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  • czarina
    Token Black Chick
    • May 2005
    • 13

    #16
    Re: New Contests - See me with ideas

    OK, how about something non-impact....

    Laser Tag?
    A freak/side show? (although that could describe DefCon in general).
    Dance contest?
    Vibrator races?
    While you would never turn your back on an enemy for obvious reasons, only a friend can backstab you.

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

      #17
      Re: New Contests - See me with ideas

      Originally posted by czarina
      Vibrator races?
      heh, my inquisitive nature cannot be quelled on this one, and i have to ask... what is this? i'm assuming that it's some sort of hermit-crab type race to cross a finish line. but with some in the defcon crowd, i could totally see it as being a quality-testing operation, where people are given a variety of hardware and have to rate them in terms of how fast they got themselves off. "and the winner in this year's vibrator race is the Pearl Rabbit, which consistently managed to have people climaxing 20% faster than the Turbo Glider which was it's closest competitor."
      "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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      • erehwon
        nowhere
        • Dec 2001
        • 425

        #18
        Re: New Contests - See me with ideas

        Originally posted by czarina
        OK, how about something non-impact....

        Vibrator races?
        How about vibrator hacking?
        Nonnumquam cupido magnas partes Interretis vincendi me corripit

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        • czarina
          Token Black Chick
          • May 2005
          • 13

          #19
          Re: New Contests - See me with ideas

          Originally posted by Deviant Ollam
          heh, my inquisitive nature cannot be quelled on this one, and i have to ask... what is this? i'm assuming that it's some sort of hermit-crab type race to cross a finish line. but with some in the defcon crowd, i could totally see it as being a quality-testing operation, where people are given a variety of hardware and have to rate them in terms of how fast they got themselves off. "and the winner in this year's vibrator race is the Pearl Rabbit, which consistently managed to have people climaxing 20% faster than the Turbo Glider which was it's closest competitor."
          Yes, a race is what I intended. I say we turn some vibrators on high speed and watch them crawl to the finish line.

          Not that I know this from experience, but the Pearl Rabbit is currently the #1 seeded "autoerotic massagers", but we could test this ranking if we hold the Vibratolympics.
          While you would never turn your back on an enemy for obvious reasons, only a friend can backstab you.

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          • converge
            No Values Voter
            • Oct 2001
            • 3322

            #20
            Re: New Contests - See me with ideas

            .. why am I sensing a new drunken poolside event?
            if it gets me nowhere, I'll go there proud; and I'm gonna go there free.

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            • DaKahuna
              Dirty Ol' Man
              • Apr 2006
              • 664

              #21
              Re: New Contests - See me with ideas

              Originally posted by converge
              .. why am I sensing a new drunken poolside event?
              Not me. Maybe in the chill out area but not the pool. Given the experiences with the pool last year, I will be surprised if there are changes this year such as being able to frolick in and around the pool, being able to have the pool open later - it closes just too damn early if you ask me. It was the one biggest disappointment I had with the hotel last year.
              DaKahuna
              ___________________
              Will Hack for Bandwidth

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              • erehwon
                nowhere
                • Dec 2001
                • 425

                #22
                Re: New Contests - See me with ideas

                Originally posted by DaKahuna
                Not me. Maybe in the chill out area but not the pool. Given the experiences with the pool last year, I will be surprised if there are changes this year such as being able to frolick in and around the pool, being able to have the pool open later - it closes just too damn early if you ask me. It was the one biggest disappointment I had with the hotel last year.
                Maybe DT can get a waiver from the hotel to keep the pool open later/all night long and pay for both a Red Cross certified lifeguard and maybe a guard?

                A lifeguard with a tips jar?
                Nonnumquam cupido magnas partes Interretis vincendi me corripit

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                • DaKahuna
                  Dirty Ol' Man
                  • Apr 2006
                  • 664

                  #23
                  Re: New Contests - See me with ideas

                  Originally posted by erehwon
                  Maybe DT can get a waiver from the hotel to keep the pool open later/all night long and pay for both a Red Cross certified lifeguard and maybe a guard?

