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	*'''The Perplex City Sentinel'''		*'''The Perplex City Sentinel'''
	**news in brief, 22-JUN-06 "Academy Mum on New Link"		**news in brief, 22-JUN-06 "Academy Mum on New Link"
	**article, 13-JUL-06 "[[Iona Rodie\|Iona]] Interviews... [[Mind Candy\|Adrian Hon]]" ~~([http://~~www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2006/07/iona_interviews_17.html ~~link])~~		**article, 13-JUL-06 "[[Iona Rodie\|Iona]] Interviews... [[Mind Candy\|Adrian Hon]]" {{WaybackS1\|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2006/07/iona_interviews_17.html}}
	**article, 14-AUG-06 "[[SFCon\|City Loses Power, Data Connection to Earth Lost for 2 Days]]" ~~([http://~~www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2006/08/city_loses_powe.html ~~link])~~		**article, 14-AUG-06 "[[SFCon\|City Loses Power, Data Connection to Earth Lost for 2 Days]]" {{WaybackS1\|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2006/08/city_loses_powe.html}}
	**article, 21-AUG-06 "[[Academy]] Secrecy Harms City, [[Council]] Must Intervene Now" ~~([http://~~www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2006/08/academy_irrespo.html ~~link])~~		**article, 21-AUG-06 "[[Academy]] Secrecy Harms City, [[Council]] Must Intervene Now" {{WaybackS1\|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2006/08/academy_irrespo.html}}
	**article, 28-AUG-06 "[[Academy]] Issues Denial of Involvement with [[The San Francisco Connection\|Portal, Blackout]]" ~~([http://~~www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2006/08/academy_issues.html ~~link])~~		**article, 28-AUG-06 "[[Academy]] Issues Denial of Involvement with [[The San Francisco Connection\|Portal, Blackout]]" {{WaybackS1\|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2006/08/academy_issues.html}}

Scott at 19:01, 13 March 2007

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			{{Season1}}

	[[Image:Sanfran large.jpg]]		[[Image:Sanfran large.jpg]]

BrianEnigma: Swapped videos so they're chronological, renamed to make more clear

2006-08-30T05:48:21Z

Swapped videos so they're chronological, renamed to make more clear

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	[[User:BrianEnigma\|BrianEnigma]] posted two videos of the event in progress:		[[User:BrianEnigma\|BrianEnigma]] posted two videos of the event in progress:

	*[http://perplexcitywiki.com/w/images/~~PXC_SF_Connection~~.mov ~~A nicely made shaky-cam~~ of the day ~~in brief~~]		*[http://perplexcitywiki.com/w/images/link_back-crowd_exits.mov Sente's debriefing at the conclusion of the day, phone calls, and everyone exiting quickly]
	*[http://perplexcitywiki.com/w/images/~~link_back-crowd_exits~~.mov ~~Assembled crowd at endgame~~, ~~exiting quickly~~]		*[http://perplexcitywiki.com/w/images/PXC_SF_Connection.mov A nicely made shaky-cam from after the phone call, discovering the helicopters]


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Scott at 04:33, 30 August 2006

2006-08-30T04:33:52Z

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	*http://emergency.perplexcity.com/main/phonemessage2.mp3 - 2nd phone message		*http://emergency.perplexcity.com/main/phonemessage2.mp3 - 2nd phone message
	It is not known who is doing the speaking. The accent and voice is very unfamiliar.		It is not known who is doing the speaking. The accent and voice is very unfamiliar.


			==Fallout==
			*After the Blackout of 10-AUG-06, [[Sente Kiteway]] and the [[Academy]] as a whole were accused of mis-using resources, maligning the city, and wreaking havoc on the citizenry.
			*This caused Kiteway to pen an explanation of points, which explicitly mention, among other things, [[The Third Power]].
			*Read the explanation: http://pxcacademy.com/office3.html
			*This explanation was met with a reaction by [[City Council]] member [[Nathan Earlywine]], who is always willing to take a cheap shot, which essentially pins blame directly back on Kiteway. [http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2006/08/academy_issues.html]


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	**article, 14-AUG-06 "[[SFCon\|City Loses Power, Data Connection to Earth Lost for 2 Days]]" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2006/08/city_loses_powe.html link])		**article, 14-AUG-06 "[[SFCon\|City Loses Power, Data Connection to Earth Lost for 2 Days]]" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2006/08/city_loses_powe.html link])
	**article, 21-AUG-06 "[[Academy]] Secrecy Harms City, [[Council]] Must Intervene Now" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2006/08/academy_irrespo.html link])		**article, 21-AUG-06 "[[Academy]] Secrecy Harms City, [[Council]] Must Intervene Now" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2006/08/academy_irrespo.html link])
			**article, 28-AUG-06 "[[Academy]] Issues Denial of Involvement with [[The San Francisco Connection\|Portal, Blackout]]" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2006/08/academy_issues.html link])

