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Re: The Toughest Developer Puzzle Ever

#101

Post by js1 » Sun, Jul 12, 2009, 3:42 AM UTC

lonjay4 wrote: post #88

im stuck in level 2..what do i need to do to go to level 3...thanks

Just go straight to level 3...

Re: The Toughest Developer Puzzle Ever

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Post by js1 » Sun, Jul 12, 2009, 3:45 AM UTC

andyshader wrote: post #64

andyshader wrote: post #63

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is there any other trick here? I have tried all possible combinations (reverse , read right to left), still does not work. tx

nevermind. i did it. Conclusion: it has nothing to do with development. If you're lucky enough you might figure out that some of the letter are capitalized, some not, reverse them... Lame!

No just use Wikipedia table to translate these answers:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leet

Re: The Toughest Developer Puzzle Ever

#103

Post by js1 » Sun, Jul 12, 2009, 3:50 AM UTC

js1 wrote: post #45

gt7570b wrote: post #13

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What number is the last one - I'm now down to level 27.

I'm stuck at #27 too. 2 7, 27 @puzzlehints Twenty Seven: Take the first one each time. They'll get you the distance. This is not the hint. Seriously stop checking.

The answer is a PHP function name or algorithm to calculate the distance between two words.

If you take the distance of both pages you get 8, which is the number of words in the "This is not the hint. Seriously stop checking."

I guess the hint is way too difficult: "word distance algorithm" would have been easier.

Re: The Toughest Developer Puzzle Ever

#104

Post by js1 » Sun, Jul 12, 2009, 4:12 AM UTC

collide wrote: post #72

mandy wrote: post #67

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what did you do at 29?

look at the image and it tells you what to do

I looked at the image: http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1121/1098453615_f41fb895bd.jp...

and I still have no clue what are the 4 commands...

Re: The Toughest Developer Puzzle Ever

#105

Post by js1 » Sun, Jul 12, 2009, 4:16 AM UTC

chaosprophet wrote: post #69

Can't seem to find a way into level 27, stuck at 26. Din't find anything in the source. Tried following addresses "ponandzi.aspx", "ponzi.aspx", "jefthomas.aspx", "azuzephre.aspx"... nothing seems to get me into level 27... Any hints???

For #26, just check the cookie headers... The cat is telling you that the cookie were eaten/written... Very easy.

Re: The Toughest Developer Puzzle Ever

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Post by etch » Sun, Jul 12, 2009, 9:58 AM UTC

mc_mc wrote: post #92

mc_mc wrote: post #84

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then again, as I said before, I'm not sure this email is the valid one. I got an answer, but not the one expected...

but it seems that something is incorrect even if this email is valid... Need more hints! This is like a neverending story

any more hints

Re: The Toughest Developer Puzzle Ever

#107

Post by js1 » Sun, Jul 12, 2009, 4:54 PM UTC

eina wrote: post #96

I can't find how to get to level 25... :(

open level24.js, type the answer or go to that URL...

BTW, the level25 is a fake 404 page, read the stack trace...

Re: The Toughest Developer Puzzle Ever

#108

Post by eina » Mon, Jul 13, 2009, 2:10 AM UTC

js1 wrote: post #107

eina wrote: post #96

I can't find how to get to level 25... :(

open level24.js, type the answer or go to that URL... BTW, the level25 is a fake 404 page, read the stack trace...

wow! thanks a lot.. never thought of it... :D

Re: The Toughest Developer Puzzle Ever

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Post by eina » Mon, Jul 13, 2009, 6:47 AM UTC

whew! done.. can sleep peacefully now... hehehe

Re: The Toughest Developer Puzzle Ever

#110

Post by eina » Tue, Jul 14, 2009, 6:26 AM UTC

I got email confirmation but it says I didn't solve the puzzle exactly.. I guess I got the correct mail address but there's something missing. any hints?