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Difficulty: Medium Friday, July 14, 2006

Not Completed Play This Puzzle

CHAT LOG for Friday, July 14, 2006

12:25 am
raggedyandy3478

done
12:26 am
elara6

wow :)
12:26 am
elara6

wow :)
12:26 am
elara6

(oops, sorry for the double)
12:35 am
lawfully

done, too.
1:19 am
sprite

How is the puzzle today? Morning all.
1:22 am
mab

well, sprite, it's going smoothly for me, but that doesn't mean I haven't bolloxed it up somehow.
1:23 am
sprite

Lol, I know what you mean. If all goes too smoothly...
1:24 am
mab

I'm still honing my ragged sense of logic and although I've made much progress, there's still work to be done.
1:24 am
sprite

Same here.
1:27 am
rycaut

once I got going it was pretty smooth (but I did use marks which hI have been avoiding mostly)
1:27 am
sprite

This one doesn't come easy for me, don't know why.
1:29 am
rycaut

it is pretty slow going - I didn't get far until I started using the marks and loooked at the whole picture - it is not impossible just a bit tedious - had to figure things out a bit slower than I usually do.
1:29 am
sprite

Who says complaining doesn't help? Found an opening right after complaining, lol.
1:34 am
mab

darn. fatal error. I begin again.
1:36 am
sprite

Done. I am with rycaut, I needed markers to create an opening.
1:37 am
mab

That was fast- well done :) on to babble for you?
1:38 am
sprite

I think I'd better do the shopping first. Don't feel like it, but later on the day it will be much hotter, and I will more tired... why is it always so hard to do what is smart?
1:39 am
mab

a question for the ages.....
1:39 am
mab

a question for the ages.....
1:39 am
mab

a question for the ages.....

1:39 am
sprite

We cannot say it often enough, LOL! :)
1:39 am
mab

oh my, that didn't really bear repeating!
1:41 am
sprite

Okay, let's history state that for once sprite used her common sense and DID what was smart right away. Off to the supermarket! Good luck with the grid(s), mab :)
1:41 am
mab

ciao sprite!
1:54 am
Lamancha

Done - no markers
2:00 am
shiroro

cool, I get to do it again because for no explicable reason one of the boxes isn't clickable.
2:34 am
Marzipan

There's a way to do markers?
2:35 am
cookie

Marzipan, have you used this site before?
2:36 am
Marzipan

First day here.
2:36 am
cookie

Chick on the square and use your shift key to make markers
2:37 am
Marzipan

Ah, thank you.
2:37 am
cookie

Is that what you are talking about?
2:37 am
Marzipan

Yes.
2:37 am
cookie

You can use the same key to delete a marker
2:38 am
cookie

If you pay for a pro account you can save your markers until you complete the puzzle
2:52 am
Marzipan

Thanks for the tip, Cookie. Good night. :)
2:52 am
cookie

You're fast for a beginner! Sweet dreams
3:51 am
LauraBee

...
4:17 am
LauraBee

:)
4:55 am
Jencatd

Much easier with the markers. ^^ Didn't know how to use them before tonight. ^^;
5:19 am
JW

What are the markers?
5:20 am
Jencatd

Hold down shift when adding in a possible number, and it'll come up as a small green marker.
7:05 am
evanadine

that was a quick one!
8:50 am
richboy109

dam this is easy for a medium!
8:52 am
richboy109

nvm spoke 2 soon lol
8:58 am
richboy109

does anyone have the answers to any of the archives?
8:59 am
peternl

hi all
8:59 am
peternl

yes, all of them
8:59 am
richboy109

is there anyway u can possibly give them to me so i can post them on a website?
9:01 am
richboy109

for anyone that neeeds help?
9:01 am
peternl

umm, no. a) I can only view them, not easily copy them, and b) you need to ask the author of the web site for permission. Use the contact link at the bottom of the page
9:02 am
richboy109

u can save the images and send them to me
9:02 am
specificity

rich, just solve them yourself...
9:03 am
peternl

There are like 100 of them, it'd take ages. And you still need permission to copy them
9:04 am
richboy109

i no i can solve them but other people cant
9:04 am
richboy109

and u dont need to have permission to do that stuff
9:05 am
peternl

So just contact the site owner
9:05 am
specificity

yes, rich, you do need permission... the puzzles are copyrighted
9:06 am
richboy109

no u dont and im not selling hem so that dont matter
9:07 am
richboy109

well i tried help ohers
9:07 am
peternl

yes, they are copyrighted, and "not selling them" is not a defesnse for copyright violations.
9:07 am
btwrt

i think the beauty of sudoku is that there are no easy answers ;) if people want to do the puzzles, send them here and let them try their mettle
9:08 am
Tryin'

if you want to do it so badly, why not try contacting the owner?
9:09 am
specificity

