I'm referring purely to the code issue. It's something entirely normal and explicable with no need to invoke malign forces, so my statement was to the effect that we can reconcile that and concentrate instead on the main topic, the recordings, which should be the focus of this thread.
And yes, isn't it a lovely Adams quote?
Yes, the Adams quote is well put, a quote that no doubt could lead to many an interesting debate regarding interpretations of its true meaning. Especially if it was considered in context to an actual event or two.
I understand your comments, and I agree with you that there is more likely to be a rational explanation.
In all of our investigation to date we would much prefer there to be a rational explanation to the noises recorded, I think most of the people that listen to the recordings would agree,
There are recordings that have screaming in them that go on for around three hours, this, together with the time the screams were recorded, really rules out the noises coming from a school yard.
I think that when the average person is confronted with noises like these, they do not want to consider that they might be recordings of something truly awful. So the average person considers every reason they can think of to justify there stance of "it can't be true", a form of denial if you like.
I was once that average person, I knew it could not be something awful.
I considered every possibility and invited others to give me their opinions.
When an idea or a possibility was put forward it was tested.
I am only that "ordinary bloke" or "average person". but when confronted with something like this I believe the thought process that happens within people is probably fairly similar.
I do not consider I have invoked "malign forces", I consider myself to be a researcher or investigator if you prefer.
I am not one for stating something is fact without first looking carefully at something and inviting the opinions of others.
As an example, in the noises investigation, recorders were placed through out the building and compared.
It took quite awhile to ascertain that the noises were actually coming from the basement.
At that point, we attached recorders everywhere we could think of in the basement area to try to pin point the source.
Aside from the two 1,6 meter shafts that I dug in the side basement wall, I dug other holes in that basement.
In the area above, I built two parabolic microphones in a further attempt to pinpoint the source (when I was younger I trained and qualified as a prototype wireman), again the recordings indicated that the noises were coming from underneath the basement rather than from outside.
At one point I put a recorder in the rear garden in the open area.
Of the nine people that recorded noises at the property, they all followed a simple rule, they placed recorders at the front and rear of the house to record noises coming from outside the property, by comparing the recorders we could hear if the noises were coming from outside or somewhere else.
And I totally agree that the main focus should be on the recordings, of which there are many.
The ones discussed on this forum are only short extracts taken from the original five hour recordings.
Best regards
Alan PS I still think the 25, 000 lines of code are "odd", but perhaps we can agree on the word "strange"
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