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>>> k = "gWU`UAXYjT[ig\\eBWca"

>>> ''.join([chr(ord(c) - len(k) - 1) for c in k])

'SCALA-DEV@GUSHQ.COM'

Can I get a job as a translator?

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The essence of trying to control information let out onto the itnernet.

Should I read anything much into this about your future company's handling of data security and leaked information? ;)

You've got to be kidding, right?

You've set the bar for entry so low that most people on here would be able to solve the problem in their sleep!

It's fair for us on HN to assume that we're not your target market, so posting the answer here can by definition do no harm.

You got it wrong. It is not a puzzle, it is not a problem. There is nothing to solve there, there is no challenge. They don't ask you to solve anything. It is just compile and run. You don't even have to explain how it works, just compile and run. Yes, it is easy as hell, but raganwald got it right: it is just to filter the resume spammers.

To be fair the posted solution at the parent of this thread is wrong. The gush supplied code also doesn't compile and run correctly without modification.

My point was that few resume spammers are likely to be hanging out on HN in the first place, so posting the solution here would not be a problem.

for($e="tdbmb.efwahvtir/dpn",$i=0;$i<strlen($e);$i++){$r=$e[$i];echo chr(ord($r)-1);}

Uh... can I get a job doing PHP?

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