{
  "id": 344609,
  "title": "I'm caught in a trap. And I can walk out that arousing, compelling Kaggle Competition.",
  "url": "/competitions/ai-village-ctf/discussion/344609",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2022-08-15T22:44:21.988617300Z",
  "votes": 15,
  "comment_count": 12,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<p>That's one of the most defiant Kaggle competitions I've ever seen. It's totally different. </p>\n<p>I can't wait to read the write-ups and how they made their Flags.</p>\n<p>\"Remember that you can only update your score on the scoreboard 50 times per day\" </p>\n<p>Really 50 times??? I couldn't even make one decent per day.</p>\n<p>I'll share my suspicious Kaggle Notebook near September 12, 2022</p>\n<p>Joe Lucas and Moohax thank you.</p>",
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": "1900317",
      "postDate": "08/15/2022 22:44:21",
      "content": "<p>That's one of the most defiant Kaggle competitions I've ever seen. It's totally different. </p>\n<p>I can't wait to read the write-ups and how they made their Flags.</p>\n<p>\"Remember that you can only update your score on the scoreboard 50 times per day\" </p>\n<p>Really 50 times??? I couldn't even make one decent per day.</p>\n<p>I'll share my suspicious Kaggle Notebook near September 12, 2022</p>\n<p>Joe Lucas and Moohax thank you.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "That's one of the most defiant Kaggle competitions I've ever seen. It's totally different. \n\nI can't wait to read the write-ups and how they made their Flags.\n\n\"Remember that you can only update your score on the scoreboard 50 times per day\" \n\n Really 50 times??? I couldn't even make one decent per day.\n\nI'll share my suspicious Kaggle Notebook near September 12, 2022\n\nJoe Lucas and Moohax thank you.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1900482",
      "postDate": "08/16/2022 04:23:05",
      "content": "<p>Guessing the 50 submission is if anyone tries to brute force flag token salts</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Guessing the 50 submission is if anyone tries to brute force flag token salts",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1900858",
      "postDate": "08/16/2022 09:54:15",
      "content": "<p>You don't need to submit to brute force it :D Just locally brute force it and then run the notebook with near value or fixed flag.</p>\n<p>PS: This competition makes me feel so small and dumb. Man, I don't know anything.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "You don't need to submit to brute force it :D Just locally brute force it and then run the notebook with near value or fixed flag.\n\nPS: This competition makes me feel so small and dumb. Man, I don't know anything.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1900982",
      "postDate": "08/16/2022 11:52:48",
      "content": "<p>Hey24sheep <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/hey24sheep\" target=\"_blank\">@hey24sheep</a> </p>\n<p>You are not alone. I'm the dumbest in this competition and may be the dumbest even in the whole Platform too :)  </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hey24sheep @hey24sheep \n\nYou are not alone. I'm the dumbest in this competition and may be the dumbest even in the whole Platform too :)",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1900988",
      "postDate": "08/16/2022 11:55:35",
      "content": "<p>Hi Daniel, <br>\nvery likely, only CSIs can put so many flags daily.  You're doing great (51th till now)  <br>\n<a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/jazivxt\" target=\"_blank\">@jazivxt</a> </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hi Daniel, \nvery likely, only CSIs can put so many flags daily.  You're doing great (51th till now)  \n@jazivxt",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1901239",
      "postDate": "08/16/2022 14:29:09",
      "content": "<p>I feel the same </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I feel the same",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1901699",
      "postDate": "08/16/2022 20:16:40",
      "content": "<p>At least we are trying and we are learning :)</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "At least we are trying and we are learning :)",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1901738",
      "postDate": "08/16/2022 21:14:46",
      "content": "<p>Since I know nothing, I'm always learning new things. </p>\n<p>Thank you Alin, I was missing yours participations/comments.</p>\n<p>The more we participate and actively interact, the more Kaggle Platform gets stronger.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Since I know nothing, I'm always learning new things. \n\nThank you Alin, I was missing yours participations/comments.\n\nThe more we participate and actively interact, the more Kaggle Platform gets stronger.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1902997",
      "postDate": "08/17/2022 03:36:22",
