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Difficulty: Easy Wednesday, March 22, 2006

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CHAT LOG for Wednesday, March 22, 2006

12:06 am
raggedyandy3478

wow, this one has 7's i am amazed
12:06 am
lawfully

That's why it's easy, I suppose...
12:06 am
bstadil

Yes and numbers in the center box
12:06 am
swati

yep
12:06 am
raggedyandy3478

true!, that is also wonderful
12:08 am
scottru

easy?well, I feel stupid tonight, so that'sgood. :)
12:08 am
samgod2001

i agree with that
12:10 am
PeteyCaps

done!
12:10 am
scottru

you agree that i feel stupid tonight? :)
12:10 am
samgod2001

lol no that i feel stupid also
12:10 am
mangjose

LOL
12:23 am
Debs40ish

Morning all :)
12:23 am
Krys10

hey debs!
12:23 am
Debs40ish

Hiya Krys... How's you?
12:23 am
Krys10

hanging in there!
12:24 am
Debs40ish

Me too... by a thread...lol
12:24 am
Krys10

hadn't planned to start this until I left the office and got home... oops
12:24 am
Debs40ish

Someones dinners going to be late today then!...
12:24 am
Krys10

it's 10 PM here - day is done :)
12:25 am
Debs40ish

Oh.. get confused, but that that's nothing new..lol It's 06:30 here
12:25 am
Krys10

in the morning? you're up early...
12:26 am
Debs40ish

Always am.. have to wake Damian reincarnated up so that she can make herself look half human for school
12:26 am
Krys10

you have my sympathy - I work with teenagers :)
12:26 am
Debs40ish

You want another one?...lol
12:27 am
Krys10

no thanks, have plenty here myself :)
12:27 am
rbmjw

done
12:27 am
Debs40ish

Don't have to make a rush decision... think about it.. I'll chuck in come coupons!
12:28 am
Debs40ish

wd rbm
12:31 am
swati

its 1:31 am here...
12:31 am
Debs40ish

Where's here?
12:32 am
Krys10

hawaii?
12:32 am
mangjose

1:31 in maryland
12:32 am
Debs40ish

I'd love to go to Hawaii, thats my dream holiday
12:32 am
Krys10

whoops, wrong directions dh
12:32 am
Krys10

duh
12:32 am
scottru

all done.
12:32 am
Debs40ish

wd scott
12:33 am
Krys10

nice one, Scott
12:33 am
scottru

thx!
12:33 am
grigs

hooray, done. ugh.
12:34 am
Krys10

yay grigs!
12:34 am
Debs40ish

wd grigs
12:34 am
grigs

now, about that Babble I'm neglecting...
12:34 am
greylurk

Wow, this was harder than the "medium" yesterday.
12:35 am
Debs40ish

wd lurk
12:39 am
raggedyandy3478

uh oh, i screwed up
12:40 am
Debs40ish

At least it ain't like life.. You can erase it and start again :)
12:40 am
raggedyandy3478

lol, true
12:40 am
unexpected

i don't think it was harder than the medium but it wasn't that much easier
12:41 am
unexpected

it required like 3-4 "insights"...yesterday required like 5-6
12:41 am
Debs40ish

insights??
12:45 am
Krys10

crap, I screwed up somewhere.
12:45 am
Krys10

I'm going to start over once I get home, maybe tomorrow morning...:(
12:45 am
Krys10

Can't wait for that "clear all" button!
12:45 am
Debs40ish

lol
12:45 am
raggedyandy3478

amen to that!
12:45 am
Debs40ish

just refresh the page it will clear it
12:46 am
Krys10

nope, saved too recently
12:46 am
Debs40ish

oh
12:46 am
Krys10

sad
12:46 am
Debs40ish

Dont worry... it's not like you get extra points for how fast you do it
12:47 am
Krys10

yup i'll live. see you later!
12:47 am
Debs40ish

Cya Krys, take care
12:51 am
harpjane

Oh good, an easy one. Maybe I'll finish!
12:54 am
Debs40ish

I'm done... all that for one point ...geez
12:55 am
Debs40ish

Take care, be happy & smile...Lifes too short... Cya ((hugs))
12:58 am
raggedyandy3478

lol
1:21 am
EvilBernd

all boxes filled but some green numbers too much...
1:22 am
EvilBernd

so its time for some real serious logic or try, fail and repeat
1:26 am
sprite

Morning all :)
Is this a real easy one or one that should be called at least medium? ;)
1:28 am
trioptimum

ooh, an easy one. yay.
1:39 am
trioptimum

hmm, I saw 'easy' and thought this one might be a breeze, but nuh-uh.
1:40 am
GingerUK

morning Sprite
1:40 am
sprite

Hi Ginger :)
Yeah trioptimum, that's what I meant. The classification is even more of a puzzle than the grid itself, lol.
1:42 am
trioptimum

I think it's just there to lull people into a false sense of security :)
1:42 am
sprite

Lol!
1:43 am
sprite

At least the 9s are a breeze.
1:49 am
Blaze

what is the best method to solve line by line or square by square.... i really just can not get past it....duh
1:50 am
fnurt

My grid constantly flickers, as if some other text is being briefly superimposed over it. Do others have this problem?
1:51 am
mangjose

should work either way
1:51 am
sprite

Hi Blaze, there are many ways leading to Rome, I think. You have to work out what suits you best. I just hop around, I always start with the obvious ones and then try to reason out new ones.

