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Solving the darknet riddle (2022)

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Re: Solving the darknet riddle (2022)

#11

I 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.

Yes! OP is far more clever than me. I used to think I was a smart person but it takes regular reminders like that to assure me I'm average at best!

Re: Solving the darknet riddle (2022)

#12
My mom bought me a simple puzzle game subscription called "Finders Seekers". The puzzles are much, much simpler than this but still give you a great "that was clever" feeling.

I will be playing the next installment with her next weekend. If you like the escape room board games you should check it out. I also heard "Box One" is good and we'll pick that up in a couple months.

Re: Solving the darknet riddle (2022)

#13

My mom bought me a simple puzzle game subscription called "Finders Seekers". The puzzles are much, much simpler than this but still give you a great "that was clever" feeling. I will be playing the next installment with her next weekend. If you like the escape room board games you should check it out. I also heard "Box One" is good and we'll pick that up in a couple months.

I super don't mean to be rude if you truly enjoy this game but this sounds a lot like a youtube-esque product placement

Re: Solving the darknet riddle (2022)

#14
post #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.

I think this one is just about context. If you know about HTTP then it becomes clear, if that isn't on your mind it isn't. I have been following through a book on TLS and HTTPS so it is very on my mind.

Re: Solving the darknet riddle (2022)

#19

My mom bought me a simple puzzle game subscription called "Finders Seekers". The puzzles are much, much simpler than this but still give you a great "that was clever" feeling. I will be playing the next installment with her next weekend. If you like the escape room board games you should check it out. I also heard "Box One" is good and we'll pick that up in a couple months.

I super don't mean to be rude if you truly enjoy this game but this sounds a lot like a youtube-esque product placement

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Re: Solving the darknet riddle (2022)

#20

Feels like Cicada 3301. Something about being hosted on Tor makes the puzzles feel spicy rather than an ordinary ARG. Are there any currently active?

Cicada was/is a cypherpunk recruitment effort.

I was going to dispute your assertion, but instead ended up confirming it: https://uncovering-cicada.fandom.com/wiki/The_Leaked_Email

Apparently the email I was thinking of where they describe their goals is, in fact, PGP-signed.

Still, quite ARG-like.

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