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[Discussion] Semiotics Contents: Note/Numbers

Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 6:44 pm
by diastres
Password: stratemeyer576
How the password was found: Stratemeyer is the founder of the Nancy Drew series. 576 is from the syllables of the incorrect haiku on Tachyon's note.

There's a folder called: igel tsetop non tse mucearG
Backwards: Graecum est non potest legi
Latin for: It is Greek; it cannot be read

Inside the folder are three files:

4c4947415455524553
Hex for: LIGATURES
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligature_%28typography%29

add .jpg and open it to get:

Image

Top left: Omicron and Tau combined
Top right: Lambda or Phoenician Gimel [as pointed out by Tigerlilylynn] next to Sigma
Bottom Left: Theta on top of Mu [Watcher Symbol]
Bottom right: Theta on top of Pi



414d414c47414d4154494f4e
Hex for: AMALGAMATION
Dictionary.com definitions for amalgamate:
1. to mix or merge so as to make a combination; blend; unite; combine: to amalgamate two companies.
2. Metallurgy. to mix or alloy (a metal) with mercury.

add .jpg and open it to get:

Image

Top Left: Theta
Bottom Left: Though the watcher symbol on the right would imply that it should be Mu, the flat top makes it appear more like Epsilon spun 90 degress [as pointed out by klgglk]
Bottom Left: Theta on top of Mu [Watcher Symbol]



53454d414e54494b4f53
Hex for: SEMANTIKOS
Note: Semantikos is semantics, not semiotics.

add .txt and open it to get:
VGhlIFRoZXRhIGlzIHNpbWlsYXIgdG8gYW4gRWd5cHRpYW4gc3ltYm
9sIHRoYXQgcmVwcmVzZW50cyB0aGUgU3VuLCBhbmQgdGhlIE11IH
dhcyBkZXJpdmVkIGZyb20gdGhlIEVneXB0aWFuIGhpZXJvZ2x5cGhpY
yBzeW1ib2wgZm9yIHdhdGVyLiBTbyB0aGUgU3VuIGVxdWFscyBSYS4
uLmFuZCB0aGUgd2F0ZXIgZXF1YWxzIE5hdW5ldD8gT3IgbWF5YmUg
UG9zZWlkb24/IFdoZW4gY29tYmluZWQgdGhpcyAid2F0Y2hlciIgc3ltY
m9sIGVzdGFibGlzaGVzIHRoYXQgdGhlIE9yZGVyIHJ1bGVzIGFuZCB3Y
XRjaGVzIG92ZXIgYWxsIHRoYXQgZXhpc3RzIGluIGJldHdlZW4uDQoN
ClRoZXRhIGlzIHRoZSA4dGggbGV0dGVyLCBNdSBpcyB0aGUgMTJ0aC
4gU28gdGhhdCdzIG9uZSBtb3JlIDEyLCBidXQgdGhlIDggPSA/Lg0KDQ
pUaGV0YSB3YXMgYWxzbyB1c2VkIGFzIGFuIGFiYnJldmlhdGlvbiBmb3I
gIlRoYW5hdG9zLCIgYW5kIGNvbnNpZGVyZWQgYSB3YXJuaW5nIG9m
IGRlYXRoLg0K
Base64 -> text
The Theta is similar to an Egyptian symbol that represents the Sun, and the Mu was derived from the Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol for water. So the Sun equals Ra...and the water equals Naunet? Or maybe Poseidon? When combined this "watcher" symbol establishes that the Order rules and watches over all that exists in between.

Theta is the 8th letter, Mu is the 12th. So that's one more 12, but the 8 = ?.

Theta was also used as an abbreviation for "Thanatos," and considered a warning of death.
Theta: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theta
Mu: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu_%28letter%29
Ra: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra
Naunet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naunet
Poseidon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poseidon
Thanatos: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanatos

Greek Alphabet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_alphabet

Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 6:48 pm
by Skunkwaffle
Graecum
est
non
potest
legi

is the name of the folder reversed (the capital at the end suggests it should be reversed)

is this another language? an anagram?

Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 6:48 pm
by PinkoLady
That looks like Latin...

And it is, it means:
It is Greek it cannot be read

Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 6:50 pm
by islandlove
Graecum est; non potest legi--It is Greek; it cannot be read



its latin

Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 6:51 pm
by Opladybug
It can not be read. To tell is the file was a pic?

Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 6:51 pm
by girlAnachronism
Skunkwaffle wrote:Graecum
est
non
potest
legi

is the name of the folder reversed (the capital at the end suggests it should be reversed)

is this another language? an anagram?
It's Greek. It cannot be read.

That's what the quote means in Latin.

Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 6:53 pm
by junetown
it was probably a clue to change it to a jpg :|

i hate to say that i am really disappointed in what the results were

Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 6:56 pm
by kalika
riiiiiiiiight...and daniel's going to do what with that?

Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 6:59 pm
by sphinx
kalika wrote:riiiiiiiiight...and daniel's going to do what with that?
It wasn't meant for Daniel, it was meant for Bree. Daniel intercepted the package and has been keeping it secret.

Re: Semiotics [02.22.07] Contents

Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 7:03 pm
by colbertnationgirl
The Theta is similar to an Egyptian symbol that represents the Sun, and the Mu was derived from the Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol for water. So the Sun equals Ra...and the water equals Naunet? Or maybe Poseidon? When combined this "watcher" symbol establishes that the Order rules and watches over all that exists in between.

Theta is the 8th letter, Mu is the 12th. So that's one more 12, but the 8 = ?.

Theta was also used as an abbreviation for "Thanatos," and considered a warning of death.
Theta: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theta
Mu: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu_%28letter%29
Ra: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra
Naunet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naunet
Poseidon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poseidon
Thanatos: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanatos

Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 7:11 pm
by Opladybug
sooo,what have we learned?

Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 7:16 pm
by Lurker
sphinx wrote:
kalika wrote:riiiiiiiiight...and daniel's going to do what with that?
It wasn't meant for Daniel, it was meant for Bree. Daniel intercepted the package and has been keeping it secret.
Not exactly. He made a video about it and posted it. Considering that Bree's posted a video of her own since then, it's safe to say she knows.
kalika wrote:for the second pic, the circle with a dot in it has been a solar symbol for ages and is currently used as the symbol for the sun in astrology and other sundry concepts.
Symbol for the sun, huh? I'm sure trainer's going to be pleased about this.

Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 7:20 pm
by trainer101
Lurker wrote:
sphinx wrote:
kalika wrote:riiiiiiiiight...and daniel's going to do what with that?
It wasn't meant for Daniel, it was meant for Bree. Daniel intercepted the package and has been keeping it secret.
Not exactly. He made a video about it and posted it. Considering that Bree's posted a video of her own since then, it's safe to say she knows.
kalika wrote:for the second pic, the circle with a dot in it has been a solar symbol for ages and is currently used as the symbol for the sun in astrology and other sundry concepts.
Symbol for the sun, huh? I'm sure trainer's going to be pleased about this.
hehehe... I've been watching from the sidelines. It's all coming together quite nicely. 8)

Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 7:23 pm
by Jo_16_2
Opladybug wrote:sooo,what have we learned?
the origin of the order's symbol?

Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 7:34 pm
by iamcool
i'm knackered but i dont want to go to bed coz i know there will be like 100 pages to read tomorrow :( lol