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Quoted from blueberryjohnson:Oh, another fun bit I just remembered from the David Fix interview: our own greatwichjohn gets a shout-out as a playfield guy out there to hit up!
good stuff for sure. Record scratching —————errrrrr—-errrr—-hissssss-pop——-
greatwich mentions early than he knows people in the industry that may be getting the assets with plans to make games. He receives about 50 down votes as nobody believes anybody would be so foolish to try to resurrect some of the games. He goes on to post about 50 more times that things are happening but he doesn’t know specifics. He gets another 200 down votes because he repeats himself too much. Then David Fix announces AP is interested in the assets and maybe building them. AND he says he’d like to work with some private suppliers like greatwich, thus proving almost all of his claims. I probably gave you 20 downvotes based on these very claims and own it. Anyways, way to go greatwichjohn and good luck in your future. Whatever you may do, don’t take money out of your pocket to produce pinball parts, get paid first.
Halifax, NS
Yes hard to convince people here. People are still very silent about anything towards new pinball production in the big state of Texas or southern USA. David Fix is about the only one up north interested & coming out to the public. As always I am available to be a sounding board for those interested in production.
Quoted from greatwichjohn:As always I am available to be a sounding board for those interested in production.
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Quoted from blueberryjohnson:Cha-ching
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Looks like someone missed a digit in the one total in the first "It is further ordered.." paragraph.
Quoted from Inside:Yeah after perusing the application https://patentcenter.uspto.gov/#!/applications/PCTUS2066966 -- I don't see anything in there that it's been denied. It's just in the pre-examination stage at this point.
I was going by the WIPO filing. You can find it here: https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=WO2021133990 (then click documents)
The most informative one is "(ISA/237) Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority"
Important part:
deeproot_rejection.jpgQuoted from blueberryjohnson:Though I wasn't involved in the copywriting, I wouldn't disagree with your suggestion of word choice casting reputational aspersions (perhaps unintentionally).
For whatever reason, it seems a common denominator with good old blueberry. I recall Zach including "infamous" in my introduction for podcast #1.
Though none of this is of particular concern, it is mildly perplexing. Assumed I was one of the good guys when it came to the deeproot tornado clusterfuck.
Super late to reply here, but: having written the copy myself, I can promise you that no aspersions were intended. You're consistently out there getting the information and news that otherwise would go unsurfaced by asking the questions that need to be asked, which sometimes gets under the skin of people who are afraid or in denial of that information getting out there. For proof, look no further than the many posts by the Deeproot defense brigade attacking you, complete with commensurate big red pop bumpers in the top right corner. That's all!
Quoted from Micky:What planet are you on, and do they speak coherent English there??
Hell nah! That’s what y’all speak.
Blueberry has done an incredible job highlighting an array of things. But for me, these court documents are like watching a minor league game. The attorneys I know would rate SEC attorneys as extremely competent country club lawyers. They describe US attorneys and their asst attorneys as extremely competent, way more unethical junk yard pit bulls ready to fight to the death to attain their lofty goal of becoming a lifetime tenured federal judge.
The US attorney in this district is a woman with 17 years experience in her office. I am hoping she hasn't entered into a 5K1 deal with this asshole. I having trouble understanding why he wouldn't be indicted by now if he is being indicted alone. I always heard of Texas justice, but I'm beginning to think its bs. I can promise you, if he were indicted in Orange County here he would be shaking in his boots if he had to appear before Judge Carter and spoke to anyone who has had to appear before him. He's made national news lately about his ruling and opinion about lawyer John Eastman. He was appointed by Pres. Clinton. And known as Maximum Carter to anyone who has had to appear before him. Please lady US Attorney, NO 5K1 deal for this asswipe.
Quoted from jamesmc:Blueberry has done an incredible job highlighting an array of things. But for me, these court documents are like watching a minor league game. The attorneys I know would rate SEC attorneys as extremely competent country club lawyers. They describe US attorneys and their asst attorneys as extremely competent, way more unethical junk yard pit bulls ready to fight to the death to attain their lofty goal of becoming a lifetime tenured federal judge.
