Official Digit CTC VII discussion thread (WARNING: SPOILERS HERE)

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Hints

The lobster mnemonic: The order does not matter. Think renaissance and pizza.
The colours: Some questions are colour theory. Other colour sets are IP, or propriety. Also, crayons!

For sake of transparency, one of the participants identified a mistake in the final question, as well as the form at the end of the leg. These problems have been fixed now. There are no issues with the sequence of questions, so there is no mistake in the questions. At least not any more.

There was also a typo in the answer in Leg 2. The question has to do with an auto mobile manufacturer. The typo version and the correct version are working now.

Leg 3 has started. Bear in mind, it is reccomended to finish Legs 1 and 2 before going for Leg 3.
Note: You need to complete all legs to qualify for the prizes.

Winner of CTC VII is Kishan Bagaria. As usual.

Also Reserved.

Sooo longgggggg..... Also why does ctc.digit.in still shows the old site.... Is it a trick or..... I am even doubting the top GIF you posted .... Am I already missing something?

Nope. Stay tuned.

It's happening!

can wait no longer!!

The pages are up

try and get in if you can
start page will go live at 12:00 midnight
Second leg will go live on June 28

Anorion said:
The pages are up
try and get in if you can
start page will go live at 12:00 midnight
Second leg will go live on June 28

Can we use credentials for CTC VI or do we need to create new ones?

Sponsors/prizes this season?

It is live now.

SaiyanGoku said:
Can we use credentials for CTC VI or do we need to create new ones?

same

sygeek said:
Sponsors/prizes this season?

tbd

is any page missing the suffix code?

nope

it is not missing, it is hidden

any clues for lobsters?

sygeek said:
any clues for lobsters?

stuck here too. read a chapter on it, tried a lot of words lol

raikoz said:
stuck here too. read a chapter on it, tried a lot of words lol

Same here

anyone past that?

Yes.
Sleep on it.

Anorion said:
Yes.
Sleep on it.

does it follow the same pattern as the rest or is it trickier than that?

same pattern
didn't expect people to reach here also so fast

Anorion said:
same pattern
didn't expect people to reach here also so fast

whatever few results google turn up don't work ..

Ok, I registered, I see an image. What am I supposed to do now?

If anyone got past lobster, share some minor hints..

sygeek said:
If anyone got past lobster, share some minor hints..

Yeah, please.
@Anorion Help appreciated too.

sygeek said:
If anyone got past lobster, share some minor hints..

The lobsters disliked me as well.... Any hints?

Am I seeing a different page from you guys? Also where do I have to enter the solutions?

Desmond David said:
Am I seeing a different page from you guys? Also where do I have to enter the solutions?

ctc.digit.in/<insert answer>
This would take you to the next question

its pretty much like the Marvin Minsky one lol

kartikeyasrivastava861 said:
its pretty much like the Marvin Minsky one lol

What Marvin Minsky one?

All I see upon logging in is a picture of Blanka from Street Fighter. So, it this actually the hint?

SaiyanGoku said:
What Marvin Minsky one?

from ctc 6 remember? I still could not find the relation between VR and Marvin minsky!

Desmond David said:
All I see upon logging in is a picture of Blanka from Street Fighter. So, it this actually the hint?

It has the answer somewhere on the page (Blanka is a distraction).

Desmond David said:
All I see upon logging in is a picture of Blanka from Street Fighter. So, it this actually the hint?

click 'here'

Admittedly, there should've been some FAQ for newcomers.

kartikeyasrivastava861 said:
from ctc 6 remember? I still could not find the relation between VR and Marvin minsky!

Ah, now I do. Don't remember everything from last time.

sygeek said:
click 'here'

I can't find it. WTF.

Desmond David said:
I can't find it. WTF.

hoo boy..the links are all wrong on the CTC homepage. Start from here.

sygeek said:
hoo boy..the links are all wrong on the CTC homepage. Start from here.

He is on the same page, he just needs to search for "here" :wink:

SaiyanGoku said:
He is on the same page, he just needs to search for "here"

Begin using the site link leads to CTC VI

We deliberately wanted people to take at least 3-4 days to solve this leg
they are difficult, but not that difficult actually
have to go look at the marvin minsky one, hopefully everything is directly releated here.
the lobster one just needs some thinking, and you people know on what lines to think also

giving one hint for the lobster one.
the size of the font does not matter, and strictly speaking, the order of the letters also does not matter, but that is the order in which they are most used.

wow... didn't expect this!

Any hints for the dell clue?

Can we get some minor hints for 8colors?

sygeek said:
Can we get some minor hints for 8colors?

If anyone has got it, a small hint of some sort would be appreciated.

raikoz said:
If anyone has got it, a small hint of some sort would be appreciated.

sygeek said:
Can we get some minor hints for 8colors?

