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Kard Ayals
Posts: 1433/2915
The guy who made eon8 wins. Hoaxes like this always make me laugh!
Xeoman
Posts: 4258/11751
Originally posted by .SK
That hurt my ears, Xeo...

But thank you.


Only for you .SK


... ^^

Banned
Posts: 2188/-3459
That hurt my ears, Xeo...

But thank you.
Xeoman
Posts: 4257/11751
Moral of the story.
Bitmap
Posts: 3325/7838
Wish I cna get what you desired, but i have dial up

second, I know im stupid

Third.....Why do you have to be so harsh?

*Goes off crying in a corner*

Edit- *Comes back*

Well, im human, its natural for a human to be afraid of such minor things that happen in this world. Hoax or not. People get scared, no ones perfect, and no one can be perfect.

Of course i let my mind get the best of me. I was raised like that...somewhat....But the point is, you have no right to call me stupid. Right now I have been surfing the web for about 8 months without ANYTHING to protect my computer. Only fucking retards who dont know what the fuck they are getting into are stupid....So am I stupid? No, So Ima just say Fuck what you just said and move on.

In fact, you can still be a fucking retard with the best protection for your computer and STILL get blasted my Trojans and the whatnot....

So heres my two cents: Im not letting the future get the best of me, if you havent noticed, near the 5 min mark, I was excited to see what happend, I was looking and living life by the horns...

But were human, Remember that, Im not letting anyone tell me how stupid I am on the way I live life. Call it what you want. Just make sure your telling the right person on why they are stupid.

*Whew*

And now ima go back to life and play World of Warcraft WITHOUT Protection like I have been....For 8 months

The above, not to be taken harshly but c'mon use your brain...
01001000
Posts: 802/944
Very sad that you fell for the hoax. You are taking meaning out of what has no meaning at all. You try to predict your the future which has no substancial evidence. Please use your minds before exploding into terror and fright about the internet.


Sajin, you're already stupid for not having a firewall, antivirus, and antispyware installed on your computer.

The above, not to be taken harshly but c'mon use your brain. Any website you visit could transform your computer into a nightmare.

3 phrases:
ZoneAlarm Free
AVG Free + Clamwin
Spybot Search and Destroy

get them, they're all free.
Xeoman
Posts: 4256/11751
Originally posted by .SK
That's exactly why...

...

Xeo, why did you start a forum?




That's actually different. What I thought back when I started one ...
Banned
Posts: 2187/-3459
That's exactly why...

...

Xeo, why did you start a forum?
天国JOE
Posts: 1222/2999
I was totally watching Bleach when the counter ended.

Wasn't worried a bit.

The guy sure played a good prank though. I had this feeling pulling on me that in the end, they were just going to say "We fooled you. Haha!"
Xeoman
Posts: 4255/11751
The only question I pose now is, why? Why would someone care to do this?

I mean, the guy was just by himself. Its not like he was taking notes or is calculating statistics or anything.

Just looks like he was like "Hey, what the heck?!"

Bitmap
Posts: 3324/7838
Err, forget what I said.....Just know that im angry at the world

Originally posted by FUCK YOU ASSHOLE
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.


Why thank you. But you know what? I hope you die in a FUCKING FIRE!!!!
Banned
Posts: 2186/-3459
YAY~!!!!!!!

*hugs everyone*

The world isn't over!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Xeoman
Posts: 4254/11751
Originally posted by Solid Sajin
ALRIGHT, time to upload this video of me screaming at the camera here on Xeogaming....

Give me a week you motherfuckers




Thank you eon8!

*laughs*
Bitmap
Posts: 3323/7838
ALRIGHT, time to upload this video of me screaming at the camera here on Xeogaming....

Give me a week you motherfuckers
Banned
Posts: 2185/-3459
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love that...
Xeoman
Posts: 4253/11751
Originally posted by Solid Sajin
FUCKING SHIT PISS ANTHILL!!!!!


This made me laugh.

The guys right though. Why did we make all the speculation? etc.

Yeah.
Bitmap
Posts: 3322/7838
MOTHERFUCKER!!!!!

HOAX!!!!!!

FUCK ALL OF YOU! I HOPE YOU ALL DIE IN A FIRE!

I got scared for nothing....FUCKING SHIT PISS ANTHILL!!!!!
Xeoman
Posts: 4252/11751
*shrugs*

Good life lesson.
ShadowKnight
Posts: 19/128
Go figure.

It was definately a hoax. What eon8 was all about. I applaud them, they did a good job on making this.
Xeoman
Posts: 4251/11751
Quote I got from someone:
(from the site)

{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

BE HAPPY
THE END
Sincerely, x21b

Happy birthday, mtcaptain. From 'ls224' (aka x21b). Yes that really was me in the #eon-8 channel
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