Chapter 18

https://www.dropbox.com/dropquest2012/chapter18

I figure that even though they're my enemy, I'll still spend a few minutes doing a bit of spring cleaning for them. I'll start by sorting this pile of stuff for them and dragging the right things into the right place. I'll need to hop onto the Dropbox website to make this easier to visualize though.

ということで、pile of stuff　に1から10の名前がついた画像ファイルとCategory 1, 2 のフォルダができている。Category 1 にはa.jpg, Category 2 にはa.jpgのファイルが。


わかりませんでした。で、カンニング。
1,3,6,8,9 --> Category 1
2,4,5,7,10 --> Category 2

一応意味を書いておくと、 a.jpg は waterdrop, b.jpg　は box で、
Category 1 は drop, Category 2 は box, 合わせてDrop Box。でCategory 1 には dropがつく単語、Category 2には box　がつく単語がある。

Category 1

船　→　ship　→　 drop ship
影　→　shadow 　→　drop shadow
死んだ鳥（が）drop
スイッチを切る＝drop off
shot → drop shot 　

Category 2

導火線　→　fuse 　→　 fuse box
　→　ballot box
　→　match box
　→　juice box
　→　cereal box

といった具合です。

You just earned 150 MB of free space!

Chapter 17

You just earned 125 MB of free space!

https://www.dropbox.com/dropquest2012/chapter17?h=e6f2fabb346210c8

下記が暗号の模様。

DNMOYASUYDEATNSDEEYDAWUHDRYASTRAFYIDTRUSYADA

LUSHBAFDCOODEPYYPGRUMPLEESYNESEZY

STAUURIMEINGANCCREELOGRIVOBRAILSCRPOIOTARGISTUSAIPRICRNOCAARQAUISUSPEICS

CERMRYUEVSUNTHEARMRASPUJTIERTSAURNRUUNAS

NEVYLUGTONYTUSLTPIDERTHOLSARTHW

TRAXOGRIETBRATIBDGRAONKNASETAOGKONMEYOROSTREGDOIPG

LIHEMUENONPYKORTNONXENRDAON

DRERANGEOLOWEYLRGENELBUELIVOTE

そして暗号の作られ方は

In this one, files are split into uneven blocks and the contents within each block are scrambled.

スクランブルかー。あたりをつけることなしにやるのはちょっと大変…と思ったが、最後のだけはなんとなく。

　DRERANGEOLOWEYLRGENELBUELIVOTE　

    • > DRE RANGEO LOWEYL RGENE LBUE LIVOTE　
    • > RED ORANGE YELLOW GREEN BLUE VIOLET

前の問題はヒントだったか（Indigo だけがないけど）。
こう見ると、区切りさえ見つけられればそれぞれなんとかなりそうな気がする。
ということでそれぞれ取り組んでみる。

DNMOYASUYDEATNSDEEYDAWUHDRYASTRAFYIDTRUSYADA

    • > DNMOYA SUYDEAT NSDEEYDAW UHDRYAST RAFYID TRUSYADA
    • > MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

これもSundayがないけど、まあできた。…この形ならば、前から順に permutation を取っていき、適当なのが見つかったところで、あとは推測する、という手が使えそうなのと、シリーズものを推測するというのも使えそう。

LUSHBAFDCOODEPYYPGRUMPLEESYNESEZY

    • >

STAUURIMEINGANCCREELOGRIVOBRAILSCRPOIOTARGISTUSAIPRICRNOCAARQAUISUSPEICS

    • > STAUUR IMEING ANCCRE ELO GRIVO BRAIL SCRPOIO TARGISTUSAI PRICRNOCA ARQAUISU SPEICS
    • > TAURUS GEMINI CANCER LEO VIRGO LIBRA SCORPIO SAGITTARIUS CAPRICORN AQUARIUS PISCES

十二星座で Aries なし。聖闘士星矢を思いだすなあ。

CERMRYUEVSUNTHEARMRASPUJTIERTSAURNRUUNAS

    • > CERMRYU EVSUN THEAR MRAS PUJTIER TSAURN RUUNAS
    • > MERCURY VENUS EARTH MARS JUPITER SATURN URANUS

海王星抜け（プルートはそもそも勘定に入ってない？） Neptune

NEVYLUGTONYTUSLTPIDERTHOLSARTHW

    • > NEVY LUGTONYT USLT PIDER THOLS ARTHW
    • > ENVY GLUTTONY LUST PRIDE SLOTH WRATH

七つの大罪。greed 抜け。

TRAXOGRIETBRATIBDGRAONKNASETAOGKONMEYOROSTREGDOIPG

    • > TRA XO GRIET BRATIB DGRAON KNASE TAOG KONMEY OROSTRE GDO IPG
    • > RAT OX TIGER RABBIT DRAGON SNAKE GOAT MONKEY ROOSTER DOG PIG

子丑寅で午がない。Horse

LIHEMUENONPYKORTNONXENRDAON

以上を並べると

Sunday
?
Aries
Neptune
Greed
Horse
Indigo

2つ目だけがよくわからん・・・　長さからすると7つシリーズだと思うのだが。
　
　http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/7
　http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7_(number)

を眺めるが、候補が多すぎてしんどい。七つの海、七福神、G7あたりをみるがいずれも違いそう…
ギブアップ、いずれにしても答えは ShangHiねー…

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追記。

白雪姫の七人の小人、Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, Bashful, Sneezy and Dopey か！

LUSHBAFDCOODEPYYPGRUMPLEESYNESEZY

    • > LUSHBAF DCO ODEPY YPGRUM PLEESY NESEZY
    • > Bashful Doc Dopey GRUMPY SLEEPY SNEEZY

で、happy 抜け。わかるか、こんなん…

Chapter 16

上で得たファイルとその中身。

1.txt

The mobile professional has myriad devices on which files live, which makes having a dependable syncing program a must. Dropbox (Free, 4 stars) fills that role nicely with an iPad app that evokes its desktop and mobile phone products. Like those other versions of the free file synchronization application, Dropbox for iPad features a simple interface, easy uploading, and swift syncing across all accounts. Overall, it's an excellent, affordably priced too (you can use it for free if you need 2GB of storage or less) for the business-minded person on the go. You still can't move files between folders, but you can upload multiple files at once and save to sub-divisions - improvements that have been added since we last looked at the app. It's more than worthy of an Editors' Choice award.

