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Computer
2009-12-05 04:30:09 PM  
As I said earlier...ladies and gentlemen, this thread MADE NEWS.

http://twek.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/10balloons-com-apparently-does-no​t-review- c rowdsourced-darpa-red-balloon-data/
 
ducttape2021
2009-12-05 04:30:17 PM  
Why haven't we all spread the balloon boy house coordinates as #1 on that map yet...

/on it.
 
Fano
2009-12-05 04:30:29 PM  
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On the job.
 
1lastcall
2009-12-05 04:32:33 PM  

karatekitten13: hippies


Yeah. It gets a bit much sometimes... smells like sanctimony all up in here.

/loves her little town, though
//shaves and bathes regularly
///and there is the great beer
 
Computer
2009-12-05 04:32:57 PM  
They wiped the map again.
 
mephisto6 [TotalFark]
2009-12-05 04:37:08 PM  

Mustaf Herod Upyur Poupr: CtrlAltDelete: Thanks to those who draw funny pictures on the map. We smiled, but our algorithms immediately rejected them. But keep having fun, we are!.

Heh. What a crock of shiat. There's no algorithm. They just cleaned ALL marks off the map. Algorithm: That word doesn't mean what 10balloons.com thinks it means.


Yeah, that made me smile.
"Heeeyyy... those baloons says 'FARK'. That not reeeal."
Algorithm? Really?
 
The Good Logins are Gone
2009-12-05 04:40:26 PM  

Computer: They wiped the map again.


Mine stayed (1 of 3)
 
Computer
2009-12-05 04:43:30 PM  
I just want to say this is the most fun I've had on fark in years. (I'm an alt, so you know).

I can't believe this thread didn't have a 1000 posts by now. oh well, this was awesome even if we don't win the prize.
 
TheNyquilKid
2009-12-05 04:45:12 PM  

JSTACAT: is this what youre looking for?

its about a mile off the road
i'm not walk'n all the way over there...
nobody else is either.


Email the location to Melissa.
 
tuna fingers
2009-12-05 04:45:45 PM  
[image from i49.tinypic.com too old to be available]

Since someone is having difficulty posting links above, here's a snapshot.

I think twek.wordpress.com goes right there btw.

Link (new window)
 
SharkTrager
2009-12-05 04:49:43 PM  

Computer: As I said earlier...ladies and gentlemen, this thread MADE NEWS.

http://twek.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/10balloons-com-apparently-does-no​t-review- c rowdsourced-darpa-red-balloon-data/


Not many wordpress.com blogs qualify as "news".
 
h2ogate [TotalFark] [BareFark]
2009-12-05 04:53:12 PM  
TheNyquilKid:

JSTACAT: is this what youre looking for?

its about a mile off the road
i'm not walk'n all the way over there...
nobody else is either.

Email the location to Melissa.

That photo is from the DARPA site.
 
Ambitwistor
2009-12-05 04:53:22 PM  
Mustaf Herod Upyur Poupr:

There's no algorithm. They just cleaned ALL marks off the map.

Technically, "delete everything" is an algorithm ...
 
VvonderJesus
2009-12-05 04:53:42 PM  
I hope we get an update thread sometime tomorrow about how many balloons we found, even if we lose.
 
Computer
2009-12-05 04:53:50 PM  

SharkTrager: Not many wordpress.com blogs qualify as "news".


You're right...no, its not legitimate news. I'm just saying people are talking about what went on in this thread. I think that is funny.
 
Mikeyworld
2009-12-05 04:58:39 PM  
is this what youre looking for?

its about a mile off the road
i'm not walk'n all the way over there...
nobody else is either.

It's a red herring. The pic is a sample on the Darpa site.
/-1, ya pussy
 
Kaka
2009-12-05 04:58:40 PM  

upright_apes_r_us: I didn't find a red balloon, just some lame ass golden ticket.


Half off on your next paper order!
 
never odd or even
2009-12-05 05:06:05 PM  
I saw a big red balloon about 100 ft in the air in Denver at Broadway and Mississippi. I drove closer and it was attached to a building with balloons all around. It some recently opened apartment building with vacancies so I doubt that's one of them. I have to drive by a little later again and I'll take a pic this time.
 
