Adding to what you said, someone who discovers, attempts and solves this solution is already better than 70% of the programmers out there. They show promise of

Adding to what you said, someone who discovers, attempts and solves this solution is already better than 70% of the programmers out there. They show promise of being motivated to crack a puzzle that robs them of their sleep, and take the time to learn and code against the Scribd API. Even if they don't "win", they are greatly superior than a normal resume pusher.