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booba
Kraten:
Quote:
Her response:

"Hi," I'm really sorry, but I would think it would be more like NY State or Michigan. I don't believe it was from the South. Good Luck , let me know if you do find out. Joan

So .... Means... Nothin' I think but may still point to Josh Being in the Eastern USA.


Dayton, Ohio would offer excellent sledding opportunities.

PostPosted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 4:05 am
RasGold
Re:Sled from Craigs List posting
So I asked another Q

Kraten wrote:
My Question: ... [About the Sled.] ...

ROSEBUD comes to mind ... j/k


Anyway ... Josh (and family) could have moved from the New England area to southern states (and vis-versa).

Th fotos and listings on CL are now gone Sad

It seems a bizarre attempt to link ARG reference materials without having new gamers track down the clues for themselves.

I believe this is a first in ARG!

2228218 has no meaning.
My mom was a punch card programmer, and she says we should place the two together as it forms a complete card.

She would not tell me what it translates.

PostPosted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 11:38 pm
Kraten
Re:Sled from Craigs List posting
So I asked another Q

My Question:

Thank you so much for yor time and for your reply, May I ask one more question... When you have seen this sled is is more regionally located like in West Virginia area or like another geographic area or have you seen it nationwhide. The pictures have come up in an Online Game as part of a clue and we are trying to figure out what part it may play. Again Thank you so Much for taking the time to answer.

Her response:

"Hi," I'm really sorry, but I would think it would be more like NY State or Michigan. I don't believe it was from the South. Good Luck , let me know if you do find out. Joan

So .... Means... Nothin' I think but may still point to Josh Being in the Eastern USA.

PostPosted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 12:56 pm
Kraten
Sled from Craigs List posting
Some Info .... Nothing Helps us that I see

Since the seld was an unknown item and we still do not know why it was in the sale list I have been trying to get info on the sled. I was unable to find it online at all and I contacted a couple of collectors and I finallly got a response, I don't think the info helps us but I want to share it with alll ....

My Question...

If you have any direction you could give manufacturer, age, anything would help Thank you for your time, I have been searchIng the internet and found nothing

Here is what I got back ...

"Hi David," Thanks for the email. Unfortunately I have seen this sled many times over the years in different conditions. I can not tell you who made the Sled, but it was not done by any major company, therefore I do not have any advertisements or catalogs showing this sled. The construction indicates that it was probably made in late thirties or early forties. Your Sled has been restored, this lowers collectible value. Good luck in your efforts to find the manufacturer, and may you always enjoy..................

Smooth Sledding,
Joan

So for what is worth

PostPosted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 7:47 pm
stinji
awsome! thanks

PostPosted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 5:07 pm
RasGold
UpDater info ...

stinji wrote:
what program are you using to monitor for updates?

I found the floppy's the original software package was bundled, but as they were copies of the original, the titles are hand written.
(I do not have a device readily available to open the floppy's for "read me" files, etc ... and I had only transfered the programs to my newer computers--tho, I couldn't get them to work on VISTA).
The program itself is called UpDater, and the "info" only says © Griffon 1991.
The other titles are: Morph, Fauve Matisse, Lotus 123, PiFF/eXif, Corel, and SanSerrif.

I used UpDater way back when all I had was AOL/dialup, and it would let me know when someone had answered a message board post, visited my profile or entered a chatroom ... etc.

I stopped using UpDater during the Cloverfield viral, as some claimed I had an unfair advantage.

Programs that are current and may also work:
RSS feeds (tho you have to access it from the 'Net)
Google Alerts (eMail notification)
and, the one I mentioned above: http://www.changedetection.com/

PostPosted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 1:12 pm
stinji
what program are you using to monitor for updates?

PostPosted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 9:08 am
RasGold
FilmEdge wrote:
But did they update with any visible results for site users?

I'm talking about the last BIG updates.

STIES: Printout referencing father.
HLM: Updated Moon Calendar
RP: Site opens (near fully)

However, only HLM and RP have updated since (RP four times).

As for the time-code on STIES, it was used initially for the accessing file list B4.
It is still running. And I don't see it matching my computer's time at all.
The "Count Up" is presented as KBs.

PostPosted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 7:53 am
s.f.s
clock on sties

i dont know about any one else computers but for the past 2 weeks the clock on the site has been exactly the same as my computer, to the second, no big news, but yesterday i noticed its out by about a minute, has anyone else noticed this or is my computer being dumb?

EDIT: i actually just noticed its not ticking at all, it loads the time of what my pc is when i load the page but then doesnt continue counting?

PostPosted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 4:47 am
slinkydge
I don't understand why STIES is so dormant.

PostPosted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 3:39 am
TrueJournals
FilmEdge wrote:
But did they update with any visible results for site users?


I can't find anything new. No device, no new commands to enter... 1 --> Y, 2 --> N, 0 --> Enter "bug" is still there...

Hard to say what they updated :/

PostPosted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 2:12 am
FilmEdge
But did they update with any visible results for site users?

PostPosted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 1:45 am
RasGold
Re: STIES site ...
A way to use "Updater"?

RasGold wrote:
^See above post^

Updater worked!
(And, I'm sorry it took so long for me to find this post)

STIES, RP, and HLM all updated within an hour of each other.

