Countdown to PDC2008: Secrets Revealed | Charles

tfraser

#Sep 4th, 2008 @ 12:10 PM

This is a very interesting problem. Without giving anything away, would you be able to clarify whether or not the mention of 'perfect number' in the audio file is referring specifically to the mathematical context of the term?

Samuel Jack

Is it appropriate to post our thoughts about the hard hat challenge here?

"Nothing being left to chance" and "seeds" makes me think of deterministic "random" number generators. And I presume we're talking the mathematical definition of "perfect" here: a number which is the sum of all its divisors apart from 1.

FigmentEngine
FigmentEngine

"when ordering samples from out entire collection, be sure to start with the correct seed"

hmm, interesting

"sample" and wave files... and "order" with "entire collection"
implies data might be held at perfect number offsets in the data chunk?

Samuel Jack

In reply to FigmentEngine

#Sep 5th, 2008 @ 4:18 AM

Could that be the reason why the sound file sounds distorted (assuming that it does for everybody else)?

mswanson

In reply to tfraser

#Sep 5th, 2008 @ 12:40 AM

All I'll say is that it's great to see you guys sharing ideas on the forum, and I love the thinking that's going on. Smiley

Charles
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In reply to mswanson

#Sep 5th, 2008 @ 8:16 AM

Thank you for doing this Mike nd Ritzy. These are great and fun to watch. Mike, your challenges are awesome, as expected.

Keep on posting,
C

cairn

After the PDC, will we get all the session video's and powerpoints on disc?
and will we get te same type of network access as per PDC05.

mswanson

In reply to cairn

#Sep 5th, 2008 @ 9:43 AM

cairn: Even better, just like MIX06, MIX07, and MIX08, we'll publish the session recordings within 24 hours of the actual session on the internet (with resources, like the PowerPoint decks). For anyone, for free...regardless of whether or not you were an attendee. For network access, the Los Angeles Convention Center has upgraded its "pipe" since 2005, and because the net plays a much more important role, we put a lot of effort into providing great access this year. I suspect you'll be very pleasantly surprised.

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