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Sending Secret Messages Via Google's SearchWiki

Posted by kdawson on from the your-mission-should-you-choose-to-accept-it dept.

We discussed the advent of Google's SearchWiki when it was introduced a few days back. Now Lauren Weinstein offers a thought experiment in transmitting coded messages using SearchWiki, with a working example encoded into the results of this Google search.

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  1. the message by deander2 · · Score: 5, Informative

    "3 - Will more information about this be available later?"
    "4 - Self vs. others is always a major philosophical question."
    "5 - Destruct and destroy is not the best of attitudes, my friends."
    "6 - In any case, this list looks very useful."
    "7 - Five more entries could be added to that list."
    "8 - Seconds or thirds or even more helpings could add a lot of calories."
    "9 - Good entry. Very fine."
    "10 - Luck has nothing to do with these issues."

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    http://kered.org
    1. Re:the message by micksam7 · · Score: 4, Informative

      1 & 2:

      "1 - This article looks good to me."
      "2 - Tape this article to the door of your office!"

    2. Re:the message by LaskoVortex · · Score: 4, Informative

      This tape will self destruct in five seconds. Good Luck!

      --
      Just callin' it like I see it.
    3. Re:the message by Chapter80 · · Score: 3, Informative

      SPOILER ALERT
      You need to read the first word of all ten messages to read the SECRET message. </duh>

  2. Re:STOP MESSING WITH SLASHDOT by 0100010001010011 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Indeed, What the fuck. STOP. If I wanted Digg I'd go there.

    1) I only go to my profile to see if I've been modded. I don't care about some pseudo fire hose.
    2) WHAT THE FUCK have you done to the main page. I actually want to read TFS.

  3. Re:STOP MESSING WITH SLASHDOT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Heh, I switched to classic view ages ago, and it looks like this is part of that because my view hasn't been affected. I tried out the new system for about 10 mins, decided it sucked, and switched back. You can change the settings here (at least, you can in classic mode).

    AC to avoid off-topic mods.

  4. Re:STOP MESSING WITH SLASHDOT by kemorgan · · Score: 3, Informative

    Use this to get back to classic mode.