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Software engineer, married with two grown-up children. Fascinated by the Latin language and classical cryptography.

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Kryptos - Wikipedia

The Kryptos sculpture by US artist Jim Sanborn was dedicated on November 3, 1990! So, this enigmatic ๐Ÿงฉ and wonderful ๐Ÿค— work of art is now officially 35 years old ๐ŸŽ‰ and itโ€˜s been quite in the news of late, Iโ€˜d say! What will the auction bring? What will come thereafter ๐Ÿค” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryptos

03.11.2025 20:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So lovely! ๐Ÿค—

26.10.2025 20:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿคญ

25.10.2025 06:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Inside the Messy, Accidental Kryptos Reveal After 35 years, the secretive CIA sculpture finally gave up its mystery, thanks to a novelist, a playwright, and some misplaced documents. But the chase to decode continues.

After 35 years, the secretive CIA sculpture finally gave up its mystery, thanks to a novelist, a playwright, and some misplaced documents. But the chase to decode continues.

24.10.2025 15:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 58    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

BTW I do hope that any potential bidder will see the extra value they get, so that the lot will sell at a high priceโ€ฆ

24.10.2025 12:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Kryptos K4: Discovered, Not Solvedโ€”Here's What Actually Happened If you've been following the Kryptos story, you've probably seen headlines claiming the famous CIA sculpture's K4 passage has been "solved."

Hi friends of Kryptos K4 (and K5!), RR Auction have published an interesting blog entry: content.rrauction.com/kryptos-k4-d...

24.10.2025 12:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How the CIAโ€™s Kryptos Sculpture Gave Up Its Final Secret Uncovering the CIAโ€™s Kryptos puzzle took three parts math and one part sleuthing

Hereโ€˜s a cool new article about Kryptos ๐Ÿ˜€ www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...

23.10.2025 10:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Beautiful! ๐Ÿ˜€

22.10.2025 14:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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INTERVIEW: Kryptos K4 Uncovered- Jarett Kobek and Richard Byrne on discovering the answer to a decades-long mystery An answer to a puzzle that cryptologists and CIA agents have failed to solve for 35 years was unexpectedly uncovered by novelist Jarett Kobek and playwright Richard Byrne.

"As human beings, we build artifice to have such incredible import.... If you put too much weight on it, it can fall on you." (1:08:00)

Jarett Kobek and myself spoke with the amazing literary website Zona Motel about Kryptos. Excerpt and video interview here:

zonamotel.substack.com/p/interview-...

20.10.2025 15:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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K4 and After In November, I will have been publishing in newspapers and on websites for 40 years. But rarely have I been the subject of news coverage. That changed last Thursday when the New York Times published ...

New on STAGE WRITE: Brief thoughts on the recovery of the Kryptos K4 plaintext, and a great interview with myself and Jarett Kobek about it at Zona Motel.

stage-write.ghost.io/k4-and-after/

21.10.2025 14:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿคญ

18.10.2025 12:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿคญ

17.10.2025 07:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Herzlichen Glรผckwunsch zum Jahrestag! ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ˜€

17.10.2025 06:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If Jarett Kobek and Richard Byrne released the plaintext some time after the auction, that would be fine with me. Then one could start reverse-engineering the method, which might be a challenge even if knowing all 97 plaintext characters ๐Ÿ˜€

17.10.2025 03:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The recent plot twists feel like a real-life spy novel ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ˜ฎ

16.10.2025 12:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Then, thereโ€˜s this: โ€žThe winning bidder will be the first to learn what lies beyond K4 and gain exclusive access to the highly anticipated K5.โ€œ ๐Ÿงฉ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

16.10.2025 12:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Notable is the inclusion of โ€žthe original coding system for K4โ€œ

16.10.2025 12:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Complete Secrets of Kryptos: Jim Sanborn's Private Archive | RR Jim Sanborn's original Kryptos archive that reveals the secrets of K4 and the much anticipated K5, plus an afternoon with Sanborn as he personall

RR Auction have updated and significantly expanded their info: โ€žLot#2001: The Complete Secrets of Kryptos: Jim Sanborn's Private Archiveโ€œ www.rrauction.com/auctions/lot...

16.10.2025 12:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

(should be a gift link)

16.10.2025 11:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks to @elahieh.bsky.social for alerting me to this story!

16.10.2025 11:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A C.I.A. Secret Kept for 35 Years Is Found in the Smithsonianโ€™s Vault

This is a stunner for every fan of Kryptos K4: New York Times article by the great @jswatz.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/s...

16.10.2025 11:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Cool! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

11.10.2025 13:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So lieb! ๐Ÿค—

11.10.2025 07:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The letter could also be just a simple message along the lines of: โ€žEnjoyed our collaboration very much, love your great work of art, best regardsโ€œ ๐Ÿ˜„

10.10.2025 19:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The signed letter by Ed Scheidt could conceivably lay out two or three candidate cryptosystems for K4, perhaps with hints of how to potentially modify them. That would be extremely coolโ€ฆ

10.10.2025 19:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Even if the plaintext of K4 were published, reverse-engineering the actual method of K4 might be challengingโ€ฆ ๐Ÿค”

10.10.2025 19:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If a buyer chose to publish the plaintext of K4, then this would be the starting point for taking on the final challenge, the elusive K5. Would be fine with me ๐Ÿ˜Œ

10.10.2025 19:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Awesome! ๐Ÿค—

10.10.2025 16:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Auction Title: Decoding History: Kryptos, Enigma, and the Rosetta Stone (#730)

Only 42 days ๐Ÿ˜ฎ till โ€žKryptos K4: The Solution Auctionโ€œ www.rrauction.com/jim-sanborn-...

09.10.2025 17:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Great! ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ˜€

08.10.2025 20:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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