2.txt

"We're always looking for ways to make lives easier and solve the basic problems people face everyday," said Drew Houston, CEO and co-founder of Dropbox. "Sending files has always been a painful process, but now with Dropbox, sharing with friends, family, and colleagues is effortless."

3.txt

Just last month, Dropbox was voted "startup of the year" at the annual Crunchies Awards. But it also faces enormous competition in the file sharing space from other startups such as Box.net, CloudMe, SugarSync, Egnyte, and big players such as Apple and Google, which are both actively expanding the ability of ourselves to share files.

4.txt

Dropbox allows people to access files, like documents, photos and music, on any device wherever they are, without pesky zip files or astronomical e-mail attachments. As people edit files, Dropbox updates them so a single file is available on all devices. Most people use it free and can pay for additional storage.

5.txt

I realize that not everybody works on such elaborate file-shuttling projects. But try Dropbox for its ability to keep your important files everywhere at once. Or try it as an automatic, silent, lasting backup of your essentials. Or try it so that you can get at your computer's files from your phone.

6.txt

Adorable analogies aside, Dropbox 2.0 for Android offers a host of new features. These include Favorites, which allows you to star and access files offline; Bulk Uploads, for adding multiple files simultaneously; File Renaming, don't make me explain that; and the ability to import and export from local storage. It will also support the new Ice Cream Sandwich OS. And for students, or at least people that have held onto their old college email accounts, Dropbox is offering 500MB of bonus storage for every new member they refer to the service - double the standard referral deal.

7.txt

At Dropbox's San Francisco headquarters, Houston (pronounced like the Manhattan street, not the city in Texas) sits in a sea of engineers under a iridescent sign that reads "ITJUSTWORKS" with "just work" flashing in blue. His desk is blanketed in a flurry of resumes an inch thick and his attention constantly darts between four 24-inch monitors.

Notes.txt

You should head to the library. I've got a pile of articles waiting for you, but you'll notice something different about them. Let's just say I played a game of Mad Libs with them. Many of the words in these sentences don't belong. Once you figure out which words these are, you must also know that all of these words are headless. After you've figured it out, your next destination is a place on dropbox.com with two of these.

最後の Notex.txt によると、

  • Many of the words in these sentences don't belong.
  • Once you figure out which words these are, you must also know that all of these words are headless.

ということで、もともとの文章には無かった語があるみたい。ということで、https://www.dropbox.com/news/articles　を見てみると（ここのページはぐぐってみつけた）対応する記事がそれぞれあるもよう。

1.txt --> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2371504,00.asp#fbid=h70ZpsyZkbN

webのdiffサービスを使って比較してみると evokes ==> complements

2.txt --> https://www.dropbox.com/news/20120423 lives ==> life

3.txt --> http://newsletter.rismedia.com/items/mobileview/7597/null/null/33241/ ourselves ==> users

4.txt --> http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/28/technology/dropbox-aims-to-solidify-its-place-with-businesses.html astronomical ==> hulking

5.txt --> https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3136051 lasting ==> encrypted

6.txt --> http://gizmodo.com/5870720/dropbox-20-for-android-is-so-slick-i-might-actually-start-using-it deal ==> rate

7.txt --> http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jan/15/business/la-fi-dropbox-20120115 iridescent ==> neon

ということで、「元の文章にはなかった語」を並べると、

evokes
lives
ourselves
astronomical
lasting
deal
iridescent

これらがキーで、"all of these words are headless." headless のここでの意味がわからない・・・
《言語学》主辞［主要部］のない という意味はあるが…。
7つからなる、というのもキーか。7文字のもの、例えば曜日？曜日だとすると SUN, MON, ... これもよくわからない。

ぼんやり考えたがわからない。ギブアップ。

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http://ipod.item-get.com/2012/05/dropbox1gbdropquest_ii24_cloud.php

の解答、「https://www.dropbox.com/share から共有の“アイコン部分”をクリックする。」
から逆に考えると、このアイコン部分は虹。7つということで7色か。
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow によると、虹の7色は

　Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet　

であるので、その頭文字を順にとると

R-evokes
O-lives
Y-ourselves
G-astronomical
B-lasting
I-deal
V-iridescent

か！　良く解けるなあ、こんなの。

Chapter 15

https://www.dropbox.com/dropquest2012/chapter15

色々書いてあるが、大事なのは最後。

But the reason you were led here is because the core I planted was moved. Evil men exist in all timelines, and they're probably going to use the core again for nefarious means. I have a script that can help us track down the core though, but we need to move quickly. Share a new folder (not your Dropquest folder) with me (savior@dropbox.com) and we'll get moving.

ということで、新しいフォルダをDropboxquestの中に作って savior@dropbox.com とshareする（inviteする）。
すると、1.txt, 2.txt, ..., 7.txt, Notes.txt がそのフォルダの中に出来ている。Captain's Logsの中にもChapter 15.txt　もできているので、Chapter 15はこれでクリア.