Halo Reach: Halsey's Journal

[nightcrafter27]

Now I will be feverishly reading every entry, to see if there is anything else!

[Scatcycle]

I'm willing to bet that it is not a coincidence... Ubiquitous was indeed used to represent this number, and is not used lightly.  I cannot see Halsey using the word Ubiquitous in a sentence and explaining it in the same sentence. The context may prove me wrong though.

I believe it is a reference, nice find Moose!

[Imppa]

Wasn't she just talking about how easy it was for the insurrectionists to take control of the ships, due to the fact that all the ships have similar kind of coding in them?

Though it would be awesome if they had noted us.

[Phantasm 08]

Well, ubiquitous is an adjective, and I wouldn't set too much by Bungie simply using an adjective that we used. It is a less commonly used adjective, but Halsey is a very intelligent person. No doubt she uses words such as ubiquitous to describe things that are deserving of such a description.  

[Dunder Moose]

The word ubiquitous itself isn't anything big.  It's pairing with code was what got my attention. It's most likely that this was a coincidence.  However, a mind like mine can't help but wonder if this was a subtle way to get us to reconsider the Ubiquitous Code again here on the SGP.  If cracking the UC works on all the UNSC ships, does that mean it is a significant clue to all of Bungie's mysteries?

Probably not.  But tantalizing thought, no?

[Phantasm 08]

Hm, yes it would.  I believe it's high time to reanimate this thread, or start a new one.  I'm going to see about converting it into binary and (maybe!) finding a settlercode that matches it.

EDIT: Think trains, people!

[CIA391]

How about we read halseys journal with other canon resources to see if there's anything we can understand more.
Meaning we read this in order like my canon order. Maybe you guys will see something I missed.

Man I can't update my canon order without a computer so look on waypoint forums for the order.

[nightcrafter27]

After reading through the Journal, a few things caught my eye. At the end of the February 15, 2511 entry, Halsey is listing several new names for the ORION Generation II project. The list is, "Titans Argonauts Odysseus Olympians Zulu Kronos Prometean Armor Nemesis Daedalus Viking Hercules Hyperion ?". What interested me is that the entire list is Greek figures, except for Viking, which is struck out. Hyperion, one of the Titans pretty much responsible for science, is also struck through. Why?

The other thing is a bit more SGP oriented--In the August 24, 2552 entry, Halsey has jotted down a sketch of a few "traditional" Forerunner circle glyphs, with this note:

Is there a connection to these more "standard" stylized glyphs?

In the conntext of the Journal, she is trying to decode the Covenent language, and is tring to sort out the different languages. But could this mean that "standard" refers to the other Halo games, and there is a connection between the Y glyphs and the Forerunner glyphs?

[nightcrafter27]

And Another thing: the very last entry in the jounal, Halsey is just about to leave Reach. She says something about "Noble team here, time to go", so this entry may be made right before you get let into the lab. Also is this note, is some sort of Access code, which I need to look up, and "OverrideFail-Safe: Ragnorock in case something happens to me and the journal survives." We need to look into this.

[Imppa]

"OverrideFail-Safe: Ragnarock in case something happens to me and the journal survives." We need to look into this.

Ragnarok.
Might be something worth keeping in mind. However, it might only be another of Halsey's references to ancient mythology.

[Phantasm 08]

Bungie DOES make several references to mythology, such as MJOLNIR and GUNGNIR, even going so far as to make the helmet resemble Odin, the god that wielded the gungnir spear.  Halo has no shortage of references, so it wouldn't surprise me if there was another one here.

[nightcrafter27]

But this last entry is Halsey giving the passwords to something....

[CIA391]

"OverrideFail-Safe: Ragnarock in case something happens to me and the journal survives." We need to look into this.

Ragnarok.
Might be something worth keeping in mind. However, it might only be another of Halsey's references to ancient mythology.

Wasn't Ragnarok something in what's it called... Megaman Zero, Megamerge Zero(I can't remember the name) or something for gameboy advance. I remember playing that when I got board and Ragnarok was a bad thing in the game.

[Scatcycle]

"OverrideFail-Safe: Ragnarock in case something happens to me and the journal survives." We need to look into this.

Ragnarok.
Might be something worth keeping in mind. However, it might only be another of Halsey's references to ancient mythology.

Wasn't Ragnarok something in what's it called... Megaman Zero, Megamerge Zero(I can't remember the name) or something for gameboy advance. I remember playing that when I got board and Ragnarok was a bad thing in the game.

Sounds like a Bionicle. I remember things like Rashnak. Lol.

Does is say what passwords she is giving, and what to?

[nightcrafter27]

Sounds like a Bionicle. I remember things like Rashnak. Lol.

Does is say what passwords she is giving, and what to?

*Rahkshi.

Since it has "Override Fail-Safe" written right before it...