Kalash of Cultures - Pakistan: http://youtu.be/qEXnEfdvv6s The argument: 1. Watch the video; this Dardic mountain tribe plays polo. They fiercely fought for their independence through the ages, till the British arrived; at which point they adopted some British customs like playing polo on weekends (although they claim they invented the game first). 2. The Kalasha have lived in geographic isolation for so long that their DNA has diverged. But, there are markers to suggest that they come from around the Mediterranean(that is, that they are Dardic). There are 2 theories as to how they got there: a. They were travellers along the silk route who decided to settle in a scenic location and sell spices, apricots and cherries (the latter two do not grow in the subcontinent, only in the Mediterranean; and with no contact with the outside world for centuries, there's no other way they could've gotten these fruits) b. They are descendants of Alexander the Great 's armies; who ref...
"...The faction that controls this data will possess something of tremendous value..." - so what was in the data? Did anyone ever find out? Or was this just a plot device to get people to take part in the anomaly?
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure the data was ever publicly released. There was something... But no one seems to really know what it was.
ReplyDeleteMy theory was that it was early previews of how the non-shield mods were supposed to work.
ReplyDeleteFor whoever sat on that data and did not let it be released to the public, I say shame on them. If keeping it exclusive granted any sort of situational advantage, that advantage did not seem to be reflected in the results of the anomalies that followed, or in the back and forth swings of global MU score.
What did your secrecy buy you?
Paul Gettle I'd still prefer they did that than try to Dougley the storyline like the London E did.
ReplyDeleteYou'll note that Niantic apparently regrets playing along with that one, as every anomaly reward has subsequently been later released via the investigation board/g+ if the winners didn't reveal them in a timely fashion.
it maybe too that there was no data ever sent, in that Kureze was killed before completion - I do wonder why 7 packets.... Kureze was the numbers man and the one doing a lot of the particle research
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