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220 Comments:
first?
huzzah! It freaking took me long enough!
I asked manny if he had seen an interesting PEOPLE and then he replied " why did they come" then i told him I had a seizure from watching japanimation and that I needed some catnip tea. Then manny asked meif "I had issues" apparently a reference to people
Happy 108th to you Benito and to everyone else for that matter. Okay guys, I gotta head out for awhile...have fun.
the japanimation strobe effect
TPTB really messed with me, I had entered my cellphone number to get alerted if I got any messages. When the phone number was down my phone kept ringing saying I had messages on that 866 number, but the password had been changed, I kept calling me over and over again...weird
Top 20, yeah baby
TLEC IN DA HOUSE
The 866 number didn't seem to have a way to take messages so I was all pyched to get a clue from whoever started the phone number, but to my shagrin my password that I had set was changed
Remember 2costa, who's idea was it to say "TLEC ROCKS"....Me of course.
hey people I have I have a podcast on my site please to and hear the podcast PLEASE just go to www.theexperienceoflost.blogspot.com and right click on the newsest post thanks and comment about it
seadog - looks like there's a 1 in there before it, like it's a 1-886 phone number.
Since this ad was in People, this could actually be #29 on richerdeeperbroader.com...now if we could just find it.
jpike - sure it is, we're all calling it, lol
Has anyone actually tried calling 1-866-get-fios or fi08 or w/e?
please help...where do you see the jeep on richerbroaderblahblah?
well, im off work, so...i guess i'll find out what and where when i get home!
After all day, of COURSE it'd be found right before I had to leave. We'll see ya in 30, all!
missmegs, I'm with you...It happens to me all the time..See ya guys in a bit and good luck.
Thanks ezrasace for the pic...
101515800 doesn't work...
has anyone tried holding up more than one page up to the light with the magazine ad? Maybe the code is on another page and when you hold it up to the light you can see through the page to align the code with the glyph?
Does that even make sense? ah whatevs i been up since 6..ugh
hey people whats up with the numbers can someone take a second to explain what is happening and great effort to read sign launguage
seadog,
unfortunately that mittelwerk vid is pretty old, but keep those ideas comin!
Thanks for taking the time ezrasace.
Since the ad has a pseudo glyph in it, it's clearly legit.
It's also clearly a ploy to make us spend hours researching through the Verizon site. I can only be grateful that it wasn't a sublymonal ad.
I was actually going to run to the corner and pick up a copy myself. Thanks ezrasace for the heads up on the Britney cover. You saved me a trip.
Okay, I'm probably just off on one (again) but does this look like letters to you?
No, fenric, it looks just scary :)
Fenric? Wasn't that from Doctor Who?
I think I am actually just off on one. To explain a bit, it's the Verizon add. The ROT guys said stuff about "The bottom of it" and I noticed what looked like the tops of letters at the bottom. There was what looked like the bottom of letters at the top, so I cut it in half and matched it up. It kinda linked up...but, it didn't really look much like a word or string of letters even. I mean you can kinda see maybe an A at the start and some W's but it's not very likely to be genuine.
Ho hum.
LOL, the filename is fantastic, whatever it is.
see what you mean now Fenris, I thought the page was just a bit wavy on the edge from being torn out of the mag. hmm
signin' off. 1 a.m. here. Nighty night.
ezrasace, is the speaker ad the exact same as it was in other issues? or might there be a clue there?
Anyone think that it might be in the People Magazine website? Just a thought...
smokey, did you used to read mad magazine?
thought i recognized that "fold the top and bottom to make a new picture" technique.
ezrasace said...
I'm a she first of all.
Yay! Another Lost Girl! Another possiblity is that the ad can be folded in some way kind of like what I think fenris was driving at with matching up the edges of the image.
And let's not assume the Speaker part is the same. You may need both pages put together somehow to find the code.
Oh you guys already got all that. :-)
hi twinkle! i'm a girl, can i be in the lost girl club?
Continuing the lost girl club.... Call me lazy, but instead of wading through 615 comments, has anyone found the sequence on the glyph the sign language guy is wearing?
ok, lazy, here ya go...no glyph yet from sign language. we're now pondering an ad in people magazine for rdb.
Yay! Fasten too! And I missed that Scoutpost was one too! It's fun to celebrate the beauty that is the female "geek." :-) (No offense, right girls?)
So it's not the obvious: LLRLHDRLA
lost bird, scroll up to ezrasace's first post. you'll get all the scoop and a link.
