The internet is a mysterious place and theres always a good mystery. Forum/Social Media site Reddit is no exeption. Reddit is divided into subcommunitys called Subreddits. These can be as about as mundane things as sport, pets and video games to as strange as /r/catstandingup (pics of cats with only the word cat as a comment) , /r/6thworldproblems (unreadable jibberish/screaming) and/r/picsofiansleeping (pictures of a man named Ian asleep.) But none is as strange as /r/A858DE45F56D9BC9 . On this sub one user (/u/A858) has posted endless streams of 64 bit encoded messages. Any attempt to interact on the sub has caused the user to stop posting for months at a time. One user (/u/Fragglet) has been able to decipher the code for one message and found a ASCII Stonehenge, thus giving /r/A858DE45F56D9BC9 the nickname "Stonehenge of reddit". The same user also deciphered one that was a GIF file of Sarah Palin.
There are many theories surrounding this sub. One is that
/r/A858DE45F56D9BC9 is an elaborate hoax, the messages mean nothing and /u/A858 is only doing this for populaity. Another is that the sub is his way of encoding and storing data for an unknown reason. Finally, the last theory is that he is hiring for a private contracting company or the CIA or NSA. This mystery is unique as you can visit it and see the encodings. Unlike others where they require travel or to have been there, you can google /r/A858DE45F56D9BC9 and see it.
If you visit the sub it's recommended that you adopt a look don't touch policy to preserve it.
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