This leads me to believe there is only one man/woman behind the green curtain.

The NEW/new deqna file is:
Location:..........http://www.scariestthingieversaw.com/deqna.swf
Type:...............application/x-shockwave-flash
Size:................1415.43 KB (1449399 bytes)
Dimensions:......0px × 0px

Setting "Updater" to check for "file size", rather than "page update" (due to time coding) works wonderfully!

I've got the program running on the STIES, HLM, RP, and RP/TWITTER.
I get an email whenever any one of these sites changes. I need to be near a computer as I don't own a cell phone (tossed it when I noticed the "Dumb Factor" is spreading amongst users!)

PostPosted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 10:18 pm
RasGold
Re: STIES site ...
A way to use "Updater"?

FilmEdge wrote:
... let's exercise some patience here, players.

...

The STIES site was a dead end... until it revealed a new photo and the whole Minker thing.

Give the game time to unfold. Guessing about what's next and waiting to see if it pays off is part of the fun in this phase.

...

Does anyone know what the .swf file size was before the two updates?

Currently:
Location:..........http://www.scariestthingieversaw.com/deqna.swf
Type:...............application/x-shockwave-flash
Size:................1414.01 KB (1447949 bytes)
Dimensions:......0px × 0px

I had previously mentioned using a program called "Updater"* that will email me whenever a website updates. ...
(I used it on 1-18-08.com, jamielovesteddy.com, slusho.jp and tagruato.jp)

I tried it on STIES at the beginning of the game, but, because of the "countdown signature" the site was/is in a constant state of updating (i.e. : http://www.scariestthingieversaw.com/time.php).

However, I think I can set the program to notify when the file size increases (or decreases), and ignore the time stamp. ... ?

*As I own a ... ahem ... bootleg copy of the software (NOT my norm), there's a free on-line version ... http://www.changedetection.com/
However, I'm not sure their system will allow users to bypass the time stamp (or, turn it off)... You may get an email every second.
If you do this, I would suggest creating a separate account and see what happens.

PostPosted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 10:11 am
Xeno Lambrose
Missing a clue on the HLM site/1-800 number

Debbie,

I've considered that we're climbing the wrong tree respecting the Minker family, but if the 1-800 number is OOG, you would have thought that the "Minker family" would have discontinued the phone number by now, I mean it's been over three months since "Evelyn" assumed room temperature, and yet the number is still in service.

Badion wrote, with “brackets” being my comments:

“…we took almost no notice of the Sled, which is blurred (the only blurred image at that). Also, what do each of the items have in common aside from the estate sale? 2 are ceramic containers [knick-knacks], then there is the dress [and hat, both clothing], sled [travel?, “Rosebud” ref?] and clock [time]…”

[I’ve mentioned this before but one of the biggest differences I’ve noticed with the items posted on craigslist is the clock.

While the other listings use a dash (-) between “Estate Sale” and the other items (ex. Estate Sale – Old Sled ), only the clock uses the question mark (?), “Antique Clock.Estate Sale {?} Horse Clock,” and while the other items are listed in one category, only the clock is in two separate ones, posted in the Antiques section: http://swv.craigslist.org/atq/
and in the General section: http://swv.craigslist.org/for/, with both linked to:
http://swv.craigslist.org/atq/1797809591.html]

HLM should…point… us to the next clue…?

…compile a list of items on the page…break them down until we…find a clue.”

[Of the fish in the Fish slider, I looked for seven letter words indicating (with the addition of the 1-800 prefix) a phone number. Of those, I came up with:
OAR FISH [sat tv service]”
LAMPREY [”Ajax”?]

From the coelacanth blog, I’ve looked for words that could be construed as numbers/numerals, odd words, grammatic errors, seven word sentences and seven letter words (for possible telephone links). For example:

“I’ve had so much fun putting it together I {ROMAN NUMBER ONE?} thought I’d try a secondary {NUMBER 2?}…

…my passion doesn’t end {why not the word “stop?”}with the Coelacanth – there are a lot of other rare fish out there who {why not the word “that?”} need our help. Oh – and to {NUMBER TWO?} answer…

… would’ve been a horrible mobster {very close to horrible monster?})…

… Said he’d get back to me by the end of the week {NUMBER 7?}. Fingers {NUMBER 5?} crossed {CROSSED = TWO?}…. I’ve emailed five {NUMBER 5} or so and only one {NUMBER ONE}

… I am quite knowledgable {misspelled}…

…segue my career into {EXPRESSION FOR DIVISION?} home aquariums full-time {NUMBER 40 FOR HOURS IN A WORK WEEK?}! …starting to {NUMBER TWO} get a{n?} allergic reaction to paper products {LITERAL OR FIGURATIVE?}.

[The April 13th comment on his blog contains 3 seven word sentences (possible telephone numbers?)]:

“Still haven’t heard back from “Mr. Wilson.”

“Think I might give that avenue up.”

“Might have to sell some old things.”

[All numbers (with the 1-800 prefix) led nowhere IG.

So, I think that I and others have no doubt parsed words, sentences, photos, etc. on the HLM site till we’re having nightmares within nightmares over what is and isn’t a viable clue to follow up on. If you have any suggestions, go for it. All theories are welcome.]

PostPosted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 1:03 pm
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