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I've visited HN every day for years. How the hell is this the 1st time I've ever heard of this?

• dublinben 13y ago
  I only just stumbled upon a different article [1] recently, but I'm not surprised why it's not a well-known phenomenon. This puzzle seems to be deliberately exclusive, and most people don't have the time to 'play' whatever game is going on. There hasn't been any kind of fulfilling conclusion that would make for a compelling story. 1: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet/10468112/The-internet-mystery-that-has-the-world-baffled.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet/10468112/The-...
  • snowwrestler 13y ago
    It's the same article, just got reprinted.
• JackFr 13y ago
  Cause it's fake. AFAICT Google doesn't show anything earlier than 11/26/2013.
  • cortesoft 13y ago
    http://mentalfloss.com/article/31932/chasing-cicada-exploring-darkest-corridors-internet http://mentalfloss.com/article/31932/chasing-cicada-explorin... From a year ago.
  • L4mppu 13y ago
    Go ask someone on related irc channels, that's what people playing 3301 used to communicate.