      "content": "<p>I'm similarly participating for the fun no hopes of winning, really admire those who got past 0.6 in such a short time, wow!!!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I'm similarly participating for the fun no hopes of winning, really admire those who got past 0.6 in such a short time, wow!!!",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1903242",
      "postDate": "08/17/2022 08:15:26",
      "content": "<p>CTFs can make you feel like that. The important thing is to have fun and explore a space…as frustrating as it can be. There are a fair number of non-specific hints around, both here and on the Discord :)</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "CTFs can make you feel like that. The important thing is to have fun and explore a space…as frustrating as it can be. There are a fair number of non-specific hints around, both here and on the Discord :)",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1903404",
      "postDate": "08/17/2022 11:56:05",
      "content": "<p>CTFs: No frustation feeling, just Fun and learning.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "CTFs: No frustation feeling, just Fun and learning.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1906257",
      "postDate": "08/19/2022 18:23:46",
      "content": "<p>First day: I caught 5 flags and thought damn okay I might do okay. Second day: zero Third day: one<br>\nIts alot of trying to figure out exactly what they want from you/which actual algorithm to use. </p>\n<p>The first day though I learned so much between the cluster and dimension reduction. That no matter how many hours I spend on it after even if I catch no more flags will be well worth my time. So Keep at it I'm sure you will walk away with some small piece of info that will help you.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "First day: I caught 5 flags and thought damn okay I might do okay. Second day: zero Third day: one\nIts alot of trying to figure out exactly what they want from you/which actual algorithm to use. \n\nThe first day though I learned so much between the cluster and dimension reduction. That no matter how many hours I spend on it after even if I catch no more flags will be well worth my time. So Keep at it I'm sure you will walk away with some small piece of info that will help you.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1906281",
      "postDate": "08/19/2022 18:37:58",
      "content": "<p>You're doing great in this competition Caryn. </p>\n<p>Imagine that I thought that CTF (Catch/Capture the Flag) was Common Trace Format (ctf)😧</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "You're doing great in this competition Caryn. \n \nImagine that I thought that CTF (Catch/Capture the Flag) was Common Trace Format (ctf)😧",
      "votes": null
    }
  ],
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 1900482,
      "author_name": "jazivxt",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "08/16/2022 04:23:05",
      "content": "<p>Guessing the 50 submission is if anyone tries to brute force flag token salts</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 1900988,
          "author_name": "mpwolke",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "08/16/2022 11:55:35",
          "content": "<p>Hi Daniel, <br>\nvery likely, only CSIs can put so many flags daily.  You're doing great (51th till now)  <br>\n<a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/jazivxt\" target=\"_blank\">@jazivxt</a> </p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        },
        {
          "id": 1902997,
          "author_name": "jazivxt",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "08/17/2022 03:36:22",
          "content": "<p>I'm similarly participating for the fun no hopes of winning, really admire those who got past 0.6 in such a short time, wow!!!</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 1900858,
      "author_name": "hey24sheep",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "08/16/2022 09:54:15",
      "content": "<p>You don't need to submit to brute force it :D Just locally brute force it and then run the notebook with near value or fixed flag.</p>\n<p>PS: This competition makes me feel so small and dumb. Man, I don't know anything.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 1900982,
          "author_name": "mpwolke",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "08/16/2022 11:52:48",
          "content": "<p>Hey24sheep <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/hey24sheep\" target=\"_blank\">@hey24sheep</a> </p>\n<p>You are not alone. I'm the dumbest in this competition and may be the dumbest even in the whole Platform too :)  </p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        },
        {
          "id": 1901239,
          "author_name": "hey24sheep",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "08/16/2022 14:29:09",
          "content": "<p>I feel the same </p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        },
