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Difficulty: Hard Saturday, September 23, 2006

Not Completed Play This Puzzle

CHAT LOG for Saturday, September 23, 2006

12:18 am
sprite

or too early
12:35 am
Playwoman

Is anyone out there playing from Iceland?
12:35 am
sprite

You maybe?
12:36 am
Playwoman

Nope. But I just came back from a visit to Iceland.
12:37 am
sprite

Sounds great. Did you enjoy it?
12:37 am
Playwoman

WONDERFUL! It's a beautiful country.
12:38 am
sprite

:) Lots of pics?
12:41 am
Playwoman

Oh, yes. So many adventures. The people are friendly and extremely well-educated. Their literacy rate is above 99%
12:42 am
sprite

Incredible! Must be the most of the world. I've always thought nature must be fantastic there.
12:44 am
Playwoman

It is. Green, green, green. Cascading waters everywhere. Lots of streams and rivers. We rode snowmobiles on thebig glacier, rode Icelandic horses, and soaked in mineral pools.
12:45 am
chrissie2006

where are you from playwoman?
12:45 am
sprite

Sold! We must go there some day, sounds terrific!
12:46 am
sprite

And again, the hard is easier than the mediums :)
12:46 am
bobet

astig
12:47 am
Playwoman

I agree with you about the puzzles, Sprite.
12:47 am
chrissie2006

where is rhat?
12:47 am
chrissie2006

*that
12:47 am
Playwoman

I'm from southern California, Chrissie
12:48 am
sprite

I enjoyed the chat, playwoman, I will remember to go to Iceland one day. Bye!
12:48 am
Playwoman

Thanks, sprite. Bye.
12:50 am
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12:51 am
Playwoman

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12:52 am
WHB

Done
1:51 am
plurple

OK, someone has to admit that i'm not as annoying as bobet
1:56 am
bobet

not my fault, my 7-yr old's so incense
2:25 am
peternl

hi all
3:38 am
sadist

hi
3:38 am
sadist

hi
3:39 am
sadist

very good ajax framework i think:)
4:42 am
jwjjjcjh

done
8:30 am
drwho

Computer rating: 23. Easy if you use the little green numbers.
10:09 am
yul

hello everybody
10:22 am
Diane

Is there any way to populate the squares automatically with possibilities?
10:33 am
caffeinatedelf

javascript:for (i=1; i<=9; i++) {for (j=1; j<=9; j++) {if (grid[i][j].value == '') {ClearTinySquares(i,j);}}}for (i=1; i<=9; i++) {for (j=1; j<=9; j++) {if (grid[i][j].value != '') {var tmp_value = grid[i][j].value;for (k=1; k<=9; k++) {for (l=1; l<=9; l++) {if (grid[k][l].value == '') {if ((Math.ceil(i/3) == Math.ceil(k/3) && Math.ceil(j/3) == Math.ceil(l/3)) || i == k || j == l) {grid[k][l]['mini'][tmp_value] = -1;}}}}}}}for (i=1; i<=9; i++) { for (j=1; j<=9; j++) { if (grid[i][j].value == '') { for (k=1; k<=9; k++) { if (grid[i][j]['mini'][k] != -1) grid[i][j]['mini'][k] = 1; }}}}for (i=1; i<=9; i++) {for (j=1; j<=9; j++) {if (grid[i][j].value == '') {for (k=1; k<=9; k++) {if (grid[i][j]['mini'][k] != 1) grid[i][j]['mini'][k] = 0;}}}}PopulatePuzzle(grid);void(0);
10:33 am
caffeinatedelf

i copied that from a while back, and i use it all the time
10:33 am
caffeinatedelf

:D
10:34 am
Diane

I'm rather ignorant - what I do with it (after I've copied it)?
10:34 am
caffeinatedelf

put that in your browser address bar and hit enter - it auto-populates. if you like, you can drag the address into your button bar (in firefox) and you have a handy shortcut.
10:35 am
yul

i am speachless.
10:35 am
caffeinatedelf

?
10:35 am
caffeinatedelf

hallo, yul
10:37 am
Diane

I'm using Firefox - drag into button bar?
10:37 am
yul

hi :) i like diy way of solving puzzles.
10:37 am
chebuctonian

hi all
10:37 am
Diane

Respectfully disagree, yul.
10:38 am
gwenski

I agree with yul.
10:38 am
Diane

much time populating, and not enough time solving
10:38 am
gwenski

But, just like other games, each person plays in the way that is most satisfying to them.
10:38 am
mandi

but part of the solving is to figure out how much you can solve without populating
10:38 am
caffeinatedelf

diane (and everyone else), i do love putting in my own greens; but i never have that kind of time anymore, i have gotten SO busy.
10:39 am
yul

but i'm going to save the script 'just in case' ;) thanks
10:39 am
chebuctonian

OMG - that auto-populate is a piece of javascript gold
10:39 am
caffeinatedelf

i love this game so much that i'm grateful for a personal help when i want to play but don't have a half-hour to put in greens
10:39 am
Diane

I scan first, mandi.
10:39 am
Diane

Many, many thanks cafeinatedelf!
10:40 am
yul

i don't use marking. only in experts some times.
10:40 am
caffeinatedelf

oh sure :) i just wish i remembered who made that script
10:40 am
caffeinatedelf

yul, you must have an awesome brain :D
10:40 am
Diane

I'm too old to remember, yul
10:40 am
caffeinatedelf

diane, did you figure out how to drag that into your button bar?
10:41 am
Diane

nope
10:41 am
caffeinatedelf

if you grab the little spot immediately to the left of the address (where a teeny icon will be, more often than not), you can drag it to your button bar
10:41 am
chebuctonian

