formapi.io Bitcoin puzzle challenge
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formapi.io Bitcoin puzzle challenge
A puzzle / programming challenge with a 0.125 BTC prize
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How HN took it
2 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 17 critical, out of 32 comments about the project. Thread score -0.43.
Execution: 0 for, 15 againstIdea: 1 for, 1 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Fun, creative puzzle idea
From 3 comments
For anyone frustrated with the colors on stage 7: ``` container: #660076 triangle: #fd8abb circle: #fee376 ```
syncerr on HNI solved most of them using plain CSS except for the 7th puzzle, I had to right-click the solution canvas and view that within another tab so that I had access to the dev tools…
loueed on HNThe css puzzle was definitiv fun but definitively frustrating due to inaccuracy and bugs of the html2canvas library. However I have to say the second puzzle is pretty…
explodingcamera on HN
Objections
CSS puzzles were too difficult and frustrating
From 3 comments
Really nice idea. One thing that's adding to the "frustration factor" of the CSS problems is that the updates seem rather racy (Firefox 63, MacOS), in the sense that if you edit…
dasmoth on HNI've been messing around with that triangle for half an hour now. Gradients were comparatively easy.
johndough on HNThe css puzzle was definitiv fun but definitively frustrating due to inaccuracy and bugs of the html2canvas library. However I have to say the second puzzle is pretty…
explodingcamera on HN
Prize wallets were drained by solving via client-side source
From 2 comments
Or you can also find solutions directly in the source code. I see that someone moved out the funds 8 minutes ago ;)…
vladmiller on HNIt's possible to complete the first challenge without writing any CSS -- just deactivate break points to bypass the anti-debugger loop, and then use react dev tools to modify…
eat_veggies on HN
Bugs in rendering and browser compatibility
From 3 comments
The first puzzle 0 does not work at all on Firefox 64. The Target Result and Difference areas are entirely blank. There are no errors in the console.
mattlondon on HNReally nice idea. One thing that's adding to the "frustration factor" of the CSS problems is that the updates seem rather racy (Firefox 63, MacOS), in the sense that if you edit…
dasmoth on HNThe css puzzle was definitiv fun but definitively frustrating due to inaccuracy and bugs of the html2canvas library. However I have to say the second puzzle is pretty…
explodingcamera on HN
Requests
Skip ahead to later puzzles once a prize is claimed
From 1 comment
Really nice idea. One thing that's adding to the "frustration factor" of the CSS problems is that the updates seem rather racy (Firefox 63, MacOS), in the sense that if you edit…
dasmoth on HN
Questions
How much the prize is worth in dollars
From 1 comment
so 0.125 is 470 USD. did you end up getting that?
ziont on HN