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MrToasty
I Have 100 Cats and Smell of Wee


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Location: Des Moines, IA

 		[TRAILHEAD]Speculat1on
nex is coming
Via RT by christydena
@markcmarino wrote:
This ARG out of Duke looks cool. Speculat1ion launches tomorrow. vimeo.com/m/39947942

http://vimeo.com/user11094427
http://speculat1on.net/

Several words flash by in the video from the tweet.

As for the "Document" cipher on the main page:
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
cryptogram that resolves to
"This is the only known document that contains the words of the Founder. The authenticity of this record has been verified by YQC 1138. All original recordings were irreparably damaged during the course of transcription. No audio copies are known to exist."
YQC may not be right.


And:
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text behind the countdown is
"NEXISCOMINGNEXISCOMINGNEXISCOMINGNEXISCOMINGNEXISCOMINGNEXIS
ISCOMINGNEXISCOMINGNEXISCOMINGNEXISCOMINGNEXISCOMINGNEXISCOM
COMINGNEXISCOMINGNEXISCOMINGNEXISCOMINGNEXISCOMINGNEXISCOMIN
1/GAME 2/NAME 3/FUTURE 4/WORLD 5/PLAY 6/LOVE 7/FOUNDER 8/NETWORK"

Each of those words on the last line should lead to a new page, like speciat1on.net/GAME (must use all caps) with a blown up image on each.


PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 10:19 am
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catherwood
I Have 100 Cats and Smell of Wee

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 		ooh, a countdown, with only 13 hours to go. (well, just under that now) I shall return...

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amandel
I Have 100 Cats and Smell of Wee


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 		Nex Noitaluceps (Speculation reversed) is on FB: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003749943862
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DaveBGood
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Joined: 29 Mar 2012
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 		Part of the Nex Generation...
This is very exciting.

I've just read through the interview and picked out a series of key points which may help:

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Both the interviewer (A) and the Founder (Q) seem to be some form of computer software/program.

There is mention of two towers (bottom of South Tower....top of North Tower) when Q was talking about promotion.

BR seems to mean Basic Research. Also there is mention of the BR era!?!

There is also mention of the Reticle.

With regards to the 8 different pages (GAME,NAME,FUTURE,WORLD,etc), each them are link to .png as follows:

GAME - TRADE.png - (small binary icon)
NAME - CREDIT.png - (morse code for the letter A)
FUTURE - SWAN.png - (Icon of a clock or speedometer)
WORLD - ECO.png - (Icon depicting the world)
PLAY - PSYCHO.png - (Icon of a shield ?)
LOVE - CASH.png - (dollar symbol)
FOUNDER - PLUTO.png - (1%)
NETWORK - NEURO.png - (a knot ?)




The timer seems to be counting down to midnight tomorrow (17th April). My theory is that one of the eight blacked bars next to the 1 becomes a link at the end of the countdown. Maybe!

Also, there seems to be lots of MetaCorp websites about. So difficult to determine which ones are in game! Confused

PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 12:02 pm
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Lystella
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 		Here are the images in a smaller size:
speculat1on images.jpg
 Description   In order from 1-8
 Filesize   23.78KB
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speculat1on images.jpg
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thebruce
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 		Additionally, WE and YOU at the end link to a forum and an MP3
http://speculat1on.net/WE

http://speculat1on.net/YOU.mp3
Quote:
Nex is coming. I need your trust. I need your abilities. You will be rewarded in time. Nex is coming. I am not Medicorp. I am of the resistance. This message comes from VR12. Nex is coming. You must learn about Medicorp. You must remember our history. Your future needs your help. Nex is coming. In VR12 there are no internets. No history. No wikis. No networks. There is only the reticule (something*), statistics, entertainments. You will have no future without your past. Nex is coming. You cannot know too much. Information produces transformations. Medicorp will know. Nex is coming. I cannot tell you directly. You must prove your perseverance and capacity by solving these challenges together. You are the only hope.

(*about 47secs in I can't make out the word)

VR12? DR12?
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booba
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 		Each of the PNG's has an ALT title


1/GAME-Artificial conflict; system with rules and quantifiable outcomes.
2/NAME- Called 'rose' by another name smells as sweet.
3/FUTURE- alt="It is already here, it's just unevenly distributed."
4/WORLD- 'Age of man'; state of earthly human existence.
5/PLAY Progress, fate, power, identity, imaginary, self, and frivolous.
6/LOVE- alt="What's the irresistible desire to be desired irresistibly?"
7/FOUNDER- One who raises an edifice; a maker, creator.
8/NETWORK- "Work where threads, wires interlace as a web."

PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 2:53 pm
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FuzzyGoodle
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 		If you friend Nex Noitaluceps on Facebook, you can see her email address on the info page: sp3cul4710nSPLATgmail.com

And I don't know if this is significant, but the big red 1 with the bars next to it is named HUB1.png

PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 5:05 pm
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theroddd
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 		The top bar leads to:
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
http://speculat1on.net/1STCKTRD/


which translates to:
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I HAVE SENT YOU SOMETHING SOMETHING FROM BR AND MC SOMETHING THAT WILL HELP DO NOT BE AFRAID.
and an .exe file that i cant open on my work computer.