The US attorney in this district is a woman with 17 years experience in her office. I am hoping she hasn't entered into a 5K1 deal with this asshole. I having trouble understanding why he wouldn't be indicted by now if he is being indicted alone. I always heard of Texas justice, but I'm beginning to think its bs. I can promise you, if he were indicted in Orange County here he would be shaking in his boots if he had to appear before Judge Carter and spoke to anyone who has had to appear before him. He's made national news lately about his ruling and opinion about lawyer John Eastman. He was appointed by Pres. Clinton. And known as Maximum Carter to anyone who has had to appear before him. Please lady US Attorney, NO 5K1 deal for this asswipe.
Got any stats on this prospect?
59-main.pdfQuoted from blueberryjohnson:It's always been a possibility (and this update feels particularly trollish).
Don't forget, any one of us (or anyone else on the internet) had ample opportunity to purchase the domain from godaddy for not much cash. One wouldn't have to actually have secured the ip to use the logo on the site. Even if someone else recently purchased it, enforcement at this point would likely take a while to get going.
Site updated to v2 of the puzzle with an answer bank (seemed unnecessary). And three meta tag easter eggs (the two base64 codes previously mentioned:
<meta name="author" content="?">
<meta name="c01" content="TW9yZSB0aGFuIG1lZXRzIHRoZSBleWUu">
More than meets the eye.
<meta name="c02" content="R3JlYXQgd29yaywgYnV0IGRvbid0IG1pc3MgdGhlIGZvcmVzdCBmb3IgdGhlIHRyZWVzLiBBIG5ldyBjbHVlIHdpbGwgYXJyaXZlIGVhY2ggd2Vlay4=">
Great work, but don't miss the forest for the trees. A new clue will arrive each week.
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Looks like there's a new "c03" clue up, but I don't know how to translate it.
<meta name="c03" content="TG9vayBkZWVwZXIuIEl0IGhhcyBiZWVuIGhpZGluZyBpbiBwbGFpbiBzaWdodC4gTmV3IHdvcmQsIGVpZ2h0IGxldHRlcnMuIFRoaW5rIGRpbm8gcGxheWluZyBhIGNoaWxkcmVuJ3MgZ2FtZS4gUC5TLiBUaGVyZSBpcyBpbmRlZWQgYSBwcml6ZSBmb3IgdGhlIG9uZSB3aG8gZmlyc3QgZGlzY292ZXJzIHRoZSBzZWNyZXQu">
EDIT: "Look deeper. It has been hiding in plain sight. New word, eight letters. Think dino playing a children's game. P.S. There is indeed a prize for the one who first discovers the secret."
Quoted from Medisinyl:Looks like there's a new "c03" clue up, but I don't know how to translate it.
<meta name="c03" content="TG9vayBkZWVwZXIuIEl0IGhhcyBiZWVuIGhpZGluZyBpbiBwbGFpbiBzaWdodC4gTmV3IHdvcmQsIGVpZ2h0IGxldHRlcnMuIFRoaW5rIGRpbm8gcGxheWluZyBhIGNoaWxkcmVuJ3MgZ2FtZS4gUC5TLiBUaGVyZSBpcyBpbmRlZWQgYSBwcml6ZSBmb3IgdGhlIG9uZSB3aG8gZmlyc3QgZGlzY292ZXJzIHRoZSBzZWNyZXQu">
Base 64. Yawn.
Look deeper. It has been hiding in plain sight. New word, eight letters. Think dino playing a children's game. P.S. There is indeed a prize for the one who first discovers the secret.
Quoted from Inside:Base 64. Yawn.
https://www.base64decode.org/
Wasn't there a post listing every possible finadable word? I'd assume there aren't too many 8-lettered ones.
Quoted from blueberryjohnson:Wasn't there a post listing every possible finadable word? I'd assume there aren't too many 8-lettered ones.
Yeah, about 50 back. “New” word might be some sort of recent slang? Anyone here have a vocab that’s on fleek?
Quoted from blueberryjohnson:Got any stats on this prospect?