                  A lifeguard with a tips jar?
                  Let us hope. I understand last year it was not even up for discussion.

                  Lifeguard - now that would be a great "goon" job! Imagine getting to pick who gets mouth to mouth and when.
                  DaKahuna
                  ___________________
                  Will Hack for Bandwidth

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                  • cblackCB
                    Sleep...
                    • Feb 2006
                    • 2

                    #24
                    Re: New Contests - See me with ideas

                    Maybe this got shot down way earlier, but how about some crypto / forensic challenge? Data carving, crack this code, real vs. CG, password cracking, and hidden contest sort of stuff.

                    Maybe some of each: recover a cdrom or HD image, pick a lock, crack these passwords, find this AP, pictures of unique hotel security badges, google find weird shit.
                    Ummm, Yea - this thing on?

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                    • TheCotMan
                      *****Retired *****
                      • May 2004
                      • 8857

                      #25
                      Re: New Contests - See me with ideas

                      Originally posted by cblackCB
                      Maybe this got shot down way earlier, but how about some crypto
                      http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/security/...s-solved-10937
                      http://projectevil.org/?p=2

                      / forensic challenge?
                      Some of this has been found in CTF when defense of a box was included.

                      Data carving, crack this code, real vs. CG, password cracking, and hidden contest sort of stuff.
                      There was another code-breaking contest that was dicussed on the forums after having been run last year or the year before. Someone was complaining that they were told they found the code, but the website for the contest did not reflect this.

                      Maybe some of each: recover a cdrom or HD image,
                      Suggested, but no organizers.

                      pick a lock,
                      LPCon, Lost[boy]'s Lost @ Con Myster Box Contest

                      crack these passwords,
                      Lost[boy]'s Lost @ Con Myster Box Contest

                      find this AP,
                      (WarDriving) Wireless Contest

                      pictures of unique hotel security badges,
                      Scavenger Hunt

                      google find weird shit.
                      Suggested before, but not yet made into a contest. (Maybe a DCG can run this contest.)


                      Good suggestions, keep them coming, and if you and your DCG wants to run a contest that has no present owner, check with Russ to see if it is possible and to make sure nobody else is running something similar and then follow the procedures to get your contest listed on the site.

                      [Updated]
                      Last edited by TheCotMan; March 26, 2007, 09:45.

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                      • LosT
                        Contest Creator / Goon
                        • May 2004
                        • 1389

                        #26
                        Re: New Contests - See me with ideas

                        Yeah, and my contest doesn't have any of those things in it either....heh.

                        LosT

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                        • TheCotMan
                          *****Retired *****
                          • May 2004
                          • 8857

                          #27
                          Re: New Contests - See me with ideas

                          Originally posted by LosT
                          Yeah, and my contest doesn't have any of those things in it either....heh.

                          LosT
                          Sorry man. Edited to include more citations to include some to your Lost @ Con Myster Box contest and LPCon.

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                          • russ
                            Goon
                            • Oct 2001
                            • 638

                            #28
                            Re: New Contests - See me with ideas

                            We have a group working on the Google type contest for this year. I'm waiting to hear back from them as to what their exact intentions are, but it looks interesting.

                            -Russ


                            Originally posted by TheCotMan
                            Sorry man. Edited to include more citations to include some to your Lost @ Con Myster Box contest and LPCon.

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                            • russ
                              Goon
                              • Oct 2001
                              • 638

                              #29
                              Re: New Contests - See me with ideas

                              Well, the Google contest group dropped out for this year. Anyone else want to take a schwag at something similar?


                              Originally posted by russ
                              We have a group working on the Google type contest for this year. I'm waiting to hear back from them as to what their exact intentions are, but it looks interesting.

                              -Russ

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                              • astcell
                                Human Rights Issuer
                                • Oct 2001
                                • 7512

                                #30
                                Re: New Contests - See me with ideas

                                I had a google idea before last con but I never got a happy response on the forums, so I figured there was just no interest.

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