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Peach

I like all of these puzzles people are putting up so here's one from me! A little work is involved, but Google and Wikipedia would definitely help! Good luck!

SRC-RR-124

@fz5va

44320

Start 1312171200

End 1312257600

Solution:

SRC-RR-124 (Reference to the original paper for the Burrows–Wheeler transform (BWT) algorithm I used)

@fz5va (The 5-character + marker string to be decoded using the example on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burrows%E2%80%93Wheeler_transform)

44320 (Steam App ID for DiRT 3)

Start 1312171200 (Unix timestamps for the Start and End times)

End 1312257600

Alternatively, you could also brute-force all 5! = 120 possible permutations of fz5va and try them all.

Walkthrough: http://privatepaste.com/5f2601c095

14 years ago*

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Cult

Thanks for the science, I think.

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KoldWar

Cool! Thanks!

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unc

Guys. my head hurts stop with the quizes! Dear god D:

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KoldWar

I have found one part of your puzzle so far...

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tr4656

Got it. Thanks.

14 years ago
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LeapinLizard

Still working on it... But I think I got an idea on how to do this. I think, not sure considering that my brain is half frazzled already.

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Etnies

I'm pretty sure the 2nd part is /PeachPeachPeacySuperGame xD

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Angelus45

lol for the game I already have it.

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NurEinSpitzname

well ... I pass on this one, I found my master!

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KoldWar

Well, I can't find the specific giveaway, but I do know the game.

This sucks. You have forced me to write an implementation of the thing mentioned in your original post.

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Peach

Sorry, I didn't mean for there to be an software implementation involved. <.< I've updated the description to make it more straight forward.

14 years ago
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NurEinSpitzname

As a foreigner I dont understand your straight forward post. This whole thing is way too technical for me, if I check wikipedia there are so many strange words I can't be bothered to read it all.

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Peach

NurEinSpitzname, this didn't as I'd planned.. <.<

The good news for you is that you already have the game in question, you aren't missing out of anything here ^_^

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h4r5h4v3ng3r

Do I have the game in the giveaway too? please say yes and I can give up after 8 hours of sleep deprived work... oh God I have to go to work in an hour.... :(

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Peach

No you don't have it in your Steam library, but it is the game that we talked about before. ;D

Also, that portion of the puzzle isn't that hard!

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h4r5h4v3ng3r

regional restrictions prevent the game from being displayed when I search for it :) Your hint, however, reminded me of what it was. :) once the giveaway is over, please share how we were to solve it :) I am dying to know.

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KoldWar

That made it too easy.

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Deman

You made me cry, this reminds me of my programming study which I failed and it was a very stress full half year. Never had that much stress ever.

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Jabber

Figured it out. Thanks!

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GomBas

Oh thanks really cool game!

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Alchemistlord

Interesting, too many of them and no time to do em.

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kijib

Tell us the game wahhhhhh

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GomBas

It's Dirty John!

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kijib

Im begining to think you just say its dirty regardless of what it really is

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S173NT54MUR41

Finding out what game it is was really easy took me a few seconds.

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GomBas

STEAM App ID: 44320

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Anoe

Google and Wiki has helped ) At first I tried to brutefoce combination, but then... http://i.imgur.com/0Y1jm.jpg
We need more puzzles like this one. Its much better than "ban x" or "I can't win" discussions >.<

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h4r5h4v3ng3r

Nice one Peach! I loved it. I did manage to find the paper but didn't think there would be a wiki article on the algorithm in the paper (should have thought of that)... Thanks for posting the sol.

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Tiny

Excellent puzzle, thanks for posting it. I encoded fz5va using the algorithm before I thought to decode it.

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dreamchaser

uhm.. I.. feel.. dumb!
WTF? I didn't understand one word :D

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Closed 14 years ago by Peach.