Hans Van Eeghen was up early today sending out e-mails. He prompts us to go to Dharma Wants you, print out out Dharma ID Card, and commence the first assessment. The source code of the e-mail has a strange phrase in it, "Batteries Ice Pint" which The ODI at Dark UFO worked out could possible anagram to "Patience is Bitter".
Click here to read the full email text...
ATTENTION ALL RECRUITS
RE: OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF TESTING
Namaste.
Today is the most wonderful of days.
It marks the launch of the Dharma Initiative's Volunteer Recruitment Program.
Having completed the eligibility test you can now download your official Dharma Initiative ID card. Simply go to My Profile and download your card. Carry it with pride.
Today you will also be able to commence our extensive testing program that will assess your suitability for a range of research roles within the Dharma Initiative.
Many years ago I was asked to help rebuild this noble community of scientific inquiry. With its genuinely altruistic vision, I understood that a vibrant volunteer cohort would be a fundamental part of this effort.
Together, with my dedicated recruiting team, I have searched the globe for the best and brightest to join us, to form the foundations of the newly reconstituted Dharma Initiative.
Today we lay that foundation. So that together we can guide the world to a better tomorrow.
Hans Van Eeghen
Head of Recruiting
The Dharma Initiative
The test is similar to a tangram puzzle, where you need to arrange the shapes to make a complete square (*Hint: You won't use all the shapes). Some of you have taken the test, and some will be trying now. Good luck, and remember, always carry your Dharma ID Card "with pride"!*Thanks to ib4uc for e-mailing about this.
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«Oldest ‹Older 401 – 497 of 497Hey, has it occurred to you guys that Hoodlum wants us to hate DI and that they are dicking us around on purpose?
If that's the case....
*blank stare*
Im bored....
ANM
codysmom
Your pictures are hilarious!!
I posted that once but I lost my connection. I have a wireless router and it gives me fits.
Well thats it for today, gotta travel tomorrow so I might be out for a while. Keep working in BSing the world!!!
ANM
Love the invites. You guys are going to be the death of the D.I. :)
thanks, sayid'sgirl!
ANM, there is no such thing as bored if you want to be a Black Swan. Remember that!!!!!!!
and this is for you:
for Ben
lost 2010 said...
"death of the D.I."
I like the sound of that.. lol
ANM said....
"BSing the world!"
I like the sound of that, too!
ANM is bored...let's make Richard Alpert the official "Chairman of the Bored", heehee.
excellent, capcom! I'm glad you're ON BORED... heh heh we need witty people like you!!!!!!
Thanks Codysmom, now I can go off and have sweet dreams of BEN..mmmmmmmm...z..z...z..z.zzzzzzzzzz
long zzzzlivezzzBSZzzzzzz
ANM
WAY TO GO CODYSMOM! I love the commercial, love the invites, love all the BSing!! Just let me know what I need to do as a recruit, I'm ready!
Well, what I was thinking was to make a Black Swan myspace, then go out and friend people and then wait for those with info to come to us. On the myspace I could also do a blog for those who would like to get their frustration out. We could have weekly or bi-weekly puzzles. I was waiting to hear from dennis since he said he had ideas.
LOL! You guys are so much fun. Think I'll call it a night too. Can't wait for more BSing fun tomorrow! X-D
We don't need no stinkin' (slow) ARG!
night, capcom!
The site is horrible! I can't log in and I've only had the test load twice when I wasn't logged in of course.
I'm so frustrated! Especially reading the multiple times others have played...
DDWY site keeps freezing up on me now. Do you think they have heard of my antics?
Hi, cattygirl! Sounds like you'd be a great candidate for the Black Swans (see previous comments)
Hey has Dennis been back on lately? He said he had some things up his sleeve, so maybe he's working on a website for the BS's. I like the idea of the myspace page, although I have a block on my computer (due to babysitter issues) that I'll have to figure out how to take off.
haven't seen dennis. The reason I said a myspace is because I know how to do it:) I'm waiting to hear dennis' ideas.
Cody'sMom - I nearly peed my pants when I read the "Ben Invite". That is the best!!
thanks, olerica (wasn't sure I should do that one, tho)
Has anyone tried (or heard of one who tried) to just put a bunch of fake names and fake e-mail addresses in the "challenge a friend" part of test 1 at DDWY? Everyone is so busy trying to get a good score on the puzzles, but that's not even the way to get on the leaderboard, is it?
You know if that's the case I'll never make it to the leader board. Because I don't have any friends who like Lost. Just my sister and you guys. And my sister isn't into to blogging and ARG's.
It says:
"The leader board shows the top 10 recruits with the most Dharma points. To earn Dharma points, recruit a friend into the volunteer recruitment program and take part in any extra tasks set by Head of Recruiting, Hans Van Eeghan. The leader board is updated every 24 hours."
If the two ways to get Dharma pts. for the Leader Board are:
1. recruiting friends
AND (notice not "or")
2. take part in extra tasks Hans asks us to do
then I don't see where a good score on test 1 will get you onto the leaderboard. I can only assume that people are trying to get high scores so that they won't be stuck with a terrible job like toilet cleaner. OR they are trying to find the "bugs" in the system that allow them to get artificially high scores which will tell DDWY that they are the computer hacks and deserve an unpaid job as such at DDWY.
