| Author | Message | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 979 Registered: 11-2003 |
Timmy is a nice and generous person; he's willing to stretch far to help his friends, family and neighbours. But on one account his helpful attitude could have landed him in big trouble. Explore. | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 1257 Registered: 9-2003 |
generous with time? money? help? is one of these more relevant? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 983 Registered: 11-2003 |
generous with time? money? help? is one of these more relevant? For this puzzle, help would be closest of these three. | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 1261 Registered: 9-2003 |
did the one account involve a friend? family member? neighbour? more than one person? 2? 3? 4? 5? any relevant jobs? Timmy - HAM? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 986 Registered: 11-2003 |
did the one account involve a friend? family member? neighbour? all is possible more than one person? Yes, but exact number is irrelevant and not known either 2? 3? 4? 5? any relevant jobs? No Timmy - HAM? Yes | ||
| Howardwoman (Howardwoman)
New member Username: Howardwoman Post Number: 51 Registered: 1-2008 |
Would he have helped to do something illegal? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 997 Registered: 11-2003 |
Would he have helped to do something illegal? No, not willingly and consciously. But..... | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 1276 Registered: 9-2003 |
did he think he was doing something legal? but it wasn't? did someone specifically ask him to help them? or did he see something happening and try to help? and accidentally gave help to the wrong person? like calling a cab for a burglar sturggling with his loot or something | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1006 Registered: 11-2003 |
did he think he was doing something legal? but it wasn't? What he did was totally legal. did someone specifically ask him to help them? or did he see something happening and try to help? and accidentally gave help to the wrong person? like calling a cab for a burglar sturggling with his loot or something No to all | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1018 Registered: 11-2003 |
Will try to breath life back into this puzzle Timmy is doing something to help others. The thing he's doing is helping his friends, family and neighbours in one spesific way. What he's doing is saving them money, if they are using his "offer". He's not doing something actively and repeatedly, but he did something once and that keeps on "working" (yes, I know it's cryptic, but you'll soon understand, lol). Era is relevant. This could not have been done before the 21st century. | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 1964 Registered: 8-2006 |
Was the thing only invented this century? A phone? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1019 Registered: 11-2003 |
Was the thing only invented this century? This spesific thing was, or maybe the first attempts were made in the late 90's, but it has only become a common thing in the last few years. However the technology behind it has been around for a while. Explore. A phone? Not a phone, but..... | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 1973 Registered: 8-2006 |
iPod? Did he give music to others without them paying for it? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1023 Registered: 11-2003 |
iPod? Did he give music to others without them paying for it? No to both | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
New member Username: Gourami Post Number: 3 Registered: 2-2008 |
Banks involved? The internet? Computers in general? Is he helping someone use a piece of technology? Does he give them bad advice of any kind? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1024 Registered: 11-2003 |
Banks involved? Hmm, difficult to answer. As such, no. But if worst case scenario HAD happened, it would most likely involve banks or financial institutions. The internet? Yes Computers in general? Just in the sense it has to do with the Internet Is he helping someone use a piece of technology? Yope. Explore. Does he give them bad advice of any kind? Not at all | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
New member Username: Gourami Post Number: 8 Registered: 2-2008 |
Was he helping someone physically present? Was he helping someone over the internet? Neither? Is a certain website involved? If so, chatting/networking? Informational? E-commerce? Is he showing someone how to navigate the internet? Showing them a certain site? Doing something for them online? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1025 Registered: 11-2003 |
Was he helping someone physically present? Was he helping someone over the internet? Neither? Is a certain website involved? If so, chatting/networking? Informational? E-commerce? Is he showing someone how to navigate the internet? Showing them a certain site? Doing something for them online? None of these actually | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
New member Username: Gourami Post Number: 14 Registered: 2-2008 |
Was he helping any person in particular? Was the act that could have gotten him in trouble performed on/over the internet? Does this have anything to do with his personal computer settings? Security? Viruses? "big trouble"= losing money? going to jail? being embarassed? Making an enemy? Losing respect/honor? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1029 Registered: 11-2003 |
Was he helping any person in particular? No Was the act that could have gotten him in trouble performed on/over the internet? Yes-ish Does this have anything to do with his personal computer settings? Yope Security? Yes Viruses? No "big trouble"= losing money? going to jail? In worst case scenario, yes being embarassed? Making an enemy? Losing respect/honor? and bit of this I suppose, as he lives in a small community | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
New member Username: Gourami Post Number: 24 Registered: 2-2008 |
Is there a password involved? Does he give someone his password? Does he know someone else's password? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1037 Registered: 11-2003 |
Is there a password involved? Yope Does he give someone his password? No Does he know someone else's password? and No | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 673 Registered: 5-2007 |
ROT13 to read: Qbrf ur yrg bgure crbcyr hfr uvf jveryrff pbaarpgvba? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1075 Registered: 11-2003 |
Alex, you're spot on. | ||
| Grainbeer (Grainbeer)
New member Username: Grainbeer Post Number: 270 Registered: 4-2002 |
Is there anything more to explore here? Alex has now given the answer to this puzzle, hasnīt he? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1078 Registered: 11-2003 |
Is there anything more to explore here? Alex has now given the answer to this puzzle, hasnīt he? He has given the answer to what Timmy did to be helpful, but in what way could he have landed in trouble for this? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 675 Registered: 5-2007 |
ROT13 to read: Vs n unpxre pbaarpgrq gb gur Vagrearg ivn Gvzzl'f pbaarpgvba naq cresbezrq znyvpvbhf npgf, gurl pbhyq or genprq onpx gb Gvzzl'f VC nqqerff naq Gvzzl pbhyq or oynzrq. | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1087 Registered: 11-2003 |
*********** SPOILER ***************** Alex is perfectly right. "Timmy" is my nephew, who has let his wireless connection open for friends in the neighbourhood to use as they wish. But he got a shock when I told him about an incident in Finland. Police knocked on the toor to a family and almost arrested a man because his open wireless connection had been used by a neighbour when fraudently transferring money from a client account to an overseas account. But the same would be if a hacker tried or a person downloading child porn. It is the access point they trace. I told him to rather give his password to friends and not leave it open, but whether or not he has done so, I do not know, lol... Youths never listen to adults, do they?? |