I'll check back in after I get some cookies baking. Ahh, the life: mysterious codes, dangerous criminals, computer hacking, and the smell of warm chocolate chips...
I looked up the translation of the heiroglyph in the picture - it translates to the letter "S" with an underline. Could this be any help?
http://hometown.aol.com/egyptnew/hiero.html
Hey belly: your RDB link should be http://richerdeeperbroader.com/
Something bugs...
Flinch faster.
Scream sooner.
Feel more.
As a writer, I'm bothered by the fact that the first two statements use alliteration and the third doesn't. Also, "feel more" is right over the glyph.
Clue? Overanalyzation?
Count me in as another lost girl. I love geeks/nerds/dorks...heck, I've got 'geekgroupie' as one of my Yahoo IDs. :^)
ezrasace, thanks for the scans of the ad. Anything else good in this week's People?
Feel Music on RDB?
Smokey, no I hadn't, but just did it and no dice. Doesn't even do the kinda matching up that it did the other way. I think I was just chasing paper creases to be honest.
N E Way, I'm off for the night. Seeya all tomorrow. Hopefully there will be something to chew over for the weekend (although I'm kinda hoping ofr a quiet weekend so I can take time off from the experience to start on the next DJDan track (or the first Johnny one).
belly, wasn't there a djdan podcast hidden on ROT... will have to track down that filename
feel more... and black light... I have been thinking...
~~~~SPOILER~~~~
about how Kelvin "feels" the blastdoor map before he paints more on it... you can normally see glow in the dark stuff raised off the surface it is printed on... but you can also normally see it, so I don't think that is what is going on here
Fenris... goodnight... and I vote for Johnny first, Dan later :D
Yeah for Johnny!
In speaker's ad, he says something about we're all "in the dark". Wonder if that goes along with the black light.
Marcus gets roped in by THE MAN!
belly, here's the djdan podcast that was on ROT http://www.retrieversoftruth.com/users/DSLerator/htdocs/audio/DJD061406.mp3
so instead of going with the images sub directory, I'd go audio... we don't seem to be able to see this code, maybe it is one we hear
I'm taking a break and just look at ezra's picture. Can anybody get a close up of her eyes and see if anything is in them or reflected in them?
ever since I saw that scan of People I have been thinking the glyph looks like something...
It's the first glyph that appears on the countdown clock in the Swan hatch, with an additional horizontal line
I've watched the three rdb movies, and I've tried:
Fortune (Grey Woman storyboard)
Livetoday (Grey Woman)
2220 (final score of the football movie) and variations on that.
22000020154154 (the numbers ont he scoreboard in the final scene of the football movie, from left to right)
1VRZN1 (Modem Boy - Billy's license plate)
7M76360 (MOdem Boy - license plate of Verizon van)
I've tried other combinations, looked at the storyboards, and read the scripts, but, nothing ....!
I'd like to bring up again the question of this video's authenticity. The only clue we have is the telephone message (which is probably real). But Are we sure that he as referring to this vide? Anyone can print a T-shirt glyph, film himself, and put it on YouTube with a name that's an anagram of Rachel Blake. We've seen quite plenty of fakes in the past. How do we know that this is not one? ABC wouldn't give out "encoded emssages" that were untranslatable (although, the Korean Peppershaker message comes to mind, but in that one you had all of the parts). Here the face is missing, and the video's low quality is kind of a giveaway.
Unless there's some evidence that I don't know about yet.
The Lost Bird said...
mstk - the only other evidence was on sublymanal.com If you type in Chocolates it gave us the anagram for the number.
And that led us to YouTube because the message you get when you call the # is "sod off, I'm watching the tube"
mstk, worthy questions. i had my doubts about the last one with the torn up memo (still think it's lame that someone would rip up a memo, take pictures of the pieces in various settings, then post ALL the pictures on the same page, but....i'll let it go. also still bugged by the implied sprite/drug association).
however, one thing that leads me to trust the authenticity is that when 2costa inadvertantly figured out the password to the toll free number that started this gig, ninja asked (through tapdawg i think) that 2costa send him the password.
i'd like the thoughts of the rest of you on the authenticity thang
fasten, 2costa offered the new password he had set, but Ninja left the chat conference before he did (it was 3am after all... and he'd been leaving for an hour). But Ninja also keeps things pretty close to his chest, so... ~shrugs~
hey all, thought I would drop in and see whats up? Been spending so much time in chats. (even have a new self made nickname: DJ LENA in yahoo chats LOL)
There is so much going on! WOW
hey Lena :) today is quieter than yesterday... thankfully... must get a nap later! :D
wv:glunr... think someone is playing Lena's "pick that song" after a few too many drinks. It's "gunners" heheheheh
I've been on here the last hour working on the clues with no luck. Just wanted to drop in and say good work to everyone putting in the effort especially since it will help alot of people... like me. ;)
Unanswered Questions Thread updated...check it out.
