Previous game, read this first if you don't know what's going on:
Greetings, people of the world, I bring good news!
For too long this planet has suffered with consumerism, pollution, global warming, bad hollywood scripts, energy crisis, and growing population leading to shortage of food and space. It's time somebody did something, and since we at OctopuppyCorp believe in proactive responsible action, we've decided to step up. We have taken control of the computer systems of all the world's armed forces, and will now proceed to obliterate the United States of America with a massive nuclear stike. Now don't worry, people of the USA, there is no cause for alarm. In order to assist with your orderly evacuation, we will only destroy one state at a time. I think it best that I don't tell you which states in advance so as not to cause panic locally.
The world's nuclear missiles are now controlled by our distributed computer system which I, the CEO of OctopuppyCorp, will command remotely from my secret island base. Don't think that just because you can also transmit commands to the system, this will help you in any way. The system accepts 51 commands, 50 of which are the name of the US state to obliterate. The other command is "ABORT" which shuts down the system completely. Frankly I can't remember why I put that in there, well anyway, it's no use to you because each command has its own unique password. I understand the US govenment is offering a huge reward to whoever can guess the password for "ABORT", but since all passwords are 8 character alphanumeric strings, you have no hope!
Commands and passwords are all uppercase.
ABORT
ALABAMA
ALASKA
ARIZONA
ARKANSAS
CALIFORNIA
COLORADO
CONNECTICUT
DELAWARE
FLORIDA
GEORGIA
HAWAII
IDAHO
ILLINOIS
INDIANA
IOWA
KANSAS
KENTUCKY
LOUISIANA
MAINE
MARYLAND
MASSACHUSETTS
MICHIGAN
MINNESOTA
MISSISSIPPI
MISSOURI
MONTANA
NEBRASKA
NEVADA
NEWHAMPSHIRE
NEWJERSEY
NEWMEXICO
NEWYORK
NORTHCAROLINA
NORTHDAKOTA
OHIO
OKLAHOMA
OREGON
PENNSYLVANIA
RHODEISLAND
SOUTHCAROLINA
SOUTHDAKOTA
TENNESSEE
TEXAS
UTAH
VERMONT
VIRGINIA
WASHINGTON
WESTVIRGINIA
WISCONSIN
WYOMING
Also don't bother trying to find the passwords written down anywhere. I know 51 passwords is too much to remember, but writing them down wouldn't suit my hectic lifestyle and paranoid megalomaniac personality. I devised a cunning hashing algorithm, so that each password is derived from the command it authorizes. It's simple enough that I can do it in my head in just a few seconds, without memorizing any big lookup tables. I've probably said too much, since every time I destroy a state you will be able to intercept the command (name of state) and accompanying password. Still, my hashing algorithm is so clever you will never figure it out!
The winner of the game will be:
ME!!! hahaha
But in the unlikely event that somebody guesses the password to "ABORT" it will be the first person to do so.
Anyone can join in at any time, but each player can only make one guess for every state that I destroy.
You may make suggestions as to which state I should obliterate next, if you think it will help your futile attempts to thwart me. Or if you just don't like the place much. We at OctopuppyCorp pride ourselves on listening to our client base and taking suggestions on board. Thank you for your time.
Now, what have I forgotten? Oh yes, the laugh...
heh heh, heh heh hahaha, ahaha, MWUHAHAHAHAAA!!!
Commands sent:
Command: CALIFORNIA
Password: JOQPGJMZ
Command: DELAWARE
Password: FQBXZKDE
Command: ALASKA
Password: LTZKBZJR
Command: TEXAS
Password: TZWDSRBY
Command: ALABAMA
Password: NZCZKBZL
Command: TENNESSEE
Password: FFTTFOOF
Command: IDAHO
Password: IZEJNGBC
Command: ARIZONA
Password: ONYHSZBO
Command: HAWAII
Password: JJZVBIJJ
Command: MAINE
Password: FOJZLDMH
Command: IOWA
Password: XNHBXNHB
Command: UTAH
Password: IZSTGBUV
Command: INDIANA
Password: OZHEOJZM
Command: OHIO
Password: JINPJINP
Command: LOUISIANA
Password: OZHRHTPM
Command: KENTUCKY
Password: ZLDVUOFL
Command: VERMONT
Password: UONLSFWU
Command: MARYLAND
Password: OZKXSZLE
Command: MICHIGAN
Password: OZFHGBHL
Command: FLORIDA
Password: JQPMGZEJ
Command: NEBRASKA
Password: LTZSADMB
Command: COLORADO
Password: MNBPCBQP
Command: OREGON
Password: ONFDSNMP
Command: NEWMEXICO
Password: DJYFNXFO
Command: ILLINOIS
Password: TJNMHKKH
Command: ABORT
Password: UQPABUQP
Thwarted by fabpig!
