Become An Ultimate Problem Solver
April 19, 2011 10:55 AM Subscribe
Become An Ultimate Problem Solver
If you work in IT, know your way around a computer or are just a puzzle-loving nerd, you should check out this site. Each level contains the password to the next. Solve all 50 to earn the title of Ultimate Problem Solver.
If you work in IT, know your way around a computer or are just a puzzle-loving nerd, you should check out this site. Each level contains the password to the next. Solve all 50 to earn the title of Ultimate Problem Solver.
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Our developer is updating it to KBps as I type. Thanks for the note. Hope you're enjoying the site otherwise.
posted by missjenny at 11:58 AM on April 19, 2011
posted by missjenny at 11:58 AM on April 19, 2011
Well, I beat it without running into too much trouble, and I'm usually awful at these things. I wasn't happy with the fact that I needed to provide a company who's obviously trying to sell me something with my phone number and email address, with no apparent privacy policy.
posted by theodolite at 12:56 PM on April 19, 2011
posted by theodolite at 12:56 PM on April 19, 2011
We're not collecting a single piece of information -- I swear. The registration is purely for convenience and to give some accountability for the Wall of Fame. As for the privacy policy -- it's in the footer ;)
posted by missjenny at 1:45 PM on April 19, 2011
posted by missjenny at 1:45 PM on April 19, 2011
Its been done before but I've never seen it as a corporate ad.
A couple had me stumped for a minute or 2 but I got fed up at 20 - wiping the input box when you click on it is annoying and so simple to fix - I get you want to wipe the "What's the password?" thing but not every wrong answer is completely wrong, sometimes you just want to fix a typo and the whole box got wiped. But its really frustrating me on #20 because I've typed in that number in every combination of spacing and dashes I can think of and it isn't right but I've had to re-type it every time. I'm guess its some sort of US phone number but googling it didn't get me very far - I see someone on twitter being told to call a number but that aint going to happen ;)
posted by missmagenta at 11:24 AM on April 20, 2011
A couple had me stumped for a minute or 2 but I got fed up at 20 - wiping the input box when you click on it is annoying and so simple to fix - I get you want to wipe the "What's the password?" thing but not every wrong answer is completely wrong, sometimes you just want to fix a typo and the whole box got wiped. But its really frustrating me on #20 because I've typed in that number in every combination of spacing and dashes I can think of and it isn't right but I've had to re-type it every time. I'm guess its some sort of US phone number but googling it didn't get me very far - I see someone on twitter being told to call a number but that aint going to happen ;)
posted by missmagenta at 11:24 AM on April 20, 2011
At first I thought, "Ooh this is going to be fun!" But then on level 3 I read:
"No matter what TIME it is, Qwest's national network with built-in security ensures that your data is both accessible and protected."
And then I felt like I was being scammed by an ad agency and quit.
posted by Terheyden at 11:23 AM on May 6, 2011 [2 favorites]
"No matter what TIME it is, Qwest's national network with built-in security ensures that your data is both accessible and protected."
And then I felt like I was being scammed by an ad agency and quit.
posted by Terheyden at 11:23 AM on May 6, 2011 [2 favorites]
I like it, I like the puzzles. I don't care if it comes across as a scam to advertise Quest to me.
posted by indigo4963 at 9:02 AM on May 17, 2011
posted by indigo4963 at 9:02 AM on May 17, 2011
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posted by theodolite at 11:53 AM on April 19, 2011