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WhiteFang

WhiteFang

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It's a clock. It reads 09:04:26 approximately (large hole->minute hand, medium hole->hour hand, small hole->second hand)

So, the first heist starts at 09:04.26. PST or UTC ?

tongue

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February 4, 2009 11:19 am
artist-illustrator.net

artist-illustrator.net

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from Manchester, UK
3,027 posts

WhiteFang wrote:

It's a clock. It reads 09:04:26 approximately (large hole->minute hand, medium hole->hour hand, small hole->second hand)

So, the first heist starts at 09:04.26. PST or UTC ?

tongue

its a Clock!?! nah!


its a Time Machine tongue

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February 4, 2009 12:32 pm
shougo007

shougo007

Gearhead

from India
86 posts

GoldenChaos wrote:

Thanks, Mr. Evil. Anyway, here's the spiral:

Original: http://mainframe.macheist.com/img/status.jpg

Traced Spiral: http://s5.tinypic.com/v75wyr.jpg


...drat, it won't let me post images or links....

moderator edit: converted to links

Perfect! The only things missing are the three circles that are also very clear lined, like the spiral, and are quite possible going to be part of the final image, also we do not know the final colour of the image.

WhiteFang wrote:

It's a clock. It reads 09:04:26 approximately (large hole->minute hand, medium hole->hour hand, small hole->second hand)

So, the first heist starts at 09:04.26. PST or UTC ?

tongue

lol. I wonder if they'll change the clue because you said that smile

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February 4, 2009 12:36 pm
jer2665

jer2665

Big Game Hunter

from South Windsor, CT
800 posts

currently "Estimated time remaining: tl_text" for me.

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February 4, 2009 1:17 pm
travislopes

travislopes

Gearhead

88 posts

Well this isn't good:
http://www.grabup.com/uploads/32195b142cfd09e0624b443ea0b722e2.png?direct

February 4, 2009 1:19 pm

alonzo

Automaton Tech

from Austria
269 posts

maybe another 30 days... I don't hope so... would be a little bit boring

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February 4, 2009 2:10 pm
rampancy

rampancy

Moderator

from Denial.
3,875 posts

jer2665 wrote:

currently "Estimated time remaining: tl_text" for me.

Heh. Estimated time remaining to resolve scripting issue?... tongue

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February 4, 2009 2:27 pm
GoldenChaos

GoldenChaos

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97 posts

If you're going to read it as a clock, the smallest hand is always the hour hand and the largest the second hand. So it really reads about 5:46:05.

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February 4, 2009 2:37 pm
JPDyson

JPDyson

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GoldenChaos wrote:

If you're going to read it as a clock, the smallest hand is always the hour hand and the largest the second hand. So it really reads about 5:46:05.

Most clock's I've seen, the shortest & fattest hand is the hour, and the longest and skinniest is the second. Because we're dealing w/this spiral, the closest in proximity to center is obviously going to be the smallest, so we're left to reason that the largest marker refers to the largest unit, aka, hours. Looks like about 1:47 or so.

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February 4, 2009 3:08 pm
semicolons

semicolons

Big Game Hunter

from UK
729 posts

It's very sharp now.

February 4, 2009 4:04 pm
apt213

apt213

Automaton Tech

from Austin, TX
205 posts

From the bossman on Twitter:

Can we have magic in these missions?!

8 minutes ago from web

Diane, this case gives me a strange feeling... this is one of Cole's blue rose cases.

February 4, 2009 4:12 pm
OverHaze

OverHaze

Automaton Tech

107 posts

Time remaining tl_text?

February 4, 2009 5:33 pm
boboboe

boboboe

Moderator

from Eastern Canada
2,356 posts

OverHaze wrote:

Time remaining tl_text?

The general consensus is that this is a javascript error, which is hopefully being looked at by Scott now.

There is still 1 day left as far as I know.

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February 4, 2009 5:39 pm
stevejobs

stevejobs

Tinkerer

48 posts

I think that they are going to put now the time remaining in hours, minutes and seconds

February 4, 2009 5:46 pm
watcher

watcher

Gearhead

from Belgium
54 posts

and we're back to 2 days remaining!

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February 4, 2009 5:57 pm
o0samotech0o

o0samotech0o

Gearhead

from Planet Marshmallow.
58 posts

tl_text = Time limit_text?