And just to maintain politeness.... a pretty please. :ashamed:

So Anyone Got Past 8 colors?

ddash123 said:
And just to maintain politeness.... a pretty please.

TwelfthDoctor. said:
So Anyone Got Past 8 colors?

can help you guys with those 8 colors, if you help me reach there lol. I'm stuck with those shades of green.....

Parzival said:
can help you guys with those 8 colors, if you help me reach there lol. I'm stuck with those shades of green.....

Think of what is happening to the shades as we go down.

markerOne said:
Any hints for the dell clue?

Think about what we've done to solve until then.

ddash123 said:
Think of what is happening to the shades as we go down.

never saw that coming

No one has reached the end

This is much better than last time, (for us) as we got a few people reaching the end within 1-2 days

Anorion said:
No one has reached the end
This is much better than last time, (for us) as we got a few people reaching the end within 1-2 days

yeah, expected. We had more hints last time, so that contributed to that a bit (not that I mind either way).

Is raabo contributing this time as well?

ddash123 said:
And just to maintain politeness.... a pretty please.

+1 I am stuck from last night as well.... Need a hint for the colour one

Yes he is, in later legs.

kartikeyasrivastava861 said:
from ctc 6 remember? I still could not find the relation between VR and Marvin minsky!

It was not VR, it was an HMD, and that is what the clue says.

But, yeah, it can be difficult to get to the answer given the clues.

I'd like some hints for this year's CTC as well :heh:

Editing first post with hints where people get stuck

Are the hexcodes relevant?

I guess

sygeek said:
Are the hexcodes relevant?

The color names feel more relevant to me tho. Idk why

After reading the hints, nothing really feels relevant...

One more question, is the arrangement of the 8colors relevant?

@Anorion Thanks for the hint with lobster! That's one crafty hint you gave there.. :clap2:

its been a day and a half since I and those 7 colors are searching for that eighth one...

Anorion said:
It was not VR, it was an HMD, and that is what the clue says.

But, yeah, it can be difficult to get to the answer given the clues.

Yep, I realise, because every time you search for head mounted display inventors, you get the VR inventor, was quite a pain!(Could never figure that one out without a clue)
Anyone past the 8 colors? If yes, care to share a clue?

YEah some people went past the 8 colours

Any clue people?

Gonna need 1 more minor hint..

Reached the 8 colors and stuck for a while..

Okay, first person reached the end about 6 hours ago

Anorion said:
Okay, first person reached the end about 6 hours ago

Woah.. that was quite fast..

I swear this CTC will give me a brain aneurysm. Can we get more clues shared on this thread publicly, please?

sygeek said:
I swear this CTC will give me a brain aneurysm. Can we get more clues shared on this thread publicly, please?

+1

Anorion said:
Okay, first person reached the end about 6 hours ago

I hope that person is not from CTC team. :lol:

to the folks who got past the 8 color clue, please share a few clues.. :pray:

crayons

Anorion said:
crayons

I'll be damned... Steam summer sales and work have been cutting in my CTC time.. But still, this.. I really wouldn't have thought of this at all - probably for one more day.

Thanks a bunch @Anorion !

And I found the same pattern in the next one too..

And the search begins again... sigh..

hahahaha

Might not be available for a few days, feel free to help each other out, and use [ spoiler] [/ spoiler] tags for hints (without spaces), we will not edit anything.

Anorion said:
hahahaha

Might not be available for a few days, feel free to help each other out, and use [ spoiler] [/ spoiler] tags for hints (without spaces), we will not edit anything.

Thanks a bunch!

No colour related clues in next leg, promise

The color related were irritating in CTC VI as well as in this one! :duh:

I'm again stumped at the next 8 color clue..

Anorion said:
No colour related clues in next leg, promise

Thank f*ck! The most infuriating set of puzzles in CTC history.

If it had correct hex codes (or something related to it) or text clues on how to solve, it would've been at least fair.

Colors can mean anything! The hints on the first post were more of a red herring than clues honestly..

Anorion said:
No colour related clues in next leg, promise

Yeah, about that. We would need to clear this leg too.

Damn these colors.. I just cleared the second one only to meet another one!!

Thanks for the tip @sygeek . I should have noticed that earlier on... shame on me. :unsure:

A hint for souls seeking a way out of the second colored qn.

These colors are named after a famed Middle Eastern country. Think of the movie 300

Need hint for 4 colors.

sygeek said:
Need hint for 4 colors.

@Anorion @Raaabo

raikoz said:
@Anorion @Raaabo

it's staring at your face..

I mean, you should look for 4 colors of corporations.. the big ones.

hints for the 6 color question? the one after the 4 color one

Here's the hint for the 1st 6 color clue.

If you think they are shades of brown, you're wrong.. They are shades of a basic color. But here's the kicker - the answer is simple and doesn't involve fancy names.

