Subeta -

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Well, Keith is known for his uber-computer geek trivias with awesome prizes. Looking at past trivias is how I got the spark of an idea of how to do it. Look at Trivia GAH!

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

This is easy
(at least I hope I got it right...)

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Wow, alot of negative comments! I myself got it wrong by my 1st comment. I have never in my life heard of a thing called 'text decoder' and I am an adult. Its called "Trivia" and also luck in some cases. I am not mad I got it wrong, I actually learned something i've never heard of so I win some sort of prize, knowledge We can't win them all so give the staff a break!

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Oh darn I forgot about answering the last trivia...

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Drat I did try and google the last one.. but didnt know about the decoder.. thanks for telling us how it was to be done.. I thought it too was a pretty cool trivia!

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

This is a very cool question.. I will have to think about this one..

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Ooooh, I hope I get this one right. That Gelatinous Nightling would be so perfect for my jelly-themed Dilemma's minion or treasure box...

I think I know the answer, but I'm not quite 100% sure on my formatting. DNA, are you allowed to tell us whether or not capitalization matters?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

daww, if only I put in another hour I could have found something to help with that darn code thingy.
Ah whatever...I'll just wait for a easy one to come around again someday lol

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

The reason I went with the English version and not code for the answer is because special characters have messed up trivia answers in the past and figured the answer wouldn't have a = in it.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I'm sorry, but your answer of q3vyc2vkifblbmnpba== for the trivia was incorrect.

Great.. ask a question in base64.. get an answer in base64... and thats wrong how?????

So not only do all the rules get bent but we were supposed to divine that you didn't want the answer in the language the question was written in...

And as for you snippy comments about how you're the president... that kind of god complex is why I don't play on other petsites... Very nice job.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Quote:

; border: 1px solid ; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10;">Regardless - this trivia was simple if you went to google (or Yahoo! It seems a lot of you know how to get to their Answers site) and searched for 'text decoder' or anyone with a tad bit of coding knowledge 'string decoder', and you'd have had the answer in a number of minutes.

I for one, did not even think it was a code, so why would I have searched for a decoder in the first place. Plus, most of us here don't have a bit of coding knowledge. Either way, I think that trivia was unfair to most players on the site. (By the way, that is my own opinion.)

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

this will be an interesting one as the last one tried to make pudding of my cerebral cortex. i think i have this one.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

That was defiantely an outside information needed format with a subeta related decifered question. The question should have stated that, and the format. Good thing I answered in English and not base64.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I loved the last trivia, even though I had no idea how to do it. XD I wanted to playset SOOOO bad, but honestly, the trivias would suck if they were all easy as cake and everyone got the prize.

There'd be no point; they might as well call it 'Free Gift: The Sequel!' This way, the prizes are actually worth the work put into solving the problem.

Plus, it's not like they're all like that. This one is more like a riddle, and I loooove riddles. c: It's nice to see varying styles and difficulties in the trivia.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Quote: DNA
"And you didn't have to be a programmer to answer the last one--guessing as to the nature of the question presented and googling..."

How -exactly- do you 'guess as to the nature' of something you have NEVER heard of? If you told people where to start looking, it certainly wasn't in plain view for ALL to see on the Trivia Question page. .

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I miss DebiLee!! xD
I think I might know this one...but I'm not sure what to submit. ;P Does that mean I'm probably wrong? xD

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I was just looking at something and an idea came to me I'm wondering if my thoughts are correct. If not I'm going to submit my idea. Anyway I have a fair idea of what it's talking about after loads of thinking.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I know theres no use crying over spilled milk so I'm not really biter about these trivias anymore but I'd still like to know if there will be another chance to get that Escalade Playset? =p

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Wow, that last one was tricky, my brains on holiday and refuses to think. Its was quite clever though, i liked it. I like trick-questions and that sort of thing, as when you find out the answer, its really obvious!
Anyway, this ones a bit easier, a relief to my poor brain. XP

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

got it right and still thought it was a silly trivia. ah well.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I think I'll spare my brain cells, wait and see the answer and then say, Aaaah, I see, like I usually do

