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Clue #113 - Fragment Codes "25KOCJS6S6" & "FRXRUK9TQ"















Fragment Code "25KOCJS6S6" can be seen in the background of the flash intro for valenzettiequation.com. The video fragment is of Mittlwerk saying, "The villages of (?) and (?) have allowed us to test our vaccine on them."

Fragment Code "FRXRUK9TQ" was found via the hacker from thelostexperience.com. The hacker's many clues led us to check the subdomain grendel.thelostexperience.com. There was where we found what appeared to be a blank gif but when the contrast was adjusted, we found this glyph. The video fragment is of a guy asking, " These are people, innocent human beings, and we're just..." Then Mittlewerk says, "If you knew with mathmatical certainty that you could end all famine, war, and poverty, what would you do?"

Thanks to the insider, dazzedelf, Marc, and topcat24 for emailing us about this code!

257 Comments:

Blogger sean said...

at the top

8/22/2006 09:57:00 AM  
Blogger NobleLawyer said...

New thread! Read MTP's blog for his theory regarding the valenzetti equation.

8/22/2006 09:59:00 AM  
Blogger JoAnn said...

wow... even when I know where to look that one was hard to spot. Good job folks.

8/22/2006 10:01:00 AM  
Blogger Christine said...

top ten woohoo, p.s. go ange!!!!!!!!!

8/22/2006 10:01:00 AM  
Blogger NobleLawyer said...

I think it may be a vaccine for something that THF released. remember the phase I hack that showed that some virus had been spread in some villiage in africa? perhaps this is the vaccine for that virus

8/22/2006 10:03:00 AM  
Blogger Grimlock said...

Repeating from the end of the last thread:
Is anyone else wondering about the seemingly large amount of coughing coming from TWM's audience?

8/22/2006 10:04:00 AM  
Blogger sean said...

this would mean the vaccine and virus is somehow connected to the LEP.

8/22/2006 10:05:00 AM  
Blogger Lauren said...

grimlock - I was wondering about it, too.

8/22/2006 10:07:00 AM  
Blogger Ange said...

Okay for the record, Dt7 was faster than I. Yes I did see the ARG monitor update about the VE site, saw the new glyph, and brought it to the attention of those in chat...BUT looking at the time stamp Dt7 did post it in comments 8 seconds sooner so....GO Dt7 (don't want to be a thunder stealer)!!!

8/22/2006 10:07:00 AM  
Blogger sean said...

my thinking is that the island was a thriving tribal land before the DI came along. the natives built the statue of the 4 toe foot. but in order for the DI to be conducted without interruption, THF created a virus to kill all the natives so they wouldnt get in the way. maybe the vaccine wasnt a vaccine. it was the full virus.

8/22/2006 10:09:00 AM  
Blogger sean said...

they then quarantined the DI workers in hatches while the virus laid devastation to the former communities.

8/22/2006 10:10:00 AM  
Blogger Grimlock said...

dfizz: Matt the Pale's Prophecy Theory

8/22/2006 10:10:00 AM  
Blogger winged_eel said...

That was a pretty sophisticated statue for them to build. I mean the ones in Easter Island aren't even that big or detailed.

8/22/2006 10:11:00 AM  
Blogger sean said...

the statue was probably years in the making.

8/22/2006 10:12:00 AM  
Blogger NobleLawyer said...

I don't think this is going to have anything to do with the island.

8/22/2006 10:14:00 AM  
Blogger InEnglandAndLost said...

I felt so left out, but I've finally had the email from Rachel... wonder when this BIG thing is going to happen!!!?!?!??!??!

8/22/2006 10:16:00 AM  
Blogger NobleLawyer said...

ok. gotta get work done. bbl

8/22/2006 10:18:00 AM  
Blogger CattyGirl said...

Same her inengland...

I'm most excited to see something happen on Apollo.

8/22/2006 10:21:00 AM  
Blogger InEnglandAndLost said...

That's easy! It's licked on by small ants! as apposed to large ants that make aero bars!

8/22/2006 10:22:00 AM  
Blogger NiteSea said...

i still haven't gotten the Rachel email :(

8/22/2006 10:22:00 AM  
Blogger InEnglandAndLost said...

opposed even - thing there was a dead ant in my last twix!!!

8/22/2006 10:23:00 AM  
Blogger Grimlock said...

I agree, makomk. Looks like there's maybe one missing segment between them.

8/22/2006 10:27:00 AM  
Blogger InEnglandAndLost said...

I'm with you makomk - I think it's all TWM's clips together. Wonder if the realease of glyphs will pick up? maybe as we start to get to the end, 4 or 5 glyphs at a time will be released?

8/22/2006 10:32:00 AM  
Blogger JoAnn said...

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8/22/2006 10:33:00 AM  
Blogger JoAnn said...

I got the email from Rachel...
" SOMETHING'S ABOUT TO HAPPEN. PAY ATTENTION. HEAD TO WWW.APOLLOCANDY.COM"

I think the the barcode on the candy wrapper is a clue. I read that codes are 7, 10, or 11 digits in length. That one is 6.

8/22/2006 10:34:00 AM  
Blogger NiteSea said...

woohoo, i finally got the rachel email! :D ... so it appears they're sending it out in waves, since it's probably the best way to do that for 30,000+ recipients... Perhaps nothing will happen until everyone has received the email...