And the hint for the last 6 color clue.. This is something I was searching from the very first color question, but appeared only now..

Man of the year, woman of the year, and so on..

Hints for the SciFi please, if anyone's past it.
Thanks.

raikoz said:
Hints for the SciFi please, if anyone's past it.
Thanks.

@Anorion @Raaabo

ded thread

Lmao

sygeek said:
ded thread

Hint for scifi:

It's not really a short form or abbreviation.

Additional hint:

Relatively popular science fiction TV series, although it won't be on most people's tip of the tongue. It's also a proper sci-fi (as in based in space).

A small suggestion for future legs, please decrease vague open-ended list-based puzzles or increase the number of tries per minute.

What car? Lmao

raikoz said:
What car? Lmao

Well, I for one heard it for the first time..

sygeek said:
Well, I for one heard it for the first time..

is that a hint or what, your hints are tricker than the questions themselves ;_;

sygeek said:
Well, I for one heard it for the first time..

Brute-forcing will crash the site and reset logins.

raikoz said:
is that a hint or what, your hints are tricker than the questions themselves ;_;

bruteforce all brands that fill the blank exactly. It's not mainstream brand.

sygeek said:
A small suggestion for future legs, please decrease vague open-ended list-based puzzles or increase the number of tries per minute.

PLEASE.

ded thread bro. Anorion has prolly gone rogue.

raikoz said:
ded thread bro. Anorion has prolly gone rogue.

Now we know on whom "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" was based on.

@sygeek Thanks for the hints.. I just got to the car now..

raikoz said:
ded thread bro. Anorion has prolly gone rogue.

He did say he would be off for a few days..
I'm guessing Leg 2 would open after a sufficient number of folks reach the end of Leg 1

markerOne said:
He did say he would be off for a few days..
I'm guessing Leg 2 would open after a sufficient number of folks reach the end of Leg 1

Anorion said:
The Second Leg will begin on Monday 1 July after 9:30 PM, this is to make sure those who started late get to finish the first leg, and that everyone who wants to play can come on.

Oh.. thought so.

H

Inb4 "it's 930 and leg hasn't started" messages

Um..can we get a placeholder link?

H

Anorion has been offline since Thursday eve

heyjustin said:
Anorion has been offline since Thursday eve

Seems like he's the only one handling CTC this time, which is bound to cause issues.

Hmm....

I'm not the only one

there were some problems with the previous leg, want to make sure we get it right this time
Will update thread when leg goes live
Thank you for your patience

H

Okay, leg 2 will be starting shortly, July 2, 9:30 PM
everything is ready, we just have to make it live

Link to Leg 2 start will appear at the end of Leg 1, with the form filling page.

Okay, Leg 2 is live. Have fun.

I missed by an hour!

EDIT: And here comes the encryption and ciphers...

Need hint for page with ylj4f in url.

SaiyanGoku said:
Need hint for page with ylj4f in url.

got past it?

markerOne said:
got past it?

Nope

Sigh.. I'm stuck there as well. For now.

@Anorion , you devious devils! :clap2:

Putting up clues (like in ylj4f) especially to confuse us those who try the usual approach!
I take this as a sign that it's going to get worse as we progress.. :duh:

markerOne said:
@Anorion , you devious devils! Putting up clues (like in ylj4f) especially to confuse us those who try the usual approach!
I take this as a sign that it's going to get worse as we progress..

If you've solved it, could you give a hint?

SaiyanGoku said:
If you've solved it, could you give a hint?

It's not any cipher.. It's even more basic. reading from left to right isn't the only way to read, right?

If someone is able to solve the one with a0oj7 in url, please share a clue.

H

@everyone, please don't share append code as it can allow someone to view the question, solve it and jump

also, did anyone get past buck-toothed?

heyjustin said:
@everyone, please don't share append code as it can allow someone to view the question, solve it and jump

also, did anyone get past buck-toothed?

That's point of append code, that it won't reveal the actual question. Believe me, I've tried :lol:

Also, what buck-toothed?

SaiyanGoku said:
That's point of append code, that it won't reveal the actual question. Believe me, I've tried
Also, what buck-toothed?

It can, if you know how.

And people are still awake!! :wow:

heyjustin said:
@everyone, please don't share append code as it can allow someone to view the question, solve it and jump

also, did anyone get past buck-toothed?

I'm at the same.. did you get past it?

markerOne said:
And people are still awake!!

The days begin now, for we kind of people.

SaiyanGoku said:
That's point of append code, that it won't reveal the actual question. Believe me, I've tried
Also, what buck-toothed?

Aha.. seems like a different path or a loop? I can kinda guess where it would be from if this was a loop..

ddash123 said:
The days begin now, for we kind of people.