@ fnurt: perhaps you must upgrade to the newest firefox? I had the same problem and that helped.
1:52 am
fnurt

I will try that.
1:52 am
Blaze

thank you I will keep trying at it....
1:52 am
trioptimum

oops, I'd better get ready for work... :)
1:53 am
sprite

:D
I understand, triopt, we addicts are all the same :)
1:54 am
fnurt

Sprite, you are so smart. Just like over at Babble.
1:56 am
sprite

Why that? I am not really good at Sudoku, I have no strategy at all, just plain stubbornness gets me through. But thanks for the compliment ;)
1:56 am
fnurt

Because you told me to download the newest Firefox. ;)
1:56 am
douglasbass

What is the notation system being used here?
1:56 am
jojomnky

i feel like theres been alot of rough puzzles on here and it's really honed my skills
1:57 am
sprite

ROFLOL! That's actually Dr_God's smartness, he is the one who advised me on the first day.
1:57 am
douglasbass

How do you know when you got something right?
1:58 am
jojomnky

douglasbass: you dont until you run into a problem
1:58 am
douglasbass

Got the center 3x3 filled
1:58 am
jojomnky

awesome try for another one
1:58 am
sprite

douglasbass, if you put in a number that makes a double somewhere, the grid flashes red for a moment. But as long as there are no doubles, you are on your own. Until you hit a brick wall that is :)
1:58 am
douglasbass

Ok, thanks!
2:03 am
douglasbass

got row 6, column 9
2:03 am
sprite

Column 6 is pretty easy too.
2:03 am
GingerUK

so have I :) seems to be falling into place today!
2:04 am
GingerUK

yeah sprite, only 2 to put in that one, wads a bad move starting on hard 2 days ago. Doing this one is helping me see what I should be doing!
2:04 am
douglasbass

row 5, column 1
2:05 am
sprite

wtg Ginger :)
2:06 am
douglasbass

row 5, column 3
2:06 am
jojomnky

i feel like i've been using the green numbers and now i can't do it any other way
2:06 am
douglasbass

row 9, column 2
2:06 am
GingerUK

I am also saving it each time I put in a 'certain' so if I screw up later I know what's left is certain.
2:07 am
sprite

As long as it works for you, it is perfect, jojomnky :)
2:07 am
douglasbass

row 3, column 5
2:09 am
peternl

an easy one?
2:09 am
douglasbass

row 2, column 9
2:10 am
sprite

douglasbass, if we would all put in each number we found, this log would be getting pretty boring, don't you think?
2:10 am
douglasbass

oh, ok.
2:10 am
sprite

Thanks :)
2:11 am
sprite

peternl: yeah, rather easy indeed :)
2:11 am
Blaze

whew I think I have 3 sq across the top.... hopefully
2:15 am
Vega

Hello folks!
2:15 am
sprite

Hi Vega :)
2:15 am
peternl

hey there
2:16 am
Vega

Hey Sprite and Peternl. *hops* Easy puzzle today?
2:16 am
peternl

so far, yep
2:16 am
peternl

but yesterdays medium was pretty easy too
2:16 am
Vega

It was indeed.
2:17 am
sprite

I believe "medium" can mean pretty well everything, from easy to expert :D
2:17 am
Vega

I knocked over an easy Sudoku on Zone.com in 3 minutes yesterday. Let's see if I can do the same here... ;P
2:21 am
sprite

Vega is a fast worker, he/she is the one to ask for strategies :)
2:22 am
Vega

She. =) I don't think I'm going to make this one in 5 min... I've found the Sudokus here are a class above most others elsewhere. Which is great!
2:22 am
GingerUK

I got the best stratergy for me last night )in UK) from a few people
2:23 am
GingerUK

oops, sorry, hit return too soon!
2:23 am
Blaze

would you care to share that strategy
2:23 am
sprite

I agree, Vega! :)
2:24 am
Vega

Sprite - I'm not very fast. The sudokus the past few days have been tricky. =)
2:24 am
peternl

except for yesterday, definitely
2:26 am
sprite

I always think you finish pretty fast, Vega :)
2:27 am
GingerUK

I'm not very good at explaining but it's about checking the obvious...
2:27 am
Atalante

hey :)
2:28 am
sprite

Hey Atalante :)
2:28 am
GingerUK

in the given numbers you can check if you have 2 numbers the same the 3rd can be easy to find...
2:28 am
Blaze

I am obviously not very strategic...LOL I get some then have to switch and then oops gone back to square one...
2:29 am
GingerUK

someone help me explain the 'third column' please!!!
2:29 am
sprite

That's how I do it too, Blaze. It will get you there, though I am sure we will never be the fastest at this ;)
2:30 am
Vega

Sprite - *LOL* I must be perpetuating a very good illusion then!
2:30 am
Vega

It's okay Ginger, I find it real hard to explain Sudoku strategies in words... it's far easier demonstrating it.
2:30 am
Blaze

is the given numbers in the square or the column/line ??
2:31 am
GingerUK

LOL thanks Blaze!
2:33 am
sprite

Done! Well, for once the classification fit the grid :)
2:34 am
GingerUK

wd Sprite!
2:34 am
Vega

Way to go =D
2:34 am
peternl

done
2:35 am
RobG

morning
2:35 am
sprite

gj peternl :)
2:35 am
GingerUK

wd peternl
2:35 am
peternl

I agree, 25 mins, so definjitely easy
2:35 am
Vega

Woohoo!
2:36 am
Vega

It's done, rawr. *runs off to Zone.com for another*
2:36 am
peternl

So, do points actually get added to your ranking, or not til April 1at (in honour of Apple's 30th bday I presume ;-)
2:37 am
Vega