Unanswered Questions
Marcus: It's on thelostexperience.com not ITE.
29.
passed over.
photo-sensitive.
strobe.
sorry for not making it visible.
Posted by: r blake | August 14, 2006 07:43 PM
8/16/2006 07:02:49 PM
I'm not sure it's legit though.
Ezra can you see anything in close-ups of the Verizon lady's eyes?
HI TWINKLE!!!!!
MTP: Some of us are hoping that this is the ad that was missing from last week's People and could lead us to #29.
ange: :-D Great update! Boy that list of unanswered questoins is getting LONG!
(sort of like my word verifications)
I know Twinkle...AND I took off some answered questions too! For the record, Manny has been sending myspace messages leading us to People today. I think Matt is right and this may be #40something. But I am still hoping it's 29.
MTP: Good point. When ROT was asked about #29, they pointed us to People and talked about "an't see." What's your theory? Do you think that means a different People magazine or a different "people" altogether?
ezra: Thanks, girl!
Marcus, Lena -- Don't worry about it...ITE has been plagued with trolls and boars lately. Maybe they've gotten into the Apollo chocolate a bit early...
Marcus_Isn't_Lost ;-) said...
Lena,
Someone has been negative about our usefulness in puzzle solving over on ITE... how'd that happen? I haven't been over there?
Not sure about that marcus, havent been over there today. Funny though, it there is something like that:
I just got that shirt
You just got Timessquare
Wander what the motive would be? LOL
Who posted it? Could you copy it and show me? (busy at moment)
stacey said...
Marcus, Lena -- Don't worry about it...ITE has been plagued with trolls and boars lately. Maybe they've gotten into the Apollo chocolate a bit early...
I know stacey! THAT IS TOO FUNNY!
Yeah, it looks like there's something underneath the symbol that's written in black ink... But I'm looking at a jpeg of it.
I think it's kind of amazing how much sites liek YouTube and MySpace has assymilated itself into popular culture. A reference of "watching the tube" immediately draws us to YouTube.
I still have some doubts on the credibility and authenticity of this video, but I can't really do anything about it. Right now it's our only lead on the Sod Off phone call, and until we have another one (if we do), we're going to milk this dry.
NIN_BrokenHalo5 - I know what you're talking about. It's these "unfolding" moments that really make TLE worth it. Unfortunately they are very hard to catch "in-motion", because tehy usually only last for a few hours a couple of times a week. If only there was a way to have them more often...
No problem, Marcus...you are the one that sacrificed a full day to get us the NYC glyph. I owe you more than that! :^)
Okay, is anyone else's brain snagging on 'theflashlight', with all the 'in the dark', 'can't see' stuff that's going on? To quote "Hardware Wars": This means something!!
Ezra said she'd held the page up to the light. Maybe we need to try a brighter light?
try looking at the glyph from an angle...
vex -- I thought I saw a black band under the glyph too [in the jpeg]. Tweaked contrast, brightness, etc., but no joy...anyone else have better luck?
Try scratching the dots off!!
in the fiber-optic section of RDB they mention light a lot - grab the light, etc. i went to the verizon fios site, but haven't seen anything so far. not that i would - i am slow like that. :)
but if anyone else wants to take a look, knock yourself out!
I went back and checked the "removable flashlight" on the Jeep site (linked from "illumination" on LYCGY) where we previously had a RB vid, but I couldn't see anything new
I scoured the verizon fios site too, no luck from these eyes either.
jack: I like your thinking. Use two ads together hmmm...
Given Lost's spiritual undertones how long do you think it will be before they tie in the song Amazing Grace? "I once was lost but now I'm found. Was blind but now I see?"
http://www.jeep.com/en/compass/interior.html go to "in the back" and there's a spot there for the removable flashlight...
Or what if our empty glyph is the tribalwars glyph? That'd be a bummer.
Ha ha, TrevorGladez! And no, you're NOT a 'blog killer'! Either everyone's headed off for some sleep, or we all hit the loo at the same time!