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February 4, 2009 6:24 pm
elDaz2

elDaz2

Automaton Tech

from Montreal, Qc
341 posts

Time Left_text

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February 4, 2009 6:50 pm
delano

delano

Automaton Tech

from Alabama
462 posts

Some possibilities:

Temporal Ligature_text
Tough Loss_text
Thoroughly Loose_text
That's Lucky_text
Total Loser_text
Tinus Lorvalds_text

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February 4, 2009 9:19 pm
WhiteFang

WhiteFang

Dirigible Captain

from a cliff in the arctic ocean.
2,847 posts

Or just "The lost text".

Meh tongue

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February 4, 2009 9:47 pm
jdhoss

jdhoss

Big Game Hunter

from Minnesota
963 posts

Estimated time remaining: one day

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February 4, 2009 10:01 pm
drtaru

drtaru

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537 posts

apt213 wrote:

From the bossman on Twitter:

Can we have magic in these missions?!

8 minutes ago from web

John doesnt use twitter, he hates it, that isnt really johnred.

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February 4, 2009 10:21 pm
kcii72

kcii72

Automaton Tech

from US, Earth
119 posts

i feel like I am on mars when I enter this site - i want to play - wish there were a "lite" site for those of us a little less code savvy/cluesless? (so we could play too)

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February 5, 2009 12:25 am
kracker

kracker

Big Game Hunter

from I'm right behind you!
550 posts

one day more!

soon, soon

the spiral is so clear.. as clear as a door !

we will see what happens over the next 2 moons.

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February 5, 2009 1:09 am
LordZog

LordZog

Automaton Tech

264 posts

pranavprakash1 wrote:

we will see what happens over the next 2 moons.

Two moons?! The heists don't really run a couple of months, do they?

Why do people seem to think they have the right to not be offended?

February 5, 2009 4:11 am
jdhoss

jdhoss

Big Game Hunter

from Minnesota
963 posts

LordZog wrote:
pranavprakash1 wrote:

we will see what happens over the next 2 moons.

Two moons?! The heists don't really run a couple of months, do they?

I hope not, this first wait has been brutal.

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February 5, 2009 4:20 am
cmturner2

cmturner2

Automaton Tech

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239 posts

I guess I'm the only one that sees it as the three dots Sarah Conner is chasing in the new Terminator series.

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February 5, 2009 4:25 am
kracker

kracker

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550 posts

jdhoss wrote:
LordZog wrote:
pranavprakash1 wrote:

we will see what happens over the next 2 moons.

Two moons?! The heists don't really run a couple of months, do they?

I hope not, this first wait has been brutal.

I was just trying to make a poem about the mainframe that makes sense, and about the moons, i said we will see what happens to the mainframe after todays moon and tomorrows

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February 5, 2009 5:20 am
LordZog

LordZog

Automaton Tech

264 posts

Ah, I see now. May I then offer a heartfelt "Whew!".

Why do people seem to think they have the right to not be offended?

February 5, 2009 7:00 am
zachary

zachary

Gearhead

from Tennessee, US
78 posts

I think the three dots on the white line is the missions and the big green line would be the bundle. It sort of makes sense, but I'm just making a guess.

February 5, 2009 12:02 pm
JPDyson

JPDyson

Moderator

3,573 posts

zachary wrote:

I think the three dots on the white line is the missions and the big green line would be the bundle. It sort of makes sense, but I'm just making a guess.

Usually, a correct solution ends up with something helpful. What does your guess actually tell us? That it's representative art?

You need to be thinking in line with the story and what we already know.

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February 5, 2009 12:46 pm
Neon

Neon

Automaton Tech

from UK
389 posts

It looks kinda fractal like, ish, sort of... ok maybe not.

February 5, 2009 1:29 pm
shougo007

shougo007

Gearhead

from India
86 posts

jpdyson wrote:

...
You need to be thinking in line with the story and what we already know.

*whispers*What DO we know already*/whispers*

There many new people here, so for our sake, is there any way to catch up on the story-line(if any) of the previous heists?

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February 5, 2009 2:34 pm
JPDyson

JPDyson

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shougo007 wrote:
jpdyson wrote:

...
You need to be thinking in line with the story and what we already know.

