257

[re-phaelam-ed]

not this...

Upon its creation, Skynet began to learn at a geometric rate. The system originally went online on August 4, 1997. Human decisions were removed from strategic defense. It originally became self-aware at 2:14 am Eastern Time on August 29th, 1997. In the ensuing panic and attempts to shut Skynet down, Skynet retaliated by firing American nuclear missiles at their target sites in Russia. Russia returned fire and three billion human lives ended in the nuclear holocaust. This was what has come to be known as "Judgment Day".

[celadon]

Yes! And I remember the number popping up a month ago when someone was plotting triangular numbers. It's pretty freaky..
Jesus, look at the time!
*jumps out window*

Funny!!

[mister mint]

Just noticed that 257 is some sort of repetitive code used in Numbers Stations. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_station

If you notice this...

The "Russian Man" station signing off. The numbers read: 83912 83912 10080 10080 46543 46543 - 257 257 143 143 - 00000

257 is repeated twice.

[mister mint]

Another reference to August 1996... and also has to do with Numbers Station Transmissions...

"....The occasions on which jamming was observed gradually became less frequent and had ceased entirely by the middle of 1994. However, after having been absent for some time the jammers returned briefly during the late summer of 1996. On Saturday 3rd August at 20.00 UTC. on 7746/19160 kHz a jammer came on just after the ten minute warm up had finished, and again on Monday 5th August at 20.00 on the same frequencies. This 20.00 Saturday and Monday slot was subjected to the jammers a couple more times during August 1996 since when. happily nothing further has been heard of them. As far as I am aware, no other Cynthia transmissions were given the jammer treatment at that time. Who was spending so much time and transmitter power in operating the jammers ? It must be a country at odds with the foreign policy aims of the USA: with the demise of the Soviet Union, that leaves a small number of Middle Eastern countries, and in particular Iraq. Perhaps Saddam Hussein's merry men had a sneaking suspicion that the messages were directed at CIA agents operating inside Iraq and decided to try and block the route by which they received their instructions....."

http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/page65.html

[Warped Tapes]

Nice spot.

I wonder if there is any actual significance to the date in 1996 as well? I haven't found any notable entries in Wikipedia.

Aug 22 1996
http://goo.gl/SRt5i
(but we talked about that earlier in other topics)

Cool, thanks.

[qroniq]

TWO other bits to ponder...

1. There does not exists a V.7.7 of OpenVMS

2. CAL3 is this... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Lake_Airport ...in Canada

Many interesting coincidences around this program:

What are the odds.. OpenVMS, which started in 1977, is being retired now. Whierd..

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/10 ... th_notice/

http://cosecha-transmisiones.com/

Wait a minute... "1977 computing beards" etc etc were in the description from the Julie and Candy vid weren't they?? No doubt someone already made this connection... I'm at work right now, will check out ASAP and head home for some BoC/twoism geekout time


PS - I'm beginning to feel a bit like Everything BoC Does is an Anagram...

[qroniq]

it does seem as though they chose that catalogue number too. the warp records album releases are only up to 237 (mount kimbie) in the usual sequential release order. so BOC have jumped ahead and deliberately chosen that cat. number, rather than just taking the next sequential one.

O RLY?!

[MAXIMUS MISCHIEF]

august 22nd tomorrows harvest part 2: NEW CLEAR DAWN
screw the haters its a cool name

[StarblazerUK]

August 22, 1996...when Tomorrow's Harvest was actually recorded

Pop your cd in the cd drive, open it up but don't play it, Look at the tracks in the browser.
If you look at the date modified on the 'Tomorrows Harvest' cd, it actually says 01/01/1995 lol

[WeHadNormality]

it does seem as though they chose that catalogue number too. the warp records album releases are only up to 237 (mount kimbie) in the usual sequential release order. so BOC have jumped ahead and deliberately chosen that cat. number, rather than just taking the next sequential one.

This is great. Really intrigued all over again now.

[Basefree]

Pop your cd in the cd drive, open it up but don't play it, Look at the tracks in the browser.
If you look at the date modified on the 'Tomorrows Harvest' cd, it actually says 01/01/1995 lol

This seems to happen with other discs too though, so it's not intentional.

[mc10101]

august 22nd tomorrows harvest part 2: NEW CLEAR DAWN
screw the haters its a cool name

Reminded me of this old Vapors album from 1980, which coincidentally has rather a BOC-ish cover

[re-phaelam-ed]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBkXTIT2Sk8

cool....
relistening....happy cycling?


2


5


7

[WeHadNormality]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBkXTIT2Sk8

cool....
relistening....happy cycling?

I always thought they'd sampled one of the György Ligeti pieces from the 2001: A Space Odyssey soundtrack.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnuAaKiX1sg

[re-phaelam-ed]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBkXTIT2Sk8

cool....
relistening....happy cycling?

I always thought they'd sampled one of the György Ligeti pieces from the 2001: A Space Odyssey soundtrack.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnuAaKiX1sg

me too...but it seemed a little off. i dunno.
just thought this was cool.

[WeHadNormality]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBkXTIT2Sk8

cool....
relistening....happy cycling?

I always thought they'd sampled one of the György Ligeti pieces from the 2001: A Space Odyssey soundtrack.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnuAaKiX1sg

me too...but it seemed a little off. i dunno.
just thought this was cool.

Totally. After listening to that Tangerine Dream one I don't know now. Could be either. Good find.

[mc10101]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBkXTIT2Sk8

cool....
relistening....happy cycling?

I always thought they'd sampled one of the György Ligeti pieces from the 2001: A Space Odyssey soundtrack.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnuAaKiX1sg

me too...but it seemed a little off. i dunno.
just thought this was cool.

Totally. After listening to that Tangerine Dream one I don't know now. Could be either. Good find.

Still sounds like Ligeti to me. Tangerine Dream track is wicked tho, full of creamy analog synths a la TH

[mc10101]

Hold on , whats this thread called...???? We seem to have wandered a little

[zeoevil]

01/01/1995

Mine says 12/31/1994.