I'm guessing they'll be saved!
2:37 am
GingerUK

wd vega
2:38 am
Blaze

ooh ohh Ginger uk I think I just might have it...LOL
2:39 am
GingerUK

when you have got the obvious ones do you then use trial and error?
2:39 am
RobG

no
2:39 am
GingerUK

no?
2:40 am
RobG

you have to look at rows, columns and 9groups, and use that info to eliminate more
2:40 am
RobG

it's difficult to describe in words :)
2:40 am
GingerUK

yeah... I guessed that much but I have positions where 2 numbers could fit... the same numbers in each.... with very little clue!
2:40 am
RobG

but you should never have to guess
2:41 am
GingerUK

I just found that out too Rob!
2:41 am
RobG

if you know how to take a screenshot i might be able to show you what i mean
2:42 am
GingerUK

yes i DO KNOW HOW TO TAKE A SCREEN SHOT
2:42 am
GingerUK

OOPS sorry, caps lock moment
2:42 am
RobG

yeah i guessed :) if you can take a pic of your sudoku board and upload it to somewhere i can have a go at showing you what i mean
2:43 am
GingerUK

anywhere in particular?
2:44 am
RobG

well, anywhere on the web that i can see :)
2:44 am
GingerUK

lol, that would be helpful! but I don't have anywhere to upload it to so that shoots that one in the foot LOL... thanks anyway!
2:45 am
RobG

hehe ah well
2:53 am
Blaze

does almost count in suduko like horeshoes.... I would llike to kick this one.... I was doing good until the last few lines urggh
2:55 am
mangjose

that's too bad. Me, I'm still halfway through this one
2:57 am
Jinjiru

wheee haaa, I've made it :)
2:57 am
GingerUK

I have a complete line and centre 3x3 but suddenly abrick wall appeared!!!
3:01 am
Atalante

done!
3:01 am
GingerUK

wd :-)
3:02 am
Atalante

*bounces over to babble*
3:07 am
powerg

Wow finally
3:09 am
GingerUK

wd powerg!
3:10 am
adrian

ooh frustrating
3:16 am
RobG

anyone else unable to use alt-click to mark red numbers?
3:17 am
GingerUK

working fine for me on IE6
3:17 am
RobG

tis probably ffx then
3:17 am
RobG

alt is an unusual modifier to use
3:17 am
moxSapphyre

alt click for red, shift clic k for green numbers
3:18 am
GingerUK

yeah
3:18 am
adrian

works on my ffx.
3:18 am
RobG

thanks mox, i pretty much implied i knew that :)
3:18 am
RobG

and incidentally you're far inferior to a Mox Diamond :p
3:19 am
moxSapphyre

not that I use 2 colors at the same time though
3:19 am
moxSapphyre

hmm...i dunno about inferior to diamond...
3:19 am
RobG

well, there are moments where it's useful, when you spend a while working out that a number can't go somewhere, even though it looks as though it can
3:19 am
RobG

diamond is a restricted rare or something isn't it?
3:20 am
RobG

(remembering back about 7 years)
3:20 am
moxSapphyre

haha...I havent played much since ice age. I dont think even the diamond is tourney legal in very many formats any more
3:21 am
RobG

hmm not sure when ice age was, i remember Tempest was probably the last set that came out before i stopped
3:23 am
moxSapphyre

tempest ('97) was after ice age (summer 95)...
3:27 am
RobG

oh yeah ice age, that's ancient
3:27 am
RobG

i remember now
3:27 am
moxSapphyre

;)
3:35 am
RobG

done it
3:35 am
RobG

cya tomorrow people :)
3:35 am
GingerUK

bye Rob!
3:38 am
moxSapphyre

bye
3:56 am
bzikofski

is this easy ? :P im finding it hard to enter 5th number
3:56 am
GingerUK

Arghhhhhh!!!!!!
3:56 am
GingerUK

A
rghhhhhh!!!!!!
3:57 am
boric

Argh is right.
3:57 am
GingerUK

oops sorry about double post!!
3:58 am
bzikofski

i made a mistake just at the beginning how is this possible ;)
4:06 am
bzikofski

this diagram drives me crazy
4:23 am
TiMuN

lol, there is a square i can't click on ..
4:24 am
TiMuN

3rd left, 6th down .. can you guys click on it?
4:25 am
MotiveForce

yes
4:25 am
TiMuN

lol, i'll try reloading ..
4:26 am
GingerUK

TiMuN you can't click that one cos the program put it there!
4:27 am
GingerUK

oops, don't know my left from right <blush>
4:28 am
TiMuN

nice one Ginger .. you should catch some sleep, maybe? :)
4:28 am
TiMuN

its ok, i can do it now .. i just refreshed the screen, and its working
4:33 am
Bubbles

and i'm done!!!
4:34 am
TiMuN

grats Bubbles!
4:48 am
road

1pt... well I'm not sure that was worth the effort...
4:48 am
MotiveForce

LOL
4:49 am
road

:)
4:49 am
GingerUK

I'd be happy with that as I haven't any points yet!
4:52 am
TiMuN

i'm just doing this from work, while contents are beign uploaded to a site .. I dont mind about points
4:59 am
bzikofski