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Is it always spelled "ROBRT" or is that a typo?
Quoted from blueberryjohnson:Got any stats on this prospect?
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David Nasse is probably a great trial attorney. I'm under the belief that defendants can only be referred to justice dept and be fined like crazy by the judge thru recommendations from SEC attorneys. I've read a lot of criminal indictments and motions regarding the indictments, but never this SEC stuff.
During the criminal pre trial process, these motions can literally mean everything. Judges rarely throw out cases, but under certain circumstances they do. The meat of a criminal case is in the motions, unless your a POS rat.
I need to go play my Sopranos pin thinking about
revenge on my rats.
Quoted from Beechwood:New clues??[quoted image]
Troll post I presume 
Bankruptcy
Reachout
Great - John
Pints
Beers
Makeraza
Brokenrecord
Nothing new on my end. Leave for Pintastic Show on Sunday for pinball road trip to New England states.
Updated once again.
New "clue" is VGhlIHdvcmQgc2VhcmNoIGlzIGEgcmVkIGhlcnJpbmcuIFlvdSBtdXN0IHNvbHZlIGNsdWVzIDAxLTAzIHNvIHlvdSBjYW4gb2J0YWluIHRoZSBoaWRkZW4gbWVzc2FnZSB0aGF0IHdpbGwgdW5sb2NrIHBoYXNlIHR3by4gVGhlIHRpbWVsaW5lIGlzIGluIHlvdXIgaGFuZHMu
which decodes to: "The word search is a red herring. You must solve clues 01-03 so you can obtain the hidden message that will unlock phase two. The timeline is in your hands."
If an ARG is created in the woods but no one puts in sufficient effort to properly play, does it make a sound? I fear our webadmin is finding out.
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Quoted from blueberryjohnson:Updated once again.
New "clue" is VGhlIHdvcmQgc2VhcmNoIGlzIGEgcmVkIGhlcnJpbmcuIFlvdSBtdXN0IHNvbHZlIGNsdWVzIDAxLTAzIHNvIHlvdSBjYW4gb2J0YWluIHRoZSBoaWRkZW4gbWVzc2FnZSB0aGF0IHdpbGwgdW5sb2NrIHBoYXNlIHR3by4gVGhlIHRpbWVsaW5lIGlzIGluIHlvdXIgaGFuZHMu
which decodes to: "The word search is a red herring. You must solve clues 01-03 so you can obtain the hidden message that will unlock phase two. The timeline is in your hands."
If an ARG is created in the woods but no one puts in sufficient effort to properly play, does it make a sound? I fear our webadmin is finding out.
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I'm genuinely curious who they think this is for and even more curious why they're doing it.
Quoted from boshua:I'm genuinely curious who they think this is for and even more curious why they're doing it.
I assume the answer to #1 is this thread and places like knapp arcade that report on it.
#2 is the bigger question mark for me.
Quoted from blueberryjohnson:Updated once again.
New "clue" is VGhlIHdvcmQgc2VhcmNoIGlzIGEgcmVkIGhlcnJpbmcuIFlvdSBtdXN0IHNvbHZlIGNsdWVzIDAxLTAzIHNvIHlvdSBjYW4gb2J0YWluIHRoZSBoaWRkZW4gbWVzc2FnZSB0aGF0IHdpbGwgdW5sb2NrIHBoYXNlIHR3by4gVGhlIHRpbWVsaW5lIGlzIGluIHlvdXIgaGFuZHMu
which decodes to: "The word search is a red herring. You must solve clues 01-03 so you can obtain the hidden message that will unlock phase two. The timeline is in your hands."
If an ARG is created in the woods but no one puts in sufficient effort to properly play, does it make a sound? I fear our webadmin is finding out.
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The clues:
More than meets the eye.
Great work, but don't miss the forest for the trees. A new clue will arrive each week.
Look deeper. It has been hiding in plain sight. New word, eight letters. Think dino playing a children's game. P.S. There is indeed a prize for the one who first discovers the secret.
The word search is a red herring. You must solve clues 01-03 so you can obtain the hidden message that will unlock phase two. The timeline is in your hands.
