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[LOCKED] [TRAILHEAD?] 8-3-11
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Dunno if it's significant, but the name of the 8.3.11 image on their front page is "StompedBy18000.png"

PostPosted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 12:05 pm
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Euthanatos
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Yeah, the girl also has two different names.

PostPosted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 12:13 pm
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thebruce
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Well, here is the list of links from the main site:

Home: http://8-3-11.info
About Us: http://8-3-11.info/Knowledge.html
Help spread the word: http://8-3-11.info/HelpSpreadtheWordinYourArea.html
Get involved: http://8-3-11.info/HelpSpreadtheWordinYourArea.html

via Home:
* http://8-3-11.info/BrutalityUnec.mp3
* http://8-3-11.info/Alberta.png
* http://8-3-11.info/Belle%20M..png (ALT text: "Belle")
* http://8-3-11.info/StompedBy18000.png (ALT text: "Stomped")

via About Us:
* http://8-3-11.info/Knowledge.mp3
* extended character code 9730 - ☂

via Help Spread...:
* http://8-3-11.info/HelpHer.mp3
* http://8-3-11.info/HelpHerCWT.pdf
* http://8-3-11.info/HelpHerCWT.png (ALT text: "T")
* http://8-3-11.info/HelpHerNT.pdf
* http://8-3-11.info/HelpHerNT.png (ALT text: "NT")

via Get Involved:
* http://8-3-11.info/Involvement.mp3

via 404 page (request any invalid url):
* http://8-3-11.info/LostInTheMountains.mp3
* http://8-3-11.info/Georgia.png (ALT text: "Tells")
via updated 404 page:
* http://8-3-11.info/TheCorkTree.png (ALT text: "Find Your Place")

The MP3s have the following ID3v1/v2 meta data:
- Artist: The Conet Project
- Album: The Conet Project
- Year: 1997
- Genre: (v1)Other (V2)Numbers Station
- Album Artist: Irdial-Discs
- Comment: http://irdial.com
BrutalityUnec.mp3 wrote:
Title: Workshop
Track: 137/150
Disc: 4/4

Knowledge.mp3 wrote:
Title: The Swedish Rhapsody
Track: 1/150
Disc: 1/4

Involvement.mp3 wrote:
Title: Frank Young Peter
Track: 57/150
Disc: 2/4

HelpHer.mp3 wrote:
Title: NATO Phonetic Alphabet
Track: 4/150
Disc: 1/4


I couldn't get anything out of the PNGs (Belle_M and Alberta both contain identical image information, no differences whatsoever other than dimensions).


ETA:
Additionally, I checked the original swedish rhapsody MP3 and Knowledge.mp3 for any differences - the audio track is 100% identical. Except for a couple of informational changes in the ID3 tags, and that Knowledge.mp3 has the cover art image embedded (both of these variations I would presume add up to the ~30KB difference in size), there is no difference.

ETA2:
Added 404 page content, thanks radiovolta, as well as HTML ALT tag text where available
ETA3:
Added alternate 404 page content - it was updated since the first version... Shocked

PostPosted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 12:17 pm
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kosmopol
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Well, the formspring questions and answerings could also help to understand, what's this about.
http://www.formspring.me/8X3X11?1308845646817

At least:
* it's nothing illegal
* it hasn't (apparently, *cough*) nothing to do with Resident Evil

In my opinion, this is not a trail website, but rather a preparations to some ARG, they are perhaps looking for co-PMs and helpers?

Only one thing that makes me some headaches is, it was mentioned at 4chan. But on the other side there were mentioned pretty many things, so I close the 4chan-paranoia at the same time I opened it here.

Another thing: I would love to contact them and ask for help, but if it's really about recruiting ARG helpers, than I won't be able to post in this thread anymore. So I'll better wait here and observe Smile
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 12:25 pm
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radiovolta
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Not really sure if this is helpful, but entering a URL that doest exist takes you to a 404 page with some image and mp3 that no one has yet posted or looked into it seems, unless i missed something.

Anyway here are the files pulled from this.

Page Title is LookingForSomethingThatNeverExisted

LostInTheMountains.mp3 is the music that plays

Georgia.png is the image. If you dont want to look it up its an image of just the date with the girl in the numbers.

text on page is "You're lost."

not sure if lostinthemountains.mp3 or Georgia.png gets us anywhere, but i just thought someone might be able to make something of this that I'm not.


EDIT: I left the page up for a while, and it seems that there is some message hidden at the end of the lostinthemountains.mp3. I cant really understand it but it sounds like more numbers code. Not sure if that adds anything but if anyone has made anything out of these codes anyway it could be helpful. MP3 Found here http://8-3-11.info/lostinthemountains.mp3

PostPosted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 1:19 pm
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thebruce
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Nice catch.

I checked the PNG, nothing. Also compared the LostInTheMountains MP3 with the original (disc 3 track 16) tyrolean mountain mp3 - once again identical.

The ALT property of the 404 page image, however, is "Tells"
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 1:30 pm
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leksu2
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One of the mp3's in the site is named "helpher.mp3". So are we supposed to help her, whoever she is.

PostPosted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 2:16 pm
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Lystella
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On the 404 page I was taken to, I came across an image (http://8-3-11.info/TheCorkTree.png) with a different name. It's ALT text: Find Your Place

EDIT: Forgot I could link to image >.<

PostPosted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 3:06 pm
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kosmopol
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Is it only me, or is the photo of this girl constructed from two photos?


I still have a feeling, the left and right parts of her face are from different pictures... Perhaps I'm wrong though...
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 3:22 pm
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thebruce
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I also tried an image search for similarity with tineye and with Google's updated image search, and neither produced any sufficient matches... who is this girl?


Interesting that the 404 page was updated - the old version isn't available any more. The image (georgia.png) still is though.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 3:25 pm
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kosmopol
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Yes, this is good question. I worry about their message, as somebody asked at formspring:

Quote:
She's dead, isn't she?


and got the answer:

Quote:
No, not yet.


But on the other side somebody asked:

Quote:
is she the key?

and they answered:

Quote:
A key is unnecessary.

???

I have the feeling, they are updating their webpage continuously - as I checked this domain and source-code today, there were only an MP3 on the Umbrella page. I suppose, they are now monitoring this forum Wink
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 3:58 pm
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Pdfs

I've taken a look at the pdfs:

They were created with Adobe Photoshop CS5 Windows the one on 31.5 and the other on 2.6.

PostPosted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 4:31 pm
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Sixfivefive
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Not sure if this is related, but the numbers 8 3 11 could indicate the biblical passage John 8: 3-11.
Quote:
3 The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing her in the midst 4 they said to him, "Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of adultery. 5 Now in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?" 6 This they said to test him, that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground. 7 And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, "Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her." 8 And once more he bent down and wrote on the ground. 9 But when they heard it, they went away one by one, beginning with the older ones, and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him. 10 Jesus stood up and said to her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?" 11 She said, "No one, Lord." And Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more."

The girl in the picture seems a bit young for adultery, however...

PostPosted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 5:09 pm
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Hi, i came over this strange site by 4chan, then there by searching for more information about it. I see I'm not the only one being puzzled by it...

I've made a simple google search with "Belle M Alberta" and got a single matching, a 1949 book called "Alberta" by M. Belle Ricker. Seems more than a coincidence to me, but I can't find anything relating this book to any other part of the site.
http://www.biblio.com/books/199641069.html

Have a good day Smile

PostPosted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 11:39 pm
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This... is exactly the kind of site I wanted to open up at 2 in the morning...

I've emailed them. Let's see where this goes.
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