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A riddle

Started by DemOSh Dec 24, 2002 at 9:31 PM 20 replies 750+ views
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DemOSh
DemOSh
This was originally posted by IronHelix on genmay. I figured you guys would love it, so here it is: http://www.ironhelix.com/cipher/10-24-02%20Cipher.txt Enjoy P.S. Yes, I know the answer. No, I'm not telling Edit: Those of you that read genmay, please dont spoil it for the rest of us... [edited by - demosh on December 24, 2002 10:34:23 PM]
micepick
micepick
How... idiotic.
DrunkenBastard
DrunkenBastard
Thats not really a riddle. It just says Fuck you over and over. So don''t click, and one more thing

LAST

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p.s. excuse me english. im from L.A.
micepick
micepick
Am I missing something, or is it really just a long string of "fuck you"s?

Cause if it is, it''s not much of a riddle.

DemOSh
DemOSh
quote:
Original post by micepick
Am I missing something, or is it really just a long string of "fuck you"s?

Cause if it is, it''s not much of a riddle.


It really is a long string of "fuck you"s, but you are missing something.... something big...
vtwin
vtwin
quote:
Original post by DemOSh
but you are missing something.... something big...


I''ll tell you who''s missing something..

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Vohaul
Vohaul
I"m giving a hint:

There are only two symbols. Most of us being programmers, what does that imply?
Sneftel
Sneftel
quote:
Original post by Vohaul
I"m giving a hint:

There are only two symbols. Most of us being programmers, what does that imply?


It must be the DNA sequence for a catalyst!

Don''t listen to me. I''ve had too much coffee.
DemOSh
DemOSh
yeah i guess riddle is a bad word for it... you guys are on the right track so far...
micepick
micepick
OK, after arriving at the trinary code, I decided not to waste my time and look at the original thread. I was right. Don''t waste your time.
RapidStunna
RapidStunna
Two Guessses:

API wars (OGL vs DX?)

or

Rebooting your computer (its a pain hense the fuck you and also if you count the pattern between the fucks and the yous, it reminds me of the pattern it goes in to scan your hard disk.

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andromeda
andromeda
How the hell am I supposed to decode the trinary?

EDIT: I tried using 10 for 2, but that just gave a bunch of jibberish.

[edited by - andromeda on December 25, 2002 11:04:54 AM]
emptyhead
emptyhead
im stuck at trinary too
:wq!
parklife
parklife
000,001,002,010,011,012,020,021,022,100,101,102,110,111,112,120,1,121,122,200
zppz
zppz
How can it be trinary with only two symbols?

    


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#include <stdio.h>

char getNextBit(FILE* f) {
	char ans = -1;
	char c = getc(f);
	if (c == 'f') ans = 0;
	if (c == 'y') ans = 1;
	while (c != EOF && c != ' ') 
		c = getc(f);
	return ans;
}

unsigned char getNextByte(FILE* f) {
	unsigned char ans = 0x00;
	unsigned char mask = 0x80;
	for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
		int bit = getNextBit(f);
		if (bit < 0)
			return -1;
		if (bit == 1) 
			ans |= (mask & 0xff);
		mask /= 2;
	}
	return ans;
}

void main() {
	FILE* infile = fopen("cipher.txt", "ra");
	FILE* outfile = fopen("deciphered.txt", "wa");
	char b;
	while ((b = getNextByte(infile)) != -1)
		putc(b, outfile);
}


http://www.zppz.com <- game dev stuff

[edited by - zppz on December 25, 2002 11:19:43 PM]
emptyhead
emptyhead
quote:
Original post by zppz
How can it be trinary with only two symbols?



because you haven't found the bunnies yet

[edited by - emptyhead on December 26, 2002 6:26:53 AM]
:wq!

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