THIS IS NOT A DAMN EASY SUDOKU !!! :)
5:25 am
Robbie

"Easy" is a bit subjective - how is it defined?
5:36 am
haggis10

It's easy caus it gives 28 numbers. The lowest numbers required for the easy category.
5:38 am
Robbie

I would think the distrubution of the 28 numbers would be significant?
5:50 am
Kellie

hi everyone.. whats it like today
5:51 am
peternl

sure, its very easy
5:51 am
Kellie

excellent.. about time really lol
5:51 am
peternl

I dont think there is any easy way of characterising difficulty level
5:52 am
hang

finally did it, not that 'easy' though
6:16 am
Jaen

i have completed my first online sudoku...congrats to me...
6:23 am
NJL

starting out
6:38 am
bunnyvicious

good morning
6:48 am
NJL

done!
6:54 am
bunnyvicious

congrats njl, if you're still there
6:56 am
chebuctonian

hi all
6:56 am
bunnyvicious

mornin
6:57 am
chebuctonian

oh, it's an easy one today!
7:01 am
EvilBernd

did it - oh yeah
7:02 am
bunnyvicious

wtg ev
7:02 am
bunnyvicious

thought i had it done, but got to cocky and had to restart
7:02 am
WWDesert

congratulations, bernd ;)
7:03 am
EvilBernd

du hast auch sonst keine hobbies
7:03 am
WWDesert

nein *g*
7:03 am
WWDesert

wozu auch ? ;)
7:03 am
EvilBernd

wenigstens gelöst
7:04 am
WWDesert

noch nicht ganz, aber ich glaub, gleich müsst ich's haben
7:04 am
WWDesert

richtig stress heute beim arbeiten, hm?
7:05 am
EvilBernd

jetzt ja :-(
7:06 am
WWDesert

viel spaß dabei :)
7:06 am
chebuctonian

done
7:07 am
EvilBernd

grats
7:07 am
bunnyvicious

jeez che, fast
7:07 am
chebuctonian

I really should keep it open in case someone is stuck and needs a hint
7:07 am
bunnyvicious

how many points did ya get?
7:07 am
chebuctonian

just 1
7:12 am
EvilBernd

man liest sicht
7:13 am
WWDesert

jep - bis dann
7:17 am
GingerUK

how can you give hints on here chebuctonian?
7:18 am
raerae7133

Use chat?
7:18 am
raerae7133

O:-)
7:18 am
GingerUK

no, i mean, giving clues here isn't quite as easy as Babble!
7:18 am
raerae7133

True. It takes a little more communication
7:19 am
GingerUK

:)
7:33 am
raerae7133

well, I got my point for the day, so I had better go get ready for work
7:33 am
GingerUK

I'm stuck!!
7:34 am
GingerUK

but well done haxored1
7:43 am
bunnyvicious

i am too
7:44 am
bunnyvicious

stuck that is
7:44 am
GingerUK

lol Bunny, glad I'm not alone1
7:44 am
djsnipa1

yo
7:44 am
GingerUK

you DJ
7:45 am
GingerUK

oops I mean Yo!
7:48 am
bunnyvicious

ug, done, off to babble
7:49 am
GingerUK

wd bunny!
8:05 am
dplass

hmm, not so 'easy' now is it?
8:18 am
dplass

crap
8:18 am
dplass

"Where's the override? THE OVERRIDE!?"
8:21 am
rosybifocals

oh man! i was hoping for an easy one today! (i'm a bit of a dunce....)
8:23 am
caderoux

done
8:25 am
mzhokie

done
8:28 am
GingerUK

what's the secret to these things???
8:29 am
TP17

done
8:30 am
caderoux

this one? thoroughness - you can get a long way before marking all the possibilities. I find it's best to try to make as much progress as possible before resorting to the pencil marks because they can make it hard to spot patterns if there are a lot of them.
8:30 am
GingerUK

thanks for that caderoux!
8:31 am
Keisha

how do you get pencil marks
8:32 am
WNxNukeem

alt
8:32 am
Keisha

ty
8:32 am
GingerUK

and shift for green
8:32 am
WNxNukeem

and ctrl makes not marks
8:32 am
Perry

you can get green ones by holding down shift when you click the number. Red I think from holding alt.
8:32 am
SaintNick

Hold the shift or alt keys while clicking on a number
8:32 am
WNxNukeem

oops... shift and alt (sorry)
8:33 am
caderoux

Shift (when clicking the number, not the blank box - so keep holding shift down or press it before choosing the number) for green, Alt for red - use them as you will. The recommended convention here is green - possible, red - impossible. If you've marked up every digit in every box, then boxes with a single green can be marked black
8:34 am
Keisha

ok
8:34 am
Keisha

ty
8:41 am
markc71

at last!
8:44 am
SaintNick

Gask..>Why do I keep going wrong on these things.
8:50 am
bzikofski

holy sh i finally finished it. it was medium at least 111
8:53 am
uiklop

that wasn't so bad
8:54 am
marciikeler

yay! all done
8:55 am
GingerUK

I seem to prefer the tortoise approach :/
9:00 am
kalai

hahahha finished
9:01 am
GingerUK

wd Kalai
9:01 am
joe808

finally!!!
9:02 am
GingerUK

wd joae
9:02 am
GingerUK

Joe even!
9:06 am
satie

done it!
9:22 am
rosybifocals

!! I was finally able to finish one!
9:22 am
gray

Woh... slow today...
9:40 am
David Mitchell

More given numbers today
9:41 am
Sulihin

easy puzzle
9:41 am
Sulihin

not that it's easy for me today, just classified as easy :)
9:53 am
gray

I wish I could save stages like a wiki
10:32 am
dplass

sheesh, finally done, yay paper
10:41 am
Anne

Done at last . Easier than recent grids, but not 'easy'
10:49 am
dtan

it's harder not being able to write down possible numbers in the corners
10:49 am
hurshy

