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Mosaic_Hyde
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A story continuity problem occurred to me the other day juxtaposing Professor Wilkins Video Diary 3 and the 1895 "negative" of Mark Twain in Tesla's lab. In the 3rd video diary Wilkins says that Tesla acquired the doda in 1938 but he apparently also had it back as far as 1895. The Thorn letter of 1932 suggests that Simon Thorn rebelled against the family (taking the doda) so perhaps the answer is that Tesla possessed the doda twice in the narrative, losing it once to the Thorns.

It was fun seeing the NYC street map fall out of the journal in Chapter 3.

It would also be fun to learn storywise that someone is much longer lived than they would otherwise be from their appearance (because of the doda).
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 1:20 am
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TylerDurden
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Mosaic_Hyde wrote:
A story continuity problem occurred to me the other day juxtaposing Professor Wilkins Video Diary 3 and the 1895 "negative" of Mark Twain in Tesla's lab. In the 3rd video diary Wilkins says that Tesla acquired the doda in 1938 but he apparently also had it back as far as 1895. The Thorn letter of 1932 suggests that Simon Thorn rebelled against the family (taking the doda) so perhaps the answer is that Tesla possessed the doda twice in the narrative, losing it once to the Thorns.

It was fun seeing the NYC street map fall out of the journal in Chapter 3.

It would also be fun to learn storywise that someone is much longer lived than they would otherwise be from their appearance (because of the doda).


Very nice catch! That is interesting.

PostPosted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 11:08 am
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Patinator
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Another use for Euclidean

I typed the following into the terminal:
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activate -Euclidean


And got the following:
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17=1*97-4*20

20-1*17=3 so 3=1*20-1*17=1*20-(1*97-4*20) =-1*97+5*20

17=5*3+2 so 2=17-5*3=(1*97-4*20)-5(-1*97 +5*20)=6*97-29*20

1=3-2=(-1*97+5*20)-(6*97-29*20)=-7*97 +34*20

It is just an exercise in substitution that is initiated with the number 17 and uses 97 and 20 as the drivers.

Just for fun, I created a a list for 1 - 10 even though the building blocks are given with the prior information.

1 =-7*97+34*20
2 =6*97-29*20
3 =-1*97+5*20
4 =-8*97+39*20
5 =5*97-24*20
6 =-2*97+10*20
7 =-9*97+44*20
8 =4*97-19*20
9 =-3*97+15*20
10 =-10*97+49*20



Not sure what to do with that yet.

PostPosted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 11:19 am
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TylerDurden
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Re: Another use for Euclidean

Patinator wrote:
I typed the following into the terminal:
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
activate -Euclidean


And got the following:
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
17=1*97-4*20

20-1*17=3 so 3=1*20-1*17=1*20-(1*97-4*20) =-1*97+5*20

17=5*3+2 so 2=17-5*3=(1*97-4*20)-5(-1*97 +5*20)=6*97-29*20

1=3-2=(-1*97+5*20)-(6*97-29*20)=-7*97 +34*20

It is just an exercise in substitution that is initiated with the number 17 and uses 97 and 20 as the drivers.

Just for fun, I created a a list for 1 - 10 even though the building blocks are given with the prior information.

1 =-7*97+34*20
2 =6*97-29*20
3 =-1*97+5*20
4 =-8*97+39*20
5 =5*97-24*20
6 =-2*97+10*20
7 =-9*97+44*20
8 =4*97-19*20
9 =-3*97+15*20
10 =-10*97+49*20



Not sure what to do with that yet.


Like the rest of us, you need to read through the rest of this thread. All the answers are in here already.

PostPosted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 12:44 pm
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Syeira
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Jack has contacted me and is in need of a JB in CHICAGO to head their operations there. I'd already placed some posters, but have to fly back to CA today. If you're seriously interested please leave me a PM here or in the fb group.

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RockDiggie
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New Terminal activation

Finally figured out the deal with music_reference.png

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activate -stravinsky Pushes a Stravinsky folder into Archive & starts a new thread with The Oracle.


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Bongela
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Re: New Terminal activation

RockDiggie wrote:
Finally figured out the deal with music_reference.png

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
activate -stravinsky Pushes a Stravinsky folder into Archive & starts a new thread with The Oracle.


