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  • TTC
    Member
    • Aug 2006
    • 1

    #1

    T-Shirt Challenge Contest Still Going

    No one has solved the Training Camp Defcon challenge (found on the T-Shirts and business cards we handed out). $1,000 cash prize goes to the first person who completes all of the puzzles. I saw several people getting close at the conference, but as of 10:30am EST on Tuesday, no one has solved them all yet.

    Here's the initial clue that leads to the other challenges:
    011001000110010101100110
    011000110110111101101110
    011001000110010101101100
    011101000110000100101110
    011000110110111101101101

    Good luck!
  • theprez98
    SpoonfeederExtraordinaire
    • Jan 2005
    • 1507

    #2
    Re: T-Shirt Challenge Contest Still Going

    Originally posted by TTC
    No one has solved the Training Camp Defcon challenge (found on the T-Shirts and business cards we handed out). $1,000 cash prize goes to the first person who completes all of the puzzles. I saw several people getting close at the conference, but as of 10:30am EST on Tuesday, no one has solved them all yet.

    Here's the initial clue that leads to the other challenges:
    011001000110010101100110
    011000110110111101101110
    011001000110010101101100
    011101000110000100101110
    011000110110111101101101

    Good luck!
    I wasn't at Defcon but I'll give it a shot.
    "\x74\x68\x65\x70\x72\x65\x7a\x39\x38";

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    • Twigman
      Member
      • Aug 2004
      • 98

      #3
      Re: T-Shirt Challenge Contest Still Going

      Better get moving ;) Im giving this a go too.
      Twigman

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      • Deviant Ollam
        Semi-Professional Swearer
        • May 2003
        • 3417

        #4
        Re: T-Shirt Challenge Contest Still Going

        how many levels of challenge are there? the first few are going quickly, and i'm curious as to the overall scope of things.
        "I'll admit I had an OiNK account and frequented it quite often… What made OiNK a great place was that it was like the world's greatest record store… iTunes kind of feels like Sam Goody to me. I don't feel cool when I go there. I'm tired of seeing John Mayer's face pop up. I feel like I'm being hustled when I visit there, and I don't think their product is that great. DRM, low bit rate, etc... OiNK it existed because it filled a void of what people want."
        - Trent Reznor

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        • converge
          No Values Voter
          • Oct 2001
          • 3322

          #5
          Re: T-Shirt Challenge Contest Still Going

          Please post a write up when it's over. This thing is great; alas, work beacons.
          if it gets me nowhere, I'll go there proud; and I'm gonna go there free.

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          • Twigman
            Member
            • Aug 2004
            • 98

            #6
            Re: T-Shirt Challenge Contest Still Going

            Well I got to challenge 4 easily with no problems, and now I have hit a brick wall. I believe I'm working with the right raw data. Its just getting it into a suitable form to submit thats got me.

            how many levels of challenge are there?
            Yeah I want to know too :p

            This is great. Thanks for taking the time to make it :)
            Twigman

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            • Deviant Ollam
              Semi-Professional Swearer
              • May 2003
              • 3417

              #7
              Re: T-Shirt Challenge Contest Still Going

              Originally posted by Twigman
              Well I got to challenge 4 easily with no problems, and now I have hit a brick wall. I believe I'm working with the right raw data. Its just getting it into a suitable form to submit thats got me.
              i'm at exactly the same spot. have to run out soon, so you're likely to take the lead.
              "I'll admit I had an OiNK account and frequented it quite often… What made OiNK a great place was that it was like the world's greatest record store… iTunes kind of feels like Sam Goody to me. I don't feel cool when I go there. I'm tired of seeing John Mayer's face pop up. I feel like I'm being hustled when I visit there, and I don't think their product is that great. DRM, low bit rate, etc... OiNK it existed because it filled a void of what people want."
              - Trent Reznor

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              • Tacitus
                Alcohol Problem
                • Feb 2003
                • 203

                #8
                Re: T-Shirt Challenge Contest Still Going

                pretty easy fun so far- but smells like an elaborate advertisement designed to lure hackers, no?