Scott: /* References */

2006-08-21T21:04:26Z

References

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	**article, 13-JUL-06 "[[Iona Rodie\|Iona]] Interviews... [[Mind Candy\|Adrian Hon]]" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2006/07/iona_interviews_17.html link])		**article, 13-JUL-06 "[[Iona Rodie\|Iona]] Interviews... [[Mind Candy\|Adrian Hon]]" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2006/07/iona_interviews_17.html link])
	**article, 14-AUG-06 "[[SFCon\|City Loses Power, Data Connection to Earth Lost for 2 Days]]" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2006/08/city_loses_powe.html link])		**article, 14-AUG-06 "[[SFCon\|City Loses Power, Data Connection to Earth Lost for 2 Days]]" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2006/08/city_loses_powe.html link])
			**article, 21-AUG-06 "[[Academy]] Secrecy Harms City, [[Council]] Must Intervene Now" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2006/08/academy_irrespo.html link])

Scott at 17:03, 15 August 2006

2006-08-15T17:03:00Z

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	*The purpose of the link was to expand bandwidth of the link, effectively doubling capacity, while also providing redundancy for security purposes.		*The purpose of the link was to expand bandwidth of the link, effectively doubling capacity, while also providing redundancy for security purposes.

	*For information available pre-event, see: [[SFCon:pre-event]]		*A short time before the event, [[Von]] started telling us about himself on his new temporary blog, at 1UP: http://von.1up.com
			**He gave us a set of riddles, each one giving a single letter, which cassandra determined to be the jumbled up movie title: '''DIRTY HARRY'''

			*For other information available pre-event, see: [[SFCon:pre-event]]


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	==Website Information==		==Website Information==
	*http://emergency.perplexcity.com/		*http://emergency.perplexcity.com/
	**~~became~~ available after a mass mailing/plea on Friday.		**Became available after a mass mailing/plea on Friday.

	*http://emergency.perplexcity.com/main/main.php		*http://emergency.perplexcity.com/main/main.php
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	==Meetups==		==Meetups==
	As a game, Perplex City has but one rule: '''''Any occassion with more than two cube hunters must involve alcohol.''''' In this ~~vein~~, a number of meet-ups and organized gathering of masses were planned, both pre- and post- event. As follows:		As a game, Perplex City has but one rule: '''''Any occassion with more than two cube hunters must involve alcohol.''''' With this is mind, a number of meet-ups and organized gathering of masses were planned, both pre- and post- event. As follows:

	*A clearinghouse of event coordination is [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=16241 at the unForums.]		*A clearinghouse of event coordination is [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=16241 at the unForums.]

	*[[Mind Candy]] ~~is having~~ a "post-event ~~thingie down~~ near the Palace."		*[[Mind Candy]] arranged a post-event social near the Palace.
	** From [http://perplexcity.com/liveevents/index.qbuild the event page]:		** From [http://perplexcity.com/liveevents/index.qbuild the event page]:
	<blockquote>Q: Will there be any social activities afterwards?<br />		<blockquote>Q: Will there be any social activities afterwards?<br />
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	[[Image:SF 125x125.gif\|right]]		[[Image:SF 125x125.gif\|right]]

	==On the Ground==		==On the Ground==
	~~Puzzle Sheets~~ were assigned to all teams of players. They consisted of between 3 and 6 puzzles per page. Sample questions might be on the order of:		After a debriefing, puzzle sheets were assigned to all teams of players. They consisted of between 3 and 6 puzzles per page. Sample questions might be on the order of:

	:Puzzle 481		:Puzzle 481
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	*[http://perplexcitywiki.com/w/images/PXC_SF_Connection.mov A nicely made shaky-cam of the day in brief]		*[http://perplexcitywiki.com/w/images/PXC_SF_Connection.mov A nicely made shaky-cam of the day in brief]
	*[http://perplexcitywiki.com/w/images/link_back-crowd_exits.mov Assembled crowd at endgame, exiting quickly]		*[http://perplexcitywiki.com/w/images/link_back-crowd_exits.mov Assembled crowd at endgame, exiting quickly]


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	"To aid your progress, it would be wise to collaborate with your fellow helpers. In order to do this, you should join the chat room called #pxcsflive on irc.chat-solutions.org. If you don't have an IRC program, you can connect online here by typing "pxcsflive" into the channel box."		"To aid your progress, it would be wise to collaborate with your fellow helpers. In order to do this, you should join the chat room called #pxcsflive on irc.chat-solutions.org. If you don't have an IRC program, you can connect online here by typing "pxcsflive" into the channel box."

