well i was talking to Dutchman on Xfire (the person who started this thread), and he disconnected himself from teh net half an hour ago.
OHHH DUTCHMANNN!!! J00 CAN COME BACK NOWWW!
OHHH DUTCHMANNN!!! J00 CAN COME BACK NOWWW!
Rule number one people:
NEVER believe anything you read on the internet
I remember that from computer class in grade 8
NEVER believe anything you read on the internet
I remember that from computer class in grade 8
Last edited by PunkX (2006-06-30 21:27:49)
exactly, my stats are MUCH better than what bf2s says.
lol...surec0mplex1ty wrote:
exactly, my stats are MUCH better than what bf2s says.
Sorry......but I don't believe that.PunkX wrote:
I remember that from computer class in grade 7
Nor do i, it was grade eight, lol, sorry, typo...ShotYourSix wrote:
Sorry......but I don't believe that.PunkX wrote:
I remember that from computer class in grade 7
could actually have happened lol={OGC}=HK-47 wrote:
i wonder if some cult committed suicide when it hit zero
and what countdown is this/what site is it on or where is it?spawnofthemist wrote:
on another completely unrelated note....
4d : 18h : 53m....
a new countdown has begun...
not on THAT site though
lolz itz t3h secr3t!
I slept through the apocalypse! This new world is so strange, unlike in the before time. So long since i've seen the sun. Do hotdogs still taste the same? Must...repopulate...earth...
i wanna know! *starts temper tantrumspawnofthemist wrote:
lolz itz t3h secr3t!
its a countdown to his b-dayeagles1106 wrote:
i wanna know! *starts temper tantrumspawnofthemist wrote:
lolz itz t3h secr3t!
Last edited by SgtSlauther (2006-06-30 21:46:29)
Read the thread, the first post has a link.eagles1106 wrote:
i wanna know! *starts temper tantrumspawnofthemist wrote:
lolz itz t3h secr3t!
From the wiki site........
Final results
Here is the text of "the truth" from the website after the countdown finished:
{eon8} Complete
As of July 1st, 2006, the E8 Project has completed. The purpose of this project was to determine the reactions of the internet public to lack of information.
History
The domain eon8.com was chosen, as it is short, easily remembered, and eon9 was already registered. It was originally posted on www.msfn.org, but was promptly removed as 'spam'. It was enough time for it to be copied to other forums throughout December 2005.
Results
We were amazed to discover that the site was instantly linked with terrorism, simply for the fact that it seems mysterious. Evil was the number one first impression people had of the site, in spite of the fact that there are no threats on the site. The only thing Eon 8 says is "We don't want you here". Nothing else. Other less disappointing opinions were social experimentation (which was correct), James Bond movie viral marketing, and promotions for video games. For many people, being faced with a countdown timer was an instant reason to try to shut down or hack the site. This is a worrying reaction, that if someone doesn't understand something they must destroy it. As a result, the servers have been hit quite hard these last few days, but luckily 99% of the 'hackers' could easily be described as 'l4me n00bs'. Another worrying example of paranoia was how quickly people would jump to conclusions, such as telephoning the registered owner of a dog seen in a photograph on a server that hosts a page that links to eon8. Surprises
The folks at Unfiction.com were the most resourceful and inventive, they successfully managed to decrypt several of the 'codes' on the site, forcing them to be re-encrypted using more secure methods.
FAQ
What about eon5.com? Nothing to do with us. Pure coincidence, but worked in our favor.
What about the 8th eon being the end of the world? We picked Eon 8 because Eon 9 was already taken. We didn't know about the significance of this. Eon is a cool sounding word!
Why July 1st? We didn't know how long it would take to get the word out using our subtle promotion methods. We allowed over 6 months.
What do the codes on the site mean? They're mostly randomly generated integers encrypted with md5, but with certain letters removed and replaced. The Logs page is simply based on the current timestamp, encrypted and modified. You can't decrypt them, they really are random numbers.
What is the Deployment Map? They're dots placed over major cities and several random locations, it was done mostly from memory. The random gif filename is an added touch to force a slight delay on loading, which looks more impressive in Internet Explorer, but not as much in Firefox.
What's the password? There isn't one. If you did somehow manage to get in, you'd see an empty folder with a single text file that says "This is a decoy folder. Please connect to the internal secure network".
Can I see your website statistics? Yes, click here.
Are you anything to do with Scientology? Did you see anything talking about a Free Personality Test or Xenu? Use your brain.
Who are you, really? The most I can tell you is I am a 23 year old web designer from Florida named Mike. I can't narrow it down anymore than that. When I say 'we', I really mean 'me'.
Conclusions
People take things too seriously and panic over the most trivial things. But at the same time there are many people out there who think things through without jumping to conclusions. You can't let pointless speculation rule your lives and force you to live in fear.
