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9/8/2012 12:44:14 AM
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Let's spend some quality time together (Mail Sack).
[url=http://www.bungie.net/News/Blog.aspx?mode=news#cid32187]Mail Sack[/url].
Wanna see a grown man cry like a baby? Solve the challenge for this week in less than one hour.
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When I posted (1.49539027543E+27)10 to to be converted form mixed decimal to words, I got "One a Seven." Another interesting one: Ordinal numbers to words? "First."
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This challenge, to this point, has involved what I would consider an entry to mid level understanding of number systems, cryptographic concepts, and general information security tomfoolery. :-) If you have not been exposed to any computer science or computer engineering, there is no shame in being confused! Even if you have experience, these types of challenges are creative thinking puzzles; they don't REALLY test your aptitude but instead your determination. I've help run some "cyber capture the flag" games in the past, which is basically creating a set of challenges like this and letting teams battle to solve them. I would not have expected to start working on this; it was pure chance that I read the mail sack and decided to give it a shot!
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The answer is: http://www.bungie.net/inside/soffish/soffish.html! Ha soffish! WOOT http://cl.ly/image/3B290P1k1r1M http://cl.ly/image/3y0H2M2U0u3b http://cl.ly/image/421J2L2O051S
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Locker537 It has exactly 91 instances of the number 7 and the number 0 in it. [/quote] Interesting... There are definitely exactly 91 hex values that contain a 7 or 0. Of that, there are only 3 different letters: "G", "W", and "P" (0x47, 0x57, 0x50) . This definitely raises flags for me since TheMisssingLink commented last night on my notice that there seemed to be a lot of P's... We're sooo close! [Edited on 09.08.2012 10:39 AM PDT]
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] TheMisssingLink [/quote] The prize better be worth it. /sounding greedy.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] SpecOps11 themissinglink - i sent you a private message last night. could u respond to answer my question please.[/quote] SpecOps11, I have replied. You are really really close!
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Locker537 [/quote] Thanks for the explanation but it doesn't make sense to me. At this point I'm not trying to win this challenge, I'm just trying to figure out how the hell you guys are getting all these results. This challenge makes me want to take a computer class, that way I'm not so dumd in this area.
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I am just looking for confirmation that the texts solution is still valid if deej or themissinglink could check the link?
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Here's the (hopefully) decimal version of the hex blob. 1.49539027543E+27 OR [quote](4d4f5354454e47494e4545525357484f5052414354494345434f4d5055544 552534349454e4345505241474d41544943414c4c5952455045415445444c 59474f57495448544845434f4d4d4f4e5052414354494345414e444c45564 5524147454f4e4553414e445a45524f4553544f50454e544845495250524f 4752414d532e47454e45524154494e47434f44454c494b455448495347454 e4552414c4c5949534150524554545957454c4c2d464f554e444544504154 5445524e544f454d504c4f592e4f4e544845464c4950534944452c42554e4 7494549534e4f54594f55525459504943414c454e47494e454552494e4747 524f55502e5745575249544550524f4752414d53574954484f55544f4e455 32e4f555250454f504c45444f4e4f544c494b455448454e554d4245522e57 48593f57454c4c2c5448455245415245475245415445522c4752414e44455 24e554d42455253544f4150504c59464f524f555257494c5943524146542e 4d4159484150594f5544495341475245452c5045524348414e4345594f554 1475245452e574841544d415454455253495354484154534556454e49534d 4f5245415745534f4d455448414e4f4e4557494c4c45564552494d4147494 e45495453454c46544f42452e414e44534f2c5745434f444557495448414d 504c45534556454e532c4e4f544f4e45532e464143543a50524f4752414d5 35041434b454457495448534556454e534152454d4f5245415745534f4d45 5448414e504954485950524f4752414d53544841544150504c594f4e45532 e5a45524f45533f57454c4c2c57455354494c4c5448494e4b544845592752 45474f4f442e50524554545950414c415441424c452e574547524150504c4 5574954485a45524f4553414c4c54484554494d452e4556454e4e4f572e59 45532e484552452e43414e594f5550454f504c455345455448454d3f52494 7485448455245494e544849534c4f4e47544558543f5041555345544f5441 4b45414c4f4e474c4f4f4b2e5045524348414e43455448495348415342454 54e4157494c5947414d424954414c4c5448495354494d453f57454c4c2c50 4f4c49534854484f53455448494e4b494e47434150532e594f55484156454 14d504c454e554d42455253544f46494e442e48415645534f4d4546554e21 5354415948415050592e )16 = (1.49539027543E+27)10[/quote] So, now what? [Edited on 09.08.2012 10:32 AM PDT]
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Locker537 5 lines (of code), to get the message. https://gist.github.com/3671583 If anyone wanted to know how to solve the first part (the image), you need to get the (r,g,b) values for the "odd" pixels in the lower right hand corner of the image. There are two rows of 86 pixels making 2 by 2 squares. This leaves you with 172 pixels, but only every fourth pixel matters (the unique ones). Iterate through them, convert the r, g, and b values from integers to characters, append it together and you get your first message. You can see an implementation in the link above. [/quote] Here is my post on page 11 for you, Verachi. [Edited on 09.08.2012 10:24 AM PDT]
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Based on TheMissingLink's hints, this should be the 'correct' hexadecimal blob as we progress from the human readable paragraph: 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 It has exactly 91 instances of the number 7 and the number 0 in it.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Locker537 [/quote] Could you point me to the nearest page? This thread is a beast I don't want to go through it again.