Computer
2009-12-05 05:10:35 PM  

Mustaf Herod Upyur Poupr: Here we go.

Fark. So big it can be seen from space.


You deserve a lifetime totalfark membership for your efforts today.
 
Kaka
2009-12-05 05:13:23 PM  
I don't know about the rest of you but I found one.

Melissa asked me to check a 10Ballons lead in St. Paul and sure enough - I found one.

farm3.static.flickr.comView Full Size


And no - it was SO not a waste of time - I was so amped driving there as I TOTALLY felt DARPA would drop one in the Twin Cities.

In fact I was here at 10:00 AM ET sharp as I really thought DARPA could not resist putting one here.

farm3.static.flickr.comView Full Size



Fun day!
 
1lastcall
2009-12-05 05:13:56 PM  

Mustaf Herod Upyur Poupr: Seeing as Penus is staying up,


So happy for you...

/giggle
 
Computer
2009-12-05 05:15:47 PM  

Mustaf Herod Upyur Poupr: They haven't wiped again yet. Feel like throwing DERP up somewhere?


I was just heading out. I'm spent. Good fun though. You and everyone else literally made this the most fun fark thread ever.
 
MaritimeGirl
2009-12-05 05:16:21 PM  
I just emailed one to Melissa that Team Fark didn't have already.
 
1lastcall
2009-12-05 05:17:24 PM  

MaritimeGirl: I just emailed one to Melissa that Team Fark didn't have already.


woot!
 
swr2000
2009-12-05 05:17:48 PM  

MaritimeGirl: I just emailed one to Melissa that Team Fark didn't have already.


Kudos
 
Kaka
2009-12-05 05:23:18 PM  

MaritimeGirl: I just emailed one to Melissa that Team Fark didn't have already.


High Fives Beers and Fries!

/nice
 
BDR459
2009-12-05 05:23:58 PM  
How many have been found?
 
rcf1105 [TotalFark] [BareFark]
2009-12-05 05:26:20 PM  
I drove a bit around my town today, but didn't see anything. If anybody has a tip on a balloon around central Iowa e-mail me and let me know!
 
dbrunker
2009-12-05 05:29:17 PM  
Balloon sighted, obtaining evidence, be back soon
 
TBC
2009-12-05 05:31:11 PM  
I emailed Melissa asking if there's any way I can help. I'm in L.A. No car, but lots of time on my hands.

/GO TEAM FARK.
//Penus.
 
buckler [BareFark]
2009-12-05 05:36:59 PM  

TBC: I emailed Melissa asking if there's any way I can help. I'm in L.A. No car, but lots of time on my hands.

/GO TEAM FARK.
//Penus.


Well, I had an idea...if someone was foolish enough to host a photo on an image hosting site, it might be easy to find. You could check flickr, photobucket, etc. for keywords darpa, balloon (this date only), and so on. Bonus points if you can pull the EXIF data. Compare against user profiles for location data.
 
ducttape2021
2009-12-05 05:37:43 PM  
There are a few pictures up on flickr....
 
Kaka
2009-12-05 05:49:31 PM  

Mustaf Herod Upyur Poupr: Then we need a list of balloon numbers that we don't have yet, so we can do some bloody data mining.


That is a tough one as we do not want to post here. Email Melissa?
 
Kaka
2009-12-05 05:52:13 PM  
Might be interesting to see the info on people who just happened to join Fark today...

Not paranoid buuuuut...

/eff the Senate Health Care debate - this is important!
 
buckler [BareFark]
2009-12-05 05:54:21 PM  
From DARPA:


NO WINNER YET!
Entrants: 4292 Total Submissions: 629
Entrants making submissions: 181
Correct balloon locations submitted: 250
 
missmarsha
2009-12-05 05:58:27 PM  
melissa if you need any help sorting data email me - i was emailing you earlier so I think you have my addy
/no eip
//because I have issues
///deep personal issues
////like not knowing when to stop
 
Kaka
2009-12-05 06:04:02 PM  

buckler: From DARPA:


NO WINNER YET!
Entrants: 4292 Total Submissions: 629
Entrants making submissions: 181
Correct balloon locations submitted: 250


FYI - the deadline for submissions is 12/14 so this my play out a few days...