The second link leads to:
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
http://speculat1on.net/2NTRLCRDT/


which translates to:
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THIS TOOK SUCH A LONG TIME
EVEN LONGER THAN ALL OF BR
YOU HAVE TO PUT YOUR TRUST
IN THIS KIND OF INVESTMENT

DO
NOT
BE
AFRAID

and another .exe

the 3rd bar leads to:
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
http://speculat1on.net/3BLCKSWN/
which askes for " password from source"


The 4th bar goes to:
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
http://speculat1on.net/4ECOEARTH/
which is an interactive .jpeg? and this text; Lower Level 0/1




You are not you. You are this.



You will not have responses. Responses will be provided for you.



You need to prepare for the Meeting.




Lower Levels
Central-North #43567
Release 1 / Serial number 120416 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib 6/12N)

There are some furnishings you see, a table, a computer, a window.

>

which i have seen something similiar to before.
The 5th link sends you to :
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
http://speculat1on.net/5PSYCHEVAL/ which is an aptitude test for meta corp.


6th link leads to :

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
http://speculat1on.net/6INTRCRNCY/. seems to be some kind of investment quiz/game?

7th and 8th lead to:
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
password links for 1.7 and 1.8. 1.8 password seems to be Apophenia144



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MrToasty
I Have 100 Cats and Smell of Wee


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 		Bar 2 goes to
http://speculat1on.net/2NTRLCRDT/
Translation there
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THIS TOOK SUCH A LONG TIME
EVEN LONGER THAN ALL OF BR
YOU HAVE TO PUT YOUR TRUST
IN THIS KIND OF INVESTMENT

DO
NOT
BE
AFRAID


Bar 3
http://speculat1on.net/3BLCKSWN/
Asks for a password from source:
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
RUNBLACKSWAN

After that it gets more interesting...

Stcktrd.exe gives you a stock trading game. Beat it and get a link to:
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
http://speculat1on.net/SARAHPALINDROME/sarahpalindrome.bmp
That in return gives an image with a lot of text, a scrambled smaller image and a link to:
http://www.duke.edu/web/isis/gessler/borland/evolution.htm


PostPosted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:58 am
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girlwhoruledtheworld
Boot


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 		Hey,

I played through the interactive page on http://speculat1on.net/4ECOEARTH/ until I got a link to another page.

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
The next page I encountered was this:
http://speculat1on.net/4ECOEARTH/analysis.html

then played through that interactive page until I received
http://speculat1on.net/4ECOEARTH/conference.html

and finally which lead me to,
http://speculat1on.net/4ECOEARTH/memo.jpg

There are a few blacked out letters, which I think may be glalob, an anagram of global. Also, on the bottom of the memo it has a partially blacked out email address.


One more thing, for http://speculat1on.net/3BLCKSWN/
The password is
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
RUNBLACKSWAN found from the source code


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MrToasty
I Have 100 Cats and Smell of Wee


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Location: Des Moines, IA

 		In the source for 7
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
<p>Plutonomy827<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
WHO IS THE ONE PERCENT? WHAT IS HIDDEN?</p>


And for 8
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
<p>Apophenia144</p>
<p>BEFORE YOU CHARGE FORWARD, CHECK UNDER THE HOOD.</p>
</div>

<_>>>>
(_- _ ~_-~~~~`, ,' ) SCATTERED ACROSS
`~ -^( __;-,((())) THIS NEUROFUTURE
~~~~ {_ -_(())
`\ } CONNECT THE DOTS
{ } FIND EIGHT WORDS
--!>

Ascii art picture of a brain doesn't show well above.

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amandel
I Have 100 Cats and Smell of Wee


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Location: Nederland
girlwhoruledtheworld wrote:
I played through the interactive page on http://speculat1on.net/4ECOEARTH/ until I got a link to another page.

Well Done! Took me forevah playing through. At NEXUS01 when inputting 6letters & 3nbrs I deduced from the "memo" I get a Red Light on the 4th bar (WORLD).

Bars 7 & 8 also give Red Lights with the PWs that we have just about been openly instructed to use with them. ETA: NTRLCRDT.EXE is interactive so start clicking. Smile
WORLD Bar PW
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Global732 (case sensitive, no spaces)

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DaveBGood
Boot

Joined: 29 Mar 2012
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 		I've just successfully completed the aptitude test and...

Spoiler (Rollover to View):

was given the link blow:
http://speculat1on.net/5PSYCHEVAL/JPowell-MCResume_03.07.12.pdf

It seems to be the CV (as we call it here in the UK) or resume and covering note of a potential employee called "James Powell". I haven't read through it yet!



EDIT:

If you want to fill in the aptitude test yourself go to this link as the one from the website doesn't give you a "Submit" button.

http://edu.surveygizmo.com/s3/901333/Speculat10n

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amandel
I Have 100 Cats and Smell of Wee


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 		Hi Dave. My PSYCHEVAL submission was accepted by pressing 'enter' on my keyboard. Also, after running BLKSWN. EXE successfully Dunno got a new extension.
New Run Black Swan ext.
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
/BS-MemLeak-120401103406.rtf which leads to a Word doc at http://speculat1on.net/3BLCKSWN/BS-MemLeak-120401103406.rtf

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