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Quote from: itod on July 03, 2014, 01:35:36 PM

This may mean that several JPGs are concatenated one to another, masked under single file name. BTW, JPG should start with FFD8, so if this is true then there should be ate least one FFD9FFD8 four-byte sequence inside a file.

Checked and nothing. Lots of FFD9 and FFD8, but it's a short hex, so collisions are common.

Also, be aware that the crop.jpg has a crop.7z we've removed. Check arg's post earlier.

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^ Will code for Bitcoins

Quote from: Prospero on July 03, 2014, 12:53:37 PM

Open the image in a hex editor and it looks like there might be something else embedded. The end marker of a JPG image is supposed to be FFD9. There are multiple of these markers in the file contents and the file does not end in one.

This may mean that several JPGs are concatenated one to another, masked under single file name. BTW, JPG should start with FFD8, so if this is true then there should be ate least one FFD9FFD8 four-byte sequence inside a file.

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Quote from: mtgox555 on July 03, 2014, 01:12:50 PM

This probably has no significance since this is a JPG picture
http://i.imgur.com/Y3qFyzU.png

I've seen a bunch of the same image all with the typical JPEG lossy colour profiles. I noticed this too but we weren't supplied a specific link to source material and the internet has many shitty reposts, so it's not important.

Nice catch though. Keep thinking along outside the box

micaman

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Anyone tried to overlap Crops.jpg with Algo.jpg?

mtgox555

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This probably has no significance since this is a JPG picture
http://i.imgur.com/Y3qFyzU.png

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Quote from: arg-sidekick on July 03, 2014, 12:51:23 PM

Quote from: mirth23 on July 03, 2014, 12:24:53 PM

Functionally, it's a diff. It may not be the right path, but it's a valid data set to examine.

Quite, but I was referring to the entire 90 something block (possibly more). I'm stuck and reconsidering my approach. I doubt coinartist will drop another hint, but we (arg and I) are very stumped.

This wouldn't be the first time some part of the data got dropped on the floor. I'm just back from being away and have a couple ideas I'll poke on.

Coinartist usually drops hints after a day or so of halted progress.

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Quote from: jc01480 on July 03, 2014, 12:23:04 PM

This stuff sure brings out the ugly in people.

Yep. I even spilled my drink all over my keyboard. It's a whole new way of thinking about sticky keys...

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oh sorry, missed that. playing catch up.

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Quote from: Prospero on July 03, 2014, 12:53:37 PM

Open the image in a hex editor and it looks like there might be something else embedded. The end marker of a JPG image is supposed to be FFD9. There are multiple of these markers in the file contents and the file does not end in one.

Yeah. That's where the crops.7z comes from.

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Open the image in a hex editor and it looks like there might be something else embedded. The end marker of a JPG image is supposed to be FFD9. There are multiple of these markers in the file contents and the file does not end in one.

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Anyone have any ideas? I be stumped. Huh

arg-sidekick

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Quote from: jc01480 on July 03, 2014, 12:23:04 PM

This stuff sure brings out the ugly in people.

I hope that wasn't directed at me. Everyone's being friendly here. My data isn't a solve, nor is mirth's. I need to mull over if my work is even logical and/or helpful. You wouldn't like it if I pumped my rapidly changing thought processes into this thread. Trust me, arg has been getting the brunt of my thought processes for days..

Quote from: mirth23 on July 03, 2014, 12:24:53 PM

Functionally, it's a diff. It may not be the right path, but it's a valid data set to examine.

Quite, but I was referring to the entire 90 something block (possibly more). I'm stuck and reconsidering my approach. I doubt coinartist will drop another hint, but we (arg and I) are very stumped.

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Quote from: arg-sidekick on July 03, 2014, 12:07:20 PM

I think you're missing the point. It would be silly to overlay the same colour dot on a dot. The individual changes are irrelevant, the block itself, is important.

Functionally, it's a diff. It may not be the right path, but it's a valid data set to examine.

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Nope..

This stuff sure brings out the ugly in people.

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Quote from: mirth23 on July 03, 2014, 11:45:58 AM

this is a string of the dots that have been changed by the OP, color indicating what they've been changed to (red=@, green=!, blue=$):

Code:

@!@@$!!$@$!@!$@!!$!!$!@@$@$!@@$!@$@$@@@!$@@$@!!$@!$@@!@$

assuming blue is the delimiter, depending on which you take for dot and dash, that gives me these in morse (the first one uses the same dot/dash encoding as the very first puzzle, I included the second for completeness):

Code:

LMEKWMDEDNEVIWAF
YITRDIWTWAT!MDNQ

"twat" jumps right out at me on that second one, so we must be on the right track.

but seriously, the first one is interesting in that it's all alphabetical characters. it and the double sha256 of it doesn't open the 7z.

edit, and outside to in, for good measure:

Code:

LNGIBEAUEUMGKEMF

time for disco pancakes!

I think you're missing the point. It would be silly to overlay the same colour dot on a dot. The individual changes are irrelevant, the block itself, is important.

Curiouser and curiouser.

EDIT: Possible dump coming soon. I need to mull it over.

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this is a string of the dots that have been changed by the OP, color indicating what they've been changed to (red=@, green=!, blue=$):

Code:

@!@@$!!$@$!@!$@!!$!!$!@@$@$!@@$!@$@$@@@!$@@$@!!$@!$@@!@$

assuming blue is the delimiter, depending on which you take for dot and dash, that gives me these in morse (the first one uses the same dot/dash encoding as the very first puzzle, I included the second for completeness):

Code:

LMEKWMDEDNEVIWAF
YITRDIWTWAT!MDNQ

"twat" jumps right out at me on that second one, so we must be on the right track.

but seriously, the first one is interesting in that it's all alphabetical characters. it and the double sha256 of it doesn't open the 7z.

edit, and outside to in, for good measure:

Code:

LNGIBEAUEUMGKEMF

time for disco pancakes!

arg-sidekick

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Quote from: mtgox555 on July 03, 2014, 11:23:09 AM

arg-sidekick what about this quote?

"I'm having too much fun.

Code:
0958daaa9806137313c1dc25dc26061164cb0228cc99d6b7af9bf52fa47c1115"

That was in reference to something that's already been solved. We're at the exact same point as you guys. Doing backtracking and double checking currently.

Will post as soon as we make progress.

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In math we trust.

Quote from: micaman on July 03, 2014, 11:30:20 AM

Might be the hash of a pony.

nahh, most likely they're stuck on the next step. Grin

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Might be the hash of a pony.

arg-sidekick

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Quote from: mtgox555 on July 03, 2014, 11:23:09 AM

You are not caught up no. arg has the answer - we don't

No, we don't. We're just as stumped.

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