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Our Mystery Contact

brianundaunted — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:38:11 -0000

Our mystery contact claims to be using an alias. He/she keeps saying not to trust me, or anyone for that matter…I think the alias used may be showing up on to the 9th wonders boards. Any user profiles with 8 characters? Send the names my way and I’ll look into what I can find.

Also, I looked at the most recent text message. It's a repeat of "How many times did Kensei "love"? This time with "love" in quotes. Upon looking back to the original message it had linked us to the Yamagato fellowship repository @ http://yamagatofellowship.org/about/. I think the answer may be hidden there.

Update

brianundaunted — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:48:12 -0000

Thanks for your help so far. It got me digging.

I think there's a leak in The Company that may have gotten a hold of Hana's contacts and already started communication.

I need your help in finding his/her identity. Searching through some files, I’ve learned that the profile is made up of 8 letters/characters.

Perhaps it has something to do with the clues sent out last week.

Greetings

brianundaunted — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:06:35 -0000

I know it's been a while, but I have my reasons. Linderman, my old employer, is dead. At least he better be, or else I’m not going to be coming out of hiding anytime soon. It’s time for me to start asking questions: who ruined my life, and why? It’s time for me to get even. I’m not all convinced that Linderman is out of the picture. Maybe someone is following in his footsteps and still wants me caput. Either way, I’m out to get who wronged me and I believe it was Hana Gitelman. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Leads? Info?

Showtime

brianundaunted — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 01:43:19 -0000

Alright, this is a big week or two at work, I won't be around for a while. Use the bidding address if you need to talk.

And by talk, I mean, update your bid. Otherwise, save your carpal tunnel.

P.S. And if by some miracle one of you jokers manages to figure out my little presents below while I'm out, just keep in mind that they're useless without the first part, natch?

Words to Pass On

brianundaunted — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 18:17:04 -0000

What is this strange tingling in my extremities??

Ah yes, generosity. I decided to go ahead and toss the other present under the tree. If you're someone who can figure this one out, you'll know a little bit more about me, and more importantly, I'll care. I might even give you a discount on the Data.

(Naaahhh.)

And now, presenting today's award: dear, dear Shakespeare!

When, in disgrace with Fortune and men's eyes,
I all alone beweep my outcast state,
And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries,
And upon myself and curse my fate,
Wishing me like to one more rich hope,
Featured like him, like him with friends possessed,
Desiring this man's art, and that man's scope,
With what I most enjoy contented least,
Yet in these thoughts self almost despising,
Haply I think on thee, and then m state,
Like to the lark at break of day arising
Frm sllen earth, sings hymns at heaven's gae
For thy sweet love remembered sch wealth rings,
That thn I scorn to change my state with kings.

Res IPsum Loquitar

brianundaunted — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 18:16:37 -0000

Okay, kids, here's your first gift. If any of you one-layer meatbags manage to get the wrapping paper off, you'll have one of the three components of the Data, just because I love you so so so much. Just keep in mind that it's pointless without the other two parts, so keep the bids coming.

Three clues to what you're looking for, where it is, and what it does...
1) By Bells, by Trumpets, by Lights and Torches, by the report of Muskets, I can be executed with any object at all, provided the object is capable of a positional notation with a radix of 2.
2) preachtim, sonica, havicer
3) Ringo says John, Paul, George are keeping secrets!!

Merry Christmas.

How about them apples

brianundaunted — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 18:09:57 -0000

We're getting close to the tech demonstration at work, and that means the end of the bidding. If you've been holding out, this is it, we're down to the wire, put up or shut up.

In the next few days, I'll be posting a couple surprises. Consider it the appetizer. But before you get too excited: Remember what I said about wanting to use this time to get to gain some understanding of each other? Yeah, you're gonna work for your lunch.

Fun

brianundaunted — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 18:09:05 -0000

I finished wrapping your first Christmas gift. This will be fun.

Speaking of fun, my fuzzy little employer gets worse by the day. Meatbags always get nuts they have to put their life in the hands of technology; it eats them up inside. I wish I could see the look on his face when the boogeyman really DOES come out from under the bed.

Stay tuned.

Christmas card

brianundaunted — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:59:10 -0000

It's almost Christmas, kids. Only we're going to do it my way.

Call this a fun little warm-up:

You are a superhero. You are tied up with ropes that are unbreakable. The villain that caught you says, "I like you, so I'm gonna give you a chance to free yourself." He puts you in front of two computers and says, "One of these computers always lies and one always tells the truth. You don't know which is which. You see those 2 doors? One is freedom and the other is instant death. You can ask one computer one question to figure out which door leads to freedom." What do you ask?

i'll show you sparta

brianundaunted — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 17:58:24 -0000

It's come to my attention that some of you are freakin idiots. If I freakin wanted to sell you the Data now, I'd have done it already, natch?

Get your dictionary, cuz we're going to use big words now. I have a major demonstration coming up soon. I don't want any of you meatbags messing with the Data before then, see? Simmer down.

I'll give you a present or two early, but for now, just stay on target, Jetson. And by the way, all the bids suck right now, use the next couple weeks to practice writing zeros, one-layer idiots.

Hero Protagonist

brianundaunted — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 17:57:18 -0000

Okay, first things first. If this situation was just about my 30 pieces of silver, we'd take this to eBay or something and be done with it. But if you're going to play ball with me, you need to first UNDERSTAND THE SITUATION: I'm offering the Data to you because I want the meatbag to SUFFER. Not just because he's a freakin power-tripping psycho under that oh-so-lovable exterior, but because he's a freakin meatbag who badly needs a "hyper-reality" check. Fact is, I'm auctioning the Data instead of handing it out to the nearest anti-corporate hippy or the feds because while my lovable old boss sucks at life, I half-suspect that he owns the government AND the hippies, and the only kind of money that's going to get me out of the fallout after this is yours.

So welcome aboard. Over the next few weeks, I'll be taking bids for the Data, and through this site, we'll start developing an ... understanding of each other. Stay tuned.