Challenge HN: Can you decrypt these messages? [pdf] (nsa.gov) 30 points by HelloBeautiful 15y ago ↗ HN
[–] portman 15y ago ↗ Meta-question: How do you include two different links (pdf/scribd) in the submission URL? [–] shadowpwner 15y ago ↗ Scribd links automatically generated for PDFs. I wonder if they check for mimetype, or they just assume it from the extension.. [–] covercash 15y ago ↗ scribd is a YC company. Any pdf submissions automatically get scribd.Previous discussions: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1124940 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=175378 [–] HelloBeautiful 15y ago ↗ Scribd link is auto added by HN system if the original URL ends with '.pdf'. [–] [deleted] 15y ago ↗ (comment deleted)
[–] shadowpwner 15y ago ↗ Scribd links automatically generated for PDFs. I wonder if they check for mimetype, or they just assume it from the extension..
[–] covercash 15y ago ↗ scribd is a YC company. Any pdf submissions automatically get scribd.Previous discussions: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1124940 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=175378
[–] HelloBeautiful 15y ago ↗ Scribd link is auto added by HN system if the original URL ends with '.pdf'.
[–] mdink 15y ago ↗ Is this real or just an exercise? (sorry if that sounds stupid - you never know what kind of shit gets posted here) [–] HelloBeautiful 15y ago ↗ It's real.http://www.nsa.gov/public_info/ [–] cookingrobot 15y ago ↗ It's an exercise. See revolvingcur's link: http://www.cufon.org/pdf/4_NSA_Tech_Journal_Articles.pdf
[–] cookingrobot 15y ago ↗ It's an exercise. See revolvingcur's link: http://www.cufon.org/pdf/4_NSA_Tech_Journal_Articles.pdf
[–] revolvingcur 15y ago ↗ This document is available in higher fidelity, and with greater context, here: http://www.cufon.org/pdf/4_NSA_Tech_Journal_Articles.pdfThey comprise an exercise in interpreting coded messages, and are not intended to be interpreted as a genuine ET transmission.
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http://www.nsa.gov/public_info/
They comprise an exercise in interpreting coded messages, and are not intended to be interpreted as a genuine ET transmission.