Early on in “The Matrix,” Neo wakes up sitting in his desk chair to see a prompt on his PC monitor – “follow the white rabbit” – that ultimately leads him to the man he’d wanted to work with. Judging by a series of discussions on Hacker News, Google may be employing similar tactics.

Some programmers have reported receiving a prompt on their screen while browsing information on Python programming that invites them to Google Foobar, where they can solve difficult coding problems. No one can log into the site unless they’ve logged in before, suggesting that it’s an invite-only page. Here’s how a Hacker News user described his invitation:

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