I don't have any friends that I know of that would appreciate an e-mail from Hans and I don't have the skills of a computer hacker, so I doubt I will ever have any chance at being on the leaderboard.
Well it's an exciting night here....crickets chirping....
Guess we've all had enough of puzzle #1. Now all we have to do is wait for puzzle #2 (which, at this rate, probably won't appear until Sept. 20th).
Yawn.
@codysmom- I know, if you only get points or kudos because you recruit people, then how lame is this gonna be? I have LOST friends, but no one who would actually play this ARG.
On a lighter note, check this out
black swan ad
LOL that is funny. I love it.
and this
Everyone seems to have forgotten about
this guy!
Yay! The test finally works for me!
Best score is 83% on the umpteenth time. *Pride*
How was the A.R.G.? I read over at darkUFO that everyone was focused on some test?? but the real game was focused around some message hidden in our profiles? Ok.. hope it was fun.. I'm going to go see what all of the hoopla was about the winners not wanting to split the prize... precious! Gotta love greed.
Ok something weird just happened when I did the puzzle on DWY. I had been scoring around 74- woo hoo! So I thought I'd try again before I went to bed, so I'm furiously trying to do this puzzle (and not very well) and when I finish I got a 90 something. 93 I think. Something glitchy must have happened because I had not been able to get out of the 70's.
I don't know about any message hidden in our profiles, but I do think the "cheat" that someone mentioned over at darkufo is an intentional glitch and that's what we're supposed to find. If you want to read the comments that Andrew said he found it in:
http://lost-forum.com/showthread.php?t=72936&page=5
scroll down and read what jmac2k says
scoutpost, did you accidentally hit the spacebar?
Ok well I give up. I can't break my previous score of 74 except for the glitchy time.
I don't know, I don't remember doing that.
I guess I could have. Does that mess things up?
Sorry just now saw your previous post, going to read the comment.
Well, if you hit the spacebar right after you've started moving your first piece, things go hay-wire and the clock stops. I think it's an on-purpose glitch and my high score is now 99. I don't call it cheating. I call it smart and something our man from the inside may have done.
Ah, I see. That glitchy thing did happen to me, but I didn't realize the spacebar got hit. I just thought it was another problem with the site. I did almost knock over my diet coke, maybe it hit the spacebar? eh well. I wasn't trying to cheat. I can't even break 74. LOL If that is a built in glitch, then what are we supposed to get from it? I should've paid more attention.
Well it doesn't seem that the score is going to matter anyway, and I'm not going to win by recruiting people.
But at least maybe I won't have to clean the DI toilets!
Right! lol
I've been trying to hit the spacebar all over the place and my only result is a stuck-at-loading screen:)
I wondered why they called it a "Pressurized Spacial Judgment Evaluation" but I guess it's because you have to put pressure on the spacebar.. lol
Geez, I feel like an idiot not recognizing this, but the bug (the bug was easier to find lol). Pressurized Spatial = Press Space
The fact that this is a builtin "cheat", and that you can try as many times as you can, the goal for this puzzle must be that you get an incredible result.
codysmom, I think you've solved the real puzzle :)
just spent some time catching up on all the posts --- you all are so much more fun than this ARG. the Black Swans? truly inspired. a good laugh is the best way to start the day. thanks.
Ooh that press space thing is so clever; didn't even think to look for something like that, i feel really stupid now haha. Going to have to keep my wits about me from now on.
Oh, and, no change this morning on the site :(
Black Swans Rule!!
Hi guys here I am again
Tried the sà ce bar tactic and it did nothing for me!!!WHY!!??
ANM
can't believe i spent so much time trying to beat the clock, when, in fact, it was staring us in the face that we don't have to! That space-cheat is soo built in, so i don't feel that its a cheat; the title tells us to do it!!
you have to move a piece first ANM; tried that??
ANM
There's abit of a knack to it just takes abit of practice.You have to press it really quickly. But the highest I can get is 99% Finding it really hard to get the 100%.
anyone think that there is any credibility in the 'solvieg hanso' emails over at darkufo?? the only reason is that they seem to indicate this space bar cheat- 'stop time' and all that. Seems unlikely that its part of the ARG to me, but who knows?
Just scored 100% hahahaha
However I consider this a failure, the pint was seeing that there was a trick and I didnt..my best glitch-less score was 88% which is not too bad. Well I guess that explains the lack of a leader board.
On the other hand, cant express how happy I am there is more to this test than meets the eye(unless your eye can read!!!!). It is promising indeed
Still a proud member of BS though!
DWY but it seems DDWY
BSWY4SURE!!!!!
ANM
solvieg hanso article
Well, that was a bummer. I stopped the clock, got 100% but when I finished the puzzle it said I got 83 points!!!!!!!!!!!That's less than my non-glitch score!!!