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themissinglink - i sent you a private message last night. could u respond to answer my question please.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Verachi [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] TheMisssingLink[/quote] I have a question for you or anybody that can answer this. [url=http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/9097/keyp.jpg]How did you get the colors to say this....[/url] [quote]First convert the hexadecimal to binary. Then, regroup the bits into chunks equal to our favorite number. Finally, read as ASCII.[/quote] [quote][/quote] [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Jumbus [/quote] Thanks for the explanation that actually makes sense. [/quote] I posted a fairly detailed solution awhile back also.
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When you say ascii encoded version, do you mean the original hexadecimal blob?
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nomygod it's been right in front of us this whole time. http://gyazo.com/63a3b5b6b5e74f1813ff86fbe0285f45 ...what is that thing...
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] TheMisssingLink[/quote] I have a question for you or anybody that can answer this. [url=http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/9097/keyp.jpg]How did you get the colors to say this....[/url] [quote]First convert the hexadecimal to binary. Then, regroup the bits into chunks equal to our favorite number. Finally, read as ASCII.[/quote] [quote][/quote] [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Jumbus [/quote] Thanks for the explanation that actually makes sense.
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The morning has arrived, and yet no one has solved the puzzle just yet. This is by far the hardest part of the puzzle, and I promised that, should it remain unsolved to this point, that I'd give a few more pointers to it. I'd like to call out what Beorn attempted on Page 13: [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] beorn I think I've been looking at this too long... The only way I'm seeing "7" or "0" in the text is if I look at the ASCII-encoded version:[/quote] This so far is the closest anyone has gotten to cracking the puzzle. However, the block of numbers he's using is incorrect; there are way too many sevens in that cipher to be correct. However, the idea behind this approach is close. Oh so close. Anyone keen on solving the puzzle should look at that approach. Specifically, you'll know you have the right re-encrpytion of the message when you have exactly 91 sevens and zeroes in it. (That's 91 sevens and zeroes combined, not 91 sevens and 91 zeroes, for clarity's sake.) Those 91 characters are then important somehow and will lead you to the actual solution of the puzzle. To figure out what to do with them... well, you'll need to go back to read the English version of the text. It should tell you what to do.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Your MOM is MC [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] mark117 mia2553 If you are using FF and "view image info" there is attached data (data:image/png;base64,blah blah blah). Does this have anything to do with solving it, cause DeeJ said the clue was buried within the photo or I could be completely off.[/quote] Everything with the photo (or for now at least) is done for now. We need to focus on the riddle now.[/quote] Which riddle are you discussing?
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] mark117 mia2553 If you are using FF and "view image info" there is attached data (data:image/png;base64,blah blah blah). Does this have anything to do with solving it, cause DeeJ said the clue was buried within the photo or I could be completely off.[/quote] Everything with the photo (or for now at least) is done for now. We need to focus on the riddle now.
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Been following this thread since yesterday evening; great work so far, community! Great puzzle, Bungie! (In the future, we'd best be careful not to solve these things too quickly...) I have some chores to tke care of, but will then bring my Java skillz to the table after lunch (Pacific Time), if this hasn't been solved by then. Walking the dog this morning, I thought: Converting 1's to 7's in the entire message wouldn't be a feasible path, but maybe we should only focus on converting certain words, or pieces of words? The puzzle engineers could have created a hint (or the answer) and encoded it into specific words or word pieces, then worked those words into the paragraph that y'all have worked so hard to decipher. If the Code Breakers are willing, I'd enjoy a pm telling me how to get in touch with the skypers. Otherwise, I'll hack away at it on my own... but the community is smarter than any individual.
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If you are using FF and "view image info" there is attached data (data:image/png;base64,blah blah blah). Does this have anything to do with solving it, cause DeeJ said the clue was buried within the photo or I could be completely off. [Edited on 09.08.2012 9:55 AM PDT]
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Locker537 What's your thought? [/quote] Around page 7 there is a lot of interesting information that may help. Im going to email someone I know who may be able to point us the right way. I'll post the rrsults soon. [Edited on 09.08.2012 9:54 AM PDT]
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What's your thought?
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I think we are close to finding the answer, whatever it might be. Thank god for skype chats
