Technorati button

Linkedin button

Webonews button

Delicious button

Stumbleupon button

Newsvine button

Script Challenge revisited

24 August 2009 in Language, Personal by Stilgherrian

After two years of sitting online unchallenged, my Script Challenge is finally being tackled by a couple of people.

Can you figure out what’s said by this unknown piece of writing?

It’s a quote from a novel by Ursula LeGuin.

Bob Bain and Jason Langenauer started having a go across the weekend, and a high school English teacher said he might show it to his class. So, no more clues for now — except to say that people are missing one very important point about alphabets.

[I'll close off comments on this post so that all the discussion stays with the original article.]

5 Random Semi-Related Posts

Tags: cryptanalysis, ursula-leguin

Twitterings

So @crikey_news asks "What was your nerdy hobby as a child?" I have answered. Will you? http://bit.ly/cRjycr 3 days ago
New process for handling expired .au domains pushed back to 18 April. http://bit.ly/bJrLbh 3 days ago
It is a lie @Tempestrix I have never been to Brighton. http://bit.ly/c4ZsEn 3 days ago
@NanoPunk You know very well where my nipples are, and later on I'll show them to you again. in reply to NanoPunk 3 days ago
Mobile: Enmore Rd; errand to King St; Newtown station; Town Hall station; SEKRIT Sydney CBD eyrie for some writing. 3 days ago
More updates...

Recent Articles

Patch Monday: Parents don’t act on cyber-safety fears

22 March 2010 in Human Nature, Internet, Politics

Most Australian parents are concerned about the safety of their children online. But new research shows that parents don’t back up their concerns with meaningful actions, and that in any event they might well be concerned about the wrong risks.
Last week Microsoft Australia released their “For Safety’s Sake” research [PDF] which, while giving them a [...]
50 to 50 #1: Born in Gawler

21 March 2010 in 50 to 50, Personal

Fifty days from today is my 50th birthday. Yes, Five Zero. This is the first in a series of blog posts to celebrate that milestone.

I’m not quite sure how this will unfold, except that each day I’ll find a photo or object or concept that relates to the year of my life in question — [...]
The 9pm Edict #6

19 March 2010 in Politics, The 9pm Edict, Transparency

So, it’s Friday night and The 9pm Edict is late. Do you care? Really? Here it is anyway.
You can listen to this episode below. But if you want them all, subscribe to the podcast feed, or even subscribe automatically in iTunes.
For more information on what I discussed tonight, check out the Encyclopedia Dramatica article on [...]
No energy for an Edict

18 March 2010 in Notes, The 9pm Edict

Although I’d planned to do an episode of The 9pm Edict tonight, I’m lacking energy. Perhaps tomorrow.

5 Random Semi-Related Posts

No Edict tonight (0 comments)
Links for 22 October 2009 through 27 October 2009 (2 comments)
More Twitter on the Tubes (1 comments)
The 9pm Edict starts Monday (0 comments)
Yes, the Media 09 liveblog is online (0 comments)
The 9pm Edict #5

16 March 2010 in Arts, Politics, Sydney, The 9pm Edict

Here, ladies and gentlemen, no more than 20 minutes late, is episode 5 of The 9pm Edict. Finally.
You can listen to this episode below. But if you want them all, subscribe to the podcast feed, or even subscribe automatically in iTunes.
For more information on what I discussed today, try the NSW police media releases about [...]

Subscribe to feed

Powered by WordPress and Tarski