https://github.com/integrii/a858de45f56d9bc9
Attempting to decode the mysterious /r/A858DE45F56D9BC9 subreddit data
https://github.com/integrii/a858de45f56d9bc9
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Attempting to decode the mysterious /r/A858DE45F56D9BC9 subreddit data
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/integrii/a858de45f56d9bc9
- Owner: integrii
- Created: 2015-03-06T10:40:45.000Z (about 10 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2015-06-11T04:52:33.000Z (almost 10 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-25T09:51:08.879Z (2 months ago)
- Language: Ruby
- Size: 149 KB
- Stars: 12
- Watchers: 3
- Forks: 2
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
### Decrypting the strange subreddit [/r/A858DE45F56D9BC9](https://www.reddit.com/r/A858DE45F56D9BC9).
#### Hints
* [/u/fragglet](https://www.reddit.com/u/fragglet) deployed a scraper and auto-analyzer for postshere: [soulsphere.org](https://a858.soulsphere.org/). It is [on github](https://github.com/fragglet/A858nalyze)
* the format changed at some point. [old format](https://www.reddit.com/r/A858DE45F56D9BC9/comments/1p26fo/201310231949/) vs [new format](https://www.reddit.com/r/A858DE45F56D9BC9/comments/1p320v/201310231559/)
* each post is of various length and some may be cut off
* it appears to be hex encoded data that probably breaks down into binary
* it does not directly convert from hex to ASCII
* sometimes when broken down into binary, the number of bits does not evenly divide by 8. It does divide by 4.
#### Community
* there is [a subreddit devoted to solving this](https://www.reddit.com/r/Solving_A858/).
* there is [a wiki on it](https://www.reddit.com/r/Solving_A858/wiki/index)
#### Running the Decoder
Just execute it. Make sure you have ruby installed. Specify one of the test files that are in the repo to run against when prompted.