NightmarE D Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 I can't believe people are actually bruteforcing the site in order to try to figure it out. If you can't even try to play it fairly then just don't even bother That's just ruining the whole point of using your brain to solve it and to be honest, seeing people from Neowin resort to that is pathetic. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/23/#findComment-588163641 Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.F. Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 Speaking of sun dials and fractals: http://www.earthmatrix.com/platonic/extrac18.htm In reviewing the ancient reckoning systems, one can only wonder to what extent the historically significant numbers obey the laws of mathematics, and to what extent they were consciously chosen by the ancient themselves. As we have seen throughout the Earth/matriX series of essays and extracts, the ancient reckoning systems appear to share a common logic of computation. One of the most historically significant numbers concerns that of the Platonic Year (or Platonic Cycle), which reflects the 25920 years of the precession of the equinoxes (often cited as closer to 26000 years of Earth's orbital timing). Most scholars do not recognize the possibility that the ancients conceived, much less knew, the timing related to the precession of our planet around the sun. We have seen how the number 25920 (and fractals thereof) may have been derived from different points of computation; simply by doubling 810 (1620, 3240, 6480, 12960, 25920), one may easily arrive at this figure. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/23/#findComment-588163644 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adis Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 Hey on the biography page there is a title that says "Vanishing Act", and in the video there is a tuxedo with a cane, a cylinder hat and white gloves. I don't know about you but that kinda smells like Magician to me. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/23/#findComment-588163647 Share on other sites More sharing options...
smash505 Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 This may mean nothing, but I noticed that a few objects in the YouTube video were in a particular arrangement. Which relates to the pyramid vanishing point concept. Here is the first set of images I put together: But when you rotate the images they seem to all relate: Probably just a coincidence but they all have that curve in their arrangement Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/23/#findComment-588163652 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hidr0 Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 i have been reading all stuff here... and maybe is something related with CES kicking off Jan 07 in las vegas, everything is setup thats why the clock is ticking... is there a booth 07 in CES? if so, whats all about? this stuff just pop in my head... so im just guessing Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/23/#findComment-588163663 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashl Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 Even if we do get somewhere with this.. i recokn... this is just a bit of practice for the real thing where somebody may actually win something. Am i correct in saying that nobody has got the kinda second prize word or whatever? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/23/#findComment-588163667 Share on other sites More sharing options...
emale_tart Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 Right afternoon all, I'll spend the next 5 minutes reading the posts and getting up to speed but happy christmas eve to you all Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/23/#findComment-588163676 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Frank B. Subscriber² Posted December 24, 2006 Subscriber² Share Posted December 24, 2006 The genealogy table on this picture has nothing to do with Greeks - it's the genealogy of the Theodosian dynasty of Roman emperors. Theodosius I. was the last emperor to rule the Roman Empire as a whole. It was divided amongst his sons Honorius (who ruled the Western Empire, which crumbled by 476 AD) and Arcadius (who ruled the Eastern Empire, which transformed into the Byzantine Empire and survived until 1453) after his death in 395 AD. What does this have to do with the puzzle? Not sure. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/23/#findComment-588163678 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adis Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 Could someone get the guy to post that video in full resolution. And also the guy who posted it on youtube, "Rick Lehrbaum" is a Linux guy, and he seems to be famous (20,000 hits on google). Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/23/#findComment-588163686 Share on other sites More sharing options...
emale_tart Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 The fact that there are three different style paths points out to me that there are obviously three different paths to take... I still do not think 42 imagined we would devour this set so quickly as the next set of puzzles are released IMO on January 8th. I still think that the content being released now does not add anything new to the current puzzles but should be kept for reference for the proper game. But you never know I might be wrong. The most important thing now is to see what happens @ Bellagio Fountains - 6:30pm - January 8th. Is anyone on the forums here even around that area. some pictures would be awesome. Could someone get the guy to post that video in full resolution. And also the guy who posted it on youtube, "Rick Lehrbaum" is a Linux guy, and he seems to be famous (20,000 hits on google). Funny you should mention that. LOKI ENTERTAINMENT was a company that ported linux versions of top games, who were then bought over by Microsoft and ...get this...vanished Heres a theory - what if Microsoft wants to dip its toes in the linux gaming market ? then it really would be Live Anywhere... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/23/#findComment-588163693 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zyphrax Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 Hmmm http://zen.heavengames.com/blog/ Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/23/#findComment-588163697 Share on other sites More sharing options...