Well, technically, it is day for me regardless

markerOne said:
Aha.. seems like a different path or a loop? I can kinda guess where it would be from if this was a loop..

There are loops?!

Looking at what @SaiyanGoku said (not encountering the mammal qn), it would seem so.

heyjustin said:
he simply might not have found the answer to the previous question yet

You can't proceed to next question just using append code without knowing the answer. In CTC 6 Leg 1, there was no append code and some random guess would give you some answer.

H

let me clarify

I wasn't referring to the skipping/jumping. no append codes have been shared on this thread that allow jumping/skipped. However, some append codes, if shared, will allow anyone to jump if they know how, like @ddash123 mentioned.

You might not have solved the question that leads you to the buck-toothed question, instead of having encountered a different path. Doesn't look like there's any loop.

heyjustin said:
You might not have solved the question that leads you to the buck-toothed question, instead of having encountered a different path. Doesn't look like there's any loop.

I have solved it and saved every answer so far (probably from CTC 6 as well).

markerOne said:
Aha.. seems like a different path or a loop? I can kinda guess where it would be from if this was a loop..

No loop, no split path for now. I didn't reach there at that time.

If anyone got past the buck toothed mammal, do drop a hint..

@admins Need some more hints for buck tooth.

^you all are on the right track
no one has finished yet, but people are getting close

I'm sure everyone has tried the correct answer. It was not working yesterday. Try again folks.

I had tried almost all the car brands associated with an animal let alone mammal. I'm thinking if the answer must include the car name and brand name.

^nope, just brand name followed by code

@sygeek You're right.. I tried that one nearly 20+ times yesterday and it didn't work! And it works now?

As i mentioned before, the homepage of ctc.digit.in still has incorrect links redirecting to CTC VI and many other similar remnants.

I've seen lots of new people get misdirected by that.

Also, can we get clarification on potential prizes and whether we'll get certificates again?

markerOne said:
@sygeek You're right.. I tried that one nearly 20+ times yesterday and it didn't work! And it works now?

There was a typo on that answer. E was replaced with O. Both work now I think.

SaiyanGoku said:
There was a typo on that answer. E was replaced with O. Both work now I think.

sygeek said:
As i mentioned before, the homepage of ctc.digit.in still has incorrect links redirecting to CTC VI and many other similar remnants.

I've seen lots of new people get misdirected by that.

Also, can we get clarification on potential prizes and whether we'll get certificates again?

^which one is it?
the begin using the site? That link has been fixed

Yeah there will be prizes for CTC, also most probably the certificates as well.

Anorion said:
^which one is it?
the begin using the site? That link has been fixed

Yeah there will be prizes for CTC, also most probably the certificates as well.

Yeah the 'begin using' thing. The rules and leaderboard aren't updated as well.

Anorion said:
Yeah there will be prizes for CTC, also most probably the certificates as well.

Please no cheap earphones like last time :pray:

At least fully working pieces

SaiyanGoku said:
There was a typo on that answer. E was replaced with O. Both work now I think.

I mean they should inform users publicly when fixing such typos. I would've never tried the same answer again had I not been given a heads up by someone. Something similar happened last CTC leg4 too.

sygeek said:
I mean they should inform users publicly when fixing such typos. I would've never tried the same answer again had I not been given a heads up by someone. Something similar happened last CTC leg4 too.

Yes, there were some problems in leg 1 too. The typo has been fixed so both versions work.

SaiyanGoku said:
Please no cheap earphones like last time

markerOne said:
At least fully working pieces

yeah, don't worry, no earphones

Need hint for the one after the beetle qn please..

markerOne said:
Need hint for the one after the beetle qn please..

not everything is singular

I just started, still in Leg 1.

Is there something different about the question with Dell as hint?

aaruni said:
I just started, still in Leg 1.

Is there something different about the question with Dell as hint?

No, same procedure as previous one.

SaiyanGoku said:
No, same procedure as previous one.

But no string to append to answer URL?

aaruni said:
But no string to append to answer URL?

it's in the image filename

hi i am new to this ctc thing
but i am stuck at nk thing
some hint please

few people have finished leg 2 so far
we are waiting for more people to finish
there are no public leaderboards for each leg this time

next leg is being prepared, will update thread and first post
thanks everyone for participating!

B

Any hint for dell one? Please.

BRS said:
Any hint for dell one? Please.

Think about the previous answers, it's the same pattern. This clue may have more than one answer, but only one of them is right.

B

markerOne said:
Think about the previous answers, it's the same pattern. This clue may have more than one answer, but only one of them is right.

I've been trying...no luck still.
Thanks for the help.

BRS said:
I've been trying...no luck still.
Thanks for the help.

If you aven't got past it, pm me..

The third leg is being prepared

Should go up by Monday, 15th July.
Just checking if you all would be interested in a trickle of new clues, say one new clue every four hours, instead of all of them being put up at once.

