Take a penny, leave a penny

[heuristically_alone]

I accidentally lost my sewing needle in the pile.

The pile contains a lost seeing needle, some scrap metal, rubble, a cog, a point, a chive, $51,700.03, a spool of rope, and some rules. It is yours, if you follow the rules.

[chridd]

I add some hay.

The pile contains a needle in a haystack, some scrap metal, rubble, a cog, a point, a chive, $51,700.03, a spool of rope, and some rules. It is yours, if you follow the rules.

[The Snide Sniper]

I turn the scrap metal into needles.

The pile now contains several needles in a haystack, rubble, a cog, a point, a chive, $51,700.03, a spool of rope, and some rules. It is yours, if you follow the rules.

[patzer]

I leave a penny.

The pile now contains several needles in a haystack, rubble, a cog, a point, a chive, $51,700.04, a spool of rope, and some rules. It is yours, if you follow the rules

[quasijem]

I wonder if there are any rare coins there, and hire someone to find out.

The pile now contains needles in a haystack, rubble, a cog, a point, a chive, $48,123.94, someone inspecting the coins, $2,944.10 of non-valuable coins/notes, $24 worth of rare coins, a spool of rope, and some rules. It is yours (except for the person), if you follow the rules.

[patzer]

I take the pile.

The pile now contains needles in a haystack, rubble, a cog, a point, a chive, $46,841.49, someone inspecting the coins, $4,216.55 of non-valuable coins/notes, $34 worth of rare coins, a spool of rope, and some rules. It is mine, except for the person.

[The Snide Sniper]

I make the person inspecting the coins my slave.

The pile now contains needles in a haystack, rubble, a cog, a point, a chive, $46,841.49, someone inspecting the coins, $4,217.55 of non-valuable coins/notes, $6 worth of rare coins, a spool of rope, and some rules. It is patzer's, except for the person, who belongs to Sniper.

[ratammer]

I add the three months that have passed since the previous post to the pile.

The pile now contains needles in a haystack, rubble, a cog, a point, a chive, $46,841.49, someone inspecting the coins, $4,217.55 of non-valuable coins/notes, $6 worth of rare coins, a spool of rope, some rules, and three months. It is patzer's, except for the person, who belongs to Sniper.

[heuristically_alone]

I remove all the dollar signs.

The pile now contains needles in a haystack, rubble, a cog, a point, a chive, 46,841.49, someone inspecting the coins, 4,217.55 of non-valuable coins/notes, 6 worth of rare coins, a spool of rope, some rules, and three months. It is patzer's, except for the person, who belongs to Sniper.

[phillip1882]

removes the point, whats the point?
The pile now contains needles in a haystack, rubble, a cog, a chive, 46,841.49, someone inspecting the coins, 4,217.55 of non-valuable coins/notes, 6 worth of rare coins, a spool of rope, some rules, and three months. It is patzer's, except for the person, who belongs to Sniper.

[jimbobmacdoodle]

I add an r and some books.

The pile now contains needles in a haystack, rubble, a cog, an archive of books, 46,841.49, someone inspecting the coins, 4,217.55 of non-valuable coins/notes, 6 worth of rare coins, a spool of rope, some rules, and three months. It is patzer's, except for the person, who belongs to Sniper.

[phillip1882]

finds the needles, there no longer in the haystack.

The pile now contains a haystack, rubble, a cog, an archive of books, 46,841.49, someone inspecting the coins, 4,217.55 of non-valuable coins/notes, 6 worth of rare coins, a spool of rope, some rules, and three months. It is patzer's, except for the person, who belongs to Sniper.

[heuristically_alone]

I leave an OLED Nintendo Switch.

The pile now contains an OLED Nintendo Switch, haystack, rubble, a cog, an archive of books, 46,841.49, someone inspecting the coins, 4,217.55 of non-valuable coins/notes, 6 worth of rare coins, a spool of rope, some rules, and three months. It is patzer's, except for the person, who belongs to Sniper.

[phillip1882]

i clear the rubble, and leave a clean stack

The pile now contains an OLED Nintendo Switch, a haystack, a clean stack, a cog, an archive of books, 46,841.49, someone inspecting the coins, 4,217.55 of non-valuable coins/notes, 6 worth of rare coins, a spool of rope, some rules, and three months. It is patzer's, except for the person, who belongs to Sniper.

[jimbobmacdoodle]

I corrupt the stack.

The pile now contains an OLED Nintendo Switch, a heap of rotten hay, a corrupted stack, a cog, an archive of books, 46,841.49, someone inspecting the coins, 4,217.55 of non-valuable coins/notes, 6 worth of rare coins, a spool of rope, some rules, and three months. It is patzer's, except for the person, who belongs to Sniperavigdatisitstdstsc*"25.

