Yes, we actually won
Source: YouTube · Theo - t3․gg · published Aug 16, 2024 · 20:28
Theo won the Gold Bug puzzle-solving contest at Defcon after spending most of his time in a hotel room with other YouTubers and hackers 0:30-0:33.
Key Takeaways:
• Theo roomed with Lowle, his CTO Mark, and Luke from LTT, but spent most time in a tiny room solving puzzles rather than enjoying their luxury accommodation 1:01-1:23.
• The team participated in several contests, including a programming contest they missed the deadline for, and Hack Fortress which they lost due to poor equipment 3:01-3:22.
• They won the Gold Bug contest by solving 12 out of 13 puzzles, with different team members tackling various challenges using their unique skills 8:25-8:44.
• Notable puzzles included "Etiquette" solved by Prime's coding, "Cage Show Pity" solved by Thor's math skills, and "The Swords" puzzle quickly solved by G 9:06-18:05.
Theo recommends attending Defcon next year and highlights the impressive badge containing a new Raspberry Pi 19:11-20:05.
Sources:
- 0:30-0:33 Overview of Defcon experience
- 1:01-1:23 Rooming situation
- 3:01-3:22 Contests participated in
- 8:25-8:44 Gold Bug win
- 9:06-18:05 Puzzle-solving details
- 19:11-20:05 Defcon badge and closing thoughts
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[Music] hey uh I'm Theo and we we really need to talk about JavaScript what are you doing here L uh never mind I gotta go I'm back from Defcon and I am so happy I went what a crazy event huge shout out to Pirate software for convincing me and a bunch of my crew to go this year I never would have otherwise and if it wasn't for him and Luke lefron from lus Tech tips I probably wouldn't have gone this year either but they both wanted to go I was super interested too and boy do I have a story to tell you guys this was one of the coolest events I've been to you should definitely go next year by the way Link in the description if you want to follow def Conan 10 next year one more thing before we go further though a lot of our time was spent solving puzzles as in we were sitting in a hotel room s…