8/22/2006 10:40:00 AM  
Blogger Beana said...

I got mine too!

8/22/2006 10:44:00 AM  
Blogger Olerica said...

So, I got the Rachael e-mail... went out to ApolloCandy.com and my next question is: Why on the description of the candy EVERYWHERE on the site is it MILK chocolate, but on the wrapper, it's DARK chocolate.

Any thoughts?

Personally, I prefer dark...

8/22/2006 10:47:00 AM  
Blogger Ange said...

Is anyone going to Central Park on Thursday (besides me)?

8/22/2006 11:03:00 AM  
Blogger mjm3 said...

Ange, I'm going to try and go to the park, I live on Central Park West, but I don't know if I can get out of work in time.

8/22/2006 11:05:00 AM  
Blogger RyaNDrumZ said...

GOOD MORNING TLEC!!!

Got the e-mail and now we need to wait. Keep up the good work everybody...

8/22/2006 11:05:00 AM  
Blogger Grimlock said...

GCWH PIFHGUV QVWP YSH ASDDUK is enciphered using a substitution alphabet.

This means that to decode, you take the following table:

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
C*HL*NTSO*D****MG*A*ERI*W*

And plug in each letter to get its decoded value.

8/22/2006 11:06:00 AM  
Blogger Grimlock said...

Bah, copy those two lines to Notepad or somewhere else with a fixed width font and you'll see what I mean.

8/22/2006 11:06:00 AM  
Blogger Dt7 said...

@ Sara
There's some information on the Valenzetti Equation (and that chalkboard clip) here on Lostpedia.

8/22/2006 11:09:00 AM  
Blogger Capcom said...

This frag is an intriguing addition to the TWM sequence, in light of everyone's theories (n.i.k., etc.). Maybe they give the predicted doomsday-super-virus to the villagers and then test their new vaccine on the infected folks to see if it works. [E.G. the X-File consortium testing their black oil vaccine in the same way--infect/vaccinate] Perhaps they told the villagers that it was a two-part vaccine as well, and not tell them that part one was the infecting phase (i.e., keeping up the story). OR (as alluded to by the coughing in the audience) have they secrectly infected the audience (secretly because they are not sure if the vaccine works yet), who will then be shipped via the steamer to the island, infecting the villagers, and they will then supply the vaccine to the villagers after they are infected (and to themselves as well)? Perhaps the orientation audience is being duped in the same way that the observation hatch people were duped? E.G., you are going to do this to someone and observe them, when in actuality, we are doing it to you! Ow, my head hurts.

8/22/2006 11:10:00 AM  
Blogger The Penuels said...

Guys, I just checked in on thelostexperience.com site and noticed something weird right off the bat:

***************************
Big Brother is watching

Posted by: Anonymous | August 22, 2006 04:06 PM
***************************

So I decided to check it out. Anybody else notice what happens when you click the Big Brother link under their archive section on TLE.com? Click it. Do nothing. A black screen appears flashing "Wait", then it says: password is: g5elv7q

Let's figure this out! I haven't seen this posted anywhere except that I just posted it at TLE.com. Let's get on the cutting edge!

8/22/2006 11:11:00 AM  
Blogger mjm3 said...

My latest sequence if anyone cares to comment

http://www.hansoexposed.com/player/3f937dde9f2d10ebac4904fffb53d3e6

8/22/2006 11:11:00 AM  
Blogger static13 said...

On the apollocandy website, have tou always been able to click on the Apollo bar? It changes between 3 states.

What is written on the bar itself? It doesn't look like it will say Apollo.

8/22/2006 11:12:00 AM  
Blogger Christine said...

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8/22/2006 11:14:00 AM  
Blogger Grimlock said...

dfizz, I was actually working on a different substitution with the second word being ANOTHER instead of MONSTER. I was using a cryptography program, but the basic way you attack substitution ciphers is based on letter frequency, digram (pair of letters) frequency, and common words like the.

8/22/2006 11:19:00 AM  
Blogger Grimlock said...

static13, we're pretty darn certain that the letters on the Apollo bar spell whereisalvar.com. This is a site that is owned by TPTB, but is not active yet.

8/22/2006 11:20:00 AM  
Blogger oxillini said...

admin: very interesting. would love for a TLEC'er to be the one who cracks this!

8/22/2006 11:21:00 AM  
Blogger The Penuels said...

Re: My previous comment...
Responses from TLE.com commenters:

******************
David, that's from another ARG. We found it yesterday

Posted by: farlad | August 22, 2006 05:09 PM

david: that has already been found, and it is determined that there is a gmae going on on that site that has nothing to do with TLE. that guy was probably just some guy wanting attention

Posted by: mike | August 22, 2006 05:09 PM
*****************

I was wrong.

8/22/2006 11:23:00 AM  
Blogger Ange said...

Howard-The only thing that troubles me is that there isn't an event happening on SummerStage that evening. Central Park 6-10pm...dark...makes me nervous that it is a sham.

8/22/2006 11:23:00 AM  
Blogger Christine said...

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8/22/2006 11:24:00 AM  
Blogger oxillini said...

g5elv7q looks like a glyph code in and of itself. anyone try it? might want to keep that one handy for future releases.

8/22/2006 11:25:00 AM  
Blogger mjm3 said...

