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The Internet mystery that has the world baffled
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Re: The Internet mystery that has the world baffled
#22Well, they may find the smartest 4chan users this way, but in reality how many really smart people have time to visit that website?
Re: The Internet mystery that has the world baffled
#23> Tor [... is] estimated to be 5,000 times larger that the “surface” web Am I missing something? That obviously isn't correct.
You are not missing something the author has obviously mixed up the "dark web" and tor.
I think the author got it right and d23 hid that in the ellipsis.
>TOR, short for The Onion Router, is an obscure routing network that allows anonymous access to the “darknet” — the vast, murky portion of the Internet that cannot be indexed by standard search engines.
>Estimated to be 5,000 times larger that the “surface” web, it’s in these recesses that you’ll find human-trafficking rings, black market drug markets and terrorist networks.
[edit: To be perfectly clear, I was only highlighting what was actually said. I don't know anything about the dark webs.]
Re: The Internet mystery that has the world baffled
#24By multiplying them together, the solvers found a new prime... Huh?
According to http://www.onlineconversion.com/prime.htm, the number 845145127 is not prime since it has the factor 503. So the sentence should read "By multiplying them together, the solvers found a new number...".
Re: The Internet mystery that has the world baffled
#25The hilarious part is that all of these "geniuses" are being tricked into spending tons of time on a puzzle that has no solution or end.
Why does it matter if a puzzle has an 'end'?
And each stage clearly has solutions.
Re: The Internet mystery that has the world baffled
#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
You are not missing something the author has obviously mixed up the "dark web" and tor.
I think the author got it right and d23 hid that in the ellipsis. >TOR, short for The Onion Router, is an obscure routing network that allows anonymous access to the “darknet” — the vast, murky portion of the Internet that cannot be indexed by standard search engines. >Estimated to be 5,000 times larger that the “surface” web , it’s in these recesses that you’ll find human-trafficking rings, black market drug markets…
Tor is a tiny wart on the Internet's nose. Even the darkweb of which it is a part probably isn't that large. The statement is just an attempt by the author to add color and drama to his story.
Re: The Internet mystery that has the world baffled
#27Well, they may find the smartest 4chan users this way, but in reality how many really smart people have time to visit that website?
You would be surprised. The amount of creative and intelligent expression that anonymity allows makes it a magnet for smart people trying to get a break from the culture of 'satisfiers'.
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/201...
Re: The Internet mystery that has the world baffled
#28The hilarious part is that all of these "geniuses" are being tricked into spending tons of time on a puzzle that has no solution or end.
Its not wasted time if you enjoy doing it.
Re: The Internet mystery that has the world baffled
#29I've visited HN every day for years. How the hell is this the 1st time I've ever heard of this?
I only just stumbled upon a different article [1] recently, but I'm not surprised why it's not a well-known phenomenon. This puzzle seems to be deliberately exclusive, and most people don't have the time to 'play' whatever game is going on. There hasn't been any kind of fulfilling conclusion that would make for a compelling story. 1: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet/10468112/The-...
It's the same article, just got reprinted.
Re: The Internet mystery that has the world baffled
#30Mostly it amuzes [and targets] people who feel a never ending desire to prove their own worth by taking tests, and going through ladders, games and rules imposed by others, presumably "smarter and more powerful".
Someone has to say loudly "who gives a shit about this crap" and just move on.