Another interesting thing about WhereIsAlvarHanso.com -
In the source code, under the content section of the description meta tag, this appears:
Alvar Hanso was a friend, please help.
L2A5M6B3D2A4I3O8T8A7E9P3S1I8L5O5N12D3O6T2C8O8M
perhaps something for us to look into?
Wow, like no one else seems to have turned up to work yet today. Wonder if THF go them. Either that or it's Saturday and I've lost track of time. Still may mean I can waste my day on here instead of soldering. woohoo.
Just thought I'd share that. I may have something constructive later. Then again, maybe not.
so i spent some more time at WhereIsAlvarHanso.com and looked a little closer at the content.
In the first letter that Alvar sent the mystery person, there are a few italicized characters interspersed amongst the words, which spell out the word 'help'. Sounds to me like Alvar hasn't been on business trips or vacationing at all, but that he's on the run. From who I couldn't say for sure, but I'd assume some of his (former) colleagues over at THF.
The second note that came in the package Alvar sent is another matter. Firstly, there is a typo at the top of the stationery that says 'Form the desk of Alvar Hanso,' as opposed to 'From.' I can't help but think this is deliberate.
Next, we have what are almost certainly GPS coordinates. Upon entering them into Google Maps, I got three different locations:
23.115234375 -39.97712009843963: middle of atlantic ocean
-28.30078125 38.41055825094609: off the coast of africa, between south africa and madagascar; slightly south of madagascar
-47.021484375 27.293689224852404: directly south of the coast of south africa
What the significance of all these points might be, I'm not sure; perhaps a path Alvar was travelling on? Hard to say.
Lastly, both of the notes are signed with the acronym "YITB". Unless I missed something from earlier, I have no idea what it means. Could be helpful in figuring out more.
There's still that little bit from the page's source code that's bugging me; the long string of letters and numbers...I'm sure it's some sort of encrypted code, but I've no idea what algorithm it might be using. Hopefully somebody who's better with numbers could figure it out.
Sorry if any/all of this has been posted before, but near as I can tell this page only just very recently became active, so hopefully some of this info is new and potentially useful.
Humm fancy meeting you here fenris! LOL
I am only on here so late cuz Joe aka hector is STILL busy bee working on his project. I got bored.
As far as the WhereIsAlvarHanso.com site, isnt that fake or am I thinking of something else?
It has been hard catching up now since the DSL is back. Just when I THINK I am caught up, something new comes around that I have NOT delt with. Starting to feel like the OLDEST NEWBIE! LOL
(would maybe help if I got out of chat once in awhile lately)
very intriguing kryptic... i'm having a look at the site now, checking out the other names on that honors list.
Morning all,
Speaker's latest post:
This thread is becase -
You may not get another one until well after lunch tomorrow.
Don't spend it all in one place.
Until next time.
hmmm...
yeh.......
People, forget www.whereisalvarhanso.com, it's fake. It's registered to iPowerWeb Inc. in Phoenix, AZ.
The big in-game sites (apart from stuff on flickr, myspace, youtube etc.) are registered to Media Temple Inc. in California.
www.whereisalvar.com is the one that should go live soon.
BTW, checked the phrase "Mel does it better" on Google (type Mel [from the signed video] into sublymonal.com and it says "does it better"). Only comes up with one link to a sadly deceased motorcycle dude. It's a personal kind of obituary/remembrance page by friends and family. So no joy.
Hey Lena.
One of my co-workers actually came in, was violently ill and went home. Lol. I'm gonna head home in a bit too I think. I'm just gonna solder one token loom (a big fat lead with lots of little leads inside) and then head off I think. Trouble is I've broken the caffine barrier now, even if I get back to my bed I won't sleep. Dunno what happened to me last night, but I tell you what, in the one hour I actually managed to sleep I had some whacky dreams about The Hanso Foundation. I think this is effecting my sanity. Well, what's left of it.
Btw, I think WhereisAlvarHanso is totally fake.
ok, in chat conference with Ninja... and he says he got an email from RB...
Lost Ninja: THE EMAIL WAS TITLED "29"
Lost Ninja: AND ALL IT SAID WAS
Lost Ninja: "TRAVELLING IN THE REAL WORLD - YOU WON'T FIND IT"
on the move... mobile... transport?
your quick lavendar was just about to put taht up :P
uh oh,
is she saying: you won't find it travelling in the real world? Ergo it is on the net?