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                • Tacitus
                  Alcohol Problem
                  • Feb 2003
                  • 203

                  #9
                  Re: T-Shirt Challenge Contest Still Going

                  Stuck on step 4 at the end of the work day. Darn you Training Camp Inc.

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                  • stryder696
                    Member
                    • Sep 2006
                    • 4

                    #10
                    Re: T-Shirt Challenge Contest Still Going

                    So is this a rip off? I solved it on the second day of Defcon, the last page said they would post the winner and all others who solved it on 9/1/06, see it here:

                    http://www.defcondelta.com/congrats.html

                    Emails to Training Camp have not been answered.


                    Originally posted by TTC
                    No one has solved the Training Camp Defcon challenge (found on the T-Shirts and business cards we handed out). $1,000 cash prize goes to the first person who completes all of the puzzles. I saw several people getting close at the conference, but as of 10:30am EST on Tuesday, no one has solved them all yet.

                    Here's the initial clue that leads to the other challenges:
                    011001000110010101100110
                    011000110110111101101110
                    011001000110010101101100
                    011101000110000100101110
                    011000110110111101101101

                    Good luck!

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                    • jur1st
                      Goon
                      • Aug 2005
                      • 241

                      #11
                      Re: T-Shirt Challenge Contest Still Going

                      Web developers only update content after at least two requests, three requests if you don't count the first one which they typically completely ignore.
                      jur1st, esq.

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                      • stryder696
                        Member
                        • Sep 2006
                        • 4

                        #12
                        Re: T-Shirt Challenge Contest Still Going

                        Yeah, but I figured that what was taking them a month :)

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                        • stryder696
                          Member
                          • Sep 2006
                          • 4

                          #13
                          Re: T-Shirt Challenge Contest Still Going

                          Originally posted by TTC
                          No one has solved the Training Camp Defcon challenge (found on the T-Shirts and business cards we handed out). $1,000 cash prize goes to the first person who completes all of the puzzles. I saw several people getting close at the conference, but as of 10:30am EST on Tuesday, no one has solved them all yet.

                          Here's the initial clue that leads to the other challenges:
                          011001000110010101100110
                          011000110110111101101110
                          011001000110010101101100
                          011101000110000100101110
                          011000110110111101101101

                          Good luck!
                          Actually, re-reading your post, I think we got a problem. Your post is dated 8/8. Yet it seems you did have winners as of that date according to conversations with your Director of Marketing as well as my own solving of it on 8/5. What gives?

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                          • Voltage Spike
                            Ce n'est pas un personne
                            • Jun 2004
                            • 1049

                            #14
                            Re: T-Shirt Challenge Contest Still Going

                            Originally posted by stryder696
                            Actually, re-reading your post, I think we got a problem. Your post is dated 8/8. Yet it seems you did have winners as of that date according to conversations with your Director of Marketing as well as my own solving of it on 8/5. What gives?
                            I think I see the problem. You were told you were a winner to throw you off the scent. In reality, there are still puzzles to be solved that you simply haven't found yet.

                            Very clever...

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                            • stryder696
                              Member
                              • Sep 2006
                              • 4

                              #15
                              Re: T-Shirt Challenge Contest Still Going

                              Originally posted by Voltage Spike
                              I think I see the problem. You were told you were a winner to throw you off the scent. In reality, there are still puzzles to be solved that you simply haven't found yet.

                              Very clever...
                              Actually, the only way you could even think you were a winner was to go through the 10 or so challenges that ended with a webpage where you entered the final phrase as well as your contact info.

                              The problem was that the sponser are too tech savey. Seems they never heard of DHCP so if they didn't have a record of a single ip going through the entire set of challenges, they suspected that you cheated....gotta love it, they teach hackers, LOL

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