Eon 8

**Tasura** · 07-01-2006, 04:31 AM

X21-B and X13600 are genes =P

**Moon Rabbits** · 07-01-2006, 04:34 AM

Originally Posted by Millia Billia

Wow, whatever this is, it's truly an internet phenomenon that will remain as a meme in net history. Every single last site based community I've visited in the last four hours is talking about it. Assuming it doesn't mean the worlds about to end like some people seem to think.

I must admit, the map covered in red dots is a tad creepy. As is some of the information found in this Wikipedia article.

QFT.

I'd like to make something that gets as famous as this.

Me being the ARG follower I am was sleuthing <a href=http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=15629&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=45>Unreality</a> again. The linked post has some really smart ARG/Codebreaker players who decripted some of the codes the website gives you...

Originally Posted by UNREALITY

66B5FBEEA7 US Dept of Defense adv.11072-int.pentagon.mil
B43138A32E US Dept of Defense adv.11083-int.pentagon.mil

alerts.intranet.cia.gov
mail02.qst.sandiego.fbi.gov
rnd.106gbq.pentagon.mil

I second the Shocked

I bet the site set off some kind of Homeland Security thing, due to its mysterious nature, and the fact that it's logging all of it's visitors and is pinpointing locations on a map of the world. I think at this point I might step back and see what other people think. I haven't been involved in enough games like this to know if I should be worried. Smile

**Roogle** · 07-01-2006, 04:49 AM

Originally Posted by Psychotic

http://www.loki7.com/countdown.html

OH MY GOD GUYS I FOUND ANOTHER COUNTDOWN!!!

And if you ask me, this one is an entirely more frightening prospect.

http://www.eyesonff.com/roo/countdown.html

This one should ease your fears.

**disapointedchild** · 07-01-2006, 05:00 AM

it just hit zero on my computer and now i am being redirected somewhere.

***Psychotic*** · 07-01-2006, 05:02 AM

Originally Posted by Psychotic

Oh, and ten bucks says the site crashes due to extreme traffic when the timer finishes.

:strut:

Thanks, Roogle.

EDIT: According to the good folk at Something Awful, it said this:

{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.

Click here for one Final Message from Eon 8 (apparently this message is Monty Python's Always Look on the Bright Side of Life)

BE HAPPY
THE END
Sincerely, x21b

...if that's true, this guy is a genius. The entire internet just got owned.

**Freya** · 07-01-2006, 05:09 AM

Originally Posted by Psychotic

Oh, and ten bucks says the site crashes due to extreme traffic when the timer finishes.

I owe ya 10 bucks but i R poor so i cant give any, want a

instead?

**Moon Rabbits** · 07-01-2006, 05:10 AM

Yep. Crashed, won't redirect me to whatever the surprise was.

:} Darn.

**Tasura** · 07-01-2006, 05:10 AM

lol, ive gotten to the main site and clicked the reveal the truth link, adn it was a blnak page

Edit: that happend with the main site a couple of times, a refrsh fixes it, expcet fo rwhen the server crashes

**Acid Raine** · 07-01-2006, 05:13 AM

So how much time is left? My janky computer wont let me on at ALL.

**mooglebunni608** · 07-01-2006, 05:14 AM

I can't get to the site anymore T_T

**Freya** · 07-01-2006, 05:15 AM

HAHAHAHA funny i thought it might be something like that. But yet i still was suspicious.

**mooglebunni608** · 07-01-2006, 05:22 AM

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.

No duh.
Little red dots over major cities = scary.

**Acid Raine** · 07-01-2006, 05:24 AM

Im not scared! There is no dot ANYWHERE near where I live! Makes me almost glad I moved from London to Nebraska! AHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

**Tasura** · 07-01-2006, 05:26 AM

Tehres actually a dot near my uni =P

***Psychotic*** · 07-01-2006, 05:28 AM

OK, I finally got through to this page, and yep, what I posted was there, as well as a picture.

EDIT: Yep, the final message is Monty Python's always look on the bright side of life. :laugh:

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