BTW, to make it totally clear... that was the Lost Ninja she emailed... so if she's telling him he won't find it... it will be somewhere he can't get to... somewhere OS is our thinking.
ah... so I do know you lawz!
so oodles, I don't think it is on the net, I think this is a real world glyph in either the States or the UK...
Lavenda,
get you. So your interpretation is:
"It is travelling in the real world. You (LostNinja) won't find it (in AUS)." If this interpretation is correct it must be on something moving, a train, railway, bus, subway = tube (sic!).
There's probably 50 people staring at a strange glyph in the London Tube now, wondering WTF that strange thing means LOL!
morning all! still on the hunt for that damned #29 I see...
from LostNinja Forum:
Hey you guys! I asked Manny about RoT last post, this is his reply:
Aug 17, 2006 8:14 PM
Subject RE: INVESTIGATION
Body: There's a nothing line in there you should pay attenion to... or look into....
Maybe is he referring to the signing guy? I already scanned the post: no hidden lines or words...
posted by lucamu on Aug 18 03:53pm
re my previous post, the "nothing line"
There is a post on RoT from May 17 where iobiseeingyou says "Boys, boys, down with the testosterone. That Hanso has nothing on us. They can clone all the monkeys on the planet but our FiOS is space age technology. An original.
Could we be pointed to the Verizon Fios site. Been over that site before, as others have.... hmmm
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oodles,
Are we linking the "investigation" with People Magazine (from People... someone needs to look into this)? If so, I think there must be some hidden text in one of the ads that we missed...
I think Manny's message is in reference to the ROT's latest board
I think whenever #29 or #42 or whatever ROT is refering to is solved, we'll kick ourselves for not picking up their hint earlier... I can read a lot into it... but feel it's wild goose chases at the moment... which I will probably regret... head swimming... too many wild theories... argh!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_(film)
In QUARANTINE no one can hear you scream.
smokey,
If you're referring to Verizon's chocolate phone, someone said something yesterday I think that I found interesting. Verizon wireless and Verizon's broadband services are two different parts of the company that are handled separately. So far, all of the in-game stuff has had to do with the broadband side of it, not the wireless, right? I have a feeling that half is not even involved in the game, so I don't think the Chocolate phone stuff is related IMHO
NiteSea, I think all we can do is take Ninja's word. He says he got it from RB, so I think he got it from RB. And if this is the only hint we get, but you want to wait for other things to point in the same direction you may be waiting a long time.
"travelling in the real world"... modes of transport... easily seen? I would think land based... a Jeep with an intersting paint job? A big honking truck? I can't decide where to go with this...
travelling could also mean en route to somewhere... but there's even less to work on with that.
lav,
maybe I should wait until I'm awake before I post things. Somehow when I read the posts at ITE earlier, I mistook others' skepticism of Ninja for his own skepticism on the source of the email. With the sleep cleared out of my eyes, I now agree that what he's putting out there is legit... I'll delete my previous post to avoid confusion later--sorry!
Two early morning thoughts:
1. Could the ink dots on the glyph with no visible code be a code Braille? Can someone check that out?
2. I wonder if there's a real Apollo Candy Jeep being driven around the country to build interest in the giveaway and the ARG, and there's a code on it? That would be moving and where the Aussies won't find it.
Hmm, so the Glyph is moving and likely in the UK or US.
Anyone got a date on when that glyph went active on HE? Perhaps we can narrow it down and find the origional clue.
I would for the time being assume it is active because Rachel didn't email all three of our guides. Having said that Speaks has gone until tomorrow afternoon and TOG is just lazy and probably too busy getting beers in for the Big Brother finale tonight.
*shakes head*
29 went active 2006-08-07 20:39:40
lav et al: There is also the chance that #29 travelling in the real world is on the back of the Lost #3 Numbers puzzle Melissa was trying to finish last night. The release date of the glyph could be about the date the puzzle was put up for sale. Can't wait to hear what she found!
Braille in the add is a good one.
I've got a busy day today so I won't be in much. May your pursuits be fruitful!
hmmm, let's all reference ITE despite me posting above (as 8/18/2006 06:15:13 AM)... LOL
tres, heh... maybe we should all go back and check on the Apollo Jeep thing they mention on the Apollo site... get familiar with it... and go watch the roads...
It is possible that #29 is a big reveal in the video and although it was released, it is on the trucks that are going to be transporting the apollo bars and we won't see it until then...