Admin if you click the bb7 website, there is a flashing banner at the top, when you click that there is a password prompt, when you enter that password it takes you to a parent directory with one link

http://www.bigbrothersite.co.uk/click/

I'm guessing they are launching a similar ARG for another show and want to capitalize on the buzz from TLE. they probably bough the ad space and posted anonymously, I doubt it's in-game

8/22/2006 11:26:00 AM  
Blogger The Penuels said...

dfizz,
Word Verification prevents some bot spammers from bogging us down with junk. It is our preference to keep it due to the popularity of this site. Spammers target sites with lots of hits so the Word Verification is necessary. I know its a pain...

8/22/2006 11:26:00 AM  
Blogger The Penuels said...

47 is released. I've got $20 that says it will be found through "Gee" at TLE.com. Let's keep our eyes peeled and on that site!

8/22/2006 11:28:00 AM  
Blogger NiteSea said...

wow, that was found quick... anyone got the code?

8/22/2006 11:28:00 AM  
Blogger The Penuels said...

Who found it? Anyone keeping track of the leaderboard?

8/22/2006 11:29:00 AM  
Blogger oxillini said...

wait, big brother is a cbs thing. why would that tie in?

8/22/2006 11:29:00 AM  
Blogger The Penuels said...

ox,
not in UK. I think Big Brother is on the same network as Lost over there.
But I think it doesn't matter anymore...I think it's a rabbit trail.

8/22/2006 11:33:00 AM  
Blogger Dt7 said...

Big Brother UK is a Channel 4 thing, and Lost is also a Channel 4 thing.

8/22/2006 11:33:00 AM  
Blogger The Penuels said...

Okay guys...we've got to solve this TLE thing. It's on full force:

From their earlier source code:
"Solve this riddle to find my name. My name is the key, but the lock will appear at a time of my choosing"
"GCWH PIFHGUV QVWP YSH ASDDUK"

From today's source code:
"The lock is ready. Bring your key. The light of truth awaits."

What do we do now?

8/22/2006 11:40:00 AM  
Blogger The Penuels said...

The general consensus is that the cryptogram "GCWH PIFHGUV QVWP YSH ASDDUK" trnaslates to "This monster grim was called", a quote from Beowulf that refers to the mythological beastie Grendel. So this could be Gee's "name", which is the "key" to open a lock we haven't found yet.

8/22/2006 11:42:00 AM  
Blogger Dt7 said...

http://grendel.thelostexperience.com/

^The Lock^

8/22/2006 11:42:00 AM  
Blogger The Penuels said...

Congrats to therealgodfather!
That was quick!

8/22/2006 11:44:00 AM  
Blogger Dt7 said...

FRXRUK9TQ

8/22/2006 11:44:00 AM  
Blogger NiteSea said...

not sure where it originated from exactly, but this post on ITE tells us #47:


ITE got a glyph! It's frxruk9tq

Posted by: KJ | August 22, 2006 at 09:37 AM

8/22/2006 11:45:00 AM  
Blogger RyaNDrumZ said...

Awesome work, thanks so much guys...

8/22/2006 11:46:00 AM  
Blogger Thrasher76 said...

Good Afternoon All I am hoping for a busy rest of the day. Mainly because I finished all of my errands and have nothing to do but TLEC....

8/22/2006 11:46:00 AM  
Blogger Pecma said...

up the brightness and contrast

8/22/2006 11:47:00 AM  
Blogger kilgore said...

dfizz - i had to drag it into photoshop and play with the brightness/contrast in there.

8/22/2006 11:54:00 AM  
Blogger oxillini said...

transcript anyone?

thanks!

8/22/2006 11:54:00 AM  
Blogger AmbientBlu said...

For anyone with Photoshop, I just chose the "Equalize" option and that gave me a very clear picture of the new glyph.

8/22/2006 11:54:00 AM  
Blogger AmbientBlu said...

::random man in front row raises hand:: But Tom, these are people, innocent human beings, and we're just going to ...

::Mittlewerk interrupts:: If you knew with mathematical certainty that you could end all famine, war, and poverty, what would you do?

8/22/2006 11:56:00 AM  
Blogger oxillini said...

holy crap matt the pale's prophecy theory looks more likely with each clip!

8/22/2006 11:57:00 AM  
Blogger oxillini said...

idaho:

http://members.aol.com/mattthepale/prophecy.html

8/22/2006 11:59:00 AM  
Blogger sean said...

my theory also took a step in the right direction.

8/22/2006 12:00:00 PM  
Blogger Lostpedian said...

belly0fdesire said...
I wish TPTB would give me a glyph to deploy... that would be fun. :)

I'm sure you do a better job than TLE.com did (why again did a one-letter-at-a-time anagram and a simple little cypher take four days to get out?), though maybe not as good as TLEC did (that "Glyphs Are Fun" video was pretty good).

8/22/2006 12:00:00 PM  
Blogger FYSB said...

So far, ol' TWM isn't coming off that bad. He doesn't want people to suffer, he wants to end famine, war and poverty.

There's got to be one heck of a surprise toward the end of the fragments.

8/22/2006 12:00:00 PM  
Blogger NobleLawyer said...

crap. no photoshop :(

8/22/2006 12:00:00 PM  
Blogger NobleLawyer said...