B

Anorion said:
The third leg is being prepared Should go up by Monday, 15th July.
Just checking if you all would be interested in a trickle of new clues, say one new clue every four hours, instead of all of them being put up at once.

Increase the time-gap...or by the time people like me will reach leg 3 all the clue would be up...and maybe limit the nunber of clues per day

Anorion said:
The third leg is being prepared Should go up by Monday, 15th July.
Just checking if you all would be interested in a trickle of new clues, say one new clue every four hours, instead of all of them being put up at once.

This really sounds like a fun idea! :+1:

This would be better in a way since some of us can't really spend time at a stretch solving one clue after the other...

B

Some hint for 8 colours..please

BRS said:
Increase the time-gap...or by the time people like me will reach leg 3 all the clue would be up...and maybe limit the nunber of clues per day

this is exactly why we are waiting for final leg.
that also gives us time to come up with better questions.

@colours, Wikipedia's list of colours should help you out, some are obvious, some are not so obvious. A couple of answers are shades used by companies in their products.

B

Thank you @Anorion

Final leg will go up tonight.

Anorion said:
Final leg will go up tonight.

time?

9:30 pm

Leg 3 has started. Final question of Leg 2 has link to Leg 3.

Or, just click here.

I'm stumped in the very first qn of Leg 3.. Is the entire leg 3 going to be like this??

Well, final leg. There are more difficult questions lined up.

Nice to see some of the answers behind the scenes here.
Just putting up a graph of the question difficulty.

No wonder it took me a while for the very first one..

markerOne said:
No wonder I'm still at the beginning..

Think music.

ddash123 said:
Think music.

yeah... just crossed that.. Thanks!

~Snip~ A hint is needed.

SaiyanGoku said:
Has anybody solved the one with big green guy? A hint is needed.

Just to note the big green guy is "HULK".

ddash123 said:
Just to note the big green guy is "HULK".

I know who he is, just didn't want to post that name specifically. Also, was that a clue?

SaiyanGoku said:
I know who he is, just didn't want to post that name specifically. Also, was that a clue?

You inadvertently solved half the puzzle by referring to hulk that way.

sygeek said:
You inadvertently solved half the puzzle by referring to hulk that way.

Then let's edit both of our posts.

sygeek said:
You inadvertently solved half the puzzle by referring to hulk that way.

+1 on the hint

Hints in spoilers are fine, we will not edit anything
Only one person has finished all the legs so far... which confirms that there are no mistakes or errors in this leg

Anorion said:
Well, final leg. There are more difficult questions lined up.
Nice to see some of the answers behind the scenes here.
Just putting up a graph of the question difficulty.
View attachment 18169

Looks like I'm stuck at Level 9 one.

Need a hint for the one with the Captain in it please..

markerOne said:
Need a hint for the one with the Captain in it please..

after star?

sygeek said:
after star?

Is this a hint or the order of the clue?

EDIT: nvm, I got it.

For the puzzle after rocket: the second figure is the last thing you'll ever imagine it to be. So, it's next to impossible to give a clue without spoiling.

Did anybody solve the paragraph of weird symbols?

Was Raaabo involved in this leg?

SaiyanGoku said:
Did anybody solve the paragraph of weird symbols?

yes.. finally.

markerOne said:
yes.. finally.

Could you please PM me a hint? I couldn't get time from Office work.

SaiyanGoku said:
Could you please PM me a hint? I couldn't get time from Office work.

You and me both.. I can relate to that.. possibly why I am so behind the rest.. I'll pm you.

Need a hint for the one that looks like a musical note please..

markerOne said:
Need a hint for the one that looks like a musical note please..

Think of a code that uses just two charecters.

Any updates on prizes? Hopefully they're not an afterthought like last year.

Nope, we won't be giving out earphones and knives, do not worry.

ddash123 said:
Think of a code that uses just two charecters.

I realized that.. It's the logic that eludes me.

EDIT: Realized it was simple.

Results will be declared in next issue of Digit, will post in this thread around end of July.
People are still completing all the legs.

Strangely enough, more people have completed leg 3 as against legs 1 and 2.

Anorion said:
Results will be declared in next issue of Digit, will post in this thread around end of July.
People are still completing all the legs.

Strangely enough, more people have completed leg 3 as against legs 1 and 2.

Wait, this was the last leg?

yup

Any hint for the one after hope you like playing games?

Yep..

the one with the cloud like thing is a type of hat.. and the first one is a cooking pot or a pan..

Kishan Bagaria is the clear winner for coming first in all three legs.
Will post a list of other winners, those who completed all three legs.

I don't intent to sound rude, but I'm not surprised at the winner.. :yeahright:

markerOne said:
I don't intent to sound rude, but I'm not surprised at the winner..