Just an early morning thought.
fenris,
I was just looking in to the timing myself... the time you listed is GMT I believe, which means it was 1:39pm in LA, 4:39pm on the East Coast of the US, and 9:39 pm in London. Doesn't seem likely it would've been meant for the UK then...
funny side note. I did a search for apollo chocolate factory and found a movie site. It was called apollo guide and there was a charlie and the chocolate factory review by a guy named deWOLFE. How funny is that!?
... I wonder if radio stations will start releasing clues.
I thought the FiOS site was pretty creepy and that something would be there, but add me to the list of people who found nothing.
Could someone please post the link to the clearest pic of the glyph in the sign video? I am very familiar with braille...I'd like to check it out. Thank you!
Okay the readers mail on the friday before the glyph went active (which was on a monday) Speaker said:
"This week's mail bag is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get."
Mind you he also said "Sadly, there are no glyphs from me today."
There could be something in the mailbag, but with the above in mind I'm gonna move on to his week 14 round up in which there is only one smalltalk type comment, the rest is business and that was about MTP's glyph list:
"which he keeps up in between volunteer firefighting and taking every pro bono law case he can."
Pressuming Matt doesn't do the firefighting and lawyering, maybe there is something in that? Probably not.
Okay I'm gonna check TOGs sblodge now.
The Apollo Jeep thing is look very likely at the moment, especially with the Speaker - box of choclates clue in there. Hmmm.
HMMM! Okay from TOG on Aug 9th (closest date to the glyph release she posted, the one before the release date was on the 4th and was all business aside from a mention of Doctor Who, but then she's always mentioning Doctor Who (which shows she does have some taste outside of Lost at least, hehe)):
"Probably my favourite bit of last night's rather tasty episode was the sheer daftness of Hurley's 'explanation' of his Apollo chocolate bar's existence when he stumbled upon Sun... lovely!"
So both Speaker and TOG mentioning chocolate (TOG specifically Apollo Chocolate).
I'd say it has to be that Apollo Jeep thing.
I wonder if www.freeyourthoughts.com is going to end up in the game. Maybe a video hidden there eventually
So if it is the
Apollo Jeep thing are we talking about looking into the 1959 FC-150?
twinkle... braille would connect to the "feel" that is right above the glyph... but it would be very small to fit within the glyph wouldn't it? And be obvious?
Apollo Jeeps... anyone spot one yet? Would the glyph be hidden... like on the number plate?
wv:mwaymygw...
Are we sure there are Apollo Jeeps driving around?
does someone want to check over http://www.apollocandy.com/? http://www.lowkeysoft.com/LostARG/monitor.php indicates updates and I think (though I was never there when it was on) the US distribution thing is gone
Good Morning All! just popping in to say hello, then off to read the comments...you guys were busy last night!!!
I have feeling we will get some more glyphs today!!
Catty, yes I think it must be the 1959 FC-150 (btw the code isn't 1959fc150, just tried that lol).
I think it can't be a co-incidence that TOG and Ninja made choclate references that day. Of course it could just have been to promot the Apollo stuff, but it really seems to be the only thing remotely plausable for that clue too.
catty, no we aren't (at least I'm not)... but maybe they have put one out there.
yep, it is gone
Catty, yes I think it must be the 1959 FC-150 (btw the code isn't 1959fc150, just tried that lol). We don't know for sure there is one driving around and the mention of a Jeep could be nothing more then an advertising plug, but at the moment it's the best bet we've got.
I think it can't be a co-incidence that TOG and Ninja made choclate references that day. Of course it could just have been to promot the Apollo stuff, but it really seems to be the only thing remotely plausable for that clue too.
So...I'm wondering why they took down the distribution info.
http://i8.tinypic.com/24w95zr.jpg
Ellen, in case you missed my reply on ITE, this is the pic of the Verizon ad in People that has no code visible on it. When I was thinking about it this morning, I remembered Vex mentioning someone saying it had dots of ink where the code would be. It's not showing on my monitor, but I hope you can see something or look at it in a store.
According to hansoexposed... there are less than 30,000 registered total. I'm guessing they would have to have the jeeps in MAJOR cities for them to be seen... and I hope there is more than one.
Good morning everyone. Lavenda...awesome getting a hint from Lost Ninja. He and Rachel are awfully obscure "travelling in the real world".