*whispers*What DO we know already*/whispers*

There many new people here, so for our sake, is there any way to catch up on the story-line(if any) of the previous heists?

From the heists. Watch the briefing video. But basically, somebody is trying to tell us something - they're not creating cute little artistic representations without direction.

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February 5, 2009 2:50 pm
JPDyson

JPDyson

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3,573 posts

I rather expected that the countdown would get more specific now that we're inside a day. You know, hours, minutes and seconds.

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February 5, 2009 2:55 pm
mjweb

mjweb

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from coast2coast
2,343 posts

jpdyson wrote:

I rather expected that the countdown would get more specific now that we're inside a day. You know, hours, minutes and seconds.

It does if you concur with Whitefang's theory that it's a clock.
9:07:26
or
1:45:26
or
5:06:45 (counterclockwise)

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February 5, 2009 4:22 pm
MintCreation

MintCreation

Sky Pirate

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WhiteFang wrote:

It's a clock. It reads 09:04:26 approximately (large hole->minute hand, medium hole->hour hand, small hole->second hand)

So, the first heist starts at 09:04.26. PST or UTC ?

tongue

Ahh much like the cool screensaver from:
http://www.jessonyip.com/analogy/

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February 5, 2009 6:06 pm
epifany

epifany

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from Dallas, Texas
554 posts

Ok, I'm reminded of the cliche line on inspector gadget (which was stolen from Mission Impossible (old school before Tom Cruise)).

"This message will self destruct in :30 seconds."

But in this case it would be "This message will self destruct in 09:04:26"

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February 5, 2009 6:13 pm
zapzack

zapzack

Automaton Tech

from USA
246 posts

At 5PM EST (-5), it changed to less than one day. Looks like Friday evening it'll happen!

February 5, 2009 10:02 pm
watcher

watcher

Gearhead

from Belgium
54 posts

I'm not that sure about it, I think it just means anywhere within the next 24 hours.

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February 5, 2009 10:03 pm
lukebacon

lukebacon

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from Steep, UK
324 posts

Oh no! - This must be abuse of 'their' power! ;-)

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February 5, 2009 10:10 pm
apt213

apt213

Automaton Tech

from Austin, TX
205 posts

drtaru wrote:
apt213 wrote:

From the bossman on Twitter:

Can we have magic in these missions?!

8 minutes ago from web

John doesnt use twitter, he hates it, that isnt really johnred.

Don't I feel like an idiot. Oh well. Sorry, gang.

Diane, this case gives me a strange feeling... this is one of Cole's blue rose cases.

February 5, 2009 10:11 pm
jdhoss

jdhoss

Big Game Hunter

from Minnesota
963 posts

Estimated time remaining: less than one day

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February 5, 2009 10:32 pm
kracker

kracker

Big Game Hunter

from I'm right behind you!
550 posts

fuzz is definitely fading.Just a spiral will be left. Tomorrow we will see

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February 6, 2009 1:48 am
shougo007

shougo007

Gearhead

from India
86 posts

I bet they will probably release a video of the "mainframe picture change" in the end. All these pictures are probably just frames from that video.

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February 6, 2009 3:29 am
mjweb

mjweb

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February 6, 2009 3:37 am
kracker

kracker

Big Game Hunter

from I'm right behind you!
550 posts

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/8059/statusrc0.th.jpg

The current image with the fuzz removed. This may be what happens.

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February 6, 2009 4:27 am
JPDyson

JPDyson

Moderator

3,573 posts

the dots are all but gone now. i think the form is set, but i'm still not sure what it means. the clock was a reasonable guess - perhaps telling us when the next event will take place.

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February 6, 2009 3:42 pm
FP

FP

Automaton Tech

from France
268 posts

I know what's the mainframe picture is:
- it's black, white and green!

You can trust me!

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February 6, 2009 5:16 pm
sideoutmtb

sideoutmtb

Automaton Tech

from SoCal
175 posts

It was Thursday, and everyone knows the last few days of the week seem to drag on.  Now that it is friday it should zip forward and get busy around 3pm in time for the weekend rush.

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February 6, 2009 5:25 pm
kcii72

kcii72

Automaton Tech

from US, Earth
119 posts

i googled the colors is it a linux reference?

waiting for the sheep revolution

February 6, 2009 5:40 pm
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