Lol. xD

Anorion said:
Will post a list of other winners, those who completed all three legs.

Any update for this?

Yeah, please do

SaiyanGoku said:
Any update for this?

Can't find it in the August mag too

When can we expect an update?

Winners list will be published in September issue
Will have to check if entire list can be released before that

Anorion said:
Winners list will be published in September issue
Will have to check if entire list can be released before that

Thanks for the update!

Anorion said:
Winners list will be published in September issue
Will have to check if entire list can be released before that

And what about the prizes and certificates?
How many? What all? Anything? :/

raikoz said:
And what about the prizes and certificates?
How many? What all? Anything? :/

this will take couple of months then surprise swiss army knife

Anorion said:
Nope, we won't be giving out earphones and knives, do not worry.

Could you hint what the prizes are this time?

sygeek said:
this will take couple of months then surprise swiss army knife

That would be a bigger let down than half working cheap earphones from last ctc.

At least announce the results. It's not rocket science..just calculate aggregate..

The results are coming out in the September issue of the magazine.
Will post here immediately.

Im announcing some of it here, before the magazine.

1st place is Kishan Bagaria
2nd place is @sygeek
3rd place is @ddash123

There are 8 more winners, for a total of 11
1st place - 1 year subscription of digit
2nd place - 6 month subscription
3rd place - 6 month subscription
4-11 place - 3 month subscription

Yes, there will be certificates

Anorion said:
Im announcing some of it here, before the magazine.

1st place is Kishan Bagaria
2nd place is @sygeek
3rd place is @ddash123

There are 8 more winners, for a total of 11
1st place - 1 year subscription of digit
2nd place - 6 month subscription
3rd place - 6 month subscription
4-11 place - 3 month subscription

Yes, there will be certificates

Awh snap.
I hoped it'd be something different this time. Like something other than mags, knifes or earphones
Congrats to everyone who won tho!

Anorion said:
Im announcing some of it here, before the magazine.

1st place is Kishan Bagaria
2nd place is @sygeek
3rd place is @ddash123

There are 8 more winners, for a total of 11
1st place - 1 year subscription of digit
2nd place - 6 month subscription
3rd place - 6 month subscription
4-11 place - 3 month subscription

Yes, there will be certificates

awesome!

Anorion said:
Im announcing some of it here, before the magazine.

1st place is Kishan Bagaria
2nd place is @sygeek
3rd place is @ddash123

There are 8 more winners, for a total of 11
1st place - 1 year subscription of digit
2nd place - 6 month subscription
3rd place - 6 month subscription
4-11 place - 3 month subscription

Yes, there will be certificates

When and to whom should I send shipping detail?

raikoz said:
I hoped it'd be something different this time. Like something other than mags, knifes or earphones

It was Digit sponsored CTC this time I guess. :lol:

raikoz said:
Awh snap.
I hoped it'd be something different this time. Like something other than mags, knifes or earphones
Congrats to everyone who won tho!

We still have the knives and earphones. Knives are tricky to post, but if anyone wants the earphones, do let us know.

Anorion said:
if anyone wants the earphones, do let us know.

Would you be able to share which earphones are those?

Anorion said:
We still have the knives and earphones. Knives are tricky to post, but if anyone wants the earphones, do let us know.

I'd like your Skoar posters or similar goodies.

^Oh! Good idea, will ask.

Skoar posters sounds like a great idea...
Altough I think knives wud've been cool too. :emoji_metal:

ddash123 said:
Skoar posters sounds like a great idea...
Altough I think knives wud've been cool too.

Yeh. +1 for knives.
And if they're good enough earphones, then it'll be cool too.

Actually any techy stuff would be cool. Pendrives, speakers, anything lol. Maybe of the same amount as the mag subscription or something.
Idk.

H

Seems like a lot of serial killers are in this thread wanting spare knives.

raikoz said:
Actually any techy stuff would be cool. Pendrives, speakers, anything lol. Maybe of the same amount as the mag subscription or something.

It would be better to know what that random tech stuff is. I gave earphones from last ctc to a cousin (still in school). She said she'll stop listening to music instead of using them. :rofl:

SaiyanGoku said:
She said she'll stop listening to music instead of using them.

Dyamn LOL!

heyjustin said:
Seems like a lot of serial killers are in this thread wanting spare knives.

Shit! My secret's out now! :fencing:

raikoz said:
Yeh. +1 for knives.
Actually any techy stuff would be cool. Pendrives, speakers, anything lol. Maybe of the same amount as the mag subscription or something.
Idk.

+1 for any techy stuff. :emoji_v:

Anorion said:
but if anyone wants the earphones, do let us know.

SaiyanGoku said:
Would you be able to share which earphones are those?

Any information regarding this?

You want to stop listening to music too?

