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isotoxal wrote: within a few hours
i'll be gone about a week
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isotoxal wrote:
Bocuma747 wrote:
thepastinsidepressant wrote: would you know how to do that? i would'nt have a clue but you reckon if this was the case it could
be easily cracked? if someone knows how easy it could be give it a shot
But 519225 isn't even a prime number
Oh crap, you're right - I hadn't noticed the last one wasn't. Even with just 6 digit numbers you could still try all combinations within a few hours however.
Also, and this may well change if they notice - you can see what sub folders on the site exist because of an error in the way they have it set up.

Permission errors take you to a 403 page, 404's redirect you to a holding page. So you could just keep trying combinations until you hit a 403. For instance:

http://boardsofcanada.com/images/ definitely exists

http://boardsofcanada.com/nonexistpage probably doesn’t
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I like the idea of the whole thing being a giant url in the end. True, it could be cracked....but isn't that only assuming that there would be a page up at that address right now? Could they not wait until close to the moment of the final code to upload the page to their server? Maybe I'm just misinformed about something though... :P I'm not a website guru or anything.
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NEW CLIP POSTED ON NPR. New set of numbers but doesnt say where they belong :( http://pitchfork.com/news/50454-listen- ... c-and-npr/

699742
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sithlord999 wrote:I like the idea of the whole thing being a giant url in the end. True, it could be cracked....but isn't that only assuming that there would be a page up at that address right now? Could they not wait until close to the moment of the final code to upload the page to their server? Maybe I'm just misinformed about something though... :P I'm not a website guru or anything.
Yeah true, it just seems a bit arbitrary then though. They put all this effort in everywhere else, I'm expecting to have to whittle a stick to the combined length of the numbers, put it in a slot in a precise place in the Pentlands to determine the place to dig for the master tapes.
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todieisfun wrote:NEW CLIP POSTED ON NPR. New set of numbers but doesnt say where they belong :( http://pitchfork.com/news/50454-listen- ... c-and-npr/

699742
downloaded mp3 and it has the last XXXXXX in caps!!!
FORGET I SAID THAT IM WRONG
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todieisfun wrote:NEW CLIP POSTED ON NPR. New set of numbers but doesnt say where they belong :( http://pitchfork.com/news/50454-listen- ... c-and-npr/

699742
Strange that there's no indication of where these digits belong in the sequence
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MindElevation wrote:
todieisfun wrote:NEW CLIP POSTED ON NPR. New set of numbers but doesnt say where they belong :( http://pitchfork.com/news/50454-listen- ... c-and-npr/

699742
Strange that there's no indication of where these digits belong in the sequence
THE TRAILS VIDEO??? maybe thatll be where they tell us!
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MindElevation wrote:
todieisfun wrote:NEW CLIP POSTED ON NPR. New set of numbers but doesnt say where they belong :( http://pitchfork.com/news/50454-listen- ... c-and-npr/

699742
Strange that there's no indication of where these digits belong in the sequence
very strange... not even mentioned in the playlist
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revertedhexagon wrote:
MindElevation wrote:
todieisfun wrote:NEW CLIP POSTED ON NPR. New set of numbers but doesnt say where they belong :( http://pitchfork.com/news/50454-listen- ... c-and-npr/

699742
Strange that there's no indication of where these digits belong in the sequence
THE TRAILS VIDEO??? maybe thatll be where they tell us!
i like the way you think... i'll keep my eyes peeled
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just registered to post NPR code

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todieisfun wrote:
MindElevation wrote:
todieisfun wrote:NEW CLIP POSTED ON NPR. New set of numbers but doesnt say where they belong :( http://pitchfork.com/news/50454-listen- ... c-and-npr/

699742
Strange that there's no indication of where these digits belong in the sequence
very strange... not even mentioned in the playlist
Just registered to say this!
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isotoxal wrote:
sithlord999 wrote:I like the idea of the whole thing being a giant url in the end. True, it could be cracked....but isn't that only assuming that there would be a page up at that address right now? Could they not wait until close to the moment of the final code to upload the page to their server? Maybe I'm just misinformed about something though... :P I'm not a website guru or anything.
Yeah true, it just seems a bit arbitrary then though. They put all this effort in everywhere else, I'm expecting to have to whittle a stick to the combined length of the numbers, put it in a slot in a precise place in the Pentlands to determine the place to dig for the master tapes.
I'm imagining a digital download scenario for this a la radiohead or MBV... with hopefully much better server architecture to handle the incredible load.

But just in case I'm wrong, I'll maybe book a flight to Scotland and find a good shovel.
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North by North wrote:
todieisfun wrote:
MindElevation wrote: Strange that there's no indication of where these digits belong in the sequence
very strange... not even mentioned in the playlist
Just registered to say this!
By the way- long, long, long time boc fan- have been stalking this forum for awhile and have been glued to it for the past 2 days, just want to say, great work everyone on everything you've been gathering- amazing to see the boc love, and your amazing investigative work. I wish I didn't have a day job and could contribute more. But much love for yr hard work. And this is an amazing experience to share!!
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What the hell?! I've been out for an hour and NPR airs a new set of numbers? SHIT IS GETTING REAL!
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todieisfun wrote:
MindElevation wrote:
todieisfun wrote:NEW CLIP POSTED ON NPR. New set of numbers but doesnt say where they belong :( http://pitchfork.com/news/50454-listen- ... c-and-npr/

699742
Strange that there's no indication of where these digits belong in the sequence
very strange... not even mentioned in the playlist
From the 2020k blog :

''Theory: All of the numbers, except the NPR number have a double digit in the last three numbers. 717228, 936557, 519225 However, if you reverse the NPR number completely backwards so that it reads 247996 instead of 699742, it follows suit with the double digit theory.

Then, after the NPR number is reversed, take a look at the last number following the double digit. 717228, 936557, 519225, and if we reverse the NPR number we get 247996. With this theory, the string of numbers would be ——/——/717228/936557/699742 (or, reversed 247996)/519225. So, the first set of numbers should theoretically end in a double digit, followed by a 0 (or possibly xxx110). The second set of numbers should theoretically end in a double digit, followed by a 9.

No word on what this all means or if this theory is legitimate in the long run. Extraordinary thanks to @cydoniac for this! If anything, it’s good thinking.''
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North by North wrote:
North by North wrote:
todieisfun wrote: very strange... not even mentioned in the playlist
Just registered to say this!
By the way- long, long, long time boc fan- have been stalking this forum for awhile and have been glued to it for the past 2 days, just want to say, great work everyone on everything you've been gathering- amazing to see the boc love, and your amazing investigative work. I wish I didn't have a day job and could contribute more. But much love for yr hard work. And this is an amazing experience to share!!
Welcome to the community mate :)
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Opothecary wrote:

The comments have been disabled but it's been proven fake this afternoon.
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Opothecary wrote:

I think these have been seen by now
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Anyone know about what time in the NPR recording the new set of numbers comes in?
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