Puzzle for Hackers: From A to craZy. • Hacker News Board

Re: Puzzle for Hackers: From A to craZy.

#21

Post by stephengillie » Mon, May 14, 2012, 2:08 PM UTC

v0cab wrote: post #14

moubarak wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

eve

I still don't get it.

It said "a"

I typed "a"

It still said "a"

I didn't know what to do, so I left.

Re: Puzzle for Hackers: From A to craZy.

#22

Post by recursive » Mon, May 14, 2012, 2:28 PM UTC

This is the worst kind of puzzle, in the company of "There's a dead man in a cabin in the woods with items x, y, and z. How did he die?". The "correct" answers are completely arbitrary and the rules change as it goes along.

Re: Puzzle for Hackers: From A to craZy.

#23

Post by banter » Mon, May 14, 2012, 2:46 PM UTC

indiecore wrote: post #17

Stuck on off :(

You'll need a three-letter word that ends in "gg" since g is the next letter in the alphabet.

Re: Puzzle for Hackers: From A to craZy.

#24

Post by brink » Mon, May 14, 2012, 2:57 PM UTC

aqme28 wrote: post #20

Can I ask what makes this "for hackers"?

There are hints in the source code.

Re: Puzzle for Hackers: From A to craZy.

#25

Post by saintfiends » Mon, May 14, 2012, 3:04 PM UTC

ars wrote: post #16

v0cab wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I still don't get it.

What's the name of the first dad.

I think it's more helpful to think palindromes starting with 'e'

Re: Puzzle for Hackers: From A to craZy.

#26

Post by swebob » Mon, May 14, 2012, 3:06 PM UTC

gulbrandr wrote: post #4

lordlicorice wrote: post #2

Are there supposed to be instructions to this somewhere?

I don't know, I'm blocked with 'bee'.

'see' also works..

Re: Puzzle for Hackers: From A to craZy.

#27

Post by elisk » Mon, May 14, 2012, 3:24 PM UTC

jimm wrote: post #18

moubarak wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

eve

That's not the only answer it accepts. I'm stuck on "india". Edit: Got it. On to the next one.

Well? I'm stuck on india a few hours now, any clues?

Re: Puzzle for Hackers: From A to craZy.

#28

Post by aqme28 » Mon, May 14, 2012, 3:30 PM UTC

brink wrote: post #24

aqme28 wrote: post #20

Can I ask what makes this "for hackers"?

There are hints in the source code.

Are there? I see two relevant fields:

[previous answer]/>

[current question]/>

Neither one tells you anything you don't already know without the source code.

Re: Puzzle for Hackers: From A to craZy.

#29

Post by Joeboy » Mon, May 14, 2012, 4:09 PM UTC

aqme28 wrote: post #28

brink wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There are hints in the source code.

Are there? I see two relevant fields: [previous answer] /> [current question] /> Neither one tells you anything you don't already know without the source code.

The first two answers are in the source of their questions, which helps get started. I haven't seen any similar hints further on though (up to j).

Re: Puzzle for Hackers: From A to craZy.

#30

Post by Joeboy » Mon, May 14, 2012, 4:10 PM UTC

elisk wrote: post #27

jimm wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's not the only answer it accepts. I'm stuck on "india". Edit: Got it. On to the next one.

Well? I'm stuck on india a few hours now, any clues?

india could be various things as well as the obvious. Try the wikipedia disambiguation page.