Quoted from boshua:I'm genuinely curious who they think this is for and even more curious why they're doing it.
Its for US and because of US. The deeproot story has a crazy cast of characters, and it appears to be getting crazier. Strapped in!
Quoted from benheck:Let's get the World's Greatest Detective on this!
Look who returns to the seen of the crime!
Quoted from ForceFlow:The clues:
Yeah, that's a fail. Is it "Dino" like from the Flintstones? Dino Bravo? Or "dino" like "dinosaur"?
Quoted from Rdoyle1978:Yeah, that's a fail. Is it "Dino" like from the Flintstones? Dino Bravo? Or "dino" like "dinosaur"?
8k1D.gifQuoted from ForceFlow:The clues:
If someone wants to brute force, the route might be to write a script that runs through every eight-letter word (if we're talking words that would appear in a standard dictionary), appends it to deeprootpinball.com/, and tracks the server code response - then go back through the logs, find one that doesn't return an error, and access that page - just a guess and 100% something I am not going to work on myself
Quoted from Roostking:Look who returns to the seen of the crime!
I would never be bored enough to do something this lame.
Quoted from benheck:I would never be bored enough to do something this lame.
Hmmmm. That’s is the question. Give deep root into the throat another chance? Hell nah! Same people deeproot has changed. No wait this meth drug dealer has it going on! Nope got to believe. I can’t even see how y’all are pissed off. Crazy you were strewed at go. If you got ripped that’s your bad!
I don't see what the point is to this anymore, other than some thread entertainment, but it's had its run and keeps going.
There is no way in hell this is tied to any actual pinball manufacturing, so the stakes are low or non-existent.
If people are having fun with the puzzles then have at it.
Quoted from blueberryjohnson:If someone wants to brute force, the route might be to write a script that runs through every eight-letter word (if we're talking words that would appear in a standard dictionary), appends it to deeprootpinball.com/, and tracks the server code response - then go back through the logs, find one that doesn't return an error, and access that page - just a guess and 100% something I am not going to work on myself
Running now...
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As of now you can rule out Gingerly or ProxyWar, among others 
The saga will continue as long as money can be made (or lost) one way or another. People bought Deeproot Pinball remains for more than just a memory of a giant failure or scam.
Quoted from PhilGreg:Running now...
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As of now you can rule out Gingerly or ProxyWar, among others
Finished, got nothing. Used this word list here: https://www.wordgamedictionary.com/english-word-list/
BTW - dino playing children's game: Jurassic Park? Jurassic is 8 letters. In plain sight.
Quoted from PhilGreg:Finished, got nothing. Used this word list here: https://www.wordgamedictionary.com/english-word-list/
BTW - dino playing children's game: Jurassic Park? Jurassic is 8 letters. In plain sight.
Great guess! If that’s not the answer, it should be
Quoted from benheck:I would never be bored enough to do something this lame.
LMAO!
Quoted from PhilGreg:Finished, got nothing. Used this word list here: https://www.wordgamedictionary.com/english-word-list/
BTW - dino playing children's game: Jurassic Park? Jurassic is 8 letters. In plain sight.
That try eight-letter words from some dictionary source or all eight-letter strings?
Either way, could totally be some other solution of what to do with the alleged secret word.
Quoted from blueberryjohnson:That try eight-letter words from some dictionary source or all eight-letter strings?
Either way, could totally be some other solution of what to do with the alleged secret word.
You can see what they have in the dictionary I linked but it's all 8 letter words in the dictionary and 8 letter 2 word expressions such as ProxyWar.
BTW I certainly am lame and slightly bored, but that was literally 10 minutes worth of coding, googling and copying.
Worth it for the mild excitement I got out of it
Quoted from PhilGreg:You can see what they have in the dictionary I linked but it's all 8 letter words in the dictionary and 8 letter 2 word expressions such as ProxyWar.
BTW I certainly am lame and slightly bored, but that was literally 10 minutes worth of coding, googling and copying.
Worth it for the mild excitement I got out of it
Where did you link the dictionary?
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