It's not a one-off puzzle, but a game of guess the hashing algorithm, which can be repeated for as many algorithms as people can think up. I'm hosting it for now but others can step in later. At that point it may be necessary to give more specific rules about what kind of algorithms are allowed, so they aren't ridiculously difficult. The key attribute is that you can do it quickly in your head, which limits the complexity.
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Previous game, read this first if you don't know what's going on:
Greetings, people of the world, I bring good news!
For too long this planet has suffered with consumerism, pollution, global warming, bad hollywood scripts, energy crisis, and growing population leading to shortage of food and space. It's time somebody did something, and since we at OctopuppyCorp believe in proactive responsible action, we've decided to step up. We have taken control of the computer systems of all the world's armed forces, and will now proceed to obliterate the United States of America with a massive nuclear stike. Now don't worry, people of the USA, there is no cause for alarm. In order to assist with your orderly evacuation, we will only destroy one state at a time. I think it best that I don't tell you which states in advance so as not to cause panic locally.
The world's nuclear missiles are now controlled by our distributed computer system which I, the CEO of OctopuppyCorp, will command remotely from my secret island base. Don't think that just because you can also transmit commands to the system, this will help you in any way. The system accepts 51 commands, 50 of which are the name of the US state to obliterate. The other command is "ABORT" which shuts down the system completely. Frankly I can't remember why I put that in there, well anyway, it's no use to you because each command has its own unique password. I understand the US govenment is offering a huge reward to whoever can guess the password for "ABORT", but since all passwords are 8 character alphanumeric strings, you have no hope!
Also don't bother trying to find the passwords written down anywhere. I know 51 passwords is too much to remember, but writing them down wouldn't suit my hectic lifestyle and paranoid megalomaniac personality. I devised a cunning hashing algorithm, so that each password is derived from the command it authorizes. It's simple enough that I can do it in my head in just a few seconds, without memorizing any big lookup tables. I've probably said too much, since every time I destroy a state you will be able to intercept the command (name of state) and accompanying password. Still, my hashing algorithm is so clever you will never figure it out!
The winner of the game will be:
ME!!! hahaha
But in the unlikely event that somebody guesses the password to "ABORT" it will be the first person to do so.
Anyone can join in at any time, but each player can only make one guess for every state that I destroy.
You may make suggestions as to which state I should obliterate next, if you think it will help your futile attempts to thwart me. Or if you just don't like the place much. We at OctopuppyCorp pride ourselves on listening to our client base and taking suggestions on board. Thank you for your time.
Now, what have I forgotten? Oh yes, the laugh...
heh heh, heh heh hahaha, ahaha, MWUHAHAHAHAAA!!!
Commands sent:
Command: CALIFORNIA
Password: JOQPGJMZ
Command: DELAWARE
Password: FQBXZKDE
Command: ALASKA
Password: LTZKBZJR
Command: TEXAS
Password: TZWDSRBY
Command: ALABAMA
Password: NZCZKBZL
Command: TENNESSEE
Password: FFTTFOOF
Command: IDAHO
Password: IZEJNGBC
Command: ARIZONA
Password: ONYHSZBO
Command: HAWAII
Password: JJZVBIJJ
Command: MAINE
Password: FOJZLDMH
Command: IOWA
Password: XNHBXNHB
Command: UTAH
Password: IZSTGBUV
Command: INDIANA
Password: OZHEOJZM
Command: OHIO
Password: JINPJINP
Command: LOUISIANA
Password: OZHRHTPM
Command: KENTUCKY
Password: ZLDVUOFL
Command: VERMONT
Password: UONLSFWU
Command: MARYLAND
Password: OZKXSZLE
Command: MICHIGAN
Password: OZFHGBHL
Command: FLORIDA
Password: JQPMGZEJ
Command: NEBRASKA
Password: LTZSADMB
Command: COLORADO
Password: MNBPCBQP
Command: OREGON
Password: ONFDSNMP
Command: NEWMEXICO
Password: DJYFNXFO
Command: ILLINOIS
Password: TJNMHKKH
Command: ABORT
Password: UQPABUQP
Thwarted by fabpig!
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