Today I am officially halfway done with my Kryptos FOIA vigil! -Kryptosfan Tagged: FOIA, kryptos![]()
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Kryptos FOIA Day Eleven
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Kryptos FOIA Day Twelve
Don’t judge me fellow Kryptos Fans…only 9 days left! -Kryptosfan Tagged: FOIA, kryptos![]()
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Kryptos FOIA Day Thirteen
8 days left and my Kryptos FOIA dreams come true with a break in the fees schedule… -Kryptosfan Tagged: FOIA, kryptos![]()
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Kryptos FOIA Day Fourteen
The first couple days were the worst for this Kryptos FOIA project, now we’re down to the last 7 days and I have found myself adopting a zen-like peace as the 3 week-to-respond-or-things-get-cheaper deadline approaches. I think as long as those hard-working and under-appreciated FOIA officers aren’t forced to respond with the results on day [...]![]()
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The FBI Has Responded
I need to find a scanner… -Kryptosfan Tagged: FBI, FOIA, kryptos![]()
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FBI Kryptos FOIA Response Letter
That only took about forever. The scanner in our building only does pdf so I had to go a couple buildings over and use a flatbed to get the jpeg’s. Sorry for the delay everyone, I thought that would be much quicker… I went ahead and posted my revised FBI letter to put their answer [...]![]()
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Kryptos FOIA Day Twenty One
We’ve hit that magical number where we are over 20 days past my submission of the Kryptos FOIA letters. So far only the FBI has responded and without any tangible information. I’m not sure how this works but I figure worst case scenario they don’t count the 20ish days until they receive it. From the [...]![]()
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CIA Kryptos FOIA #1 Answered
So just to refresh everyone’s memory, these are the results from the first Kryptos FOIA from 2005 now in our own grubby little hands. Enjoy! My revised Kryptos FOIA Request CIA response letter Crappy picture of Kryptos Kryptos CIA Art Bulletin, page 1 and page 2 Kryptos Art Announcement of Sanborn’s Selection Sanborn’s Letter to [...]![]()
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The latest they could respond for the Kryptos FOIAs
Still waiting on the NSA Kryptos FOIPA request to show up in the mail. This is the latest day I can figure that the response could arguably show up in the mail and still fall within the 20 day required response time. Nothing yet… -Kryptosfan Tagged: FOIA, kryptos![]()
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Initial CIA Response to the 2nd Kryptos FOIA
Found the initial response to my revised 2nd CIA Kryptos FOIA. Looks like this one got mixed up in the mail a little while… Is this an appropriate time to write a thank-you letter to the CIA? -Kryptosfan Tagged: 2nd, FOIA, kryptos![]()
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The NSA Responded
I’m about 11 hours from a scanner. I was surprised by their answer… UPDATE: Vomit Comet touches down, upload delayed by flu -Kryptosfan Tagged: FOIA, kryptos, NSA![]()
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Initial NSA Response to Kryptos FOIA Request
In response to my revised NSA FOIA, I got this nice letter in the mail yesterday. I was a little surprised by their generosity and I’m left hoping the first requester does follow through on their end. Makes me curious to know who they are though… -Kryptosfan Tagged: FOIA, kryptos, NSA![]()
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Intermission
The Cryptology Channel Presents Famous Secrets “The Mystery Behind Kryptos” Thanks Chris! -Kryptosfan Tagged: Chris, Cragen, cryptography, cryptology, ed scheidt, Famous Secrets, James Sanborn, k4, kryptos, The Cryptology Channel, The Mystery Behind Kryptos![]()
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Stop SOPA, PIPA and ACTA
-Kryptosfan Tagged: ACTA, PIPA, SOPA![]()
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Intermission Part Two
-Kryptosfan Tagged: Megaupload, Megavideo, Random demonstrations of governmental power in the face of public opposition to SOPA and PIPA![]()
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Intermission Part Three
Rhizome.org Editorial Fellow Yin Ho wrote up a new piece with new interview questions AND answers from James Sanborn. It’s worth a look. -Kryptosfan p.s. Started a PR section. Tagged: Hidden Information, James Sanborn, kryptos, Rhizome, Yin Ho![]()
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From Kryptos Fans Worldwide: Happy Birthday Howard Carter!
The third part of Kryptos has a seasonal relevance today as being part of Howard Carter’s journal describing the opening of Tutankhamun’s tomb. Happy Birthday you magnificent bastard. -Kryptosfan Tagged: birthday, howard carter, K3, k4, kryptos![]()
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Kryptos Fans Kryptos Clue Submissions
So, fans of Kryptos and attempters of K4. I’ve never actually submitted an answer to the Kryptos Clue Form until today but Scarlet has and it’s been 2 weeks with no response. On a trial run, I entered “whowatches” with my email “kryptos-at-fan-dot-com”. This is the message I had: STOP! Message not sent. The text [...]![]()
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WGS Responds to Kryptosfan
For any Kryptos attemptees, there is a site called Kryptosclue where you can submit all your answers to K4. Recently someone asked about the submission process. This prompted an email to Washington Graphics Services, the company who built the site for James Sanborn. Hey guys, a few of us have tried to use the page [...]![]()
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Kryptos K4 Thought Challenge
Kryptos fans, as we finish the year, let’s play with a little thought experiment.
It might help folks clear their brains of the cluttered and dusty concepts they’ve been pounding away at. We all attack Kryptos’ K4 from the side of decryption. It might be worthwhile to examine the troubles of encryption. Think of a 2-step encryption method to encipher a 100 letter sentence. The only rules are #1 it must make frequency analysis useless, #2 it can only involve keywords or hints from the rest of Kryptos, #3 it must be solvable with pencil and paper, #4 it must be solvable.
Good luck!
-Kryptosfan
Tagged: k4, kryptos, Sample Ciphers
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