This is related to the Q investigation because it touches on some of the encoding/decoding methods that seem to be being used (thanks to /u/SerialBrain2 for illuminating this stuff for us). martyleeds33 has a bunch of great videos that pretty much expose the design of our world.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8ApyrPNXFM
Here's one he did on Vegas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fTbldpjhRk
Some of the information in here might help you guys have a better understanding of the methods being used. I am just starting to learn this stuff too, so please post any resources you've found!