Easter Egg Hunt
Matt Tearle
on 17 Nov 2025
Latest activity Reply by Vasilis Bellos
on 13 Dec 2025 at 11:50
Fittingly for a Creative Coder, @Vasilis Bellos clearly enjoyed the silliness I put into the problems. If you've solved the whole problem set, don't forget to help out your teammates with suggestions, tips, tricks, etc. But also, just for fun, I'm curious to see which of my many in-jokes and nerdy references you noticed. Many of the problems were inspired by things in the real world, then ported over into the chaotic fantasy world of Nedland.
I guess I'll start with the obvious real-world reference: @Ned Gulley (I make no comment about his role as insane despot in any universe, real or otherwise.)
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So I think the Cool Coders got most of the references in their corresponding thread, but Problem 61061. Government of the Neds, by the Neds, for the Neds - Distribute the Nedsburg City Councilors is a nod to the infamous quote from the Gettysburg Address - though for some reason the first thing that crossed my mind when I saw this was: This reads like a Rick and Morty episode title 😆
Re Ned Gulley as insane despot -- yeah, that's totally true.
Reports of my insane despotism have been greatly exaggerated. Let's call it more of a "neurotic exuberance."
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