I don't think we should criticize fans efforts at making glyph releases fun. They are trying - harder I might add than TPTB so I apploud TLE efforts.

8/22/2006 12:02:00 PM  
Blogger sean said...

mittelwerk reminds me of the crazy dictator in v for vendetta.

8/22/2006 12:05:00 PM  
Blogger Capcom said...

TLE blog states something going on at FLICKR, is it new?

8/22/2006 12:06:00 PM  
Blogger Capcom said...

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8/22/2006 12:07:00 PM  
Blogger sean said...

maybe theyll hide glyphs in the wrappers.

8/22/2006 12:10:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Lostpedian, you and your attitude will ensure you never get anything.

Envious prick.

8/22/2006 12:14:00 PM  
Blogger oxillini said...

thf has man

8/22/2006 12:17:00 PM  
Blogger oxillini said...

thf has managed to tra....

8/22/2006 12:19:00 PM  
Blogger mjm3 said...

lehcarekalb is an anagram for rachel blake

8/22/2006 12:19:00 PM  
Blogger oxillini said...

thf has managed to track the post..

8/22/2006 12:21:00 PM  
Blogger oxillini said...

thf has managed to track the posting pattern

8/22/2006 12:23:00 PM  
Blogger Dt7 said...

That binary looks like fun to translate.

8/22/2006 12:23:00 PM  
Blogger oxillini said...

someone start from the bottom

8/22/2006 12:24:00 PM  
Blogger mjm3 said...

to be more accurate it's blakerachel backwards

8/22/2006 12:24:00 PM  
Blogger Your Mother said...

scott - probably in the abyss recently abandoned by clue 29. :)

8/22/2006 12:26:00 PM  
Blogger oxillini said...

thf has managed to track the posting pattern i have been using for

8/22/2006 12:26:00 PM  
Blogger ib4uc said...

oxillini: keep going!!!

8/22/2006 12:28:00 PM  
Blogger The Penuels said...

Go oxillini go!

8/22/2006 12:28:00 PM  
Blogger oxillini said...

thf has managed to track the posting pattern i have been using for the Sti Lanka video

8/22/2006 12:29:00 PM  
Blogger sean said...

i tried decoding a line and all i got was H/OY.

damn.

8/22/2006 12:31:00 PM  
Blogger Grimlock said...

Hmm. Sounds like whereisalvar.com might be on the way?

8/22/2006 12:31:00 PM  
Blogger The Penuels said...

Way to go Ox & realgodfather...
Now, how do we know this is legit?

8/22/2006 12:32:00 PM  
Blogger ib4uc said...

oxillini & therealgodfather: good work!

8/22/2006 12:32:00 PM  
Blogger sean said...

act IV?

8/22/2006 12:32:00 PM  
Blogger oxillini said...

THF has managed to track the posting patern I have been using for the Sri Lanka video, I guess the upload feed randomiz

8/22/2006 12:33:00 PM  
Blogger sean said...

something like this deserves a new thread. i assume the authenticity was confirmed?

8/22/2006 12:34:00 PM  
Blogger Thrasher76 said...

Way to go Oxillini and thegodfather

8/22/2006 12:37:00 PM  
Blogger oxillini said...

THF has managed to track the posting patern I have been using for the Sri Lanka video, I guess the upload feed randomizer is not as fullproof as I thou

8/22/2006 12:37:00 PM  
Blogger Your Mother said...

Good job on the binary guys! Do we know the legitimacy of this yet? if it's good, this could be the start of act iv? Sorry if someone already said that. Trying to keep up at work. :)

8/22/2006 12:38:00 PM  
Blogger The Penuels said...

Speaking of "how do we know this is legit"...What do you guys make of the following emails we received last night?

Email #1
Greetings. I know there are numerous attempts to incite false tangents within the game, but please understand that this is not my intent in the least! This is very important and it provides an answer to a key component within the game. After much researching, it seems as though no one has stumbled across this yet. In the spirit of the game, and because this tidbit is so revealing, I will present an anagram in order for you to find out the truth. Please remember, this is not false hope. There is a large bit of revealing information behind this anagram. If you so choose to post this, I will be monitoring your progress.

"A sibling so arm"

As a clue, I will say this translates into one less word.

Namaste,

Newbold Steiner

Email #2: Our Reply
Newbold,

I can't believe I'm saying this...but I think I may trust you. I wanted to let you know that I need to wait to consult with the other admins of TLEC before I can post your anagram. Can you wait until morning at the latest? Also, I know you may not be in the business of answering questions but can you tell me if this has anything to do with the hack of thelostexperience.com?

Thanks for trusting me with your intel. I will do my best to solve this clue.

David

Email #3
Many thanks for such a quick reply, David! By all means, take as much time as you need. You are the blog administrator, after all! I will tell you that my intel has nothing to do with thelostexperience.com. My information relates directly to the interworking of the game. As I said, I will keep tabs on everyone's progress and if someone stumbles upon this info through other means I will immediately notify you so that no further time is wasted on my anagram. I'm not in the business of wasting people's time. However, as I said earlier, the payoff is quite interesting!

Namaste,

Newbold Steiner

8/22/2006 12:39:00 PM  
Blogger ib4uc said...

ox: realgodfather already has the translation.

8/22/2006 12:39:00 PM  
Blogger oxillini said...

