Solving the darknet riddle (2022)
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Solving the darknet riddle (2022)
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#2This very much feels like an ARG. Super neat!
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#3I am so impressed that you were able to figure so many things out in the puzzle! I feel like I would never be able to do that, but I feel like all that is needed is a lot of patience, a lot of time, and a lot of deep thought.
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#4Aced it … good work.
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#5NotPron is a classic of this genre, highly recommended for anyone how enjoyed reading that article! Neat that people are still doing these kinds of mysteries!
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#6How much time has to pass before an [admittedly fascinating] walkthrough such as this isn't a legitimate spoiler?
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#7> The ‘get‘ word was chosen purposely and it referred to a http GET request.
This never would have occurred to me. What can one do for their brain to make this kind of lateral leap? Seems like it would be helpful in the debugging and comedy parts of my life.
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#8> The ‘get‘ word was chosen purposely and it referred to a http GET request. This never would have occurred to me. What can one do for their brain to make this kind of lateral leap? Seems like it would be helpful in the debugging and comedy parts of my life.
It's probably experience in this case. Correlating clue texts and finding a common word that has an alternate meaning is not a new challenge in online riddles. And the author seems very aware of the usual tricks. Also not pictured: all the things he did try that were not the inteded meaning of the text.
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#9I'm getting flashbacks to the circa-2000 CyberArmy/Zebulun challenges.
Your level of success affected certain site flair/permissions.
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#10Feels like Cicada 3301. Something about being hosted on Tor makes the puzzles feel spicy rather than an ordinary ARG. Are there any currently active?