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== 206.16.223.65 == | == 206.16.223.65 == | ||
− | ('''[http://206.16.223.65/ | + | The website was discovered by crazyBoy3, a poster on Bunige.net, and then other members began treating the numbers found in the final page of the [http://www.halo3.com/comic Halo 3 comic] as an IP address. ('''[http://206.16.223.65/ Direct Link]''') |
− | + | __TOC__ | |
− | + | =====June 14===== | |
[[Image:206.16.223.65_1.png|thumb|right]] | [[Image:206.16.223.65_1.png|thumb|right]] | ||
As of late evening June 14, the contents were as follows: | As of late evening June 14, the contents were as follows: | ||
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:((COUNTDOWN TO 06/21/07 12:00AM)) Remaining | :((COUNTDOWN TO 06/21/07 12:00AM)) Remaining | ||
|} | |} | ||
− | * Note: The countdown is running down in '''base 7''' | + | * Note: The countdown is running down in '''base 7''', not base 10 decimal. |
:(eg, 1 through 20 in base 7 would be: 1,2,3,4,5,6,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,20,21,22,23,24,25,26) | :(eg, 1 through 20 in base 7 would be: 1,2,3,4,5,6,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,20,21,22,23,24,25,26) | ||
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:((COUNTDOWN TO 06/21/07 12:00AM)) Remaining | :((COUNTDOWN TO 06/21/07 12:00AM)) Remaining | ||
|} | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====June 15===== | ||
+ | [[Image:206.16.223.65 3.png|thumb|right]] | ||
+ | Around midnight June 15, the contents were updated to: | ||
+ | {|class="quote" | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | :/confirm bounce alignment/ | ||
+ | :Confirmed - Alignment Request Compiling | ||
+ | :<br> | ||
+ | :Hibernation Resumed | ||
+ | :<br> | ||
+ | :((COUNTDOWN TO 06/21/07 12:00AM)) Remaining | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====June 16===== | ||
+ | [[Image:206.16.223.65_4.png|thumb|right]] | ||
+ | Around midnight June 16, the contents were updated to: | ||
+ | {|class="quote" | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | :Transmission Interruption - Go Dark /negative/ | ||
+ | :Possible Intercept - System Bypass Imminent | ||
+ | :<br> | ||
+ | :/adjust bypass according to threat/ Fluctuating | ||
+ | :<br> | ||
+ | :((COUNTDOWN TO 06/21/07 12:00AM)) Remaining | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====June 17===== | ||
+ | Around midnight June 17, the contents were updated to: | ||
+ | {|class="quote" | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | :Iris Transmission Complete | ||
+ | :Awaiting Delivery | ||
+ | :<br> | ||
+ | :/time to awareness/ | ||
+ | :<br> | ||
+ | :((COUNTDOWN TO 06/21/07 12:00AM)) Remaining | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====June 18===== | ||
+ | Mid-afternoon June 18, the contents were updated to: | ||
+ | {|class="quote" | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | :System Breach. | ||
+ | :Failure ##myqse7##rf | ||
+ | :<br> | ||
+ | :/report.................../ | ||
+ | :<br> | ||
+ | :((COUNTDOWN TO 06/21/07 12:00AM)) Remaining | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | :The coundown speed also appears to be increasing. thebruce has [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=336320#336320 a theory] which ''may'' be chalked up to a code bug | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====June 19===== | ||
+ | [[Image:June-19.jpg|thumb|right]] | ||
+ | At midnight the countdown page was once again updated: | ||
+ | {|class="quote" | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | :System Override. | ||
+ | :Core Relevance 37% and Rising. | ||
+ | :<br> | ||
+ | :/negative - system control diverted/ | ||
+ | :<br> | ||
+ | :((COUNTDOWN TO 06/21/07 12:00AM)) Remaining | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | Around 2PM PDT, the countdown page was once again updated: | ||
+ | {|class="quote" | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | :/Systemic failure. Root cause unknown./ | ||
+ | :<br> | ||
+ | :/ rebooting / | ||
+ | :<br> | ||
+ | :((COUNTDOWN TO 06/21/07 12:00AM)) Remaining | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | : The timer has also stopped ticking, showing "001 012 034 053 Remaining" | ||
+ | * ''BoonIsha'' [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=336969#336969 at unfiction] noted that the stopped countdown timer of "001-012-034-053", when treated as GPS coordinates 1.12, 34.53 result in a location in [http://maps.google.com/maps?um=1&tab=wl&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft%3A*&q=1.12%2034.53 South Africa], on the border of Uganda and Kenya. Further investigation reveals that the point is in the middle of one of the largest calderas in the world, at the tip of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Elgon Mount Elgon], also home to some [http://faculty.jsd.claremont.edu/dmcfarlane/MtElgon/index.htm "unusual caves"], and not far from [http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Voi Voi]. It is likely that this caldera is the site of the Halo 3 announcement trailer. | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Image:MtElgonCaldera.jpg|thumb|200px|center|[http://flickr.com/photos/kathrynjeffgoldman/461499364/ Mt.Elgon Caldera] ]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====June 20===== | ||
+ | * At 12:00AM EDT, the text above the countdown disappeared, leaving the halted timer. | ||
+ | * At about 9:00PM EDT, the page began redirecting all visitors to the [[Bounce Path Control]] page | ||
+ | * Once the server was unlocked, the website began directing all visitors to [[Server 01]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Epilogue===== | ||
+ | * The IP continues to direct to [[Server 01]], while [[Server 02]], [[Server 03|03]], and [[Server 04|04]] are hosted in sub-folders, likely as will subsequent servers. |
Latest revision as of 11:26, 5 January 2008
206.16.223.65
The website was discovered by crazyBoy3, a poster on Bunige.net, and then other members began treating the numbers found in the final page of the Halo 3 comic as an IP address. (Direct Link)
Contents |
June 14
As of late evening June 14, the contents were as follows:
|
- Note: The countdown is running down in base 7, not base 10 decimal.
- (eg, 1 through 20 in base 7 would be: 1,2,3,4,5,6,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,20,21,22,23,24,25,26)
Around midnight June 14, the contents were updated to:
|
June 15
Around midnight June 15, the contents were updated to:
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June 16
Around midnight June 16, the contents were updated to:
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June 17
Around midnight June 17, the contents were updated to:
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June 18
Mid-afternoon June 18, the contents were updated to:
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- The coundown speed also appears to be increasing. thebruce has a theory which may be chalked up to a code bug
June 19
At midnight the countdown page was once again updated:
|
Around 2PM PDT, the countdown page was once again updated:
|
- The timer has also stopped ticking, showing "001 012 034 053 Remaining"
- BoonIsha at unfiction noted that the stopped countdown timer of "001-012-034-053", when treated as GPS coordinates 1.12, 34.53 result in a location in South Africa, on the border of Uganda and Kenya. Further investigation reveals that the point is in the middle of one of the largest calderas in the world, at the tip of Mount Elgon, also home to some "unusual caves", and not far from Voi. It is likely that this caldera is the site of the Halo 3 announcement trailer.
June 20
- At 12:00AM EDT, the text above the countdown disappeared, leaving the halted timer.
- At about 9:00PM EDT, the page began redirecting all visitors to the Bounce Path Control page
- Once the server was unlocked, the website began directing all visitors to Server 01