I agree, btw. I just think having the answers posted somewhere as "help" will be an easy way for people to boost their rank with no work
9:10 am
btwrt

right. and that'd be sad for those of us who work so hard for every number of every puzzle ;)
9:10 am
specificity

That is why I stopped playing literati on Yahoo! So many people used cheat programs/sites that the game lost its fun
9:11 am
btwrt

-- says someone who is ridiculously far behind in her puzzles --
9:11 am
specificity

hehe... my goal is to do today's puzzle and one archived puzzle per day
9:11 am
thedave

There are already cheat programs for sudoku puzzles
9:12 am
thedave

That will solve them for you
9:12 am
parsec

That's why I stopped playing babble so much, too--so many 'helps' that it became an exercise in fill-in-the-blank.
9:12 am
btwrt

good goal, spec ;)
9:12 am
peternl

there is a three line perl script to solve them
9:12 am
parsec

So now I just do what I can on my own, and screw the ranking.
9:13 am
specificity

I love playing babble, but I don't use the lists... thus my ranking is... well... rank
9:13 am
btwrt

parsec - i know what you mean - i could only complete babble if i used a lot of help websites, it felt in some small way like cheating ...
9:13 am
btwrt

lol spec
9:13 am
parsec

Mine too, spec. Glad to know I'm in good company!
9:13 am
btwrt

peternl - it's gotta be a fairly simple script to solve sudoku, since it's math and logic
9:17 am
peternl

it just does a basic recursion, it is actually pretty easy to solve sudoku by trial and error
9:18 am
btwrt

ahh ok :D yeah sudoku is a game i would NEVER play against a computer ;)
9:44 am
peternl

done
9:45 am
peternl

I actually would like to see a site that had a walk through of how to solve each puzzle, it'd be very cool.
9:46 am
Krys10

peter - try soduku sussor for a step by step... taught me tons!
9:51 am
Krys10

http://www.madoverlord.com/projects/sudoku.t for those who are interested
10:28 am
GingerUK

jfehdsh7ds6gdr6evstbdgih jfcjbknmnkn gigmgh gkgn gjt g gmbmghb hmhh bmkhhb yghkygmghi hmjhiu kymgigh khkbhohmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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10:28 am
GingerUK


10:38 am
rlc

does anyone else ever find that hard and sometimes even expert puzzles can be easier than mediums??
10:58 am
Limer

what happened with GingerUK
11:31 am
Limer

Ha
11:31 am
Limer

Nailed that puppy!
11:31 am
Limer

Rank me, baby!
11:31 am
Limer

Cue theme music
11:31 am
Limer

No green or red
11:31 am
btwrt

yay! +~+~+ FIREWORKS +~+~+
11:31 am
caffeinatedelf

wtg, limer!
11:31 am
btwrt

good job :) i've only had a few minutes here and there to devote to this one ... still plugging away
11:32 am
Limer

Thanks to the friend gallery
11:32 am
btwrt

lol you and i, caff, we make a gallery
11:32 am
Limer

It's been a challenge to think when not using green or red markings.
11:33 am
caffeinatedelf

SWEET. we are a gallery
11:40 am
bzikofski

today's one is a pleasure to solve
11:43 am
btwrt

oh no :( i have to start over
12:05 pm
UDbmas

geez...this is WAY harder that even the expert ones!
12:22 pm
bzikofski

no it's not
12:22 pm
UDbmas

well, I finally gave upo and started over...must have done something wrong early on.
12:24 pm
bzikofski

