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LordKaT
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Perhaps you'll find this amusing.

http://www.geekstreak.com

PostPosted: Tue Aug 24, 2004 11:49 pm
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ProfMoriarty
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It seems to have something to do with Linux.. the comments are real interesting, but I don't quite get it. This is sort of embarassing, because I use Linux. Maybe if my computer recognized more commands, I'd get more out of the page?

PostPosted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 1:25 am
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AnthraX101
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Looks to me like someone had their filesystem overwritten, not even having "cd" anymore. HDA1 is at 99% use. "printer on fire" means an unhandled error was encountered on the printer port, and "kernel panic" means he is just done Wink

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 1:57 am
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kenbo
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http://www.geekstreak.com/enc.exe actually dls a small 36k file. (with my luck it's a virus but norton's says it's not but I think it needs updating)
I'm not sure I want to try it.

and what's with all the wierd line that keeps changing when you refresh?

so far I've seen:

They suspect nothing yet. They only comminicate through a feeble messaging system. Some sort of threaded board system.

What of the creator?

Nothing is suspect, yet.

The three.

No, we need to cover our tracks.

Yes, sir.

Oh ... they were ...

Message relay active?

What others?

Are we transparent yet?

Good. Let them never know.

Yes, they'll receive us.

Is this medium transparent?

Where are the others?

Do they know?
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 8:56 am
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LordKaT
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I'll only chime in once, because this needs to be said:

The EXEs are part of the game, and are not viruses. If any admins need proof, I'll deliver the source code.

PostPosted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 9:00 am
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kenbo
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I tried rearranging them into something that makes sense:

Message relay active?
Yes, they'll receive us.
Are we transparent yet?
Yes, sir.
Is this medium transparent?
No, we need to cover our tracks.
Do they know?
They suspect nothing yet. They only comminicate through a feeble messaging system. Some sort of threaded board system.
Good. Let them never know.
What of the creator?
Nothing is suspect, yet.
Where are the others?
What others?
The three.
Oh ... they were ...
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 9:05 am
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ProfMoriarty
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Of course, I'm a total linux n00b, but I understand .exe is not exactly a native file-type Wink

Will this run on Linux? If so, I'll try harder to make it work, but otherwise I'm not going to put in more effort.

PostPosted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 10:00 pm
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truegent
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The FTP transcript results in an additional file being added: FalseEndings. It is a plain text file.

http://www.geekstreak.com/FalseEndings

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
False hope leads to false truths.

The only way to correct such a thing is to discover how to live.

Yet, to live is to die, or is it?


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enc.exe askes for a password. Everything I have tried so far results in FalseEndings.
I suck at finding hidden messages in text. Anyone see anything in FalseEndings? I suspect it is the password.

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SocialElite
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edited. forget that. answered my own question.

PostPosted: Thu Aug 26, 2004 12:15 am
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LordKaT
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ProfMoriarty wrote:
Of course, I'm a total linux n00b, but I understand .exe is not exactly a native file-type Wink

Will this run on Linux? If so, I'll try harder to make it work, but otherwise I'm not going to put in more effort.



Not unless you have WINE.

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truegent wrote:
enc.exe askes for a password. Everything I have tried so far results in FalseEndings.
I suck at finding hidden messages in text. Anyone see anything in FalseEndings? I suspect it is the password.


I haven't had any luck either.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 26, 2004 4:13 pm
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kenbo
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Quote:
To Live Is to Die
Words and Music by:
James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich and Cliff Burton

When a man lies
He murders some part of the world
These are the pale deaths which men miscall their lives
All this I cannot bear to witness any longer
Cannot the kingdom of salvation take me home?

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 27, 2004 1:06 am
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kenbo
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something new on the page:

Quote:
It will drive you mad, until you realize the answer is right on top of the hill. Staring at you. Calling to you. You've seen it, overlooked it, and it's there. Waiting to be had. But, does it unlock the door, or will it only serve as a blank page?

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 27, 2004 1:10 am
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kenbo
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truegent wrote:
enc.exe askes for a password. Everything I have tried so far results in FalseEndings.


What do you mean by that? everything I try results in enc closing and thats it. Does it do something else for you?
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