BTW - I saw an update earlier today on one of the Reb Balloon websites that one that was discovered before it was deployed. Anyone hear anything about that?
 
ducttape2021
2009-12-05 06:04:23 PM  
already emailed her links to both pics on flickr.
 
punkrockgirl [TotalFark]
2009-12-05 06:04:28 PM  
Wow. I am still in jammies and a bathrobe, and I haven't showered or eaten yet and my head is hurty.


Taking a little break now, keep emailing me those leads! I don't want to give numbers, but we have quite a few confirmed and some credible leads.
 
Mikeyworld
2009-12-05 06:05:51 PM  
Sorry Bucky, It's out in open, so I dinna think it mattered.

/mods PLEASE dump my previous
 
Mikeyworld
2009-12-05 06:11:07 PM  

punkrockgirl: Wow. I am still in jammies and a bathrobe, and I haven't showered or eaten yet and my head is hurty.


Taking a little break now, keep emailing me those leads! I don't want to give numbers, but we have quite a few confirmed and some credible leads.


Thanks fer the update! We be workin' it, ya know
 
buckler [BareFark]
2009-12-05 06:16:58 PM  

punkrockgirl: Wow. I am still in jammies and a bathrobe, and I haven't showered or eaten yet and my head is hurty.


Taking a little break now, keep emailing me those leads! I don't want to give numbers, but we have quite a few confirmed and some credible leads.


Get some food and rest, girl! We know you're working hard today. From what I've heard, we're jammin'!
 
buckler [BareFark]
2009-12-05 06:18:47 PM  

Mustaf Herod Upyur Poupr: Just shot ya an email, Melissa. Just a request for numbers to look for. I want to join the datamining brigade.


Yup. All the balloons should be down within the hour, and this will quickly move from being a real-time exercise to a data hunt.
 
little miss
2009-12-05 06:21:55 PM  
Someone should write "Meep" on the map over Canada.

/Meep!
 
Kaka
2009-12-05 06:22:37 PM  

punkrockgirl: Wow. I am still in jammies and a bathrobe, and I haven't showered or eaten yet and my head is hurty.


Taking a little break now, keep emailing me those leads! I don't want to give numbers, but we have quite a few confirmed and some credible leads.



Per our previous conversation, may I suggest;

farm3.static.flickr.comView Full Size


Don't forget the butter!

;)
 
dbrunker
2009-12-05 06:25:21 PM  

buckler: Mustaf Herod Upyur Poupr: Just shot ya an email, Melissa. Just a request for numbers to look for. I want to join the datamining brigade.

Yup. All the balloons should be down within the hour, and this will quickly move from being a real-time exercise to a data hunt.


buckler! I found one! I don't know how to send you a private message where it is.
 
BalugaJoe [TotalFark] [BareFark]
2009-12-05 06:30:49 PM  
Best Link Ever
 
buckler [BareFark]
2009-12-05 06:31:49 PM  

dbrunker: buckler: Mustaf Herod Upyur Poupr: Just shot ya an email, Melissa. Just a request for numbers to look for. I want to join the datamining brigade.

Yup. All the balloons should be down within the hour, and this will quickly move from being a real-time exercise to a data hunt.

buckler! I found one! I don't know how to send you a private message where it is.


Don't tell me, tell Melissa! It'll all come out in the wash later.
 
Mikeyworld
2009-12-05 06:33:03 PM  
On fb, there's pictures in a 'Darpa' group, but no location info, both taken by a Brad Christie.

How close together would two balloons be?

/herring?
 
btr3924
2009-12-05 06:34:03 PM  

Kaka: buckler: From DARPA:


NO WINNER YET!
Entrants: 4292 Total Submissions: 629
Entrants making submissions: 181
Correct balloon locations submitted: 250

FYI - the deadline for submissions is 12/14 so this my play out a few days...

BTW - I saw an update earlier today on one of the Reb Balloon websites that one that was discovered before it was deployed. Anyone hear anything about that?


Was it Russel who found that one?

/Survivor
//Probably the last one on earth watching that show.
 
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