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“(Not) Derailing the LessOnline Puzzle Hunt” by Error
(spoiler alert: may meta-spoil future iterations of the LOPH, if you
haven’t already read other posts about it)
I knew early on that I wouldn’t be able to finish the LessOnline puzzle
hunt.
I contributed to solving two of the first six puzzles, each of which
revealed the combination to a locked box. Each box contained medallions
for the solvers and a QR code. The QR codes led to the second layer of a
larger meta-puzzle.
On discovering the existence of the meta-puzzle, I knew I would have to
drop out. It was a shame, because I have never done a puzzle hunt
before and I could see that the puzzlemasters had produced something
amazing. But the opportunity cost of playing “for real” was just too
high. There were too many other things I wanted to do, and the integral
of my attention over time is [...]
---
Outline:
(01:04) Suspicion
(01:37) Sequence Breaker!
(03:22) Decision Theory
(04:32) Failure
(05:50) Afterward
---
First published:
June 4th, 2024
Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/PJr24aC4ziNqkfpjF/not-derailing-the-lessonline-puzzle-hunt-1
---
Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.
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By LessWrong(spoiler alert: may meta-spoil future iterations of the LOPH, if you
haven’t already read other posts about it)
I knew early on that I wouldn’t be able to finish the LessOnline puzzle
hunt.
I contributed to solving two of the first six puzzles, each of which
revealed the combination to a locked box. Each box contained medallions
for the solvers and a QR code. The QR codes led to the second layer of a
larger meta-puzzle.
On discovering the existence of the meta-puzzle, I knew I would have to
drop out. It was a shame, because I have never done a puzzle hunt
before and I could see that the puzzlemasters had produced something
amazing. But the opportunity cost of playing “for real” was just too
high. There were too many other things I wanted to do, and the integral
of my attention over time is [...]
---
Outline:
(01:04) Suspicion
(01:37) Sequence Breaker!
(03:22) Decision Theory
(04:32) Failure
(05:50) Afterward
---
First published:
June 4th, 2024
Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/PJr24aC4ziNqkfpjF/not-derailing-the-lessonline-puzzle-hunt-1
---
Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.
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