What is EON8???

todd philip · 06-30-2006, 05:04 PM

This is kinda spooky, what is this site????????????????????????

http://eon8theinvestigation.ytmnd.com/

eon8.com

HeadHunter · 06-30-2006, 05:11 PM

ok...thats way to much to read...but I found this on another forum too!

**Drakon** · 06-30-2006, 06:06 PM

Odd, it's allegedly been around since 01/01/06, and I never heard of it. Now, all of a sudden, within the last day, THREE of the forums I visit has a thread?

Drizzt240 · 06-30-2006, 06:23 PM

Very creepy. I'm guessing it's a hoax I guess we'll find out in about 4 hours.

Drizzt240 · 06-30-2006, 06:31 PM

It might have something to do with an Alternate Reality Game (ARGS) they are very popular on the internet, in fact they only exist on the internet.

More theories:

- Virus.
- Viral marketting.
- Terrorism.
- Something to do with WarGames (that movie). http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086567/
- It's related to Infinium Labs.
- It's a psychology experiment.
- It's just for fun.
- Nuclear launches.

It's certainly possible that the dots on the map are tracks of IP addresses, but if so, some of them are coming from odd places.

One is in the northern region of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia well away from any major cities, one appears to be in Northern Peru, and one appears to be located in the area of Lubumbashi, at the southern end of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa. And those are just a few examples of the stranger locations on the map.

**Drakon** · 06-30-2006, 08:42 PM

edited a day later, since the server crashed.

bbf2 · 06-30-2006, 09:23 PM

I bet the guys who made this website sure are getting their jollies that it's sparked onto an internet phenomenon somehow.

Drizzt240 · 06-30-2006, 10:13 PM

I can't even connect to the website anymore.

todd philip · 06-30-2006, 10:37 PM

hmmmmmmmmmmm

Drizzt240 · 06-30-2006, 10:40 PM

20 minutes left.

Drizzt240 · 06-30-2006, 11:01 PM

When it hit zero the page turned into "Unable to connect".
I can no longer reach the page.

todd philip · 06-30-2006, 11:01 PM

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

Drizzt240 · 06-30-2006, 11:03 PM

Are we still alive?

halo7 · 06-30-2006, 11:03 PM

Well
Im alive.

Diablo · 06-30-2006, 11:03 PM

No.

Drizzt240 · 06-30-2006, 11:04 PM

I heard a loud bang outside my window. I doubt it has anything to do with the 4th of July approaching.

todd philip · 06-30-2006, 11:05 PM

am i dead?????

Drizzt240 · 06-30-2006, 11:12 PM

The world better end soon or this whole event will be a little like Return of the King.

Diablo · 06-30-2006, 11:13 PM

I could have been watching porn.. psh!

halo7 · 06-30-2006, 11:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eon8

{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

=
From the eon8 homepage.

Well thats that.

Drizzt240 · 06-30-2006, 11:31 PM

YOu son of a *****!!!!!!!!!

Sophie. · 06-30-2006, 11:36 PM

Pssht.
It's just some person trying to get people scared and post about it in forums. For fun it is. If it were anything remotely serious I'm sure it would be all over the news and such.
Or it could be a new kick-ass video game?

Drizzt240 · 06-30-2006, 11:40 PM

Oh, we already know that.

http://eon8apocalypse.ytmnd.com/

http://lifeaftereon8.ytmnd.com/

http://thirtysecondseoneight.ytmnd.com/

http://itsonlyacalendar.ytmnd.com/

http://eon8timer.ytmnd.com/

http://eon8suicidenow.ytmnd.com/

http://eon8afarce.ytmnd.com/

http://eon8villain.ytmnd.com/

Sophie. · 07-01-2006, 01:52 AM

Rofl.

HeadHunter · 07-01-2006, 02:08 AM

actually quite funny.....tho I didnt jump to the conclusion of terror.....my first thought would have been advertising campaign, second would have been some bloke making it all up for some reason or other

06-30-2006, 05:04 PM	#1
todd philip Knowhatamean Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: At the olive garden with conan Posts: 11,640	What is EON8??? This is kinda spooky, what is this site???????????????????????? http://eon8theinvestigation.ytmnd.com/ eon8.com __________________ I pooped a little....

06-30-2006, 05:11 PM	#2
HeadHunter Happy/Confused/Scared/Sad Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: USE - United States of England Posts: 46,469	ok...thats way to much to read...but I found this on another forum too! __________________ www.ireviewsomemovies.co.uk Check out my mates new movie review website, get a personal insight into some classic movies. Please bookmark it and keep checking back, new reviews each week, and the site will develop with more people visiting it :) Also like our Facebook page at: www.tinyurl.com/3bedgh3 Latest review: Source Code

06-30-2006, 08:42 PM	#6
Drakon I wanna be a Producer... Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Place I Call Home Posts: 748	edited a day later, since the server crashed. Last edited by Drakon; 07-02-2006 at 12:12 AM.

06-30-2006, 09:23 PM	#7
bbf2 IT'S A TRAP(ezoid)! Join Date: May 2000 Location: Yes Posts: 14,231	I bet the guys who made this website sure are getting their jollies that it's sparked onto an internet phenomenon somehow. __________________ A signature

06-30-2006, 10:37 PM	#9
todd philip Knowhatamean Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: At the olive garden with conan Posts: 11,640	hmmmmmmmmmmm __________________ I pooped a little....

06-30-2006, 06:06 PM	#3
Drakon I wanna be a Producer... Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Place I Call Home Posts: 748	Odd, it's allegedly been around since 01/01/06, and I never heard of it. Now, all of a sudden, within the last day, THREE of the forums I visit has a thread?

06-30-2006, 11:01 PM	#12
todd philip Knowhatamean Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: At the olive garden with conan Posts: 11,640	Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah __________________ I pooped a little....

06-30-2006, 11:03 PM	#15
Diablo RG3 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: DMV Posts: 17,131	No. __________________ R.I.P Sean Taylor April 1, 1983 - November 27, 2007

06-30-2006, 11:05 PM	#17
todd philip Knowhatamean Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: At the olive garden with conan Posts: 11,640	am i dead????? __________________ I pooped a little....

06-30-2006, 11:13 PM	#19
Diablo RG3 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: DMV Posts: 17,131	I could have been watching porn.. psh! __________________ R.I.P Sean Taylor April 1, 1983 - November 27, 2007

06-30-2006, 11:36 PM	#22
Sophie. New User - Level 0 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Australia. Posts: 31	Pssht. It's just some person trying to get people scared and post about it in forums. For fun it is. If it were anything remotely serious I'm sure it would be all over the news and such. Or it could be a new kick-ass video game? Last edited by Sophie.; 06-30-2006 at 11:41 PM.

07-01-2006, 01:52 AM	#24
Sophie. New User - Level 0 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Australia. Posts: 31	Rofl.

07-01-2006, 02:08 AM	#25
HeadHunter Happy/Confused/Scared/Sad Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: USE - United States of England Posts: 46,469	actually quite funny.....tho I didnt jump to the conclusion of terror.....my first thought would have been advertising campaign, second would have been some bloke making it all up for some reason or other __________________ www.ireviewsomemovies.co.uk Check out my mates new movie review website, get a personal insight into some classic movies. Please bookmark it and keep checking back, new reviews each week, and the site will develop with more people visiting it :) Also like our Facebook page at: www.tinyurl.com/3bedgh3 Latest review: Source Code