Here's a link to the Jeep history page which is the only mention I can find of the fc 150. I don't see any clues, but perhaps someone will glean something.
http://www.jeep.com/jeep_life/legends/heritage/index.html
so are they cancelling the Apollo distribution? :( I think we should all get together at the designated places and times anyway! ;)
apollo ad still works for me, sleepy. I know some people had trouble with it from the beginning--not sure why tho...
Joining the glyph#29 hunt...
In his last article, Doc Jensen said we should watch "Popwatch" for Lost Experience updates.
The only lost-related post on Popwatch on August 7 was this one:
who_should_lost.html
about a new Lost cast member. At the end of that post, Michael Slezak asks who else should be on the cast. Scanning the comments, I noticed one suggesting Rachel Blake be added to the cast. It's from "Therefan", and the name is linked. The link goes to thehansofoundation.org, which has not apparently changed. However, taking a look at the html source, the hidden tag which used to direct us to www.rachelblake.com now points to www.djdan.am -- I'm not sure when that changed.
Surfing over to DJ Dan's page, I noticed that in his sidebar he has a bunch of "Member of" logos, one of which is for "THERE".
At that point, I'm stuck. Anyone else want to pick up?
Then again - maybe they are adding more locations.
CattyGirl said...
Then again - maybe they are adding more locations.
Yes, let's hope it's that!
Right Nap Time. Cya all a bit later.
engineer,
The source code on THF.com still says www.rachelblake.com when I look at it...
i mean THF.org...
only about half of it matches up, but I can't help thinking how much that signing looks like DI 9FFTR731, the label on all the DHARMA food...
Morning everyone! Pulling a Belly and saying hi before I go check out what Ii missed last night.
korijane,
With the way it runs all together, I think it will be either a frag code or a login password (perhaps with Rachel Blake on LYCGY, since that's what's written on the curb on the left side of the pic again). As of last night it wasn't working tho...
morning all! i'll be away from my desk most of the day, so everyone find all the remaining glyphs and have the full video ready for me on youtube in the next 4-6 hours, okay? thanks!
nitesea...
odd.
thehansofoundation.org
contains a reference to www.djdan.org, but
www.thehansofoundation.org
contains the www.rachelblake.com reference.
lost bird, sorry when did Rachel post that at Ninja's?
I think I am going to have scrambled brains over code #29...
And I can't understand what else has changed at Apollo other than the distribution button is now gone....WTF??? I want to go, don't cancel or tease us....
Pilferk - I am a little concerned by the link for the US distribution being gone...are they canceling the give away's?
Also, I think "fingerspell of Doom" would make a great screen name!
the email Ninja received said the glyph was in the real world... not "not in the real world"
maybe something is CASE-sensitive (a login/password of some kind?)
pandora:
Yes, www.djdan.am.
only on THF.org without the 'www' in front.
... in the "Real World" ...
Great -- now MTV is in-game!
lavenda/Thrasher-per your earlier question about apollocandy and the ARG mon. updates. It is consensus in chat that the updates are the result of the distribution button being removed from the pages, and it seems that maybe a back-up site has been reverted to (maybe an accident). It would make sense though that the button's removal would make it look like changes were made on all of the pages, and a back-up would explain why the ad is haveing troubles again.
can anyone help me with getting into the chat? it said connecting, then logging in, looking up hostname, then disconnected... i've never used it before so I don't really know what I'm doing!
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Thrasher76 said...I am a little concerned by the link for the US distribution being gone...are they canceling the give away's?
The US Distribution page is still working:
http://apollocandy.com/apolloUS.swf
*** Spoiler Alert ***
The UK Distribution page is still NOT working
GOOD MORNING TLEC!!!
I hope they don't cancel the distribution cause we now know they are lace with nanobots. I was down to get me one of those. We'll see.
Getting 6 teeth pulled from my face this morning, so any post after this that might sound a little garbled, it's because I'll be on some heavy drugs...
Wish me luck and good luck to you to.
Later
I had no probs playing the ad, went direct to the swf file initially, but clicking the link works. After sussing things out I assumed it was just related to the US distribution button... hmm
nitesea-which link are you clicking for chat? When the window opens click "Click Here To Launch The Web Client". It takes up to 40 seconds for it all to load and go active so be patient. Also, you need java to run chat, which you can get by clicking the link below the "Click here..."
ange,
it appears to be working, just not connecting me... it stays for awhile on "looking up your hostname" and then goes to "disconnected"
I'm at http://tlec-irc.trip62.co.uk/webclient/index.htm, by the way
RE: Changes to the ApolloCandy website
*** Spoiler Alert ***
I compared the current ApolloCandy flash code to the code before the update today, and nothing new was added. The only changes I can see was to remove the links and graphics to the US and UK distributions. However, as I said above, the US distribution page is still working.
nitesea- Try this:
http://tlec-irc.trip62.co.uk/
And make sure that you have java:)
I just downloaded the plugin before trying this, so I don't think that's the problem. It launches the client but just doesn't connect.