	That is largely in-game. Meta and spec ~~can~~ take place in #pxcsflivespec also on irc.chat-solutions.org.		That was largely an in-game channel. Meta and spec was intended to take place in #pxcsflivespec also on irc.chat-solutions.org. The intention of these channels were to have a semi-coordinated effort at utilizing existing, centralized resources. Some people complained at the lack of moderation, however the fact is it simply took all participants some time to adjust to the order of the day.

	===Hits===		===Hits===
	The page http://emergency.perplexcity.com/main/main.php ~~requires~~ a large number (250?) of unique website hits before another batch of 'clues' will go active. ~~At this point, there have been 7~~ sets of clues~~. Now~~ only UNSOLVED clues ~~are~~ shown.		The page http://emergency.perplexcity.com/main/main.php required a large number (250?) of unique website hits before another batch of 'clues' will go active. Seven sets of clues were revealed; and eventually only UNSOLVED clues were shown.

			To rapidly generate a greater number of hits to the page, users posted journal entries, blog posts, and (probably most usefully) Diggs and other meta-news locales. By the end of the game, roughly 1,700 unique hits had been generated.

	===Clues===		===Clues===
	Once the page went active, we were given, on-line, a number of qestions and numbers. Questions were in the fForm of:		Once the page went active, we were given, on-line, a number of qestions and numbers. Questions were in the fForm of:

	*674303 - Real life web slinger entangles Manhattan with what?		:674303 - Real life web slinger entangles Manhattan with what?
	*676817 - When is Scarlett Kiteway's birthday? (ddmm)		:676817 - When is Scarlett Kiteway's birthday? (ddmm)
	*688743 - How many millions did ROgers Communications Inc pay for a comma?		:688743 - How many millions did ROgers Communications Inc pay for a comma?

	~~Answers~~ were to be typed in on the same page (/clues.html)		Clues were given, and answers were to be typed in on the same page (http://emergency.perplexcity.com/main/clues.html)

	===Unsolved questions===		===Unsolved questions===
	Early on (though not early enough, probably), we on IRC adopted a page to keep track of what clues were left:		Early on (though not early enough, probably), we on IRC adopted a page to keep track of what clues were left:

	[[The_San_Francisco_Connection:_Unsolved_Questions]]		:'''[[The_San_Francisco_Connection:_Unsolved_Questions]]'''

	As anyone solved any question, they were to be REMOVED it from the list.		As anyone solved any question, they were to be REMOVED it from the list.

	Then, as we were approaching completion on this list, with just 88% left, the source page changed to a list of remaining clues.		Then, as we were approaching completion on this list, with just 90% left, the source page changed to a list of remaining clues.

	~~http://emergency.perplexcity.com/main/clues.html~~

	===Results===		===Results===

Scott: /* On the Ground */

2006-08-15T16:40:50Z

On the Ground

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	==On the Ground==		==On the Ground==
	As per ~~usual with live events, reports from the scene are slow to come in~~. ~~Here's what we know~~:		Puzzle Sheets were assigned to all teams of players. They consisted of between 3 and 6 puzzles per page. Sample questions might be on the order of:

	~~===Running around the city===~~		:Puzzle 481
	~~Many of the players ran off to all points in~~ the ~~city, to solve sundry puzzles and riddles.~~		:Which Western Asian monarch is immortalised somewhere near the Main Library?

	~~===Meanwhile~~, ~~back at the ranch~~..~~.===~~		:Puzzle 59300
	~~Back at home-base, a large multi-page maze was presented.~~		:Movie time: Dirty Harry, 23.53. What kind of shark?

			A number of questions are known to have involved watching a movie. Often the movie was Dirty Harry, as suggested by [[Von]]'s pre-game hint. See [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=266920 the unforum page of collected puzzle sheets] for more questions.

	~~'''''Please, laura, Brian, anyone! when you get around to somewhere, can you let us know what happened here? :)'''''~~

	~~No time~~ to ~~write a proper article at present~~, ~~but how about~~ the ~~first of several videos? [[User:BrianEnigma\|BrianEnigma]] 11:18, 13 August 2006 (PDT)~~		===Running around the city===
			Many of the players ran off to all points in the city, to solve sundry puzzles and riddles, such the one sampled above.

	~~http://perplexcitywiki~~.~~com/w/images/link_back~~-~~crowd_exits~~.~~mov~~		===Meanwhile, back at the ranch...===
			Back at home-base, a number of people had settled in for a few puzzles.
			*A very large multi-page maze had been presented.
			*A set of questions about movies (particularly Dirty Harry) were given, which required people to watch the movie and answer specific questions about exact scenes.
			*An RFID tag game was presented. Reportedly, this did not work quite according to plan, but the concept sounds exceptionally cool.
			*Other puzzles which required pen & paper were given, which set people to working in teams, churning out answers.