a bit hard. but done :) have a good one peace out !!!
12:25 pm
UDbmas

tc & hagd!
12:50 pm
UDbmas

finally! hagd all
1:00 pm
richboy109

dam some of the easy ones are hard!
1:14 pm
Friggstad

A bit tricky, but it can be mostly solved with resolution.
1:21 pm
RodeoRogue

aaarrrr... i am so not getting this one. crap.
1:21 pm
richboy109

i gave up lol
1:24 pm
RodeoRogue

finally got it. all it took was taking a break.
1:24 pm
richboy109

im doin the archives instead
1:24 pm
richboy109

lol
1:30 pm
RodeoRogue

haven't gone pro yet, may be worth it now.
1:30 pm
richboy109

only 15$ one time payement
1:38 pm
Arturion

Woohoo... finished
1:39 pm
richboy109

shoot had 2 start over 3x already lol
1:51 pm
richboy109

does anyone have the answers to the archives?
2:00 pm
rlc

just the answers to the ones i've done!
2:17 pm
yul

hello
2:23 pm
helenkeller

go
2:32 pm
specificity

richboy is still begging for tyhe answers to the archives?!
2:33 pm
hoaf

You'd figure that if you're actually PAYING for this site you'd actually want to do the puzzles yourself?
2:34 pm
specificity

eh... my guess is he just wants the ranking... suposedly he was going to publish them as "help" on a site
2:34 pm
helenkeller

success at any price - lol
2:34 pm
hoaf

Huh. Small life, eh?
2:35 pm
specificity

hehe
2:37 pm
hoaf

I can sympathise, though; my estimation of my personal worth is derived entirely from my ranking on this site. :^P
2:37 pm
hoaf

Sorry. Tough day at work.
2:37 pm
specificity

if I went by my ranking... I'd have to commit suicide...
2:37 pm
helenkeller

LOL hoaf- well, that explains your pro status!
2:37 pm
hoaf

Pro?
2:37 pm
helenkeller

i don't even look at my rankings here
2:38 pm
hoaf

I just like doing the puzzles.
2:38 pm
hoaf

Nor do I, Ms Keller.
2:38 pm
helenkeller

pro- pay to play - with icon & flag, etc. - all the trimmings
2:38 pm
hoaf

Oh. Heh.
2:39 pm
hoaf

It's a nice site. So I payed for the archive.
2:40 pm
helenkeller

i agree, it is a nice site - i won't pay because i was under the impression that rankings wouldn't start counting until a certain day after the site went up - i guess i misunderstood
2:41 pm
hoaf

How do you mean "start counting?"
2:43 pm
helenkeller

i believe when the site went up, dr.g said play would not count toward rankings for a couple of weeks while he worked out the bugs, clearly that wasn't the case, so now it's just a wee little grudge i hold & make myself NOT care about the rankings!
2:43 pm
hoaf

Heh.
2:44 pm
helenkeller

yeah - & when i'm done here, i'm going to check my ranking (still like to be one of the highest non-pro players)
2:46 pm
hoaf

I don't have the wherewithal to check this page every day to do the sudoku ...
2:47 pm
helenkeller

i play babble, so this is my prelude to babble, which takes up a great deal more time :)
2:47 pm
helenkeller

and done!
2:48 pm
hoaf

Alrighty, then.
2:49 pm
helenkeller

i like the little red & green marker thingys here, can't make that kind of a mess with paper & pen, but i believe it contributes to my overall cognitive laziness :)
2:49 pm
hoaf

I try to do most of 'em without marks, but ... it's a tad frustrating.
2:50 pm
hoaf

Besides, there's this "work thing" I really should be doing ...
2:50 pm
hoaf

"Cognitive laziness." Nice.
2:50 pm
helenkeller

yep - still an expert, i can sleep well tonight - although it cracks me up to see dr.g is a newbie, lol
2:51 pm
artlady

He probably doesn't play much. Too busy troubleshooting!
2:51 pm
helenkeller

if i paid - i would just HAVE to do all the puzzle, another reason not too!
2:51 pm
helenkeller

lol art - hey art!!!!!! how was your trip to london?
2:51 pm
hoaf

That's dedication.
2:52 pm
specificity

this is what I do when my wee ones are napping
2:52 pm
artlady

FabuLOUS!!
2:52 pm
artlady

So was my trip to Italy!
2:52 pm
helenkeller

this is what i am doing instead of working on my taxes
2:52 pm
artlady

It sure was fun being in Europe during World Cup. I totally got the bug. Even watched the final here at home. Yay, Italia!
2:53 pm
helenkeller

art - did you all have the babble convention?
2:53 pm
artlady

I'm doing this instead of cleaning my stuff up.
2:53 pm
artlady

yes, the Babble convention was well attended. By two.
2:53 pm
artlady

Babbler and me!
2:53 pm
helenkeller

LOL art - your horizons are officially expanded :)
2:53 pm
helenkeller

LOL - who did you meet?
2:53 pm
artlady

Met in a pub, had a lovely chat over a couple of pints. She's delightful!
2:54 pm
helenkeller

that's nice you got to meet at least someone - hurshy is there now & i think she had lunch yesterday with atalante, is going to meet bex & there were others but i don't recall right now
2:54 pm
artlady

