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Originally posted by forkedknight
My number is 14 as well, same as Obama (and for that matter, Osama. Terrorist connection anyone?) 😛
Right you are!

Any 'terrorist' is a zero, even if 'terrorists' are ones.

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Originally posted by FabianFnas
Right you are!

Any 'terrorist' is a zero, even if 'terrorists' are ones.
Hint: It's all about the name, nothing else.
[name] -> algorithm -> [personal number].

How to convert a name into a number?

agarda -> 0
abalone -> 4
Andaluz -> 25

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My personal number would be ten, then.

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Originally posted by KazetNagorra
My personal number would be ten, then.
Right you are!

I think it's time to reveal the algorithm, the solution. Would you like to do it?

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Originally posted by FabianFnas
Right you are!

I think it's time to reveal the algorithm, the solution. Would you like to do it?
Personal number = |number corresponding to first letter of the name - number corresponding to last letter of the name|, where the letters are ordered in the standard alphabetical way, i.e. a = 1, b = 2, ... , z = 26.