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by aurora
Wed May 15, 2024 3:39 pm
Forum: The Hacker's Server
Topic: hacker.org revival
Replies: 7
Views: 15804

Re: hacker.org revival

mmm ... is it me or does submitting solutions not longer work? (coming back to here after a looooong time).
by aurora
Thu Mar 28, 2013 8:15 am
Forum: Challenges
Topic: Maelstrom
Replies: 23
Views: 28695

nevermind :oops:

btw.: in my opinion the most fun challenge so far. i enjoyed it very much!
by aurora
Thu Mar 28, 2013 8:06 am
Forum: Challenges
Topic: Maelstrom
Replies: 23
Views: 28695

mmm ... i got the plain text and it contains a clear message what to do. but my answer does not get accepted. tried three different answers but none did work? am i still missing a source?
by aurora
Thu Mar 28, 2013 6:22 am
Forum: Challenges
Topic: Maelstrom
Replies: 23
Views: 28695

extracting the string from the image was fun and more easy than spiral bits, imo. but what to do with the white dots? :shock:
by aurora
Wed Mar 27, 2013 2:19 pm
Forum: Challenges Solved
Topic: Spiral Bits
Replies: 31
Views: 2596

yeah! finally! ... this was a tough one especially because i am not good in algorithms. what i did is: - repaint the image in exactly three colors. - writing a tool which replaced every spot in the image with a single pixel (algorithms involved: a filter, a custom flood-fill, and calculation of the ...
by aurora
Wed Mar 27, 2013 1:00 am
Forum: Challenges Solved
Topic: Inscrutable
Replies: 14
Views: 939

sqlmap reveald vulnerability for time based injection. used following string for the user field: root' and if((select mid(password,16,1) from user limit 0,1)='z',sleep(10),1) AND 'kzQg'='kzqg’ --------------------------------------------------------------------x------x and a script to loop through ...
by aurora
Tue Mar 26, 2013 12:14 am
Forum: Challenges
Topic: cave master
Replies: 28
Views: 33311

aurora wrote:mmm ... i managed to beat the master in 1891 steps. i've logged the html to a log file, but there does not seem the be the name of the monster in the html? it just tells me to "return to collect the prize" ... :(
nevermind ... just had to scroll a little bit in my log-file :oops:
by aurora
Tue Mar 26, 2013 12:12 am
Forum: Challenges
Topic: cave master
Replies: 28
Views: 33311

mmm ... i managed to beat the master in 1891 steps. i've logged the html to a log file, but there does not seem the be the name of the monster in the html? it just tells me to "return to collect the prize" ... :(
by aurora
Sat Mar 23, 2013 11:52 am
Forum: Challenges Solved
Topic: Where Am I?
Replies: 9
Views: 799

sometimes i feel really stupid ...
by aurora
Sat Mar 23, 2013 9:33 am
Forum: Challenges
Topic: Number of HVM /SuperHVM Challenges
Replies: 19
Views: 23433

on the other hand ... it could be a possibility to practice the language and maybe make it more popular as "esoteric programming language" ;-). what other features do you have in mind, that the hvm ide already available does not offer?
by aurora
Sat Mar 23, 2013 12:23 am
Forum: Challenges Solved
Topic: Do You Speak Calc?
Replies: 3
Views: 310

yes, i do speak calc! :-)
by aurora
Tue Mar 19, 2013 8:48 pm
Forum: Challenges
Topic: Looks can be Deceiving
Replies: 10
Views: 18812

I wonder if the code is intended to work unmodified (besides maybe wrapping it in a main function and adding some includes). i know of at least two other languages, that would accept the code, only problem so far is, they won't accept an integer as argument for "atan". on the other hand: i...
by aurora
Tue Mar 19, 2013 1:25 pm
Forum: Challenges Solved
Topic: It's A Small World
Replies: 8
Views: 847

wow ... this was really tough for me optimizing it to 77 instructions ... phew! but now i got it ... :)
by aurora
Mon Mar 18, 2013 9:46 pm
Forum: Challenges Solved
Topic: Right Key Left?
Replies: 6
Views: 639

This was a very nice challenge! Thanks!
by aurora
Mon Mar 18, 2013 3:51 pm
Forum: Challenges Solved
Topic: Twisted Zebras
Replies: 16
Views: 1312

This one was a little bit too easy with "qrafter" on my iphone ;) ... In 2008 QR codes were not that popular, so then it was harder... Anyway, in 5 years Siri will solve the "Say It" challenge in seconds ;-) yes, it's fascinating to see where we get with all this technology over...