[Cryptography] Want to know what those last 97 characters of Kryptos mean?

[Jon Callas]

> On Aug 14, 2025, at 13:16, Tony Patti <crypto at glassblower.info> wrote:
> 
> > "The mantle of being Keeper of Kryptos brings in a not-trivial amount of money, about $40K/year, but it's clerical work and increasingly annoying to do."
>  
> Actually, the NYT article states:
>  
> "He estimates earning about $40,000 OVER THE YEARS from the replies.”
>  
> So, actually a lot less money, likely $4,000 per year, since “About 10 years ago, he started charging people $50 for a “short personal response”

Thanks. That makes the point even stronger. The Keeper of Kryptos is even more of a crap job. More reason to just open up the box with the mystery in it.

	Jon

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