THF has managed to track the posting patern I have been using for the Sri Lanka video, I guess the upload feed randomizer is not as fullproof as I thought. hansoexposed.com

8/22/2006 12:39:00 PM  
Blogger oxillini said...

nvm...

8/22/2006 12:40:00 PM  
Blogger The Penuels said...

I don't think the authenticity of the OneTrueWay flickr account has been confirmed in any way. We shouldn't ignore it though.

8/22/2006 12:40:00 PM  
Blogger oxillini said...

what's it come out to?

8/22/2006 12:41:00 PM  
Blogger Thrasher76 said...

WOW! Nice emails David! I was wondering when you where going to post them....

8/22/2006 12:41:00 PM  
Blogger sean said...

i wouldnt be as quick to trust newbold. the fact that hes mentioning past fake clues makes me suspicious.

8/22/2006 12:42:00 PM  
Blogger The Penuels said...

Just to repeat:

TheRealGodfather said...

From the binary code:

THF has managed to track the posting patern I have been using for the Sri Lanka video, I guess the upload feed randomizer is not as fullproof as I thought. hansoexposed.com may no longer be the hosting site. Don't worry, I'll keep you posted. RB

8/22/2006 12:30:15 PM

8/22/2006 12:42:00 PM  
Blogger NiteSea said...

the mispelling of "foolproof" definitely makes it seem fishy to me

8/22/2006 12:44:00 PM  
Blogger sean said...

also, if it was legit, why wouldnt rb find a way to post it on HE itself?

8/22/2006 12:46:00 PM  
Blogger The Penuels said...

I hate doing this stuff in the comments but I just can't post the "Newbold Steiner" stuff or the "OneTrueWay" stuff on the front page until it is confirmed as authentic. How to confirm is the tricky part we need your help with. :)

Everyone please read those emails and tell me what you think. We get fake stuff all the time but this for some reason had a different feel to it. I thought it was related to TLE at firwt but apparently its something different. It came from a yahoo account so it could be anyone:

From: A B (friendoftlec@yahoo.com) Signed-By: yahoo.com | Mailed-By: yahoo.com
To: thelostexperienceclues@gmail.com
Date: Aug 21, 2006 7:11 PM
Subject: This is very important... it will help you with the task at hand

8/22/2006 12:46:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Upload feed randomizer?

LOL

8/22/2006 12:46:00 PM  
Blogger 2costa said...

did anyone notice that on apollo there are a few us distrobution sites that say "acura" what do you think that is all about?2

8/22/2006 12:47:00 PM  
Blogger oxillini said...

I can verify this:

THF has managed to track the posting patern I have been using for the Sri Lanka video, I guess the upload feed randomizer is not as fullproof as I thought. hansoexposed.com may no longer be the hosting site. Don't worry, I'll keep you posted. RB

8/22/2006 12:48:00 PM  
Blogger sean said...

i personally dont trust the newbold letters yet. id need more proof from him.

8/22/2006 12:48:00 PM  
Blogger 2costa said...

one is times square one is wahington dc so it is not part of the name of the venue

8/22/2006 12:49:00 PM  
Blogger oxillini said...

to me, that smacks of the attempt someone made to claim rachel's blog was moved. the simulated the original site in a desperate bid for attention. i could be wrong about this but that "fullproof" stands out like a sore thumb to me.

8/22/2006 12:49:00 PM  
Blogger Grimlock said...

Possible Newbold anagram: MORAL BIAS SIGN
Of course, BI SNAIL ORGASM could also be it, as well as a few thousand other things...

8/22/2006 12:49:00 PM  
Blogger 2costa said...

chicago

8/22/2006 12:50:00 PM  
Blogger CattyGirl said...

ESPN New York tomorrow? Wow.

8/22/2006 12:50:00 PM  
Blogger CattyGirl said...

Thrasher- Philly is back!

8/22/2006 12:51:00 PM  
Blogger Miss Topisto said...

Does anyone remember Global Paradigms? (www.globalparadigmscorp.com) That site doesn't seem to exist any more, but in the beginning we were wondering if it was in-game or not. (So, obviously not.) But there was a clue with a morse code on a site of a guy who worked there and his name was Michael Sontag. The code translated: EMAIL GRENDEL AT GLOBALPARADIGMSCORP DOT COM TO FIND HIS CAGE

The favorite book of Michael Sontag was "Beowulf". Meaningless? Probably... But if this was really just a fan-site, then they got pretty close ;)

8/22/2006 12:51:00 PM  
Blogger The Penuels said...

vex,
I take your laughter to mean you agree that we should now ignore the "onetrueway" message? What do you make of the emails? Equally laughable?

BTW, were you part of the TLE thing today?

8/22/2006 12:51:00 PM  
Blogger CattyGirl said...

thank you 2costa for sending me back to Apollo!!!

8/22/2006 12:51:00 PM  
Blogger Grimlock said...

Gee, TPTB, pleeeease oh please don't set up an event in Atlanta, GA.

8/22/2006 12:53:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

David,

I just think it's funny. It may be legit for all we know. Can't say for sure yet. But that "upload feed randomizer" just sounds funny.

And I'm a "mod" for tle.com, if that's what you're asking.

8/22/2006 12:54:00 PM  
Blogger oxillini said...

reminds of when people misspell loser as looser. a bit ironic, no?