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

The last one confused me soooo bad.
I was just like 'Screw it.' XD
But I got this one the first time I read it, but I read over it a couple of times just to make sure.
I'm pretty positive I'm right.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I knew it needed a decoder the second I saw it (experience with other trivia-types has taught me well). shrug Only part that bothered me was that it stretched off of the white part of the screen. (I keed, I keed.) This next one is a right pain, though. Reminds me of that "greater than God, the poor have it, the rich want it," riddle. For whatever reason... XD Your kitty is very talented, Keith, to type up a valid question in programming code.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Nestly: Oooo, this style of Trivia is fun DNA. XD
I think I got the answer right, but only time will tell.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

decoder? Ok that was waaay beyond me...but on the upside I'm glad I didn't spend more than half an hour looking, knowing I would have no clue.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Awww. Was my keyboard vomit not enough? xD I have a somewhat idea of this one though C:

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

aw, i guessed md5. :|

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

However, this new one was easy for me. For that, I am grateful.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Think I managed to puzzle out the latest one. Always some sort of controversy buzzing around the Trivia, isn't there?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I don't think it would have ever popped into my head to google programming codes. shrug And just googling the lengthy jumbled up mess doesn't get you anywhere. That's just me though?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

decoder!?!
dang should have asked one of my IT friends
ehh oh well

this one tho I had to read a few times before getting my answer...

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Flit - I don't understand how you expect to be my equal on my site. That's like wanting to be an equal to the president, while in the USA. I make the rules, I'm allowed to bend them. Get over it.

Regardless - this trivia was simple if you went to google (or Yahoo! It seems a lot of you know how to get to their Answers site) and searched for 'text decoder' or anyone with a tad bit of coding knowledge 'string decoder', and you'd have had the answer in a number of minutes.

While we're on the subject of equality, there are users who are under 10. So we should slim down the trivia's even further with easy questions [but keep the rare prizes, of course!] and keep the questions that be answered with under 10 minutes of work [Because, kids have to study for school and can't spend so much time on the internet.]

Life isn't fair - you will get some trivia's right, and you will get others wrong.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

About 350, if I remember correctly.

And you didn't have to be a programmer to answer the last one--guessing as to the nature of the question presented and googling does wonders sometimes, you know. The question before was a simple matter of digging around for it; I even told you where to start looking.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I tried a geek decoder and it wouldn't decode it for me. Darn it to heck! stomps foot!

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

From editorial issue 14

Quote:
RuthieRox asked:
I heard in the PAST, Trivia questions could be from anything. On, or off, Subeta. Is this still true, or are Trivia questions now Subeta related ONLY?
Trivia questions are now Subeta-related only, so you have to know your way around the site to find them, instead of just using Google.
(Answered by DNA)
End quote

OK, I suspect that the staff will hide behind technicalities (apparently all having grown up under the Former Occupant of the White House and learned the lessons of "it all depends on what the definition of 'is' is" far too well), but it does seem a bit odd that we get an answer in an editorial telling us we're not going to have to google in order to answer a question, and with the last trivia one had to either be an initiate into the arcane mysteries of programming, or head offsite to use google.

The prior trivia is comparable to my posting a question about Subeta, but written in Latin and then the final copy produced via Leonardo's mirror-writing. Possible for some to figure out, but not with a level playing field.

I hope those responsible for the last two trivias will heed the users on this one and refrain from such posting more questions on this line. A challenge - great, love 'em; a trivia which is markedly unfair - nope, no place for 'em, IMHO.

Rant over.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Lovely poem, BUT I DON'T GET IT O__O

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

That was cruel. XD I would have NEVER thought to look at that.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

This new trivia sounds like something I know, but can't find it. Grrr...

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I've never heard of a decoder before. There was no chance I'd ever have gotten that last one. x-x I go on subeta and my role-playing site. I've never encountered that before. It's not really anything you can solve on your own or on Subeta. =/ Except the "?" I figured that out in my head.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

How many people won the last one?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Hmm...I think I got this one. I like the question, very poetic and mysterious.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I saved that coder thingy. I'm totally going to use it on all my friends, and laugh my head off when they think I'm speaking gibberish. 8D

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

evil!! How was I supposed to know that answer!! >.< I don't know the sites to figure out the code!!!! Oh, well, my answer of I Have No Clue Whatsoever was incorrect. Congrats to those who got it right!! mumbles Cursed Pencil... grrrr...

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

dude. stop whining. XD it's a trivia!

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I'm sorry, but your answer of ? for the trivia was incorrect.

lol I never thought to try decoders... 0_o

Not sure on this one...

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I never even attempted that last one

But I absolutely adore the prize for this one. I wish I had half a clue what the answer was off to continue searching

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I literally googled b64 decoder and found one that was interactive.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

that last trivia was confusing and i still got it wrong but oh well

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

How specific should we be with the answer for this one?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

What is a decoder and where would anyone get one? Is that something online? Wierd.

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