ANM
Ok, finally got 99%
Off to another contry (closer to US time YAY!!Will c u guys soon!!!)
BSWY!
ANM
I managed to find the bug accidentally so my score is now 99%.
Having read all the comments and some on other sites I am coming to the conclusion that this is a definite feature not a bug.
It is obviously programmed into the system, so it is either a backdoor testing method that Hoodlum left in by mistake or it is deliberate.
Given the seeming general incompetence of the people running the testing it could be just an idiotic mistake, but I'm still preparted to have an open mind to it being deliberate.
Oh yes, Go Black Swans Go.
Are we going to have a testing process to join ?
i think it must be deliberate due to what mewantsdharma said; pressurized spatial= press space.
So was this "cheat" intention do you think?
I've tried it, but I don't think you can get above 99% with it, right?
99% is the highest I can get and I've tried dozens of times.
nick, I think the feature is deliberate, but whether it is meant to be released to all is another question.
Now if it is "in game" could it be a clue or hint that someone is still trying to disrupt from inside the DI ?
If they are trying to disrupt, apart from annoying the DI, what purpose would the feature serve ?
The problem seems to be that we don't yet know where the boundary is between Hoodlum's incompetence and what the game is trying to achieve.
ditto 99%!!
I think it must be in-game, and if it is people thus have a right to know. I've taken the decision to blog about it at Lostpedia. If it is just a screw up, I apologize for spoiling, but I detail my reasoning fully in the blog.
zort70 said...The problem seems to be that we don't yet know where the boundary is between Hoodlum's incompetence and what the game is trying to achieve.
I totally agree with you. I am also in the camp that the cheat is deliberate, but I don't think the "scoop giver" at Dark UFO is.
I personally try to be to be careful with "insiders" and what info. they give us. I think that perhaps if the cheat is put there for us to stop time, then there is a hint in one of the phrases of the Hans mail rather than some random with a picture of a microwave who writes into a spoiler site no? We've already had one head smack moment with the whole Comic-con guy.
I do find the title of the test itself suspect but then again it really is just what it says it is. Thoughts?
Anyway, I got a 99%. The time says 100% every time I finish, but when it shows my score it's a 99%.
PS: I just sent you an e-mail Zort.
Its a PRESSurized SPATIAL test - I mean come one! I am 100%, or 99% as it seems, behind publicly saying its deliberate, and I've taken the step to publish my opinion. I hope Dennis does the same actually
So you can get 99? I keep getting 98.
I think the title of the test itself is probably supposed to be the hint if there is one.
I went back to the words on the testing email - Batteries Ice Pint - to see if I could come up with a link, but the only thing I came up with was
Initiate Respect
Okay, finally got it to be 99. Finally figured out what controls your score when using the 'outside the box' feature. It's how fast you can get the first piece inside the box.
Yes I know I haven't used the B !
nah; its just whatever the score was on when you stopped time.
Yeah! I got the glitch to work too, but not as fast, I got a 95.
Hope there is more to do soon.
Can you stop time at 100? Am I just not quick enough?
I can stop time at 100, but then I am Hiro from Heroes :-)
look at what lostaddict says in the comments at darkufo;
'I think this is intentional. Here is some code i found in the game(swf):
if (param1.keyCode == Keyboard.SPACE)
{
setMouseState(oldMouseState);
oldMouseState = null;
endPress();
dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent(MouseEvent.CLICK));
}// end if '
found here.
emaraldislost - that proves it is a feature not a bug. But it doesn't prove if it is a mistake or "in game"
Sorry EmeraldIsLost, I spelt your name wrong.
Is it just me or did these puzzles actually get harder after I learned to bend time. . ..
haha, thats ok. i can see your point; doesn't prove its in game. i for one am certain it is though; the title is just too much of a coincidence; and using Space to stop Time? its clever.
Space to stop time !
of course time is space - It's a Valis test !!!!!!
Ok I got the timer to stop at 100.
So after I solve the puzzle it will give me a score?
Sayid'sgirl - Yes, it will give you the score of the time it took to move the piece into the box and press space.
Okay, I made a draft post for the space bar thing. Frankly, at almost 500 comments we need a new post, but I'm going to leave it for Dennis to push the publish button :D.
Thanks zort
I'm with lost2010 this puzzle I've stop time on is hard. But probably any of them would be for me. I'm crappy at these things. I was only able to finish one of these things twice and I'm not even going to say how bad my score was. But now that I have time frozen I can wait for my son to come home and have him finish it for me. :)
Hooooo !! I am such a novice !! it was just a scientifically pompous title for a little test to me !!
I admire you all !!!
I was about to give up with my 83% score
They're assessing us within a limited temportal envelope. . .but only fools are enslaved by time and space. . .we should have known all along.
4 comments away from 500 so...
NEW POST
It's space-a-licious.
While I was asleep last night I had a dream that the DWY site all of a sudden got really awesome and we were all amazed...... I guess maybe it did?
Or I spend too much time around here and it's nerdy that I have dreams about it??
Well it's more interesting now, anyway!
Sweet! I just tried it and got a 97.
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