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 		Updated my script, http://whataboutpp.com/arg/url.php .

Added a few more links with file names. It seems like a pretty steady pattern with file names, but it really doesn't look like there are hidden pages right now, just pages that aren't up yet. I don't think they were ready and are resorting to some last minute fixes before continuing with whatever they are going to do with this page.

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 		... no need to bring that up, face it ..we'll never work it out Sad
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 		PCBC bank gif
I have no idea if this is relevant or not, but if you open up this PCBC advert file in Notepad:

http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/graphics/ads/250-250/0.gif

you get a list of text and numbers at the bottom that don't correspond to any of the other advert gifs. Look closely and the word 'bank' is in there. It's preceded by 'iQ' as well, but I'm not sure if that's just a coincidence or not.

Can anybody else see what I mean? I hope it's not just me who thinks there might be something there.
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 		Re: PCBC bank gif
James Lyon wrote:
I have no idea if this is relevant or not, but if you open up this PCBC advert file in Notepad:

http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/graphics/ads/250-250/0.gif

you get a list of text and numbers at the bottom that don't correspond to any of the other advert gifs. Look closely and the word 'bank' is in there. It's preceded by 'iQ' as well, but I'm not sure if that's just a coincidence or not.

Can anybody else see what I mean? I hope it's not just me who thinks there might be something there.


I actually don't see that when I open it. Just junk text like "ôÒL7íôÓ%" Are you sure it's not just how Notepad is coincidentally interpreting the image?
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 		Re: PCBC bank gif
Mr.Love wrote:
Are you sure it's not just how Notepad is coincidentally interpreting the image?


Damn. I tried to save the file from the site again with a different name and open it in Notepad and the bit I saw isn't there anymore, though I don't know why. I'm not sure what I did to get it the first time. Sorry about that. I'll put the bit below that stood out anyway:

"\ªÿXPcT6SeK1XXdhPuumKjkBPboGqSqirs/BlsBojRRITaFfMlnthS9xpgNltQ6pDqz4I4qWU5wuIIJ
3YWjrA67Nr6WctGiQbankIUXM7saW/GpY5eSiWYdRgAlQMfFKkmW1oIJx079qtEC92IfycHdqIWD
+Y47ObL/iQGjGy6fUtboG6srMJwR/rHLgwtMp9fNyorZRkc7gilo6KC2Tdkq17eNXZJcS5JlwedE
NjmWulpqu77/uuN2m+obg5KUwS1tyx2ljTweu6typCxI9AOoLx0PnbXv2aYMHQl6IEXI/nHij9NG
S5xvETG5U+ddi7b8T3ViuWrDnw8VAEKl0ruesCACMF7Nu5OLc7bLX9luroZqHxigYT7gYuqh8c1o
96ifhimxVMTtBZqtHr5KBE7hVw==V0yw6PqjMh4WVHWdikDpahO1KsWp9GzeTYs3lynKUEyw6P
qjsh51VFCdhEC4Sgm3XsWp9AXe+4v+l4TK

Edited to eliminate horizontal scroll. yanka
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 		Well, the output you get from gifs depends on the encoding you tell notepad to use, it would be another dropdown box underneath the file type box in the open pop up window. It might be set on Unicode or Ansi, check under there and see what encoding you had it opened as.
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Tiny wrote:
Well, the output you get from gifs depends on the encoding you tell notepad to use


Well it's doing the same thing with Wordpad and Microsoft Word without prompting.

The thing I can't explain is that I saved this file on Thursday, by Save Image As called PCBC - it's 11Kb. The one on the site now is 7kb. I'm absolutely sure I haven't done anything to the first file in the meantime.

Sorry, I'm not too technically minded to know more than just the basics, so there's probably a simple explanation. I don't really want to sound too stupid before the game's really started. Man, these ARGs make everyone paranoid.
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 		Can you upload your version of the image? The text you posted looks like Base64 ..

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Ehsan wrote:
Can you upload your version of the image? The text you posted looks like Base64 ..


Decoding it gives absolute spew Smile
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Nik_Doof wrote:
Ehsan wrote:
Can you upload your version of the image? The text you posted looks like Base64 ..


Decoding it gives absolute spew Smile


i second that. Smile


edit: wooo 200 posts! Very Happy

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Nik_Doof wrote:
Ehsan wrote:
Can you upload your version of the image? The text you posted looks like Base64 ..


Decoding it gives absolute spew Smile


Well how do you decide where it starts, where it ends, and how long it is. It all makes a difference. My guess was based on w== which could end a base64 string.

But anyway I don't think it's a real puzzle, but it's just something to figure out on the side.. where did the characters come from! Notepad artifact? hmm

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 		notepad is notorious for messiing up files if there was something hidden it would more likely be readable in hex

i scanned this file it looks like the same encoding as a normal gif
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 		Maths, I'm afraid, is beyond me. English, however, is not:


Quote:
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I think that you shall never be as smart as those who know base three.


Don't know what to use it on or how to do it but isn't this a clue?

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Ehsan wrote:
Can you upload your version of the image? The text you posted looks like Base64 ..


Yeah, I'm thinking it's something on my end considering nobody else got it. Here it is anyway:

http://www.boomspeed.com/james_lyon/PCBC.gif
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James Lyon wrote:
Ehsan wrote:
Can you upload your version of the image? The text you posted looks like Base64 ..


Yeah, I'm thinking it's something on my end considering nobody else got it. Here it is anyway:

http://www.boomspeed.com/james_lyon/PCBC.gif


your pic contains this extra in the source:

bah wont copy paste. try this :

basically go to original image, view its source, the last line you should see is
(scroll down three times on mouse wheel)
Æžëî»Òjº%´ðÖk/°¤'Ľüöëï¿ (with a lot more pasting and chars)


but your image contains a lot more stuff at the end, same code for three mouse scrolls, then some additional stuff including the base64 apparent.
ive got a pic of it if this is a bit confusing, but i dont wanna waste 250kb Very Happy of the forums bw


EDIT: or just read the top of page 24. in this thread Very Happy

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