Diane, are you using Firefox?
10:41 am
caffeinatedelf

that is, if you have a button bar showing in your browser window
10:41 am
Diane

I've copied it into a word doc for future use, but would love to have it handier.
10:42 am
Diane

yep, Firefox user
10:42 am
chebuctonian

I believe you can also paste the code in the address bar, and hit enter
10:42 am
chebuctonian

Diane, do you have bookmarks below your address bar?
10:43 am
yul

elf, not at all. i actually have some problems with it and see md regularly. i use sudoku to exersise my memory a bit.
10:43 am
Diane

no - I removed that. Should I?
10:43 am
Diane

Ah - just did it!
10:44 am
chebuctonian

it's easier for this.... View => Toolbars => check bookmark toolbar
10:44 am
chebuctonian

:)
10:44 am
Diane

(added bookmarks bar)
10:44 am
caffeinatedelf

yul, i can always tell when i'm having an off day brainwise - i can't figure out the easiest sudoku. ;)
10:45 am
yul

yes, everybody have such days
10:46 am
Diane

HUGE thanks, cafeinatedelf. Now I have a chance of catching up with all the ones I've not had a chance to do!
10:46 am
caffeinatedelf

you're more than welcome, diane
10:46 am
Twin C

I take it the script does not work with the evil empire browser?
10:47 am
caffeinatedelf

iron sudoku is one of my top ten favorite places to go on the 'net. just want to say that.
10:47 am
chebuctonian

Twin C - it should
10:47 am
caffeinatedelf

twin, i don't know - i haven't tried it, to be honest
10:47 am
chebuctonian

"bookmarklets" as they're called should work on any modern browser
10:48 am
Twin C

Just pasted it into my browser and it didn't work
10:48 am
Diane

I concur, caf, about ironsudoku being a fun place. My time, though, has been so limited as of late.
10:48 am
caffeinatedelf

*feels nostalgic* i joined back when there was less than a month's worth of puzzles...
10:48 am
Diane

Me, too, caf. I think I was here w/in a week of its beginnings
10:49 am
caffeinatedelf

:) nice to meet another old-timer!
10:49 am
chebuctonian

Twin C - IE instructions are on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bookmarklet
10:49 am
Twin C

Thanks! I'll go check it out.
10:49 am
Diane

better, yet, just d/l Firefox!
10:50 am
caffeinatedelf

yeah really :D firefox is so much spiffier than IE. plus i love it.
10:52 am
Twin C

I've got it DLed. I just have all my bookmarks in the evil empire.
10:52 am
chebuctonian

Diane - where are you located?
10:52 am
Diane

Ontario - outside of Fergus
10:52 am
chebuctonian

Twin C - it has an import function when you install it!
10:53 am
chebuctonian

cool, I'm in Halifax
10:53 am
Twin C

oooooooooooh - bookmark grabbing?
10:53 am
chebuctonian

Twin C - yup :)
10:53 am
Twin C

nice!
10:53 am
caffeinatedelf

you can prolly export from IE and import, yes?
10:53 am
Diane

Never been there (yet) - would like to sometime.
10:54 am
chebuctonian

FF also has an import function if it's already installed... but for most bookmarking needs, I use del.icio.us
10:55 am
caffeinatedelf

yeah, i del.icio.us everything, except for my button bar, which has the stuff i use every day nice and handy.
10:56 am
chebuctonian

hehe... same setup here. regular reference locally, everything else deliciouse'd
10:57 am
caffeinatedelf

i love the internet! lol. sorry - i'm a bit sick today, so i may be acting weird.
10:58 am
Diane

shouldn't get sick on a weekend
10:58 am
caffeinatedelf

i know :p it's poopy, but it happened anyway. i think it's because of the change in weather - my sinuses are REALLY sensitive.
10:58 am
chebuctonian

hmm... this auto-fill is really nice, but a pain right now; I should have scanned FIRST, now I'm spending time un-checking possibles! :(
10:59 am
Diane

blame caffeinatedelf.
10:59 am
chebuctonian

damn you, caffeinatedelf! ;)
10:59 am
caffeinatedelf

yeah - i wish it was smarter
10:59 am
caffeinatedelf

LOL! geez diane.
10:59 am
caffeinatedelf

;)
11:00 am
chebuctonian

hmm... I suppose a smarter script could be written, maybe a second one that removes possibles... lol, someone's done a solver in javascript, so it IS possible
11:00 am
caffeinatedelf

augh, i'm being mobbed.
11:08 am
Diane

In my search this a.m. for a script, I kept running across one to clear greens, reds, and all. I don't understand how that would help.
11:09 am
caffeinatedelf

huh.
11:11 am
Diane

http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/3519
11:12 am
caffeinatedelf

interesting!
11:13 am
Diane

but what's the point?
11:13 am
caffeinatedelf

well, g'bye for now. i need to have a lie down.
11:13 am
Diane

take care, and thanks again. Get well!
11:13 am
yul

sveet dreams ;)
11:37 am
yul

finally finished.
11:37 am
yul

everybody have a nice day
4:36 pm
helenkeller

go
4:57 pm
helenkeller

done
4:58 pm
helenkeller

gee- i wish there were more hard ones like this one :)
6:08 pm
pinky

Me too Helen! :)
6:57 pm
mamabear

not really hard.
9:28 pm
Minski

Done!! I agree. Not too difficult.
9:59 pm
hurshy

sudoku must... sudoku must...
10:00 pm
hurshy

something about when to do sudoku...
10:01 pm
hurshy

can't... remember...
10:14 pm
hurshy

phew... shook enough cobwebs out to do it.