So for a few months now the Psy song/video has been running viral (강남스타일 ). I really enjoy the video, but noticed something funny- John Travolta….
Check out 1:34 for original Gangnam style:
vs.
Some things change, some things stay the same. 중이 강남 스타일를 알면 절에 Grease 스타일 안남는다. 
So the dust has settled on Defcon 20- I think I’ve decided to write a children’s book on crypto/puzzles…
I’ll put more info on the badges, mC, my 101 talk, etc., up soon (this weekend maybe).
If you have cool badge hacks or code, and would like them linked here, send me an email at coolBadgeThing [at] LostboY [dot] net.
Already working on stuff for DC 21…
Well I need a few days off since Defcon 20- but I hope that everyone had a great conference. I’ll post reactions and thoughts in a few days. Look for new projects here (and discussions in the forum) in a few weeks.
I’ll also be adding some stuff to the LostboY.net online store. Generally one-of-a-kind items…
-1o57
The registration round has closed. Congrats to those who made it. Apologies to those that didn’t- I held reg open as long as I could.
The very nature of mC is that not everyone will complete the contest. It’s not meant to be easy. It’s meant to be a fun, exciting challenge. And it’s meant to be worthy of a black badge at Defcon. (As labeled by others, “the embodiment of hacker skills and mindset”).
Feel free to seek teams to join.
Or just play in the badge challenge. It is designed to be more accessible to a wider audience. Also hopefully it’s fun…
-R
Registration round two is underway.
Closing soon. Holding open for those still working. Closing soon…
Feeling stressed?
Relax. Take a breath.
You have 30 min.
Here’s my two bits:
break things
into smaller pieces.
Have fun.
Solve the registration! Be part of the most epic contest at DEFCON!
Or just have fun.
You may be able to find a team that is willing to take you on as well. Try the forums here, the DEFCON forums, or any of the various IRC channels those competing have been hanging out it…
Tick tick tock tock tock tock tock….
Fixed. Lame ! 
Hope you’re all sleeping happily. I’m not. Not until after DEFCON apparently.
*sigh*
I knew it was too tempting. The Between Number Bases message board is down at the moment. It was put up for your use. It’s lame free PHP stuffs- so yeah, pretty easy to take down.
Lame.
Don’t have time to deal with admin of a stupid message board when I’m getting other stuff ready for you guys. I may mess with it later, but for now it’s down.
Bonus points for smacking those who took it down ;)
6 Teams are not poised for moving into official registration status (not yet though!)
You still have time to enter the contest….
NOW I’m going to sleep.
(If you solve registration I’ll get to updates in the morning…)
mC just blew up- lots of registrations rolling in…
Sorting the explosion of mails…updates shortly…
If you are attending DEFCON this year, and it’s your first time attending, I invite you to try your hand at the Mystery Challenge (mC) registration round. It is currently open, and began on 1o57.net, along with hints on the #1o57 twitter feed. You can play in the registration round, and nobody will know, so if you’re scared or embarrassed, don’t be. Let your curiosity get the better of you. Just have fun. Use this as an excuse to find the groups forming in IRC chat rooms this very moment- or on message boards, and other places (is there a Reddit/r ?) Break out of your shell. Network. To quote the best worst movie we all love, “Hackers of the world unite.”
Message to veterans of DEFCON/mC: I am considering points, hints, or something for teams that have n00bs, new to DEFCON on them. I challenge you to find new members for your teams in these registration trials you’re going through now. The gauntlet is thrown down. Have fun.
-LosT
So I figured that chatting via Twitter wasn’t very productive, and spammed too many people. So I put up a quick and dirty Simple machines forum…I may even get around to skinning it to match the site…yeah right…
The discussions have already taken off for the registration round- The collaboration has begun again. Just like old times. (Only that wimp Grifter isn’t there…I think you should all email him and tell him how you feel about him, and mock is lack of participation this year, as he cowers in fear of all your collective might!)
Hints are still going out via Twitter, and I’ll drop some biggies tonight.
I really like to see teams pick up new people too- so if you are new to all of this, or afraid to put your hat in the ring, what have you got to lose? Oh, and you can’t *buy* your way into mC (j/k CTF)-
-R
Yes, this actually is my table right now…
Up all night last night working on [redacted] -
All day working on mC and [redacted]-
Must…sleep….