Anorion said:
You want to stop listening to music too?

That's TBD when we know which earphones are those.... Lol.

But seriously.... In my opinion Knifes >> Earphones...(Brushing up my Serial Killer sKILLs)

Anorion said:
You want to stop listening to music too?

Lol nope. Thanks for update. I was delaying my purchase of Chi-Fi IEMs but won't have to wait now.
Are there any other tech related goodies like everyone mentioned above?

ddash123 said:
That's TBD when we know which earphones are those.... Lol.

Most likely same one as ctc 6.

Anorion said:
Im announcing some of it here, before the magazine.

1st place is Kishan Bagaria
2nd place is @sygeek
3rd place is @ddash123

There are 8 more winners, for a total of 11
1st place - 1 year subscription of digit
2nd place - 6 month subscription
3rd place - 6 month subscription
4-11 place - 3 month subscription

Yes, there will be certificates

SaiyanGoku said:
When and to whom should I send shipping detail?

Bump

Got the mag today.
Are the results in it? Couldn't really find it.

If it is there, page number please, if it isn't, @Anorion just release it here already pliss

raikoz said:
Got the mag today.
Are the results in it? Couldn't really find it.

If it is there, page number please, if it isn't, @Anorion just release it here already pliss

Check the bottom third of page 1.

Edit:

SaiyanGoku said:
Check the bottom third of page 1.

Gotcha. Thanks.
I just wish we get knives or stickers or posters or earphones (better ones).

It'd be really convenient if the winners get the magazine for this month (where the results are announced). No sense to buy seperately if we're getting subscription anyway. Oh well..

^ Unless we receive some information about with whom we need to share our shipping details, no subscription would matter.

SaiyanGoku said:
^ Unless we receive some information about with whom we need to share our shipping details, no subscription would matter.

I think they'll be emailing like last few times

sygeek said:
I think they'll be emailing like last few times

I hope they do this fast.

Shipping address was already taken in the forms right?

Anorion said:
Shipping address was already taken in the forms right?

Ah yes. I checked the form again. It is there.

Anorion said:
Shipping address was already taken in the forms right?

So how about some cool ass knives

So, the thing is, for 6 of the 11 winners, we already have their subscriber numbers and details on record. Any existing subscriptions for these readers will be extended.
For the other 5 winners, we will be reaching out via email.

Anorion said:
So, the thing is, for 6 of the 11 winners, we already have their subscriber numbers and details on record. Any existing subscriptions for these readers will be extended.
For the other 5 winners, we will be reaching out via email.

Would really appreciate knives haha. Or anything techy.

The thread went completely dark.
@Anorion Any updates on the certificates and prizes?
:flamewar:

ddash123 said:
The thread went completely dark.
@Anorion Any updates on the certificates and prizes?

+1

ddash123 said:
The thread went completely dark.
@Anorion Any updates on the certificates and prizes?

Yeah, still waiting for them.

Eh, if it's taking too long to prepare certificates, start the subscriptions and send the certificates digitally whenever.

Or should I purchase the subscription and you guys can refund any time between next CTC?

You should all expect emails soon
if you do purchase subscriptions, the period will just be extended

Anorion said:
You should all expect emails soon
if you do purchase subscriptions, the period will just be extended

Will the subscription start from November?

sygeek said:
Eh, if it's taking too long to prepare certificates, start the subscriptions and send the certificates digitally whenever.

Or should I purchase the subscription and you guys can refund any time between next CTC?

We need a party for your win fusion. When are you giving? Boosting our friend Zakion to divine also works.

Sent from my vivo 1807 using Tapatalk

Did anyone receive any emails?

sygeek said:
Did anyone receive any emails?

Nope. Not yet.
Did you?

sygeek said:
Did anyone receive any emails?

Nothing yet.

sygeek said:
Did anyone receive any emails?

ddash123 said:
Nope. Not yet.
Did you?

Got confirmation mail yesterday.

No certificates this time?

by end of month hopefully, special issue this time all designers are busy with magazine work

Anorion said:
We still have the knives and earphones. Knives are tricky to post, but if anyone wants the earphones, do let us know.

Is the deal still on the table tho?

Anorion said:
by end of month hopefully, special issue this time all designers are busy with magazine work

gotcha, no worries

raikoz said:
Is the deal still on the table tho?

Do you really want 5+ year old earphones that may or may not work?

Anorion said:
Do you really want 5+ year old earphones that may or may not work?

Now that you've said it like that I don't want it

I wanted to sell it and get something else lmao

Nevermind

thanks anyways

Certificates have been designed.
Now they will be printed and sent out.
They will arrive separately from your issues. Will keep updated on every further step.

Certificates have been printed and dispatched. Should be getting them. Do you want me to post a super hard thingy to crack?

