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Fringe Episode 104 - Binocular Views

      Email Post       10/03/2008 02:05:00 AM      

Here is what The Observer sees when he looks though his binoculars. The question is, are those high-tech binoculars, or could that be what The Observer sees all the time? If Nina Sharp can have a robotic arm, why can't The Observer have Terminator-style vision...


18 Comments:

tallone said...

He could...I thought he was robotic, precise in his movement.

Josh & Hannah said...

I'm going to have to go with him having normal vision and the binocs being high tech. if he had vision like that he wouldn't need the binocs.

on another note, has anyone been able to read what the text is that shows up in the middle of the display on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th shots above. From what words i can make out it almost looks like programming language... i noticed some "If, Then" logic statements.

James said...

Im not sure a robot would need binoculars...

Varati - Zero said...

229.79147 = anything?

tallone said...

Robotic or not..who knows? He sure is low key and precise.

david said...

Text is meaningless:

if [ ! -f ${LOG}/files-pass.enc ]; then
(
echo "No ${LOG}/files-pass.enc"
cp ${TMP} ${LOG}/files-pass.lnv
)|mail -sNo_${LOG}/files-pass.enc root

fi

if cmp ${LOG}/files-pass.lnv ${TMP} >/dev/null; then :; else
(
echo "files diffs: "
diff -b ${LOG}/files-pass.enc ${TMP}
mv ${LOG}/files-pass.enc ${LOG}/files-diff.yesterday
mv ${TMP} ${LOG}/files-pass.lnv
)|mail -sfiles-diff root

fi

if [ -f ${TMP} ]; then
rm ${TMP}
fi
#!/bin/sh
#
#Dirs with sub-folders checking
DeepDirs="/etc /usr/lib /usr/libexec /usr/X11R6/lib /usr/local/etc"

#Dirs without sub-folders checking
Dirs="/bin /sbin /modules /usr/bin /usr/sbin /usr/X11R6/bin /usr/local/bin /usr/local/sbin"

TMP=/var/run/_files-diffs.$$
LOG=/var/log

(
for j in $DeepDirs
do

cd $j
for i in `/usr/bin/find . -type f -or -type l -or -type s -or -type p -xdev`
do
echo ${j}"/ "`(/bin/ls -l $i; /sbin/md5 $i)`
done
done

for j in $Dirs
do
cd $j
for i in `/usr/bin/find . -type f -or -type l -or -type s -or -type p -xdev -maxdepth 1`
do
echo ${j}"/ "`(/bin/ls -l $i; /sbin/md5 $i)`
done
done

Blatantly copied from:
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-secun.html

M said...

Did someone else notice the same pattern of dots on the binocular view and the bad guy (with soundwave (?) gun) who had the black cap? :O

M said...

Oh, im a bit to late i see now :D

eag880 said...

The symbol in the upper left corner looks familiar, but I can't place it.

Anonymous said...

The binocular views remind me of the Terminator movies. Also just a thought, there have been some theories about the observer(s) being from the future coming back to prepare us for some big event........again thats kinda like the story line of the Terminator.

Aladygma said...

I know where the top-left symbol came from. It's a crop circle that was discovered a while ago.

ICEMAN said...

In the previous episode (the arrival) does anyone think that the man trying to steal the probe thingy works for massive dynamic (the guy with the three dots on the hat and the kayak with three dots)

However this doesnt make much sense cause the guy with the three dots on the hat is against (trying to steal the probe) the observer, isnt he?!?

Anonymous said...

Nobody has recognized the hebrew language on the up and right and left?(sorry for my english)

supernova_00 said...

In the first two binocular shots, there are three green dots and a red one in the very bottom left corner. The last two have three yellow and then two yellowish and a green.

xinpheld said...

My guess is that, in the 1st and third binoc shots, the Observer is getting data from implanted chips that the reticle is focused on. In the 2nd shot, there seems to be some facial recognition program running. And the last two seem to be more of an overall area scan.

Blitz Wing said...

When watching this episode I recognized the binoculars...I've seen them in real life long time ago (10-20 years ago) as low tech collapsible binoculars.

http://comps.fotosearch.com/comp/SBY/SBY053/pair-collapsible-binoculars_~57638627.jpg

Given how the observer dresses in retro clothes, could this just be retro stuff he's picked up in the past? Or high-tech gear disguised as retro stuff?

Andrew said...

Clearly they are the goggles from Back to the Future II.

Anonymous said...

he is using an old pair of "Stellar brand opera glasses" they fold compact like cell phone size, magnify about 5x.

 

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