you can write down possibles
10:49 am
hurshy

shift click
10:49 am
dtan

oh cool thanks
10:50 am
cecep

gee they should make it obvious.. thanks
10:50 am
hurshy

it's in "how to play"
10:50 am
dtan

what are those?
10:50 am
dtan

=)
10:50 am
innate

Not a particularly fast swingin level, but I guess thats why its called "Iron
11:01 am
artemis

I didn't know about the shift click! It will make things so much easier now.
11:02 am
Goldthang

evening
11:17 am
GingerUK

evening Goldthang
11:17 am
dtan

lunch time here
11:18 am
GingerUK

tea/dinner time here ;)
11:18 am
Goldthang

The world has many time zones..
11:18 am
dtan

24
11:18 am
Goldthang

Evening Ginger..
11:18 am
Sulihin

more than 24
11:18 am
dtan

oh really?
11:18 am
dtan

how many exactly then?
11:18 am
Sulihin

i'll check!
11:19 am
dtan

hah the internet...
11:19 am
Sulihin

maybe some hours are combied which makes up for the half hour zones
11:19 am
Goldthang

Many time zones.. One Iron Sudoku..
11:19 am
Goldthang

Beautiful..
11:19 am
dtan

ooh
11:19 am
Goldthang

;)
11:21 am
Goldthang

any Metallica fans out there?
11:25 am
Sulihin

39 time zones apparently, took me a bit to find it
11:28 am
dtan

hah nice job though
11:28 am
dtan

not on wiki?
11:28 am
Sulihin

it was, just not where i looked :)
11:28 am
Sulihin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_time_zon
es
11:35 am
elzorroviejo

guys, there are 24 hours in a day, therefore the world can only have 24 time zones. Some of the borders zig and zag a little, but there are only 24 recognized time zones...
11:37 am
Goldthang

what have i started? ;)
11:37 am
dtan

i think someone mentioned something about half time zones though,so that's why there are more than 24
11:37 am
dtan

damn you goldthang!!!
11:38 am
Goldthang

International Time Zone War.. What is this world coming to?
11:38 am
dtan

hah
11:38 am
Douglas

Australia has some half ones (eg 10.5)
11:38 am
Douglas

Australia has some half ones (eg 10.5)
11:39 am
Douglas

http://www.worldtimezone.com/faq.html
11:40 am
Goldthang

hahahaha.. this is great!
11:40 am
elzorroviejo

well, whatever time it is...I'm done for the day...
11:41 am
Douglas

and however much of it you have left, have a good bit of day :)
11:43 am
dtan

that's crazy...australia's got some weird stuff going on
11:45 am
musicbyte256

aren't they the people who like to draw the world atlas up side down?
11:52 am
Goldthang

no.. they just like sheep..
11:52 am
Goldthang

lots!!
11:55 am
dtan

i think canadia has half time zones too
11:56 am
Sulihin

yeah that's where i first heard about it
11:57 am
Douglas

That'll be New Zeland Goldthang... and Wales!
11:57 am
Douglas

Zeeland, sorry
12:07 pm
Douglas

That's me done, see you tomorrow!
12:44 pm
totony

hi all
12:44 pm
tekmonkey

POH TAY TOES
12:54 pm
cherryghost

I finally finished one!
1:09 pm
apsmith

Hey, this one has two solutions!?
1:09 pm
apsmith

Broken broken!
1:10 pm
hurshy

wow, mac, your cat looks a LOT like my cinder.
1:10 pm
apsmith

Oh, maybe not...
1:10 pm
macuser

Hi hurshy! I know... that's what I thought too :)
1:11 pm
hurshy

but you haven't seen a pic of cinder!
1:11 pm
hurshy

this is mitten.
1:11 pm
macuser

oh, that's right, the one in the pic is striped
1:11 pm
hurshy

hang on let me find one of cinder to put up.
1:11 pm
apsmith

Yeah, definitely 2 solutions. Oh well, I got them both...
1:14 pm
hurshy

there she is
1:14 pm
hurshy

not the best pic for seeing the similarity though
1:15 pm
macuser

I can see the similarities :)
1:17 pm
hurshy

here's another one
1:18 pm
macuser

Yeah - that one shows it even more
1:19 pm
hurshy

people are going to be confused :)
1:19 pm
macuser

Heh... How old is she? Mine is 8 years old
1:19 pm
davidtoc

done! woo!
1:20 pm
hurshy

mine is almost 6
1:20 pm
hurshy

this pic is from when she was like 1 though
1:21 pm
macuser

I'll have to dig out the pic I have of Bongo when he was just a kitten... caught him in mid-yawn... it's on my old computer, at the moment
1:23 pm
MpP

