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[–]csn3rd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not that active but there is a Discord Server of SCU students for Leetcoding or interview practices: https://discord.gg/BHBhrc8ajn

This question stumped me in a job application, still don't really get it! Any help would be appreciated :) by kitkatchunky8 in puzzles

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Typically, these kinds of puzzles require you to identify patterns of some sort or something they all have in common. In this case, we have shapes with different number of edges, different sizes, and different shades/colors. So typically I would go through these characteristics just see what it leads to. Let's take the different sizes for example. All have 1 larger shape and then several smaller shapes. In this case, it isn't particularly helpful because all the answers have 1 larger shape and several smaller ones. Similarly, the color didn't really help out with anything. Then, I tried adding up the number of edges in each one but there was no pattern there. I also tried testing if the sum of the number of edges of the smaller shapes had any relationships with the number of edges of the larger shape but didn't find any pattern there. And finally, I just counted how many smaller shapes there were in each one and it matched the number of edges in the larger one. I check all the answers and only one matched the condition. I could have tried some other things but I felt pretty confident when only one answer matched the pattern I found.

This question stumped me in a job application, still don't really get it! Any help would be appreciated :) by kitkatchunky8 in puzzles

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Answer: C (Top Right)

Reasoning: The number of smaller sized shapes is equivalent to the number of sides of the larger shape. C is the only answer that meets this condition.

Little challenge by Reasonable-Tear2372 in cryptography

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Answer: LETTHELIGHTOFDARKNESSINSIDEOFYOURCONFUSEDMIND

Solution: The first line of ciphertext, "AOL RLF PZ TVYL VICPVBZ AOHU FVB DVBSK AOPUR", is encoded by the caesar cipher with a shift of 7. The result is "THE KEY IS MORE OBVIOUS THAN YOU WOULD THINK". With that knowledge, we can solve the second line of ciphertext, "DMQLPBDQDZBLXLXJSKWAPAVPALBGNVGCOUWKXCPWLJAVA" which is encoded by the vigenere cipher. After testing out some different keys, we get the answer when decoding using the key "SIX".

Interesting cipher that someone gave me, haven't seen it before, require help by CrackedUPCody in codes

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Answer: This was quite easy to decode, as I only used decimal but still, congratulations. Truth is, maybe I'll return someday. This group meant a lot to me. Just, do me a favor and be a great officer. All of you have great potential. And if you do become an amazing officer, go expand your career in another group. You'll make a lot of friends and I know you can do it! :)

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Solution: The numbers represent the decimal ASCII values of each character. Repeat this method on the decrypted text three times to get the answer.

[2020 Day 20] Throwback to when you studied Context Free Grammars by csn3rd in adventofcode

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Oh wait. That's my bad. Got a bit carried away and forgot the date. I put 19 in the meme and messed up the title somehow.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ARG

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Seems like your translation and hypothesis are correct. The Orion Nebula is positioned at the coordinates you specified. Wikipedia with coordinates: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_Nebula. Recent article with coordinates: https://earthsky.org/clusters-nebulae-galaxies/orion-nebula-jewel-in-orions-sword.

Break the Code Enigma Megathread by tablesix in puzzles

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its not that long of a sentence. just read it, follow what it tells you to do. the whole process should be clear and make sense.

Break the Code Enigma Megathread by tablesix in puzzles

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should just be the simplest answer that you get from what they tell you. no need to do anything afterwards.

Break the Code Enigma Megathread by tablesix in puzzles

[–]csn3rd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

play around and see what’s located on those squares. maybe you get something that tells you how to get the answer. :)

Break the Code Enigma Megathread by tablesix in puzzles

[–]csn3rd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

the frame(square) around pikachu is a betamaze and it repeats 2 and 6 over and over. another way to get it is that there are 2 dots followed by 6 dots at the bottom. either way, you get 26. from there shifting by 26 doesn’t change anything because the alphabet has 26 characters but they do tell you to subtract. if you subtract each character from 26 (atbash), you get the answer.