In Closing
Thanks to everyone who kept things interesting, especially to the folks at unfiction. Sorry there is no ARG for you to play, but at least you had fun while it lasted.
Final results
Here is the text of "the truth" from the website after the countdown finished:
{eon8} Complete
As of July 1st, 2006, the E8 Project has completed. The purpose of this project was to determine the reactions of the internet public to lack of information.
History
The domain eon8.com was chosen, as it is short, easily remembered, and eon9 was already registered. It was originally posted on www.msfn.org, but was promptly removed as 'spam'. It was enough time for it to be copied to other forums throughout December 2005.
Results
We were amazed to discover that the site was instantly linked with terrorism, simply for the fact that it seems mysterious. Evil was the number one first impression people had of the site, in spite of the fact that there are no threats on the site. The only thing Eon 8 says is "We don't want you here". Nothing else. Other less disappointing opinions were social experimentation (which was correct), James Bond movie viral marketing, and promotions for video games. For many people, being faced with a countdown timer was an instant reason to try to shut down or hack the site. This is a worrying reaction, that if someone doesn't understand something they must destroy it. As a result, the servers have been hit quite hard these last few days, but luckily 99% of the 'hackers' could easily be described as 'l4me n00bs'. Another worrying example of paranoia was how quickly people would jump to conclusions, such as telephoning the registered owner of a dog seen in a photograph on a server that hosts a page that links to eon8. Surprises
The folks at Unfiction.com were the most resourceful and inventive, they successfully managed to decrypt several of the 'codes' on the site, forcing them to be re-encrypted using more secure methods.
FAQ
What about eon5.com? Nothing to do with us. Pure coincidence, but worked in our favor.
What about the 8th eon being the end of the world? We picked Eon 8 because Eon 9 was already taken. We didn't know about the significance of this. Eon is a cool sounding word!
Why July 1st? We didn't know how long it would take to get the word out using our subtle promotion methods. We allowed over 6 months.
What do the codes on the site mean? They're mostly randomly generated integers encrypted with md5, but with certain letters removed and replaced. The Logs page is simply based on the current timestamp, encrypted and modified. You can't decrypt them, they really are random numbers.
What is the Deployment Map? They're dots placed over major cities and several random locations, it was done mostly from memory. The random gif filename is an added touch to force a slight delay on loading, which looks more impressive in Internet Explorer, but not as much in Firefox.
What's the password? There isn't one. If you did somehow manage to get in, you'd see an empty folder with a single text file that says "This is a decoy folder. Please connect to the internal secure network".
Can I see your website statistics? Yes, click here.
Are you anything to do with Scientology? Did you see anything talking about a Free Personality Test or Xenu? Use your brain.
Who are you, really? The most I can tell you is I am a 23 year old web designer from Florida named Mike. I can't narrow it down anymore than that. When I say 'we', I really mean 'me'.
Conclusions
People take things too seriously and panic over the most trivial things. But at the same time there are many people out there who think things through without jumping to conclusions. You can't let pointless speculation rule your lives and force you to live in fear.
In Closing
Thanks to everyone who kept things interesting, especially to the folks at unfiction. Sorry there is no ARG for you to play, but at least you had fun while it lasted.
Sry...just posted that for peeps who dont want to click through the whole thread...
+1 to this guy...SgtSlauther wrote:
its a countdown to his b-dayeagles1106 wrote:
i wanna know! *starts temper tantrumspawnofthemist wrote:
lolz itz t3h secr3t!
(who read the rest of the thread )
Dosent it go belive nothing of which u read and only half of which u see?PunkX wrote:
Rule number one people:
NEVER believe anything you read on the internet
I remember that from computer class in grade 8
Thats only if your illiterate and only one of your eyes work.Lib-Sl@yer wrote:
Dosent it go belive nothing of which u read and only half of which u see?PunkX wrote:
Rule number one people:
NEVER believe anything you read on the internet
I remember that from computer class in grade 8
LOL! It was just a web designer N00b that had a lot of time on his hands.
Those site encryptions were hot though, crazy crazy protected, lol.
very interesting. it's unsettling that people jumped to the conclusion of it being a countdown to some act of terrorism, very um..post 9/11?
Anyways, that web designer used the best possible cure for boredom, which of course is making people confused.
Anyways, that web designer used the best possible cure for boredom, which of course is making people confused.
What a crock of shit!
someone plz lock this topic.
i thought it might be some1s bday(maybe even yours) but just didnt knowspawnofthemist wrote:
+1 to this guy...SgtSlauther wrote:
its a countdown to his b-dayeagles1106 wrote:
i wanna know! *starts temper tantrum
(who read the rest of the thread )
And I was expecting aliens to take over my house at the very least