8/22/2006 12:54:00 PM  
Blogger 2costa said...

acura???

8/22/2006 12:56:00 PM  
Blogger sean said...

acura dealerships, maybe?

8/22/2006 12:57:00 PM  
Blogger CattyGirl said...

Do you think Acura joined the game? I did notice alot of acura ads in EW.

8/22/2006 12:58:00 PM  
Blogger The Penuels said...

Vex,

You guys made Rachel proud by letting that hacker continue to feed us the truth! I thoroughly enjoyed it!

8/22/2006 12:58:00 PM  
Blogger sean said...

bye. have to go.

8/22/2006 12:58:00 PM  
Blogger 2costa said...

see it is happening we are the experiment, the leaderboard and glyph hunt are turning brother against brother,hanso is watching and taking down data and sending it in bank tubes

8/22/2006 12:58:00 PM  
Blogger Caboose192 said...

Jeez, I take a couple hours off my computer and everything happens. >:(

8/22/2006 12:58:00 PM  
Blogger 2costa said...

I just think I am gonna cherry pick the next 25 glyphs and wait for the season premier, and refuse on principle to use a jeep,verizon, or drink sprite

8/22/2006 01:00:00 PM  
Blogger NobleLawyer said...

what does newbold steiner anagram into?

8/22/2006 01:00:00 PM  
Blogger mjm3 said...

if this newbold steiner character isn't in the business of wasting anyone's time why would he give you an anagram with about a thousand possible outcomes

http://wordsmith.org/anagram/anagram.cgi?anagram=a+sibling+so+arm&include=&exclude=&d=3&n=&m=&source=adv&a=n&l=n&q=n&language=english&where=

Highly suspect

8/22/2006 01:01:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

We were hoping Grendel wasn't going to blow up the site.

I'm glad you enjoyed it. It was fun watching it develop.

8/22/2006 01:01:00 PM  
Blogger The Penuels said...

ular98,
ctrl f "administrator" and read my last few posts. You'll catch up quick.

8/22/2006 01:02:00 PM  
Blogger Thrasher76 said...

Did I hear/see correctly that Philly is back???? HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN!!! Thank you TPTB!!!

wv: OMGTC = Oh My God! Thrasher, Chad!!!

8/22/2006 01:03:00 PM  
Blogger The Penuels said...

mjm3,
I agree. There are too many possibilities. Newbold said he'd be watching...

Newbold,
If you're watching. We need a hint. That anagram is impossible and we have no direction outside of those letters.

8/22/2006 01:03:00 PM  
Blogger NobleLawyer said...

well we know it is two words rather than three.

8/22/2006 01:07:00 PM  
Blogger NobleLawyer said...

sorry, I mean three instead of four. :(

8/22/2006 01:08:00 PM  
Blogger The Penuels said...

Everyone, belly0fdesire, thrasher76,
I'm going to do some real work now. I've been at this stuff since 7am and have hardly taken a break. I've emailed Newbold and asked for more info. Keep up the great work!

8/22/2006 01:15:00 PM  
Blogger FYSB said...

Woohoo! Dallas is a go! Ok, all you Big D dwellers, let's go!
Granada Theater on Lower Greenville.

I don't suppose that's what Rachel meant when she emailed me this morning that something big was happening....;>)

8/22/2006 01:19:00 PM  
Blogger oxillini said...

some possible anagrams for the newbold thing:

manila brig sos
a missing labor

8/22/2006 01:20:00 PM  
Blogger Your Mother said...

fasten, what time in the Big D??

8/22/2006 01:24:00 PM  
Blogger Ange said...

Okay now that TOMORROW has been added to NYC, are people still going to Central Park on Thursday?

8/22/2006 01:24:00 PM  
Blogger NiteSea said...

OK, here are some of my best anagrams. They don't seem to mean much, but I thought I'd throw them out there...
LOGIN BAR AMISS
MISSING A LABOR
MISSING BOAR LA (as in Los Angeles?)
MASS ORIGIN LAB
MISSION GRAB LA
MOB SIGNAL AIRS
MARS BIO SIGNAL
BOARS MAIL SIGN
SALAMI ROB SIGN
MINI SOLAR BAGS

8/22/2006 01:24:00 PM  
Blogger NiteSea said...

i thought the Tysons giveaway was somehow linked to the blood drive that day that is in some way sponsored by ABC...?

8/22/2006 01:27:00 PM  
Blogger Mike V. said...

Hey, hey, hey! I've been a bit busy. Anyone mind telling me what's the latest? I've gotten the email from Rachel. I've noticed there's a new button for UK distribution at apollocandy but, knowing me, that's probably old news. So.

8/22/2006 01:27:00 PM  
Blogger FYSB said...

Your mother...no time as of yet, but the Granada is on Lower Greenville, so I suspect (hope) that it's an evening thing, so after work. Would be a fun area to meet for cocktails before/after.

8/22/2006 01:28:00 PM  
Blogger 2costa said...

Have you ever looked at the portegeses guy at the end of the season finale who called penny. When it first aired i heard someone say that the guy looked like mathew fox and i didn't really see it. I looked at the clip on ninja site and I could swear that it is mathew fox. Please watch it and comment

8/22/2006 01:30:00 PM  
Blogger Your Mother said...