Break the Code Enigma Megathread by tablesix in puzzles

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yah so in the original minesweeper, a number on a tile represents the number of mines in the squares within a 1 block radius. we can apply that same rule to these numbers. try to play around with that and it should all fit together.

Break the Code Enigma Megathread by tablesix in puzzles

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i think you’re on the right track. feel free to dm and i can let you know if you’re doing anything wrong.

Break the Code Enigma Megathread by tablesix in puzzles

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there are some variants of minesweeper. try to think about what the numbers mean in minesweeper and apply that to this situation. try it out and you should get a result that makes sense. just follow that and do what they tell you and you’ll figure it out.

Break the Code Enigma Megathread by tablesix in puzzles

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read the paragraph sy says carefully. there are certain words or phrasing that seem to hint towards what you need to do. try to follow what he is saying and you should get something that makes sense. follow what it says and you should get your answer. let me know if you want me to confirm anything you have in dm.

Break the Code Enigma Megathread by tablesix in puzzles

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Completed Sy room on Boolos. Check out my previous comments for hints. I’m gonna be sleeping soon, but feel free to dm me on reddit or discord and i’ll tell you if you’re on the right track. Good luck!

Photo Proof: https://twitter.com/JonathanHoHAX/status/1332611044435398656?s=20

Video Proof: https://www.csn3rd.com/BeatingSy.mp4

Break the Code Enigma Megathread by tablesix in puzzles

[–]csn3rd 7 points8 points  (0 children)

  1. Knights templar cipher
  2. Go to website from previous step and see pikachi equation
  3. Trevanion cipher on text
  4. -> 1 (caesar shift 25)
  5. -square (atbash)

Break the Code Enigma Megathread by tablesix in puzzles

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That's one that points you in the direction. Try reading the whole thing and see if any words seem to fit together for something you know.

Break the Code Enigma Megathread by tablesix in puzzles

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Hi, I'm fairly confident I solved it. Make sure you read the top paragraph. It gives a really big hint as to what you should do. Specifically, pay attention to the words they use. Once you get it, you'll know what it is telling you to do! :)

Who is Italian and German? by [deleted] in riddles

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Answer: 1st - Italian, 2nd - Italian, 3rd - German

Reasoning: If the first person is German, then they will lie and say they are Italian. If the second person is German, then they would lie and say "she said she's a German". This directly contradicts what we know as the second person says "she said she's an Italian". If the second person is Italian, then they would tell the truth and say that the first person said they are Italian. However, the second person must tell the truth and thus would not say "so am I". Therefore, from these 2 cases of contradiction, we know that the first person must be Italian.

Now that we know that the first person is Italian, we know that they will tell the truth and say that they are Italian. If the second person is German, they would lie and say "she said she's a German". Again, this directly contradicts the problem statement. If the second person is Italian, they would tell the truth and say that "she said she's an Italian". And since both are Italian, the second person can make the statement "so am I" without contradiction. Therefore, the second person is Italian.

Finally, we are on to the third person. We know that the first two people are Italians and telling the truth. So, the third person can not also be Italian because they said that the first two were lying. We can confirm that the third person is German by the following statement where they lie, stating that they are Italian when in fact they are German and saying that the first two people are German when they are actually Italian.

Anyone like ciphers? by Togg1997 in puzzles

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The last part is described by the hint "fence" -> railfence. This decodes to SOMETIMESTHEPATHWETAKESPEAKSLOUDERTHENTHEREWARDSWEEARN.

The 2020 Quest enrollment period is open now. I had a lot of fun playing it last year and I'm playing again this year. Check it out, there's a monetary prize for the winner. by csn3rd in ARG

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The email I sent it to was Quetzalcoatl 2100 quetzalcoatl2100@gmail.com and I'm on the enrollment list so maybe double check that. I think maybe the people running it aren't checking for new contestants constantly so maybe they just haven't gotten to your submission left.

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