Author Topic: Someone at the CIA loves clicky keyboards. (Read 3631 times)

chimera15 · « **on:** Tue, 02 November 2010, 23:20:05 »

http://www.cia.gov/

chimera15 · « **Reply #1 on:** Tue, 02 November 2010, 23:22:57 »

Pretty interesting as far as web design goes. Must be html 5/javascript. Cause it only happens when you first visit it, then I guess it's saved in a cookie or something that you've visited the site, cause it doesn't happen again after.

Looking through the source, it's really well annotated. lol

msiegel · « **Reply #2 on:** Wed, 03 November 2010, 01:26:49 »

anyone remember the first lucent tv commercial?
bell labs, writing its resume XD
i loved that commercial.

ricercar · « **Reply #3 on:** Wed, 03 November 2010, 01:41:48 »

looks the same every time I visit. What am I missing?

chimera15 · « **Reply #4 on:** Wed, 03 November 2010, 04:49:31 »

Quote from: ricercar;241976

looks the same every time I visit. What am I missing?

The top letters are typed out on a clicky keyboard, or a typewriter. It's not working for me anymore. I wonder if they changed it or something.

wap32 · « **Reply #5 on:** Wed, 03 November 2010, 05:26:34 »

Nice effect.

Only works the first time tho, unless you clean browser cache/cookies.

Soarer · « **Reply #6 on:** Wed, 03 November 2010, 05:27:18 »

The spooks are watching you ;-)

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<script type=text/javascript&quot;>			
if(detectFlash(6) && (readCookie('ciaBannerflashPlayed')!= 1)){
	AC_FL_RunContentHome2('id','myflash', 'width','379', 'height','25', 'movie','flash/CCB10670_BannerKeystroke.swf', 'quality','high', 'bgcolor','#000000', 'allowScriptAccess','sameDomain', 'align','middle', 'WMode','Transparent');
	createCookie('ciaBannerflashPlayed',1,0);
}		
</script>

Clicky keyboard, I'd say:
https://www.cia.gov/flash/CCB10670_BannerKeystroke.swf

timw4mail · « **Reply #7 on:** Wed, 03 November 2010, 06:31:09 »

Quote from: chimera15;241918

Pretty interesting as far as web design goes. Must be html 5/javascript. Cause it only happens when you first visit it, then I guess it's saved in a cookie or something that you've visited the site, cause it doesn't happen again after.

Looking through the source, it's really well annotated. lol

No, I'd say it's a bit dated...and most likely those comments have other purposes.

instantkamera · « **Reply #8 on:** Wed, 03 November 2010, 06:32:25 »

Quote from: chimera15;241918

Pretty interesting as far as web design goes. Must be html 5/javascript. Cause it only happens when you first visit it, then I guess it's saved in a cookie or something that you've visited the site, cause it doesn't happen again after.

Looking through the source, it's really well annotated. lol

as pointed out its js/flash. no html5, look at the DTD.

Quote

I get that typing and the sound each and every time I reload/revisit the page. Pretty poor web design IMO.

Then you aren't accepting cookies, they HAVE actually designed it to play just the once.

Scarzy · « **Reply #9 on:** Wed, 03 November 2010, 09:03:00 »

Agree with Julle, someone should post this on that Bad Website thread that MSW created a few weeks back.

chimera15 · « **Reply #10 on:** Wed, 03 November 2010, 10:33:39 »

Ah it is flash, thanks a lot. Really interesting. Wonder why I didn't get the flash thing when I right clicked on it...strange.

chimera15 · « **Reply #11 on:** Wed, 03 November 2010, 10:36:14 »

Quote from: timw4mail;242013

No, I'd say it's a bit dated...and most likely those comments have other purposes.

Yeah I guess it is a bit dated now that I know it's flash and has lots of tables and stuff still in it instead of pure css. I couldn't find the flash in the source, so was confused.

Thanks for breaking out the javascript and the flash file Soarer. Pretty interesting.

It's interesting that it would use a flash banner. Isn't that against some government regulation for web sites or something? Maybe not cause it doesn't affect accessibility or something.

Maybe they kept it simple on purpose since it's probably pretty frequently a target for hackers. lol

quadibloc · « **Reply #12 on:** Wed, 03 November 2010, 10:48:11 »

I think the effect is to simulate the noise of a teleprinter rather than a keyboard. The concept is to evoke an image of a Model 19 teleprinter in which an important telegram from abroad containing a message of life-or-death import is appearing.

The noise is just not made quite that loud to avoid scaring off visitors to the web site.

chimera15 · « **Reply #13 on:** Wed, 03 November 2010, 10:56:19 »

It sounds like a model m, or alps keys though, not a typewriter or teleprinter... lol

Here's a model number 20. I suppose it is closer, but it doesn't have that background hum, which might make it more clear.

Even so I don't get the point of using something like that. The point is that they're outdated, or that they have been around a long time? roflol

Damn that's some awesome technology though. It's like a robot.

CodeChef · « **Reply #14 on:** Wed, 03 November 2010, 13:07:08 »

Quote from: ripster;242059

Very clever actually.

You guys must have not noticed the virus scanning your hard disk for CP and "Osama Is Da Man" references.

That's FBI, not CIA (unless you accessed the site from outside the US. Germans, be afraid, be VERY afraid!)

quadibloc · « **Reply #15 on:** Wed, 03 November 2010, 14:32:07 »

Quote from: chimera15;242117

Here's a model number 20.

I didn't even know they made a model like that which could print in lower-case. I knew there were TTY codes with lower-case, but I thought they ran teletypesetting equipment. Or Flexowriters - of which I have a couple of proportional-spacing ones that use a code like that described.

Still, I suppose it makes sense to have something with which to monitor those circuits that only uses paper instead of hot lead.

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Author Topic: Someone at the CIA loves clicky keyboards. (Read 3631 times)