Good morning all! Ryandrumz-ouch! Good luck with the teeth pulling. Going to finish catching up on the morning scoop.
nitesea- do you use mirc? You can download it at www.mirc.com. Then type: /server irc.freenode.net then join #lostclues. That is, IF you want to use/use mirc. That's all I got:(
thanks, ange, but I have no idea what that means! :D I'm a noob when it comes to chatting... I'm thinking since I work at a university, there may be something on this end that prevents me from connecting--oh well. Thanks for trying!
Dennis and Ange - Thank you! I am going to get me an Apollo bar even if it has LSD or Nanaobots in it...I want it!! So they better not cancel!!!
so nothing till after lunch today?
who chats in ular? I'm in a yahoo voice chat with lost ninja, etc. now
ular, it's not a room as such... someone just starts a conference
you were noble... you just left us before I could say goodbye... ~sniff~
maybe they're updatig Apollo candy with Aussie distribution details!
~bounces for dark choc laced with nanites~
I'm really tire of going to the Jeep site. Anyone else? and where does 'CASE' and 'INVESTIGATION' really take us? does jeep come with a case of apollow candy bars that we need to investigate?
*apollo
ah... not sure where the bit about Lena is (and if Ninja posts in the comments it's as hanso_ninja... main went and made it all confussing when he changed his name to ninja_main), but maybe it's a reference to the link where you can download YIM
oh der... remembered the Lena refernce now... beside the pic of Des... so yeah... reference to link to download YIM to join... Ninja's screen name on YIM is hanso_ninja
I had a look of the apollocandy.com flash files.
There are 3 changes I see:
1)The US distribution button gone
2) there is a small hidden icon for a movie in The Ad but it's not visible when you click on The Ad, so not activated yet.
3) The balloon in The Company is now an Apollo Candy Balloon!!! so maybe distribution will be by balloon? Bet ya.
jpike,
I believe the widely accepted interpretation right now is...
"TRAVELLING IN THE REAL WORLD" = the glyph appears somewhere in the real world, possibly on a mode of transportation
"YOU WON'T FIND IT" = Ninja won't find it, as in it's not in his neck of the woods, so likely US or UK
it'a hyphen, actually, see lav's post above at 6:15am
oodles-check apollo flash files again...on the site, the US Button is back, and the ad is now working again, but many of the pictures have changed. All except the jeep and the man. Also, notice how the new pics cover the bar codes and such....hmmm.
Also, there have been distribution DATES ADDED!!!
re apollocandy.com
More changes just now:
The US Distribution button is back and that distribution site has changed. Also, the cake has a new image.
blasted kaiser and their not letting my download flash!
anyone wanna copy the changes to the distribution dates/places for the apollo bars?
There's a Verizon ad in the latest people. I think the glyph code is in the eye or there's a glyph with no letters in the lower corner.
I couldn't make anything out. I don't have a very good scanner or good image software.
my = me
whoa, that's weird... when you go to US distribution and then click the "apollo" link at the top to return to the main page, the US dist link is replaced by a UK one, but it still doesn't work...
There is now a UK Dist. button on apollocandy too...although it just loads at the moment.
is the new image on "the bar" page giving us any more of aclue as to what the bar says on it? doesn't look like there's much there, but thought it's worth a shot...
I am going to go completly nuts if they do not add the Philly date back in...Right now I am super angry with TPTB...there is no reason to put it up one day then take it away, if they add them back in, fine...otherwise...I may bail on this whole thing...I have made plans to go to this event on my day off...do they want to lose a loyal fan of the game and the SHOW???? This may be the straw that breaks the Thrasher76's back....I hope you are reading this TPTB!!!
NIN_BrokenHalo5 said...
two NYC dates added for appollo distrubution..
I see one and it looks the same as before to me...
UK distribution button now active!
belly,
don't hit the "APOLLO" link in the upper right to go back on any of the pages... it links to an incorrect version of the homepage I think where the US is replaced by non-loading UK link
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