2015-09-20 13:30:32 @RyanWithZombies okay 2015-09-20 13:30:40 @RyanWithZombies the way this is going to work is you each get 1 question 2015-09-20 13:30:43 @RyanWithZombies publicly 2015-09-20 13:30:51 @RyanWithZombies but I also can refuse to answer 2015-09-20 13:31:04 @RyanWithZombies invisibility goes first 2015-09-20 13:31:06 +bew so no "whats the flag???" 2015-09-20 13:31:06 +bew :p 2015-09-20 13:31:28 @RyanWithZombies you can try to ask that 2015-09-20 13:31:30 @ColdHeat ok hi what is needed 2015-09-20 13:31:43 @RyanWithZombies ColdHeat: we're doing a hint q&a real quick 2015-09-20 13:31:50 @ColdHeat hello 2015-09-20 13:32:13 +invisibility gosh. pressure. okay. How can I be sure I am translating from the hex in the 1,2, and 3 files ebcdic correctly? it doesn't come out as readable characters for me. 2015-09-20 13:32:30 @RyanWithZombies The files are actually encrypted also 2015-09-20 13:32:41 @RyanWithZombies you have to use cryptanalysis to solve them 2015-09-20 13:32:45 +_aegis_ yeah I feel like "This is actually encrypted" means "not just ebcdic" 2015-09-20 13:32:47 +_aegis_ :P 2015-09-20 13:32:51 @RyanWithZombies okay, next question goes to _aegis_ 2015-09-20 13:32:56 @RyanWithZombies :P 2015-09-20 13:33:10 +bew what is the crypto system used??? 2015-09-20 13:33:11 +bew :p 2015-09-20 13:33:25 +noproto meme hints always welcome 2015-09-20 13:34:06 @RyanWithZombies _aegis_: tick tock 2015-09-20 13:34:10 @RyanWithZombies bew is on deck 2015-09-20 13:34:30 +bew what is the cypto system used??? 2015-09-20 13:34:42 +_aegis_ I don't think you're getting a hint past "you have to use cryptanalysis to solve them" there 2015-09-20 13:34:54 +bew yeah 2015-09-20 13:34:57 @RyanWithZombies _aegis_: do you have a question? 2015-09-20 13:34:57 +bew its a try 2015-09-20 13:34:59 +bew :p 2015-09-20 13:35:00 @RyanWithZombies we're going in order! 2015-09-20 13:35:07 @quend pick me 2015-09-20 13:35:13 @RyanWithZombies okay quend 2015-09-20 13:35:14 @crowell RyanWithZombies: you're mad with power 2015-09-20 13:35:23 @RyanWithZombies what's your question about punchout? 2015-09-20 13:35:30 @quend ok 2015-09-20 13:35:31 +_aegis_ you just chose system/360 for the file format, crypto used is much older? 2015-09-20 13:35:33 @quend whats a punchcard 2015-09-20 13:35:39 @quend did you use those in college 2015-09-20 13:35:43 @ColdHeat how many punches does it take to get to the flag for punchout? 2015-09-20 13:35:47 +_aegis_ because shannon was doing crypto in the 40s but des didn't show up until 70s 2015-09-20 13:35:52 @quend ColdHeat at least half 2015-09-20 13:35:57 @RyanWithZombies _aegis_: yes! at least 80 years older! 2015-09-20 13:36:03 @ColdHeat thank you 2015-09-20 13:36:09 @ColdHeat i have flag now 2015-09-20 13:36:15 @RyanWithZombies quend: we had altair8800s in college 2015-09-20 13:36:23 @quend wow 2015-09-20 13:36:25 @RyanWithZombies bew: you're up! 2015-09-20 13:36:28 +_aegis_ my buddy at work has an altair 8800 clone 2015-09-20 13:36:31 @ColdHeat RyanWithZombies went to college with the hobos 2015-09-20 13:36:35 @ColdHeat they were his mentors 2015-09-20 13:36:44 @ColdHeat he learned to hack from the streets 2015-09-20 13:36:45 +bew Im out of qs 2015-09-20 13:36:46 +bew :p 2015-09-20 13:36:48 @RyanWithZombies Michigan doesn't ahve hobos, winter drives them away 2015-09-20 13:36:57 @RyanWithZombies bew: which question do you want me to answer then? 2015-09-20 13:37:00 +_aegis_ bew: ask why there are three files 2015-09-20 13:37:09 +bew why are there 3 files??? 2015-09-20 13:37:11 @ColdHeat so even more impressive 2015-09-20 13:37:14 @ColdHeat not only did you find the hobos 2015-09-20 13:37:15 @RyanWithZombies there are 3 messages! 2015-09-20 13:37:17 @ColdHeat you trained with them 2015-09-20 13:37:21 @RyanWithZombies deeepy: you're up 2015-09-20 13:37:27 @RyanWithZombies deeepy: what's your question? 2015-09-20 13:37:33 @RyanWithZombies oh, the 3rd message is the good one btw 2015-09-20 13:37:41 +_aegis_ "who is eric" 2015-09-20 13:37:54 @RyanWithZombies Eric exists. I met him on Friday. 2015-09-20 13:38:02 @fatalbit a state of mind is also an acceptable answer 2015-09-20 13:38:14 +bew lol 2015-09-20 13:38:23 +_aegis_ does eric have memes? 2015-09-20 13:38:34 @crowell _aegis_: maybe he knows dwn's meme 2015-09-20 13:38:35 @RyanWithZombies https://twitter.com/HockeyInJune/status/644941864454475777 could this be a hint for eric recon? 2015-09-20 13:38:35 +deeepy uhh :P 2015-09-20 13:38:36 @RyanWithZombies probably not 2015-09-20 13:38:38 @crowell i"ve never met eric 2015-09-20 13:38:40 @RyanWithZombies but maybe! 2015-09-20 13:38:57 +deeepy RyanWithZombies: which century is the cryptosystem from? :P 2015-09-20 13:39:11 @fatalbit i think that is one of the only avaliable pictures of me on the internet 2015-09-20 13:39:14 @fatalbit and its not even a good one 2015-09-20 13:39:20 @RyanWithZombies deeepy: 19th and later reinvented in the 20th! 2015-09-20 13:39:32 @RyanWithZombies okay q&a over