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User:the_13th_labour (10064242)
Assault on the 13th Labour
Can you help find the key?
Name:the_13th_labour
Website:The 13th Labour
Birthdate:04-01
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Bio:We are a group of ARG players who have set about the task of finding the key that will unlock the 13th Labour - part of Perplex City.

Perplex City[1], Michael Smith's revolutionary Alternate Reality Game (ARG), needs you (or at least your computers)! A combination of puzzle cards, storytelling, and live events, the game has thrown some incredibly complex tasks at the players - including 13th Labour. This high-scoring card requires the decoding of an RC5-encrypted plaintext which, to quote Smith, "would take about 30,000 computers running in tandem several months to solve"[2]. Code-minded players have created a client, compatible with Windows, OS X, and Linux, to attack this task - and are seeking people to run this software on their computers.

The software, available at [3] requires the .NET framework to run, which is available as a freedownload for XP users[4] and via the Mono Project[5] for OS X and Linux. Users can configure how much of their computer's power they want to dedicate to the task via a simple configuration file. The client requires an internet connection to upload completed work units to a central server.

1. http://www.perplexcity.com/
2. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1528282/20060410/index.jhtml?headlines=true
3. http://www.13thlabour.tk/
4. http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/downloads/updates/default.aspx
5. http://www.mono-project.com/Downloads

This is a journal to record our progress and keep the world at large upto date.
Interests:12: &c, args, ciphers, cloudmakers, codes, games, perplex city, perplexcity, puzzles, pxc, rc5, unfiction
Schools:None listed
Friends:
People9:_silentlybroken, angelsk, captain_farrell, ciphergoth, mikej_uk, natehaas, pen_de_guin, pkeruno, so_rudimentary
Friend of:75: _rand0m_, _silentlybroken, achenar, ajva, aliza250, andyhat, angelsk, anonymouseth, arib, aryeah, azreila, ben_forbes, benthic_bohemia, bloodypoetry, callicrates, captain_farrell, chimera245, commlal, darth_em, desertyoukai, devjoe, dj_rbk, dmatos, dominika_kretek, dsaint, elhorranna, envoy, falqwin, farfromthesun, fetishghost, fleetfootmike, genetikayos, gingiber, hobyrne, jarodrussell, jenn2d2, jennyandsabrina, jes5199, jiggliusceasar, lauraehall, linktoreality, lucretio, master_flea, mikej_uk, miniontheworst, moonwalker7, mpeisenbr, mzrose, narcoleprosy, neilturner, neonick19881988, neorapsta, nickatuwe, norumbegan, nugget, ozisim, padders269, pkeruno, pmavers, poozle, psychowolfpup, rhody1380, rillaith, seether, shad_0, sherpavt, skotte, so_rudimentary, sparkybuzzed, spugmeistress, technocracygirl, unamax, xnera, yembles29, zwol
Account type:Basic Account

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