FYSB - heck yes!!! I'm sooooooo there! I RSVPd to TapDawg, so let's try to meet up. Can't believe us good folks in Dallas have to wait until Sept. 6.

8/22/2006 01:30:00 PM  
Blogger Your Mother said...

2costa - I could be wrong, but I belive that the producers confirmed that it is NOT matthew fox at the end of that episode in their official podcast. It's been a while since I listened to it tho...

8/22/2006 01:31:00 PM  
Blogger 2costa said...

ya i heard all that,but i watched it the other day and the simularity is scary

8/22/2006 01:32:00 PM  
Blogger 2costa said...

when does the season 3 dvd come out

8/22/2006 01:33:00 PM  
Blogger Twinkle said...

So the "fullproof" and "patern" message is out of game? Too bad. I was hoping they were going to replace he.com with something that works better. I might even update my sequence then I think I still only have 26 clips.

8/22/2006 01:33:00 PM  
Blogger 2costa said...

it is weird casting

8/22/2006 01:34:00 PM  
Blogger 2costa said...

so the binary was fake

8/22/2006 01:34:00 PM  
Blogger FYSB said...

Fabulous your mother! We'll figure out a spot as we get closer to the date.

8/22/2006 01:35:00 PM  
Blogger 2costa said...

made the rest of the glyphs will all come from the candy

8/22/2006 01:35:00 PM  
Blogger RyaNDrumZ said...

Man, things are going a little to fast in here, but it's better than waiting for the next glyph.
I don't trust those e-mails, but it does pass the time and I'm sure we'll find out soon enough if this is fake or not.
VEX-if you are out there...Since you said you are a admin. for TLE.com, have you gotten an e-mail from this guy or does this look familiar when they hacked TLE.com...???

8/22/2006 01:36:00 PM  
Blogger Mike V. said...

Is anyone going to reply to my postor am I going to have to take out my monocle? O.Q

8/22/2006 01:36:00 PM  
Blogger Caboose192 said...

Ugh...I'm lost. What are you guys meeting up for?

8/22/2006 01:37:00 PM  
Blogger Your Mother said...

I hope I get the golden ticket. :)BTW, I came up with nothing good from the a sibling so arm anagram. I was trying to come up with something that had sign or signal in it, but the other letters left over don't have a lot of combinations ...

8/22/2006 01:37:00 PM  
Blogger Miss Topisto said...

How do you know the binary is fake?

8/22/2006 01:40:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Ryan... I'm just a moderator for tle.com, not the admin.

But no, I haven't gotten any email from that guy.

8/22/2006 01:41:00 PM  
Blogger Mike V. said...

Goddamn it! The monocle must be used! O.Q!!!!!

8/22/2006 01:43:00 PM  
Blogger Andy said...

Thrasher76,
Glad to see Philly is back in the mix! I might be attending on the 9th. Are we signing up somewhere to know who to look for or something?

8/22/2006 01:43:00 PM  
Blogger WickedM said...

Dazzedelf said...
ATTENTION DC APOLLO SHOPPERS:

I just got off the phone with the events coordinator person at Tyson's Four Corners.

Currently, noone at Tyson's Four Corners have nothing listed about the Apollo Candy Giveaway at the mall. They have not been contacted about the event no space has been reserved nothing. Their current statement is that if Apollo tries to set up a giveaway at the mall without prior consent they will be forced to leave. I told the person I spoke to try contacting ABC for more information because ultimately they own LOST and the ARG. I was told they if they are hosting the event the information will be posted on Tyson's 4 corners website. And that I can always call back on Thursday before making the drive on friday.


I talked to them yesterday and they were working on getting more info. I think the ladies name was Christine. She was very nice. I wonder if this is going to be done through one of the stores instead of the actual mall?

There is a Disney Store next to the Hechts, which is across from the Candy store. Plus I found out that the Disney store is owned by Hoop Retail LLC which owns The Children's Place.

8/22/2006 01:44:00 PM  
Blogger Miss Topisto said...

Hey guys, I'm sorry, but how do you know the binary code is fake?!

8/22/2006 01:46:00 PM  
Blogger Thrasher76 said...

So I should be looking for an Acura event when I go to Smith and Wollensky in Philly?

I am having a rela busy day watching my complete series DVD's of th Transformers...yes I am a geek!!!

8/22/2006 01:46:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

lostinfrogurt, I'm sorry I haven't seen your questions so I have no answer...

But your avatar is the funniest thing I've seen since the one on Unfiction with Will Ferrel and the cowbell...

LOL

8/22/2006 01:47:00 PM  
Blogger Mike V. said...

Oh my god thrasher, you ARE a geek. Like passing the seventh level of geekdom. But I pass the eighth.

8/22/2006 01:48:00 PM  
Blogger Tom Mein, Guitarist said...

hey the uk button is working

8/22/2006 01:49:00 PM  
Blogger Mike V. said...

lostinfrogurt said:
Hey, hey, hey! I've been a bit busy. Anyone mind telling me what's the latest? I've gotten the email from Rachel. I've noticed there's a new button for UK distribution at apollocandy but, knowing me, that's probably old news. So.

8/22/2006 01:49:00 PM  
Blogger Dennis said...

Dazzedelf said...

