Secret IRK codes...
6My latest IRK contained a secret code… I’m sure it isn’t just random or anything, it can’t be.
As it turns out, my IRK contained a hand-written clue in teal ink on a green sticky note - if it weren’t a secret code, why would it be written with an odd color choice like that?!
I’ve spent most of this morning attempting to decipher the secret meaning. “R04” in a circle, with an additional number “153218”. Extensive research(*) shows that the large number could be referring to a Manhattan DisplayPort to HDMI cable (I have enough of those), or perhaps refers to a human gene identified in adrenal, stomach, and testis DNA samples (SPINK13, serine peptidase inhibitor Kazal type 13 (human)), in which case I’m wondering if this refers to Paula Deen (branding on an item I received in the IRK)? Who knows… The “R04” code is an ICD-10-CM code for a pretty serious condition - “Hemorrhage from respiratory passages”. Nosebleeds aren’t exactly rare, but how does this connect to the IRK proceeds? I’m wondering if this is the warning not to shove the IRK-supplied meh toothbrushes up my nose? Who “nose”!!?
(*) A few searches using Google’s “I’m Feeling Lucky” button
Did anyone else get a secret hand-written note with theirs, and what do we all think they mean?? Post below!
Purposely taken with a potato so as to ensure others can’t see the high-resolution detail that might give a super-secret IRK location away:
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It means you are a robot and that is your serial number.
Oh wait. You wouldn’t get an irk if you were a robot.
Hmm you ARE a robot and managed to outsmart the system.
@Kidsandliz Maybe all this time the captcha has actually been run by robots, blocking us from IRKs and then mocking our pain.
/giphy Think about it.
I installed CAPTCHA to save my fellow robots from wasting money on this crap.
@mediocrebot Seems like something an evil lying robot might say to throw us off the track.
@Kidsandliz DOES NOT COMPUTE.
It is clearly a hex color reference for your PowerPoint background
/image hex color #153218
In a RGB color space, hex #153218 is composed of 8.2% red, 19.6% green and 9.4% blue. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 80.4% black. It has a hue angle of 126.2 degrees, a saturation of 40.8% and a lightness of 13.9%. #153218 color hex could be obtained by blending #2a6430 with #000000. Closest websafe color is: #003300.
@ybmuG Yes, but what about R04?!
@chuegen It’s the fourth request. You better get it right this time…
@ybmuG Crap. I’m never good under pressure. I’m pretty sure if someone put a gun to my head and ordered me to enter my ATM PIN, I’d be killed for getting it wrong!