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This was really a delight to read. I wonder if the author was raised on 2600. Fantastic stuff. Also visited his page. Does not disappoint: https://mango.pdf
by anon9001 6y ago
This was really a delight to read. I wonder if the author was raised on 2600. Fantastic stuff.
Also visited his page. Does not disappoint: https://mango.pdf.zone/ https://mango.pdf.zone/
- SamBam 6y agoFigured the least I could do after reading the article was crack the puzzle, and felt good that I did since I usually fail at these kinds of things.
- exikyut 6y agoOh, that was indeed fun. "Uhh... how many layers deep is this going to g-- oh, ok. Nice :D"
- airstrike 6y agoHard mode is an absolute delight
- CPLX 6y agoI was pretty sure after a few paragraphs he was getting his style inspiration from Douglas Adams, but when I got to his line saying “this is widely regarded as a bad move” I became certain. It is an excellent stylistic choice for documenting interactions with commonwealth bureaucracy, of course.
- dwd 6y agoSomething Adams incorporated a lot into his stories: "But look, you found the notice, didn’t you?" "Yes," said Arthur, "yes I did. It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying 'Beware of the Leopard'." I did chuckle out loud when I read "For security reasons, we try to change our Prime Minister every six months".
- NamTaf 6y agoAh, he was the guy who wrote the facebook sleep time stalker script! It hits the same style of prose very closely.