Good one! Now to figure out that password. Stravinsky is not one of my favorites as I prefer Rachmaninoff and Rimsky-Korsakov. This one will be fun for me as a former music major!! I just know I'm already over thinking it.

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RockDiggie
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Re: New Terminal activation

Bongela wrote:
RockDiggie wrote:
Finally figured out the deal with music_reference.png

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
activate -stravinsky Pushes a Stravinsky folder into Archive & starts a new thread with The Oracle.


Good one! Now to figure out that password. Stravinsky is not one of my favorites as I prefer Rachmaninoff and Rimsky-Korsakov. This one will be fun for me as a former music major!! I just know I'm already over thinking it.


I'm still trying to decipher The Oracle's statement, "With folders still locked, one might consider his Russian musical loves. He was always talking about the 8th as one of the most beautiful pieces."

I'm not very knowledgeable about Classical music, and to make it more difficult, Russian Classical music.

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Bongela
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Yeah. It is a little vague as I don't know a whole lot about what Stravinsky liked. Even more vague is if they are referencing his own work or someone else's. I sent a message to the Oracle asking as much and haven't received a response yet. I've already tried names and opus numbers to the major works of Stravinsky and Rimsky-Korsakov (who mentored Stravinksy) and haven't come up with anything.

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Mosaic_Hyde
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Bongela wrote:
Yeah. It is a little vague as I don't know a whole lot about what Stravinsky liked. Even more vague is if they are referencing his own work or someone else's. I sent a message to the Oracle asking as much and haven't received a response yet. I've already tried names and opus numbers to the major works of Stravinsky and Rimsky-Korsakov (who mentored Stravinksy) and haven't come up with anything.


Was Octet one that you tried? Another thought is Symphony No. 8 by Beethoven. According to wikipedia Igor Stravinsky "praised the 'incomparable instrumental thought' shown in Beethoven's orchestration of the trio section."
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Bongela
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Mosaic_Hyde wrote:
Bongela wrote:
Yeah. It is a little vague as I don't know a whole lot about what Stravinsky liked. Even more vague is if they are referencing his own work or someone else's. I sent a message to the Oracle asking as much and haven't received a response yet. I've already tried names and opus numbers to the major works of Stravinsky and Rimsky-Korsakov (who mentored Stravinksy) and haven't come up with anything.


Was Octet one that you tried? Another thought is Symphony No. 8 by Beethoven. According to wikipedia Igor Stravinsky "praised the 'incomparable instrumental thought' shown in Beethoven's orchestration of the trio section."


Beethoven wasn't Russian, so that doesn't add up.

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@charprincessa
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Russian Composers

I'm going down the list & halfway through Romance.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronological_list_of_Russian_classical_composers

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Zevzimra
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Well another hurdle

Folder opened. The hint about the 8th by a Russian led me to the answer.
Spoiler alert:
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I have breached the Stravinsky folder. This is based on the 8th hint, which is actually A quartet by Shostakovich. He is known for four notes, which in German make up additional letters of his Germanized name.
http://www.quartets.de/compositions/ssq08.html
This four note group in German is DSCH. That opens the Stravinsky folder which leads to a scrambled picture of Shostakovich and a locked Bach folder. Damnit!


I hope someone can help me with the next puzzle here. How are these three composers related?

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Syeira
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Shostakovich

I solved and saved but app crashed when I was writing down the coordinates. I'll post the solves in a few.

Edit: Answer already posted below this post.

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Re: Well another hurdle

Zevzimra wrote:
Folder opened. The hint about the 8th by a Russian led me to the answer.
Spoiler alert:
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
I have breached the Stravinsky folder. This is based on the 8th hint, which is actually A quartet by Shostakovich. He is known for four notes, which in German make up additional letters of his Germanized name.
http://www.quartets.de/compositions/ssq08.html
This four note group in German is DSCH. That opens the Stravinsky folder which leads to a scrambled picture of Shostakovich and a locked Bach folder. Damnit!


I hope someone can help me with the next puzzle here. How are these three composers related?


the picture of Shostakovich

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