I just got off the phone with the events coordinator person at Tyson's Four Corners. Currently, no one at Tyson's Four Corners have nothing listed about the Apollo Candy Giveaway at the mall. They have not been contacted about the event no space has been reserved nothing.

I got a similar response from the TPTB here in Lexington, KY regarding the 9/8 date. They informed me that they had nothing scheduled for that date at all.

I gave them the number to ABC, and to let me know if there was anything I could to to help.

8/22/2006 01:52:00 PM  
Blogger FYSB said...

Easy with the monocle, lostinfrogurt, we don't want anyone to get hurt.

what do you need?

8/22/2006 01:52:00 PM  
Blogger NiteSea said...

sophie,
we don't think rachel would be so sloppy as to misspell 2 words ("patern" and "fullproof"). For now it's just telling us to wait for more info, though, so it can't hurt to keep an eye on it to see if it develops into something

8/22/2006 01:55:00 PM  
Blogger AmbientBlu said...

Admin, in the e-mail, Newbold made reference to the "interworkings" of the game. Any chance that's a misspell and they meant "innerworkings"?, because, if so, I would have some doubt about the authenticity ...

8/22/2006 01:58:00 PM  
Blogger WatermarkStudents said...

fasten,
I'm pumped about Dallas! I should be able to be there on Sept.6

Everyone,
Just wanted to be very clear. The Newbold email is NOT OUR CREATION. We received it and thought it may be worth investigation. I'm not being mysterious or anything like that. Just trying to figure out what this Newbold person thinks is so cool.

8/22/2006 01:59:00 PM  
Blogger AmbientBlu said...

bacchus, I get what you're saying, but why would Rachel hide behind another anonymous character when she's already revealed her "true identity"?

Then again, a lot about this girl doesn't make much sense to me ...

BTW, ange ... I'm still shooting for Thursday's Central Park giveaway. Tomorrow is just too short notice.

8/22/2006 02:01:00 PM  
Blogger WickedM said...

dazzledelf - I hope they clear it up before Friday, cause I'm going to be very disappointed if they don't. I won't be able to do the ESPN zone event.

8/22/2006 02:05:00 PM  
Blogger Scoutpost said...

Ugh- I'm so frustrated that so much has happened the past couple of days and I've been too busy to be able to be a part. I'm trying to keep up, but can anyone tell me...I have 46 of 47 fragments. Is this correct? And which number is missing now? or you can just link me to the webpage that has the list. I just forget how to get to it. Thanks! Good job everybody!

8/22/2006 02:07:00 PM  
Blogger AmbientBlu said...

Amen bacchus. Sometimes it feels like there is too much going on peripherally to actually focus on the task at hand. It's hard to enjoy being a part of the game (for me, anyway), when random clues are found on completely public sites like flickr and youtube. I know it's a way of trying to make it more interactive and more realistic, but it's hard to know what to trust and what to view with a critical eye.

8/22/2006 02:08:00 PM  
Blogger FYSB said...

so Rachel sez in her email that "something is about to happen. head to apollocandy.com"

do we think that she wants to make sure we go to the distribution events or that something is going to happen on the site?

8/22/2006 02:10:00 PM  
Blogger Dt7 said...

Anyone noticed www.whereisalvar.com now requires a username and password?

8/22/2006 02:12:00 PM  
Blogger Thrasher76 said...

What is Tapdawg's blog address again?

Also is there anything on the Acura site about these events?

8/22/2006 02:12:00 PM  
Blogger CJ said...

You know how we've been wondering why the Apollo candy bar in the home page of Apollocandy.com has the three images (wrapper on, half opened, and broken chocolate with some sort of word starting with "wh...")? Well, I'm betting that the candy bars being handed out at the distribution sites will have a new code written on the actual chocolate bar, much like in that picture. Thoughts?

-CJ
funnybecauseitstrue.blogspot.com

8/22/2006 02:14:00 PM  
Blogger intersys said...

Newbold made reference to the "interworkings" - Mittlewerk?

8/22/2006 02:19:00 PM  
Blogger FYSB said...

Maybe Rachel's email has something to do with whereisalvar.com...maybe she's going to hack in this afternoon!

ok, i am way too excitable today.

8/22/2006 02:24:00 PM  
Blogger Mike V. said...

No one goes on Frappr anymore...

8/22/2006 02:25:00 PM  
Blogger NiteSea said...

SIR SALAMI BONG

8/22/2006 02:27:00 PM  
Blogger Thrasher76 said...

Sam - Those are sooo funny!!!

Thank you for pointing me in the right direction for the Acura events list...and there it is, Sept. 9th Philly!! Maybe I can win an Acura!!!

8/22/2006 02:28:00 PM  
Blogger NiteSea said...

it seems the 1st NYC giveaway is at Park Ave Country Club and hosted by ESPN or something? Looking at some of the other venues, it seems the first thing listed is a sponsor or host or something (like the Acura ones...)

8/22/2006 02:32:00 PM  
Blogger Dennis said...

...
LOSTMYID said...

what about the barcode itself? has anyone access to barcode scanner?.. perhaps there is a code in it


A few people have mentioned that the Apollo Bar barcode was not scannable by a bar code scanner, but I was able to decode it manually using this:

How the UPC Bar Codes Work

The UPC code on the Apollo bars matches the numbers show on the bar: 185192

8/22/2006 02:33:00 PM  

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