If you've got some extra time today, get cracking on this: ?OBKRUOXOG HULBSOLIF BBWFLRVQQ PRNGKSSO TWTQSJQ SSEKZZWAT JKLUDIAWI NFBNYP VTTMZFP KWGDKZXTJC DIGKUHUAUEKCAR
It's the final, unsolved part of a coded sculpture known as Kryptos, and it's been driving cryptologists around the world batty for 16 years. The code is inscribed in a wavy 12-foot-high sculpture made of copper, granite and wood that contains thousands of encrypted characters. That it stands just outside the cafeteria of the CIA's headquarters, unsolved by some of the best cryptographers in the world, only adds to its mythology as one of the toughest codes in the world.
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For her day job, Dunin works for a St. Louis video-game developer. But cryptology has become an increasingly lucrative side hobby. She frequently lectures on the topic and has a book, "The Mammoth Book of Secret Codes and Cryptograms."
For her, solving codes is more than just a way to kill time.
"It's a search for self knowledge - when I'm cracking a code, it gives me a better understanding of the world and a better understanding of myself."
I dunno about that "lucrative side hobby" part... So far all the costs involved with public speaking, like travel expenses, photography/makeup costs, and mailing supplies/postage to send out press copies, have put me in the red. But it's definitely been bringing fame, which may someday turn into actual income. We'll see. ;) The rest of the article is pretty good though!
