SCP-033: A sum of symbols equal to a previously unknown integer

Thank you for that. What a great short story. I could see SCP-033 being inspired by this.

I couldn't get the link to work in your URL but I found the story here: http://strangehorizons.com/fiction/the-secret-number/

They made it into a short film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCE65wBcij8

I like how the hackernews post for "The Secret Number" has a post referencing SCP-033 and SCP-033 now has a post referencing "The Secret Number". They point at each other.