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  1. The "Zork Number", 69,105, has the property that 69 in decimal equals 105 in octal, and 69 in hexadecimal equals 105 in decimal.

    I've brute-forced my way through a large range of numbers to see if they had this property and could only find the one.

    The challenge, if you will accept it, is to provide proof that 69,105 *is* in fact the *only* Zork Number.

    #numbers #zork #challenge #math

  2. The "Zork Number", 69,105, has the property that 69 in decimal equals 105 in octal, and 69 in hexadecimal equals 105 in decimal.

    I've brute-forced my way through a large range of numbers to see if they had this property and could only find the one.

    The challenge, if you will accept it, is to provide proof that 69,105 *is* in fact the *only* Zork Number.

    #numbers #zork #challenge #math

  3. The "Zork Number", 69,105, has the property that 69 in decimal equals 105 in octal, and 69 in hexadecimal equals 105 in decimal.

    I've brute-forced my way through a large range of numbers to see if they had this property and could only find the one.

    The challenge, if you will accept it, is to provide proof that 69,105 *is* in fact the *only* Zork Number.

    #numbers #zork #challenge #math

  4. The "Zork Number", 69,105, has the property that 69 in decimal equals 105 in octal, and 69 in hexadecimal equals 105 in decimal.

    I've brute-forced my way through a large range of numbers to see if they had this property and could only find the one.

    The challenge, if you will accept it, is to provide proof that 69,105 *is* in fact the *only* Zork Number.

  5. The "Zork Number", 69,105, has the property that 69 in decimal equals 105 in octal, and 69 in hexadecimal equals 105 in decimal.

    I've brute-forced my way through a large range of numbers to see if they had this property and could only find the one.

    The challenge, if you will accept it, is to provide proof that 69,105 *is* in fact the *only* Zork Number.

    #numbers #zork #challenge #math

  6. I've updated all the Visible Zorker pages to include a search field. You can search for objects, routines, variables, and game text.

    blog.zarfhome.com/2026/08/visi

    Yes, the word “Zork" is temporarily swamped in gaming news due to some FromSoftware article. Big deal.

    #Zork #InteractiveFiction

  7. I've updated all the Visible Zorker pages to include a search field. You can search for objects, routines, variables, and game text.

    blog.zarfhome.com/2026/08/visi

    Yes, the word “Zork" is temporarily swamped in gaming news due to some FromSoftware article. Big deal.

    #Zork #InteractiveFiction

  8. I've updated all the Visible Zorker pages to include a search field. You can search for objects, routines, variables, and game text.

    blog.zarfhome.com/2026/08/visi

    Yes, the word “Zork" is temporarily swamped in gaming news due to some FromSoftware article. Big deal.

    #Zork #InteractiveFiction

  9. I've updated all the Visible Zorker pages to include a search field. You can search for objects, routines, variables, and game text.

    blog.zarfhome.com/2026/08/visi

    Yes, the word “Zork" is temporarily swamped in gaming news due to some FromSoftware article. Big deal.

    #Zork #InteractiveFiction

  10. I've updated all the Visible Zorker pages to include a search field. You can search for objects, routines, variables, and game text.

    blog.zarfhome.com/2026/08/visi

    Yes, the word “Zork" is temporarily swamped in gaming news due to some FromSoftware article. Big deal.

    #Zork #InteractiveFiction

  11. It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.

    #Zork #GenX #Games

  12. Oh, rejoice! 🎉 Some brave soul updated #Wikipedia about Zork's name, because clearly, that's what the #internet was missing. Now, thanks to valiant #keyboard #warriors, we finally have #clarity on 1970s #MIT #jargon that absolutely no one asked for. 🚀
    dpolakovic.space/blogs/zork-pa #Update #Zork #HackerNews #ngated

  13. Oh, rejoice! 🎉 Some brave soul updated #Wikipedia about Zork's name, because clearly, that's what the #internet was missing. Now, thanks to valiant #keyboard #warriors, we finally have #clarity on 1970s #MIT #jargon that absolutely no one asked for. 🚀
    dpolakovic.space/blogs/zork-pa #Update #Zork #HackerNews #ngated