I had 3 weeks of sudoku to catch up on when I returned. Haven't even gotten back into Babble.
2:54 pm
helenkeller

but of course art - we are all delightful!!!
2:55 pm
artlady

Yes, she got together (or is going to) with Babbler, too.
2:55 pm
artlady

Yep, we are!
2:55 pm
helenkeller

that is so cool!!!
2:55 pm
helenkeller

ok, i am going to babble now - nice meeting you hoaf! nice seeing you again art!
2:56 pm
artlady

Too bad Hurshy wasn't there at the same time as me. I only spent 4 days in London. It's the most expensive city i've ever visited!
2:56 pm
artlady

ciao, helen...
2:56 pm
helenkeller

eeesh - really, most expensive?!?!?! cause i was thinking of going there in late spetember
2:57 pm
artlady

Horrendous. Our hotel was reasonable, but food was outrageous.
2:57 pm
artlady

ENded up getting sandwiches at Pret A Manger and eating in our room.
2:57 pm
helenkeller

i hear the food is not so good to begin with
2:57 pm
artlady

I'm not cheap, but I don't like to waste my money!
2:58 pm
helenkeller

right - i hear that!
2:58 pm
artlady

Depends on where you eat. I DID try sausage and mash. Liked it!
2:58 pm
helenkeller

you are brave! just the names turn me off, but i suppose i do that too when i travel, try all kinds of new stuff
2:59 pm
helenkeller

ok, off to babble - bye now!
2:59 pm
artlady

Good luck!
3:07 pm
yul

finished
3:07 pm
hoaf

Testing
3:07 pm
hoaf

Success.
3:07 pm
rottubarn

*golf clap*
3:08 pm
hoaf

We aims to please.
3:08 pm
yul

whathat, hoaf?
3:08 pm
hoaf

What's what?
3:09 pm
yul

image
3:09 pm
hoaf

A very small dog in a pint glass.
3:09 pm
artlady

Sounds uncomfortable.
3:10 pm
hoaf

I was hoping to find a "My Little Pony," but I didn't have the patience. This'll do.
3:11 pm
hoaf

It's a very small dog. Also: it's a large glass.
3:12 pm
artlady

I can think of better things to put in a pint glass...
3:12 pm
hoaf

Maybe it's a bonsai-type thing. Yeah! That's how they grow 'em soooo small!
3:12 pm
hoaf

Newcastle Brown. Minus the dog, of course.
3:13 pm
artlady

Not bad. This puzzle's history. Ciao!
3:13 pm
rottubarn

Guinness of course
3:13 pm
artlady

yes. prefer the Guiness to the Newcastle, altho it's not bad.
3:28 pm
yul

i would higly recomend not to use this icon,hoaf. i am sure you have plenty of nicer ones :) please, don't ask 'why'
3:32 pm
hoaf

Er, um? why?
3:32 pm
hoaf

I'll change it ... but ...
3:38 pm
yul

i don't want to say... trust me :)
3:38 pm
hoaf

Okay, then ...
3:39 pm
yul

thanks
3:47 pm
yul

hoaf, do you know 'cute overload' site?
3:47 pm
hoaf

I've heard of it.
3:47 pm
hoaf

didn't think to look over there for annoyingly cute icons, though.
3:48 pm
yul

ok
3:50 pm
hoaf

I'll have to take a look. :^)
3:51 pm
yul

but they have small pix of animals there and they don't scail well.
3:53 pm
yul

scale
4:09 pm
yul

very few pix scale well :(
4:09 pm
hoaf

Heh.
7:40 pm
tdogg

Anybody see a good movie lately
7:43 pm
kebek

clerks 2 :)
7:52 pm
Playwoman

The Devil Wears Prada was a hoot. Excellent performances by Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci.
7:52 pm
kebek

yeah, that one was funny too