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puki
Guest

recursive

Could someone point me in the right direction? I have no clue what to do.

Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 4:44 am

Custardcar
Guest

recursion

another lurker, another completely stuck on the recursion puzzle. have read wikipedia on recursion, tried every combo under the sun. tried blind guessing. what's the catch, i just can't figure it out?

Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 9:27 am

Pairs Royale
Guest

More on the recursion puzzle

Recursion was one of my favorite puzzles, but it was very very tricky. So let's see...

Basic recursion:

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One of the things that's tough about recursion is that different hints given in this thread will help at different times.

Further along .. for pulling_out_hair:

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you need to start with the grid.

Even further along... for stillz, but not for pulling_out_hair yet:

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you are correct, you no longer need the grid.

If stillz is still stumped:

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One of the hints already given in this thread should feed your head.

Good luck everybody!

Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 10:59 am

Custardcar
Kilroy

Joined: 30 Apr 2011
Posts: 1

recursion

no hints then other than "you'll need the advice given in the 12 pages of comments so far, but some will help and some will likely hinder"? just a start letter, or something useful would help.

Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 11:40 am

Stiltz
Kilroy

Joined: 29 Apr 2011
Posts: 2

Re: More on the recursion puzzle

Pairs Royale wrote:

Recursion was one of my favorite puzzles, but it was very very tricky. So let's see...

Basic recursion:

Spoiler (Rollover to View):

One of the things that's tough about recursion is that different hints given in this thread will help at different times.

Further along .. for pulling_out_hair:

Spoiler (Rollover to View):

you need to start with the grid.

Even further along... for stillz, but not for pulling_out_hair yet:

Spoiler (Rollover to View):

you are correct, you no longer need the grid.

If stillz is still stumped:

Spoiler (Rollover to View):

One of the hints already given in this thread should feed your head.

Good luck everybody!

Thanks! That hint (which echoed one from earlier I'd forgotten about) plus the wiki page other someone said was useful helped out a lot. Now to the Next to Nothing puzzle!

Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 2:27 pm

craig552uk
Kilroy

Joined: 30 Apr 2011
Posts: 2

Recursion

Hello there.

Been crawling over the hints for the Recursion puzzle. I got the three boxes quite easily, but the final answer wasn't at all obvious.

Not wanting to give away the solution, but perhaps this will help anyone else who is stuck.

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What stops a recursive function from getting stuck in an infinite loop?

Hope that's sufficient enough.

Also, I'd agree with the previous commenter who said that the seals for visiting the site on particular days aren't so good. Having to wait 12 months to make up missing seals seems a bit lame.

On the other hand, the puzzles are very good. A nice mix of difficulty.

Also, has anyone found any relevance to the binary digits around the URL in the source? I've fiddled around a bit, but haven't got much sense out of them. I suppose it just goes with the matrix reference?

Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 4:35 pm

Theorist
Guest

Re: Recursion

craig552uk wrote:

Also, I'd agree with the previous commenter who said that the seals for visiting the site on particular days aren't so good. Having to wait 12 months to make up missing seals seems a bit lame.

Definitely. I guess they keep people visiting more often, but I doubt they matter much in the end.

craig552uk wrote:

Also, has anyone found any relevance to the binary digits around the URL in the source? I've fiddled around a bit, but haven't got much sense out of them. I suppose it just goes with the matrix reference?

Looks like it. I'm pretty sure I have every seal attainable for solving something, so they must be pure decoration.

Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 6:23 pm

Red Dog
Guest

Re: Recursion

craig552uk wrote:

Looks like it. I'm pretty sure I have every seal attainable for solving something, so they must be pure decoration.[/quote]

The binary digits aren't what matter, it's the URL. Look at it a little more closely...

Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 7:39 pm

Red Dog
Guest

Re: recursion

Custardcar wrote:

no hints then other than "you'll need the advice given in the 12 pages of comments so far, but some will help and some will likely hinder"? just a start letter, or something useful would help.

I'm with you. I actually got the final answer from one of the clues and thus have the seal, but in all the myriad ways I've attempted to use the grid, I have yet to turn up the "three boxes" that people keep referring to! I've been trying to go back and figure that part out, just for the pure satisfaction of it, but to no avail. I just want an actual clue where to start on the grid!

Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 7:41 pm

Red Dog
Guest

Re: recursion

Red Dog wrote:

Custardcar wrote:

no hints then other than "you'll need the advice given in the 12 pages of comments so far, but some will help and some will likely hinder"? just a start letter, or something useful would help.

*GROAN* Okay, no sooner did I post this than I finally had the epiphany, but I can honestly say it had less to do with any clues than with finally happening on a variation I had not tried. Now a couple of the hints make sense to me, but I don't think I'd have ever gotten there by following them! So, for those struggling like me:

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Cartesian grid (x, y pairs); the definition box is your starting point; don't overcomplicate how you use it - take the letters as they come...

Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 8:04 pm

TotoroRCMama
Kilroy

Joined: 30 Apr 2011
Posts: 1

Stuck on Videbimus Lumen Seal

I am totally stuck on the Videbimus Lumen Seal. I have looked through some of the previous posts, but seem to be dense on this one.

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I have 8 names from a book lending facility and have tried ordering the 1st, 2nd, last, and 2nd to last letters. Any pointers at this point would be helpful.

Thanks in advance

Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 10:52 pm

KurtMcAllister
Kilroy

Joined: 29 Apr 2011
Posts: 1

Next To Nothing

So I've managed to solve all the main theorems, and all of the hidden "seal" puzzles, except for Next To Nothing. I breezed through Videbimbus Lumen, but this one has me completely stumped. Anyone have any tips?

Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 4:31 am

honorableindestructible
Boot

Joined: 21 Mar 2010
Posts: 34
Location: Far and Away

Re: Next To Nothing

KurtMcAllister wrote:

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Things move pretty quickly, but screen caps can help you see the light

Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 9:46 am

nem
Guest

Re: recursion

Red Dog wrote:

Spoiler (Rollover to View):

Cartesian grid (x, y pairs); the definition box is your starting point; don't overcomplicate how you use it - take the letters as they come...

this does not work gaaaah >.<

Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 9:56 am

wbhart
Greenhorn

Joined: 01 May 2011
Posts: 5

The traveler seal

I've managed all the hidden seals except the traveler. I thought maybe you had to visit the site and the log out (multiple times). Or maybe time travel (so I changed my computer clock while on the site).

I read the two clues people have given, and after days of trying things I can't seem to figure it out. Can someone give a slightly more explicit hint for the traveler seal?

Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 10:04 am

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