  14. Oh, rejoice! 🎉 Some brave soul updated #Wikipedia about Zork's name, because clearly, that's what the #internet was missing. Now, thanks to valiant #keyboard #warriors, we finally have #clarity on 1970s #MIT #jargon that absolutely no one asked for. 🚀
    dpolakovic.space/blogs/zork-pa #Update #Zork #HackerNews #ngated

  15. Oh, rejoice! 🎉 Some brave soul updated #Wikipedia about Zork's name, because clearly, that's what the #internet was missing. Now, thanks to valiant #keyboard #warriors, we finally have #clarity on 1970s #MIT #jargon that absolutely no one asked for. 🚀
    dpolakovic.space/blogs/zork-pa #Update #Zork #HackerNews #ngated

  16. Oh, rejoice! 🎉 Some brave soul updated #Wikipedia about Zork's name, because clearly, that's what the #internet was missing. Now, thanks to valiant #keyboard #warriors, we finally have #clarity on 1970s #MIT #jargon that absolutely no one asked for. 🚀
    dpolakovic.space/blogs/zork-pa #Update #Zork #HackerNews #ngated

  17. Interactive Fiction Top 50 of All Time (2023 edition) ifdb.org/viewcomp?id=moqx12hlz

    1st Place: Counterfeit Monkey, by Emily Short
    2nd Place: Anchorhead, by Michael Gentry
    3rd Place: Spider and Web, by Andrew Plotkin
    4th Place: Hadean Lands, by Andrew Plotkin
    5th Place: The Impossible Bottle, by Linus Åkesson
    6th Place: The Gostak, by Carl Muckenhoupt
    6th Place: Photopia, by Adam Cadre (as Opal O'Donnell)
    8th Place: Eat Me, by Chandler Groover
    8th Place: Lost Pigby Admiral Jota

    #zork #kobo #koreader

  18. Interactive Fiction Top 50 of All Time (2023 edition) ifdb.org/viewcomp?id=moqx12hlz

    1st Place: Counterfeit Monkey, by Emily Short
    2nd Place: Anchorhead, by Michael Gentry
    3rd Place: Spider and Web, by Andrew Plotkin
    4th Place: Hadean Lands, by Andrew Plotkin
    5th Place: The Impossible Bottle, by Linus Åkesson
    6th Place: The Gostak, by Carl Muckenhoupt
    6th Place: Photopia, by Adam Cadre (as Opal O'Donnell)
    8th Place: Eat Me, by Chandler Groover
    8th Place: Lost Pigby Admiral Jota

    #zork #kobo #koreader

  19. Interactive Fiction Top 50 of All Time (2023 edition) ifdb.org/viewcomp?id=moqx12hlz

    1st Place: Counterfeit Monkey, by Emily Short
    2nd Place: Anchorhead, by Michael Gentry
    3rd Place: Spider and Web, by Andrew Plotkin
    4th Place: Hadean Lands, by Andrew Plotkin
    5th Place: The Impossible Bottle, by Linus Åkesson
    6th Place: The Gostak, by Carl Muckenhoupt
    6th Place: Photopia, by Adam Cadre (as Opal O'Donnell)
    8th Place: Eat Me, by Chandler Groover
    8th Place: Lost Pigby Admiral Jota

    #zork #kobo #koreader

  20. Interactive Fiction Top 50 of All Time (2023 edition) ifdb.org/viewcomp?id=moqx12hlz

    1st Place: Counterfeit Monkey, by Emily Short
    2nd Place: Anchorhead, by Michael Gentry
    3rd Place: Spider and Web, by Andrew Plotkin
    4th Place: Hadean Lands, by Andrew Plotkin
    5th Place: The Impossible Bottle, by Linus Åkesson
    6th Place: The Gostak, by Carl Muckenhoupt
    6th Place: Photopia, by Adam Cadre (as Opal O'Donnell)
    8th Place: Eat Me, by Chandler Groover
    8th Place: Lost Pigby Admiral Jota

    #zork #kobo #koreader