Anorion said:
Certificates have been printed and dispatched. Should be getting them. Do you want me to post a super hard thingy to crack?

Sure, won't hurt now, can it?

*i.imgur.com/UxokYYx.jpg

Anorion said:
~snip

Moby-Dick - Wikipedia

^how did you find out? (close, not the answer though)

Anorion said:
^how did you find out? (close, not the answer though)

It looked like a page. So rotated the image and then inverted the colours. Googled the text and came across Moby-Dick.

BTW, I would like to suggest that you guys create an actual webpage for CTC next year.

The URI format you guys use is not very intuitive and hard to grasp.

Create a proper web page with proper text boxes for inputs.

^it's a security thing. People try to hack their way through the site. We wouldn't be able to do it from scratch and make it as secure as we need it to be as well, which is why we use wordpress.
But yeah, we have some exciting plans for next year.

Anorion said:
^it's a security thing. People try to hack their way through the site. We wouldn't be able to do it from scratch and make it as secure as we need it to be as well, which is why we use wordpress.
But yeah, we have some exciting plans for next year.

Security is a non-issue if it's built correctly (sanitized input, user roles, etc.). Besides, this is a pretty simple use case so I don't think the web app would be too complicated to build or maintain.

ask in the telegram group

Anorion said:
^it's a security thing. People try to hack their way through the site. We wouldn't be able to do it from scratch and make it as secure as we need it to be as well, which is why we use wordpress.
But yeah, we have some exciting plans for next year.

no offense but I don't mind a gap in between CTCs (like previously) if it means higher quality puzzles and prizes.

^yes, none taken
The answer to the clue

white

Anorion said:
Certificates have been printed and dispatched. Should be getting them.

Is there any tracking ID for that?
Has anybody received the certificate yet?

SaiyanGoku said:
Is there any tracking ID for that?
Has anybody received the certificate yet?

yep

sygeek said:
yep

When did you get it?

Anorion said:
Certificates have been printed and dispatched. Should be getting them.

Still haven't received it. Was there a tracking ID?

wait lemme check, will send in email

sygeek said:
Admittedly, there should've been some FAQ for newcomers.

+1.
Can answers of old ctcs be revealed? (just discovered this thread now).

CTC is a good way of getting new forum members.

IMO CTC needs a better webpage. The current method feels too clunky. Perhaps we can volunteer to build a better webpage ourselves?

ico said:
CTC is a good way of getting new forum members.

Maybe lol, better method would be putting up a nice advertisement in the magazine tho.

Æsoteric Positron said:
Maybe lol, better method would be putting up a nice advertisement in the magazine tho.

May be a link on the website’s home page that directly leads here.

What do you guys think about developing a new CTC web application? I can contribute if enough people are interested in helping.

Sounds good. May be I can help too. What tech stack you have in mind?

Desmond David said:
What do you guys think about developing a new CTC web application? I can contribute if enough people are interested in helping.

TheSloth said:
Sounds good. May be I can help too. What tech stack you have in mind?

Java + Spring + Hibernate + MariaDB backend.

If anyone has experience in UI/UX then perhaps React/Angular frontend, otherwise I'll make the frontend in Thymeleaf.

But before starting development, we need to create the data model and gather requirements (types of challenges, etc).

Desmond David said:
Java + Spring + Hibernate + MariaDB backend.

If anyone has experience in UI/UX then perhaps React/Angular frontend, otherwise I'll make the frontend in Thymeleaf.

But before starting development, we need to create the data model and gather requirements (types of challenges, etc).

This looks interesting. But I have no experience with MariaDB or in UI/UX or designing from ground up. How many people you are expecting?
I am learning React as of now but can't design a website on it.

Technically I won't be working directly on MariaDB, I just will be using Hibernate ORM to map Java objects to tables. Hibernate will also create all the tables and relationships between them. I have 9+ years experience working in backend. However, I am not a frontend developer, so I don't know much about React/Angular/Vue or any other frontend framework. However, I know JSP and Thymeleaf for creating web pages, so if nothing I can create the frontend using these.

Desmond David said:
Technically I won't be working directly on MariaDB, I just will be using Hibernate ORM to map Java objects to tables. Hibernate will also create all the tables and relationships between them. I have 9+ years experience working in backend. However, I am not a frontend developer, so I don't know much about React/Angular/Vue or any other frontend framework. However, I know JSP and Thymeleaf for creating web pages, so if nothing I can create the frontend using these.

I get the part about MariaDB. Why not use normal Oracle SQL Or Postgres? Let's see if we have more people here. I will go and check current CTC website.

TheSloth said:
Oracle SQL Or Postgres

Too heavy. Not even going to touch Oracle.

Besides, the underlying database can be switched at any time since the database is abstracted by the ORM (Hibernate in this case).

any ctc plans upcoming?