easy? I've yet to see an easy puzzle on here...
1:23 pm
hurshy

this is my third cat, marty
1:23 pm
hurshy

i suppose i should just zoom in on his face, that is hard to see
1:24 pm
macuser

nice looking cat :) Is he an orange tabby?
1:24 pm
hurshy

yes, hang on for close up
1:24 pm
macuser

I love orange tabbies :) I had one once - he was a rascal
1:24 pm
hurshy

there, is that better/
1:25 pm
hurshy

marty is the funniest cat ever.
1:25 pm
The Wac

why hello there!
1:25 pm
hurshy

hello wac
1:25 pm
macuser

Great pic, hurshy :)
1:25 pm
The Wac

wow, that's a lot of cats ;)
1:26 pm
hurshy

marty is the happiest cat in the world, but has such a pathetic sounding meow that if you hear him you think he must have a very rough life.
1:26 pm
hurshy

he loves carrots.
1:26 pm
macuser

lol, that's the way Bongo speaks, too. Always sounds cranky
1:26 pm
hurshy

mart doesn't sound cranky... just... pathetic
1:27 pm
hurshy

he likes to drink from the faucet
1:27 pm
hurshy

i bought an auto-sensor thing so i wouldn't have to keep turning it on for him
1:27 pm
macuser

My orange tabby was part mountain goat, I think. He climbed places that none of my other cats ever even attempted
1:27 pm
hurshy

but then after a few months it stopped working :(
1:27 pm
hurshy

lol
1:28 pm
hurshy

marty also likes to have his nose pet. i mean his actual nose - the pink part. and you have to pet it hard, and he makes these snorting noises while you do it. he esp likes it if your hand is wet.
1:28 pm
macuser

Yeah, I had a faucet drinker, too. There must be something really alluring about it
1:29 pm
macuser

lol @ nose pet
1:29 pm
hurshy

marty just saw me drinking from the faucet one day while brushing my teeth and thought it seemed like a good idea. you could see that he was imitating me.
1:29 pm
hurshy

don't you think most cats would be really mad if you pet their nose like that?
1:30 pm
hurshy

marty likes it so much that he will stand up, grab your hand with his paw, and pull it down to his nose.
1:30 pm
macuser

lol, I would think so - have never tried it. I know some cats are not fond of having their bellies touched
1:30 pm
hurshy

people think i "taught him a trick" but he just does it
1:31 pm
macuser

I must say - that's a first for me - I've never heard of a cat liking its nose rubbed
1:31 pm
hurshy

my mitten used to not like having her tummy rubbed but i gradually won her over :)
1:33 pm
hurshy

the carrot thing is weird too, don't you think? marty likes carrots so much that he will jump up on the cutting board after you cut some up and rub himself against it.
1:33 pm
hurshy

of course he can't eat them bc he hasn't got the right teeth for that, being carnivorous... but he will lick them, and lick your hands if they are carroty
1:34 pm
macuser

lol, that *is* weird :)
1:34 pm
hurshy

i tried buying him some pureed carrot baby food but he didn't want it. i don't know why bc i made sure the only ingredients were carrots and water.
1:34 pm
hurshy

he used to love apples but not so much now
1:34 pm
macuser

Sometimes, there's just no explaining cat behavior
1:34 pm
hurshy

indeed
1:41 pm
MDFreaK76

hi all
1:41 pm
The Wac

hola!
1:42 pm
EasternBlue

hursh - did you try shredded carrots??
1:43 pm
MDFreaK76

does todays easy live up to its rank?
1:44 pm
EasternBlue

MD - I didn't think it was too bad...I started this morning, had to leave & then picked it back up & finished in a fairly short amount of time...
1:44 pm
The Wac

i was about to say yes, and then i messed up. . . so um. . .
1:44 pm
MDFreaK76

hahaha i hate that
1:44 pm
hokie carla

I think this is the hardest easy I've seen.
1:44 pm
hokie carla

maybe I'm just stupid :-)
1:45 pm
hurshy

oh, EB - i think i did try shredded carrots, can't remember now.
1:45 pm
hurshy

maybe i should try just in case i didn't before.
1:46 pm
EasternBlue

hokie - not at all...it just depends...sometimes they just 'click' right away...others you agonize over...I have one I've been working on (paper) that I've had to restart 3 times because I stopped/started & redone b/c I goofed...
1:46 pm
EasternBlue

I don't think I'll EVER finish it!! : )
1:46 pm
hurshy

sure you will auntie :)
1:46 pm
EasternBlue

hursh - he might like that!!
1:47 pm
hurshy

i will go try it right now
1:47 pm
EasternBlue

hursh- thanks for the vote of confidence...I'm tempted to chuck it in the garbage...but there's this competitive/stubborn streak I have ; )
1:47 pm
hokie carla

I think it depends on how you start it, too. most times I notice a domino effect. just not getting that here. I started over on my laptop & just compared where I was stuck. same spot on both computers.
1:48 pm
hokie carla

my logic is not working today. Good thing I got those 10 points the other day. ;-)
1:48 pm
EasternBlue

hokie - that's when you go crazy!! (like my paper one...) - very frustrating...so I empathize!!
1:49 pm
EasternBlue

10 points?? for one puzzle?? egads!! that must have been a killer!! (this is only 1 point)...
1:49 pm
MpP

