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Cracking the Quicksilver Code

Posted by timothy on Monday June 30, 2003 @08:24AM from the greatest-living-writer dept.

wka writes "Todd Garrison describes in detail how he solved the cryptographic puzzle promoting Neal Stephenson's forthcoming book Quicksilver, and the reward for his effort. Stephenson himself calls Garrison's story 'remarkable' because Garrison was completely unfamiliar with the system of writing (Real Character) used in the puzzle. Also, Stephenson notes that the system and its creator play roles in The Baroque Cycle."

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Re:Cracking goatse's crack by Anonymous Coward · 2003-06-30 08:27 · Score: -1, Troll

Eat right, stay fit, and die anyway.
phr1st fs0t by Anonymous Coward · 2003-06-30 08:27 · Score: -1, Troll

oh yeah!!!
FP by Anonymous Coward · 2003-06-30 08:28 · Score: -1, Troll

Fourth Post!!!1!!
BULLSHIT THAT'S NOT OFFTOPIC / MOD PARENT UP by Anonymous Coward · 2003-06-30 08:33 · Score: -1, Troll

totally
nigga whuhhhhhhh
Garrison? by Anonymous Coward · 2003-06-30 08:35 · Score: -1, Troll

Is that Mr. Garrison?

I think it was Mr. Hat who solved the puzzle.
are you retarded by Anonymous Coward · 2003-06-30 08:41 · Score: -1, Troll

fuck you
Hi Boys by Anonymous Coward · 2003-06-30 08:44 · Score: -1, Troll

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