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Great find Dalek Dave, would love to have seen +Fravia's attempt. Though sadly, that wont happen.
It reminds me of a similar challenge I tried years ago. Think I got as far as about 6 or 7 steps out of the 30. I'll have to see if I can find a link to it, if indeed the pages are still online.
EDIT: Found it and it's still active!
Try this on for size people: "The hardest riddle on the Internet"[^] (I got emailed a link to it in 2008, not sure how old it was then)
Thanks for the fascinating read.
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I don' wanna.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Good one! Can't crack it so..
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The full story can be read on BusinessInsider.com without running into a pay-wall: [^].
Fascinating, thanks, Dave !
"What Turing gave us for the first time (and without Turing you just couldn't do any of this) is he gave us a way of thinking about and taking seriously and thinking in a disciplined way about phenomena that have, as I like to say, trillions of moving parts.
Until the late 20th century, nobody knew how to take seriously a machine with a trillion moving parts. It's just mind-boggling." Daniel C. Dennett
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I'm more intrigued by the links in the 'More from Telegraph' section at the bottom of the article.
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the obscure by the more obscure
to the stars on the wings of a pig
Whatever is said in Latin sounds profound.
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Yes, but ignorance is bliss.
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There is a new exhibition opening tonight at then Hungarian Cultural Centre in Covent Garden about The Match Of The Century[^]. It was the first time England lost at Wembley, going down 3-6 to the Mighty Magyars. A few months later Hungary beat them 7-1 in Budapest; still England's heaviest defeat.
I thought only the Hungarians had any interest in this anniversary, but even Aunty has a piece[^].
speramus in juniperus
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"Gold woven into the fabric of books can be wretched"(10)
Not hard at all, so I expect it solved quickly.
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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Each of those words makes perfect sense.
In combination, however...
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Read This[^]
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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Gold woven into the fabric = LAME
books = NT
can = ABLE
LAMENTABLE = wretched
Regards, Stewart
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I still do not get this game
I get able
But not the other 2 at all.
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Think of it with an accent on the e - and light entertainers in sparkly gold jackets.
Regards, Stewart
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Latching onto Stewart's explanantion of LAME. In fencing (sabre and foil) you wear a LAME (pronounced lar-may) which is a woven type of jacket containing a metallic (conductive) material. When your opponent makes contact on the lame with the point of the foil or the blade in sabre it activates a light on the scoring box. The use of lame is consistent with DD's CCC clue.
If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.
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It's a matter of practice & learning some conventions
Books often refers to the bible, which has 2 testaments OT & NT
Other arcane reference are
ancient city - Ur
Hell - Dis
I have just discovered this http://mythic-beasts.com/~mark/random/indicators/[^]
Regards, Stewart
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According to this sheet there is no LAME...
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The sheet is not complete, merely a starting point.
You must add your own definitions too.
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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Dalek Dave wrote: You must add your own definitions too. AHA! So there is no rhyme nor reason to this?
Where do I sign up?
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No worries... You're not the only one
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Last night, first Eldest and then Ickle started to womit; this is the same as vomitting but Ickle still pronounces it with a 'w'. They emptied their guts and carried on retching all night. I've just heard one, Eldest I believe, having another go.
Obviously, they are both off school today. A day when I am supposed to be cramming. I have a telephone interview this evening, but I am already pooped with the entire day ahead. I need [another] .
speramus in juniperus
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What did you feed the poor ickle darlin's? You big cruel person you!
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