emale_tart Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 Hmmm http://zen.heavengames.com/blog/ Yeah Heavengames were sent a very important part of the jigsaw yesterday. Which led us to a lot of the places. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/23/#findComment-588163702 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad_onion Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 well Neowin will be at CES so they can bring us all the news as it happens. its weird that bill gates is doing his keynote on the 7th and this is on the 8th so im guessing that someone else will be revealing all this. and its 6:30 pm PST right so thats 02:30 UTC. from the sounds of these puzzles they might have just been the start of something bigger im sure its going to get very interesting. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/23/#findComment-588163705 Share on other sites More sharing options...
emale_tart Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 well Neowin will be at CES so they can bring us all the news as it happens. its weird that bill gates is doing his keynote on the 7th and this is on the 8th so im guessing that someone else will be revealing all this. and its 6:30 pm PST right so thats 02:30 UTC. from the sounds of these puzzles they might have just been the start of something bigger im sure its going to get very interesting. Also remember this is scheduled to happen OUTSIDE of a conference hall - and the wordings on the uncompressed SWF says - Remember Big Things Come in Big Packages... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/23/#findComment-588163708 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAWLESS Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 Hey, there is an other video on utube called "THE LOKI PROJECT" here's the link : It's uploaded by spiderwomn69. I think it explains about the gloves, cane and etc. In the beggining of the video we see a poster saying "Ukulele Loki's Folderol Follies" and we watch some sexy show :))) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/23/#findComment-588163710 Share on other sites More sharing options...
emale_tart Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 Hey, there is an other video on utube called "THE LOKI PROJECT" here's the link : It's uploaded by spiderwomn69. I think it explains about the gloves, cane and etc. In the beggining of the video we see a poster saying "Ukulele Loki's Folderol Follies" and we watch some sexy show :))) I feel traumatised...lololol Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/23/#findComment-588163712 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zyphrax Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 Maybe its the official release of Microsoft PhotoSynth :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/23/#findComment-588163715 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adis Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 Has anyone watched this video http://42entertainment.com/bees.html. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/23/#findComment-588163719 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomwarren Veteran Posted December 24, 2006 Veteran Share Posted December 24, 2006 OK where have I gotta be on the 8th? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/23/#findComment-588163722 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyco Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 Hey, there is an other video on utube called "THE LOKI PROJECT" here's the link : It's uploaded by spiderwomn69. I think it explains about the gloves, cane and etc. In the beggining of the video we see a poster saying "Ukulele Loki's Folderol Follies" and we watch some sexy show :))) Yep but that was posted in mid October, so not that recent... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/23/#findComment-588163723 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John. Subscriber¹ Posted December 24, 2006 Subscriber¹ Share Posted December 24, 2006 Maybe its the official release of Microsoft PhotoSynth :) I hope it's bigger than that. I've become really interested in this since it first started and I want it to end up with something more important than that :p You're doing good guys, keep it up (Y) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/23/#findComment-588163724 Share on other sites More sharing options...
emale_tart Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 OK where have I gotta be on the 8th? Las Vegas, Bellagio Fountains. 6:30pm Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/23/#findComment-588163732 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Frank B. Subscriber² Posted December 24, 2006 Subscriber² Share Posted December 24, 2006 I'm still puzzled by the genealogy table. Why would they use one of a dynasty which reigned over an already decaying empire? Hm. Could this be a reference to some empire vanishing at some point of time? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/23/#findComment-588163741 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomwarren Veteran Posted December 24, 2006 Veteran Share Posted December 24, 2006 Las Vegas, Bellagio Fountains. 6:30pm Hopefully i'll make it there, it clashes with a Microsoft Press Reception at CES which is at the Vista Partner Pavillion. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/23/#findComment-588163748 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adis Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 Hey, here's the cell phone number of the PR manager (or something) of 42entertainment "212.361.9170". Maybe we should call and ask if it's over, or whether there's more. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/523893-the-pre-game-fun/page/23/#findComment-588163791 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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