Humble Beginnings
The Introduction Puzzle
Posted to Reddit on 2020-12-15
Join Dark Horse for the beginning of the first cycle on January 1st, 2021.
There will be BTC offered to the boldest and the brightest among you.
A trifle to slake your thirst and test your mettle:
This is a rebus.
paste + bin + (the name of the image file) = https://pastebin.com/VsEidq1V
Use the obvious Base64 clue, when decoded, binary appears.
1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0
1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0
1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1
0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0
0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
This binary is visual. This is called an Aztec Code. It takes you to imgur, where there is...another Aztec Code.
There is something hidden in this image in the Red 0 plane, otherwise known as LSB.
No riches are gained on the easy road.
You must do the hard thing.
The hard thing is to truly understand the Aztec Code. This Aztec has been altered. It still scans properly but the bits have been changed to reflect a hidden message.
When the bits have been read by hand (in the Aztec fashion) the final link is revealed.
Every sat received will be put back into Dark Horse Challenges. 19ihSa9M1xRrMMSB6JnqvePaFHs32cKiKp