        {
          "id": 1901699,
          "author_name": "alincijov",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "08/16/2022 20:16:40",
          "content": "<p>At least we are trying and we are learning :)</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        },
        {
          "id": 1901738,
          "author_name": "mpwolke",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "08/16/2022 21:14:46",
          "content": "<p>Since I know nothing, I'm always learning new things. </p>\n<p>Thank you Alin, I was missing yours participations/comments.</p>\n<p>The more we participate and actively interact, the more Kaggle Platform gets stronger.</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 1903242,
      "author_name": "moohax",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "08/17/2022 08:15:26",
      "content": "<p>CTFs can make you feel like that. The important thing is to have fun and explore a space…as frustrating as it can be. There are a fair number of non-specific hints around, both here and on the Discord :)</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 1903404,
          "author_name": "mpwolke",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "08/17/2022 11:56:05",
          "content": "<p>CTFs: No frustation feeling, just Fun and learning.</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 1906257,
      "author_name": "caryn4",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "08/19/2022 18:23:46",
      "content": "<p>First day: I caught 5 flags and thought damn okay I might do okay. Second day: zero Third day: one<br>\nIts alot of trying to figure out exactly what they want from you/which actual algorithm to use. </p>\n<p>The first day though I learned so much between the cluster and dimension reduction. That no matter how many hours I spend on it after even if I catch no more flags will be well worth my time. So Keep at it I'm sure you will walk away with some small piece of info that will help you.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 1906281,
          "author_name": "mpwolke",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "08/19/2022 18:37:58",
          "content": "<p>You're doing great in this competition Caryn. </p>\n<p>Imagine that I thought that CTF (Catch/Capture the Flag) was Common Trace Format (ctf)😧</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    }
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    "1900317": "That's one of the most defiant Kaggle competitions I've ever seen. It's totally different. \n\nI can't wait to read the write-ups and how they made their Flags.\n\n\"Remember that you can only update your score on the scoreboard 50 times per day\" \n\n Really 50 times??? I couldn't even make one decent per day.\n\nI'll share my suspicious Kaggle Notebook near September 12, 2022\n\nJoe Lucas and Moohax thank you.",
    "1900482": "Guessing the 50 submission is if anyone tries to brute force flag token salts",
    "1900858": "You don't need to submit to brute force it :D Just locally brute force it and then run the notebook with near value or fixed flag.\n\nPS: This competition makes me feel so small and dumb. Man, I don't know anything.",
    "1900982": "Hey24sheep @hey24sheep \n\nYou are not alone. I'm the dumbest in this competition and may be the dumbest even in the whole Platform too :)",
    "1900988": "Hi Daniel, \nvery likely, only CSIs can put so many flags daily.  You're doing great (51th till now)  \n@jazivxt",
    "1901239": "I feel the same",
    "1901699": "At least we are trying and we are learning :)",
    "1901738": "Since I know nothing, I'm always learning new things. \n\nThank you Alin, I was missing yours participations/comments.\n\nThe more we participate and actively interact, the more Kaggle Platform gets stronger.",
    "1902997": "I'm similarly participating for the fun no hopes of winning, really admire those who got past 0.6 in such a short time, wow!!!",
    "1903242": "CTFs can make you feel like that. The important thing is to have fun and explore a space…as frustrating as it can be. There are a fair number of non-specific hints around, both here and on the Discord :)",
    "1903404": "CTFs: No frustation feeling, just Fun and learning.",
    "1906257": "First day: I caught 5 flags and thought damn okay I might do okay. Second day: zero Third day: one\nIts alot of trying to figure out exactly what they want from you/which actual algorithm to use. \n\nThe first day though I learned so much between the cluster and dimension reduction. That no matter how many hours I spend on it after even if I catch no more flags will be well worth my time. So Keep at it I'm sure you will walk away with some small piece of info that will help you.",
    "1906281": "You're doing great in this competition Caryn. \n \nImagine that I thought that CTF (Catch/Capture the Flag) was Common Trace Format (ctf)😧"
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}