	~~Also~~:		===Video===
			[[User:BrianEnigma\|BrianEnigma]] posted two videos of the event in progress:

	http://perplexcitywiki.com/w/images/PXC_SF_Connection.mov		*[http://perplexcitywiki.com/w/images/PXC_SF_Connection.mov A nicely made shaky-cam of the day in brief]
			*[http://perplexcitywiki.com/w/images/link_back-crowd_exits.mov Assembled crowd at endgame, exiting quickly]

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Scott at 15:02, 15 August 2006

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	*In most literal terms, this is a new link which is to connect [[Perplex City]] to Earth; specifically, the link will connect to San Francisco, California, USA.		*In most literal terms, this is a new link which is to connect [[Perplex City]] to Earth; specifically, the link will connect to San Francisco, California, USA.
	*In a more pragmatic sense, this will be a live event in San Francisco, and will be similar to the [[London PCAG event]].		*In a more pragmatic sense, this will be a live event in San Francisco, and will be similar to the [[London PCAG event]].
	*The event ~~will take~~ place August 12th, 2006.		*The event took place August 12th, 2006.
			*The event was to be a time of celebration for people on both worlds, historically establishing broader relations between Earth and Perplex City.
			*The purpose of the link was to expand bandwidth of the link, effectively doubling capacity, while also providing redundancy for security purposes.

	*For information available pre-event, see: [[SFCon:pre-event]]		*For information available pre-event, see: [[SFCon:pre-event]]


			==The Blackout==
			Observed on http://www.boingboing.net/ was the following advertisement:

			[[Image:SF 125x125.gif]]

			Seems pretty nice. However, as animated gifs go, this one's no laughing matter. For less than one second, this cel is seen:

			[[Image:SF-braille.jpg]]

			It is braille, and reads: '''Say goodbye to Perplex City.'''

			The meaning went undetermined, until 10-AUG-06, when all Perplex City related websites were shutdown, and replaced with the following:

			[[Image:say goodbye.jpg]]

			It suddenly became deadly apparent what had happened. [[The Third Power]] had hijacked the link between our two worlds. Careful inspection showed all third power websites (including those on [[the Receda Trail]]) remained up and active. [[Mind Candy]] immediately went into a state of urgency. What had been planned as a time of celebration was suddenly a dark moment of panic and emergency. An emergency website was established with information to distribute to all cube hunters who were going to be helping establish the connection.


	==Website Information==		==Website Information==
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	==Meetups==		==Meetups==
	As a game, Perplex City has but one rule: Any occassion with more than 2 cube hunters must involve alcohol. In this vein, a number of meet-ups and organized gathering of masses ~~have been~~ planned, both pre- and post- event. As follows:		As a game, Perplex City has but one rule: '''''Any occassion with more than two cube hunters must involve alcohol.''''' In this vein, a number of meet-ups and organized gathering of masses were planned, both pre- and post- event. As follows:

	*A clearinghouse of event coordination is [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=16241 at the unForums.]		*A clearinghouse of event coordination is [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=16241 at the unForums.]

Scott at 14:36, 15 August 2006

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	*http://emergency.perplexcity.com/main/phonemessage2.mp3 - 2nd phone message		*http://emergency.perplexcity.com/main/phonemessage2.mp3 - 2nd phone message
	It is not known who is doing the speaking. The accent and voice is very unfamiliar.		It is not known who is doing the speaking. The accent and voice is very unfamiliar.


			==References==
			*'''The Perplex City Sentinel'''
			**news in brief, 22-JUN-06 "Academy Mum on New Link"
			**article, 13-JUL-06 "[[Iona Rodie\|Iona]] Interviews... [[Mind Candy\|Adrian Hon]]" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2006/07/iona_interviews_17.html link])
			**article, 14-AUG-06 "[[SFCon\|City Loses Power, Data Connection to Earth Lost for 2 Days]]" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2006/08/city_loses_powe.html link])

Scott: /* Meetups */

2006-08-14T16:40:26Z

Meetups

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	*'''Endgame''' - [http://www.google.com/maps?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&client=firefox-a&q=endgame&near=Oakland,+CA&cid=0,0,8043359466123259478&ie=UTF8&ll=37.80203,-122.275054&spn=0.019565,0.024934&om=1 map] - [http://www.endgameoakland.com/ link]		*'''Endgame''' - [http://www.google.com/maps?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&client=firefox-a&q=endgame&near=Oakland,+CA&cid=0,0,8043359466123259478&ie=UTF8&ll=37.80203,-122.275054&spn=0.019565,0.024934&om=1 map] - [http://www.endgameoakland.com/ link]
	**Sunday, ~~August 13th, 10~~-5		**Gatherings were organized on Friday, pre-event, and on Sunday, Post-event
	**~~Right~~ around the corner from the 12th Street/City Center BART station (red/yellow lines).		**Located right around the corner from the 12th Street/City Center BART station (red/yellow lines).