[phillip1882]

i add a pinch of salt

The pile now contains an OLED Nintendo Switch, a heap of rotten hay, a corrupted stack, a cog, an archive of books, 46,841.49, someone inspecting the coins, 4,217.55 of non-valuable coins/notes, 6 worth of rare coins, a spool of rope, some rules, and three months. It is patzer's, except for the person, who belongs to Sniperavigdatisitstdstsc*"25, a pinch of salt

[heuristically_alone]

I pinch the pinch of salt.

The pile now contains an OLED Nintendo Switch, a heap of rotten hay, a corrupted stack, a cog, an archive of books, 46,841.49, someone inspecting the coins, 4,217.55 of non-valuable coins/notes, 6 worth of rare coins, a spool of rope, some rules, and three months. It is patzer's, except for the person, who belongs to Sniperavigdatisitstdstsc*"25, a pinched pinch of salt

[phillip1882]

i insert rules of thumb, making the pile easier to learn.

The pile now contains an OLED Nintendo Switch, a heap of rotten hay, a corrupted stack, a cog, an archive of books, 46,841.49, someone inspecting the coins, 4,217.55 of non-valuable coins/notes, 6 worth of rare coins, a spool of rope, some rules, and three months. It is patzer's, except for the person, who belongs to Sniperavigdatisitstdstsc*"25, a pinched pinch of salt,and rules of thumb.

[Sean Quixote]

I try to compile the pile into bytecode. I don't think it works...

Code: Select all

┌────────┬─────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────┬────────┬────────┐
│00000000│ ea 51 de dd 95 dd d0 d9 ┊ dc c3 d9 9b b7 1d 9a a6 │×Q××××××┊××××ו××│
│00000010│ 1d 99 99 51 99 8c 95 98 ┊ 50 dd 53 3b 15 12 15 15 │•××Q××××┊P×S;••••│
│00000020│ 0e e1 c8 cd d5 08 cc c7 ┊ c8 8b b7 08 8a 9c 80 88 │•×××ו××┊××ו××××│
└────────┴─────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────┴────────┴────────┘

[phillip1882]

i restore the pile to its former glory
The pile now contains an OLED Nintendo Switch, a heap of rotten hay, a corrupted stack, a cog, an archive of books, 46,841.49, someone inspecting the coins, 4,217.55 of non-valuable coins/notes, 6 worth of rare coins, a spool of rope, some rules, and three months. It is patzer's, except for the person, who belongs to Sniper*"25, a pinched pinch of salt, and rules of thumb.

[Sean Quixote]

I pick up the vending machine with a dolly, and wheel it over to the pile. I take the dolly with me as I leave.


The pile now contains an OLED Nintendo Switch, a heap of rotten hay, a corrupted stack, a cog, an archive of books, 46,841.49, someone inspecting the coins, 4,217.55 of non-valuable coins/notes, 6 worth of rare coins, a spool of rope, some rules, and three months. It is patzer's, except for the person, who belongs to Sniper*"25, a pinched pinch of salt, and rules of thumb. Sitting nearby is a vending machine.

[Freddino18]

I take the cog and leave a panini.

The pile now contains an OLED Nintendo Switch, a heap of rotten hay, a corrupted stack, an archive of books, 46,841.49, someone inspecting the coins, 4,217.55 of non-valuable coins/notes, 6 worth of rare coins, a spool of rope, some rules, three months, a pinched pinch of salt, rules of thumb, and a panini. It is patzer's, except for the person, who belongs to Sniper*"25. Sitting nearby is a vending machine.

[Sean Quixote]

I throw out all the rules. But, I don't do anything else.

The pile now contains an OLED Nintendo Switch, a heap of rotten hay, a corrupted stack, an archive of books, someone inspecting the absence, a spool of rope, three months, a pinched pinch of salt, and a panini. It is patzer's, except for the person, who belongs to Sniper*". Sitting nearby is a vending machine.

[chridd]

I put the OLED Switch into the vending machine.

The pile now contains a seven-segment display, a heap of rotten hay, a corrupted stack, an archive of books, someone inspecting the absence, a spool of rope, three months, a pinched pinch of salt, and a panini. It is patzer's, except for the person, who belongs to Sniper*". Sitting nearby is a vending machine.

[Sean Quixote]

Heh, heh. You didn't say "insert"....


The pile now contains a seven-segment display, a heap of rotten hay, a corrupted stack, an archive of books, someone inspecting the absence, a spool of rope, three months, a pinched pinch of salt, and a panini. It is patzer's, except for the person, who belongs to Sniper*". Sitting nearby is a vending machine.

Suddenly, a cat pokes its head out from the product collection slot. It squirms its way out of the machine, and runs away.