I've got this one close, but I'm down to a point where some guessing is required. Doesn't seem like 'easy' puzzles should end up with guessing.
1:49 pm
The Wac

yeah, that doesn't seem right
1:49 pm
EasternBlue

I wonder if these points will be added into our rankings, since that won't show until 4/1....hmmm...
1:50 pm
hokie carla

yeah, it's like 1 pt., 2 pts., 5 pts., & 10 pts. Funny thing is I've yet to notice a difference in any of them.
1:50 pm
The Wac

i hope so. . .i'd like to have something to show for hours of wasted time
1:50 pm
EasternBlue

MpP - I thought I was in the same place as you...and then I rechecked & something jumped out at me...
1:50 pm
EasternBlue

Wac - it's the enticement to keep you coming back!! just like Babble... : )
1:51 pm
The Wac

it's true
1:51 pm
hokie carla

I made the mistake of starting this one at 1 am last night. 'Course I restarted today w/ the same (lack of) results.
1:51 pm
EasternBlue

plus the friendly conversation!
1:51 pm
The Wac

i do this at home when i should be doing homework, and i do the one's in the newspaper during class while i'm supposed to be paying attention
1:51 pm
hokie carla

I think I started Babble last night, too, but I'm not sure.
1:52 pm
EasternBlue

hokie - I'd never be able to do this at 1:00 a.m. I have to be WIDE awake to even have a fightin' chance...
1:52 pm
EasternBlue

Wac - are you a 'kid' or college-age??
1:52 pm
The Wac

college
1:53 pm
hokie carla

I'm probably not wide awake right now. ;-) think I will go take a shower. later!
1:53 pm
blad

how this works? the shorter u need to solve it, the more points u get?
1:53 pm
MDFreaK76

where u go to school?
1:53 pm
EasternBlue

so a kid... ; )
1:53 pm
The Wac

nope, it's all about the level
1:53 pm
hokie carla

blad - less points for degree of difficulty
1:53 pm
The Wac

basically :)
1:53 pm
The Wac

utah state
1:54 pm
MpP

Well, luckily, my first guess was right and everything fell into place. There may have been a way to do it without guessing, but it would take an advanced approach to do that. An easy puzzle shouldn't end up there.
1:54 pm
blad

aah ok, its takes forever here
1:55 pm
EasternBlue

MpP - congrats on finishing!!
1:55 pm
The Wac

huzzah!
1:55 pm
EasternBlue

Wac - did you finish too??
1:56 pm
The Wac

i wish. . .
1:56 pm
The Wac

i restarted, but it just isn't going as well as the first time
1:57 pm
EasternBlue

Wac - sending positive vibes your way...hint - all the rows & columns have 1 - 9 in them...it might help!! 8 )
1:57 pm
The Wac

hey no way!!
1:57 pm
The Wac

who would have guessed!
1:57 pm
mando

NO SPOILERS!!!!
1:57 pm
The Wac

you're such a pal!
1:57 pm
mando

UGH! :)
1:57 pm
MDFreaK76

hahahaha
1:57 pm
hurshy

auntie, it worked!
1:58 pm
hurshy

he ate a bunch of it!
1:58 pm
EasternBlue

hursh - yeah!!! happy cat!!
1:58 pm
hurshy

and then he wanted his nose pet!
1:58 pm
EasternBlue

Wac - what can I say!!
1:58 pm
The Wac

you're amazing! that's all there is to it
1:59 pm
hurshy

the other 2 cats came over when i put a plate down - figuring it was tuna or something yummy - and they were like, "what? carrot?"
1:59 pm
EasternBlue

hursh - they must not be vegetarians!!
1:59 pm
hurshy

nope, only mart.
1:59 pm
hurshy

mitten is the Dairy Queen.
1:59 pm
hurshy

and cinder likes her meat.
1:59 pm
Linda

great, just logged on and it's an easy one. i might actually be able to finish today
2:00 pm
EasternBlue

well all - good luck!! heading back to do some work (now that my conf. call is over...) Bye!!
2:00 pm
hurshy

bye auntie!
2:00 pm
The Wac

see you!
2:00 pm
The Wac

hurshy. . may i ask why you call her auntie?
2:07 pm
The Wac

huzzah!
2:07 pm
The Wac

and this time it's for me!
2:15 pm
MDFreaK76

w00t! i got it!
2:18 pm
The Wac

good job!
2:23 pm
sherb

DONE... and without using the green and red letters... now to Babble...
2:29 pm
Linda

just finished - i made hard work of that 'easy' one!
2:34 pm
hurshy

wac - you still here?
2:35 pm
hurshy

oh. not. some other day then.
2:35 pm
macuser

I've got to do some work... will be back later
2:39 pm
Jorge

Does this version let you know when you have a row or column completely correct?
2:39 pm
tekmonkey

no
2:39 pm
Jorge

Does this version always have an answer you can get to without guessing?
2:41 pm
Jorge

Is there a way to mark potential values for a cell?
2:43 pm
tekmonkey

no
2:43 pm
tekmonkey

no
2:43 pm
Jorge

Thanks tekmoney
2:44 pm
Jorge

Actually I find out that you can mark potential numbers. Click a cell, then hold the control key and click a number.
2:44 pm
Jorge

sorry, meant shift key
2:46 pm
hurshy

yes it always can be done without guess
2:46 pm
hurshy

and you can do red and green numbers, if you like
2:46 pm
Jorge

cool, thanks
2:46 pm
hurshy

red is alt click
2:46 pm
Jorge

:)
2:47 pm
blad

thanks I didnt know that
2:48 pm
skvngrx

any way to start over if saved?
2:55 pm
hurshy

not yet, dr_g is working on it. you must clear each box.
3:17 pm
The Wac

hey hurshy. . i'm back
3:18 pm
The Wac

but the question is. . . are you?
3:32 pm
hurshy

oh, hey wac
3:32 pm
hurshy

we all seem to check in rather infrequently
3:33 pm
hurshy

wac...oh, wac...come out come out wherever you are...
3:34 pm
hurshy

the answer to your earlier question is this: on babble, karys adopted babbler and easternblue. then babbler adopted me. this made EB my aunt, hence i call her auntie.
3:36 pm
ExWren

