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[Trailhead]Hydranet.co
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OneEyedGod
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[Trailhead]Hydranet.co
Forging a Better Future for a Better World

Hey all,

I just found this link in a German ARG Forum and I thought some of you might be interested. I think it's something about brain modification through neural microchips:

http://www.hydranet.co/

At the moment there's only a sign up form and a Twitter account;

https://twitter.com/CEOHydranet

I hope it's not old news but the search function gave me nothing for hydranet.

Anyway I signed up but didn't receive anything, I`ll post it here when I get something.

Oh, the source code of the site had nothing in it.

I hope it will be fun. Wink

Edit: Thread title changed (? removed).

PostPosted: Sun Apr 13, 2014 11:55 am
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Russell
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Well there is also a valid phone number on there which has an Edinburgh (UK) based dialling code:

Quote:
welcome to hydranet
this is an automated service
please leave a message with your email and one of our advisors will contact you
welcome to the future


There is also the opposing side:

http://w3ar3nobody.tumblr.com/

and

@W3Ar3Nobody on twitter

If i don't get anything on the email sign up then i will try via the phone.

PostPosted: Sun Apr 13, 2014 2:31 pm
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ACID_pixel
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Definitely gonna give this a shot. Followed both Twitter accounts and signed up for the Hydranet. This is kinda interesting.

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Thunderwolf
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Signed up with the email form and left my email on the phone too. Let's see where it goes.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 6:31 am
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Russell
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Another update on twitter from both sides with more argument back and forth so am guessing in "meta" that they are waiting a little longer for a larger player base.

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natas
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So, they're holding a programmer's son hostage to get encryption keys in order to utilize a neural network program in ways the programmer never intended.

My kinda company! Count me in.

PostPosted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 9:46 am
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raydance
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tossed my email at the site, we'll see where this goes! hydranet has a swanky looking website Smile

PostPosted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 3:57 pm
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bobdamnit
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I sent them an email and got accepted. Here is the email contents:



Dear applicant,

We are very grateful for your patience as we move the project into the next phase. I am very pleased to announce you have been accepted to the program! The next project phase will begin with an interview conducted at one of our compatibility centres. We will contact you shortly to arrange your interview. The technology will be fully explained at the interview and successful applicants will be invited to join the project at our main research facility in Edinburgh.

Everyone at Hydranet is excited to begin working with you.

Welcome to your future.

Steve Thomson
CEO Hydranet Worldwide

If you have any questions we can put your fears to rest.

Remember to follow us at:
https://twitter.com/CEOHydranet
https://www.facebook.com/HydranetWorldwide



I look forward to hearing back from them, as it sounds promising.

PostPosted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 9:38 pm
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raydance
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Yup, I got the same email! Wonder what happens if we can't travel to said compatibility centres or Edinburgh. Shocked

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blessedmercy1018
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Just a happy little tidbit


Markus Telos Facebook Image

Who's name even has a little gem of meaning.

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
A telos (from the Greek τέλος for "end", "purpose", or "goal") is an end or purpose, in a fairly constrained sense used by philosophers such as Aristotle. It is the root of the term "teleology," roughly the study of purposiveness, or the study of objects with a view to their aims, purposes, or intentions.

I figured out that his pic meant something as well... and it does. It is:

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Apollo. And this is a little Greek mythology for you: The shape of Hydra resembles a twisting snake, and features as such in some Greek myths. One myth associates it with a water snake that a crow served Apollo in a cup when it was sent to fetch water; Apollo saw through the fraud, and angrily cast the crow, cup, and snake, into the sky. It is also associated with the monster Hydra, with its many heads, killed by Hercules, represented in another constellation.[13] According to legend, if one of the hydra's heads was cut off, two more would grow in its place. However, Hercules burned out the roots of the heads he severed to prevent them from growing again, and thus overcame the hydra.[


My humble offering for your enjoyment. Very Happy

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OneEyedGod
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raydance wrote:
Yup, I got the same email! Wonder what happens if we can't travel to said compatibility centres or Edinburgh. Shocked

Yes, my thoughts exactly.
If they pay the tickets I'd go there. Wink

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SeriToolsDE
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Registered myself yesterday as well and got the "Application Process" E-Mail! Sounds really interesting.

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Russell
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We now have an email address for Markus:

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You have no reason to believe me. If I was you. I wouldn't. They hurt my family. They are going to pay. Stay away from them. For your own good.

w3ar3nobody.tumblr.com


W3ar3nobodySPLATgmail.com

PostPosted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 5:54 pm
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raydance
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I got an email from Markus Telos

Quote:
You have no reason to believe me. If I was you. I wouldn't. They hurt my family. They are going to pay. Stay away from them. For your own good.

w3ar3nobody.tumblr.com


I was a little bad and responded to him like i didn't believe him though. "how do i know you're not making this up?", in hopes he'll give me a little more details.

and there's a new post on http://w3ar3nobody.tumblr.com/.

Quote:
Ok, I'm ready. I'm going in to get my Dad. He'd do it for me.


oh boy.

PostPosted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 5:57 pm
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bobdamnit
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I too got the same email from Markus Telos. I wonder how he got my email address, as I never once emailed him. Razz

Also, I asked hydranet if being in the USA was going to be a problem and got this as a response:

Code:
Dear Bob,

In the pursuit of science we spare no expense. it is also useful to have as wide a demographic as possible for our testing process.

Regards

Steve


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