forums, and 42 gave him a shout out. It just stuck with me after that.

Besides, there are only 10 types of people in the world, you know... Smile

**Posted:** Sat Dec 11, 2010 3:47 am

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Euchre · uF Game Warden Joined: 29 Aug 2007 Posts: 3342

I think that last code was intended to be a bit of a joke on an IP address. Someone didn't fully understand binary, because IPs range 256 possible natural numbers in each octet, but computers count from 0 instead of 1. Thus the highest IP in theory (and usually used as a subnet) is 255.255.255.255 - and going 'one higher' would be 256.256.256.256. Methinks someone got lost in the natural number to binary translation, and got 257.257.257.257 in their heads.

This means I am one of those 10 people. Wink

**Posted:** Sat Dec 11, 2010 4:35 am

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**Posted:** Sat Dec 11, 2010 12:57 pm

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eolith · Unfettered Joined: 23 Jun 2007 Posts: 623

awesome. Nice find, guys.

Another congrats to all you who made the drops! It was awesome watching from my computer.

**Posted:** Mon Dec 13, 2010 3:07 am

TLSBill · Boot Joined: 30 Jun 2010 Posts: 66

Sheez I totally missed this one. Thanks guys!

**Posted:** Mon Dec 13, 2010 1:46 pm

madopal

**Posted:** Mon Dec 13, 2010 3:32 pm

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