Do we have a score for this puzzle? if so where is it?
3:36 pm
hurshy

ExWren, when you finish, you get 1 point
3:37 pm
ExWren

Is that all? all this stress for 1 point?
3:39 pm
ExWren

I've almost filled all the squares, except for 5, and I don't know how to put it right, it's too complicated!
3:41 pm
hurshy

Ex - if you only have 5 left, it shouldn't be too hard, which 5 squares are they?
3:41 pm
hurshy

(this is an Easy, so 1 point, mediums are worth 2, hard 3, and expert 5)
3:44 pm
hurshy

ex - can i help you??
3:44 pm
ExWren

The numbers I need to place, already have thos numbers in the lines, I think I give in. I said right from the start that I can't do sudoku! I think I am past help
3:45 pm
ExWren

Many thanks for offering hurshey, but I am a hopeless case, I think I had better stick to words.
3:47 pm
hurshy

i could give you a tutorial if you want, it helped atalante
3:47 pm
ExWren

I only gave this a try to pass the time, I finished the babble grid
3:47 pm
hurshy

ex, have you tried other word game sites then?
3:48 pm
hurshy

do you play eight1 or tangleword?
3:48 pm
hurshy

or perhaps quiddler?
3:48 pm
ExWren

I know the theory, my daughter gave me a book on it a Christmas.
3:50 pm
ExWren

I have done eight1, and tangleword, not seen quiddler. I think I will retire gracefully from this game! Thanks a lot hurshy.
3:51 pm
hurshy

quiddler is quite different
3:51 pm
hurshy

it is found on www.setgames.com
3:52 pm
hurshy

today's is very challenging though
3:52 pm
hurshy

oops, www.setgame.com, no s at the end
3:52 pm
hurshy

anyway, see you on babble exwren :)
3:53 pm
btwrt

i must have something wrong with me, because i found yesterdays medium difficulty puzzle easier than today's easy one ... blahh
3:56 pm
guerro

finally an easy one
3:56 pm
guerro

here i go
3:56 pm
TommyJr

Not easy for me...
3:56 pm
Mori

Not easy at all! :(
4:13 pm
contestant

hjppioidfhiogfdhfojhgojdhijgjoifsI HATE YOU SUDOKUUUU
4:14 pm
btwrt

lol
4:14 pm
guerro

contestant: you should give some serious thought to switching to decaf
4:14 pm
btwrt

i think that sudoku, being so logical, is heartless and does not care
4:17 pm
contestant

Done, finally, after one gues
4:18 pm
guerro

guess ? hrmphhh
4:25 pm
sandr

woohoo 1 big whole point well thats me done for the nite
4:29 pm
bekee

much easier than the mediums
4:35 pm
Phatman

yay, I just beat my first puzzle
4:42 pm
TommyJr

Yeah!
4:51 pm
raerae7133

Way to go Phatman!
5:42 pm
samantha

hello
5:44 pm
tchansen

Hi Samantha.
5:44 pm
samantha

hi
5:55 pm
tchansen

Finally finished! Hurrah for me!
6:25 pm
LMonch

finally ... 1 Point!!!
6:44 pm
prairiegal

Yay! First one I've been able to finish in a couple days.
6:56 pm
harpjane

Three squares left, the suspense is killing me....
6:57 pm
harpjane

One square.....
6:57 pm
harpjane

Yay! My second puzzle ever! One more point for harpjane!
7:00 pm
evanadine

evenin sudoku-ers!
7:13 pm
Crystal Blue

New friend - Aloha
7:23 pm
Mr. Chips

first point... ahhh!
7:31 pm
naruto

this one was too easy
7:31 pm
naruto

monday's was really hard though
8:46 pm
Grendel

ARGH i accidently dragged a number out of the popup and it reset my game :P
8:47 pm
Danielle

i'm having major problems!!!!
9:01 pm
Ezpinaka

hi ashling
9:05 pm
ashling

hi ;D
9:29 pm
scarymonsterrrr

is there an easier way to clear all the cells than just clearing one at a time?
9:37 pm
darthdurden

refresh the page if you haven't saved
9:39 pm
Danielle

finially got a point
10:13 pm
BariSaxPat

I need a pencil
10:14 pm
sea0tter12

i can solve them just fine on paper. i have issues on teh computer, apparently.
10:28 pm
BariSaxPat

hence the need for a pencil
10:43 pm
sea0tter12

even on the easy, i am so stuck
10:50 pm
BariSaxPat

Done and Done
10:50 pm
BariSaxPat

I get a whole 1 point
11:04 pm
patsee

that was EASY?????
11:25 pm
sandyloo

hurshy are you still here?
11:26 pm
BariSaxPat

No
11:26 pm
sandyloo

lol was just going to ask what is quiddle?
11:26 pm
BariSaxPat

I said no!
11:26 pm
sandyloo

ill google it
11:27 pm
BariSaxPat

you better