Yes....

Not too tough, again

DG, are you aware that there's an error message that happens when you look at someone's profile and then use the browser back button?

"Somethin's not right - hope Dr_God is on the case." Running Safari.

No problem on Firefox

im on safari and i dont have probs

i'll try emptying my cache and see if it still happens

another easy one - night all

'night! error message all gone.

Too bad there aren't four puzzles per day

One for each difficult level

difficulty*

hi all

good morning

good afternoon

hi all

is this as easy as yesterdays?

yes

Yep it is

Interesting. From the formula given in the rankings system, it looks like completing easy puzzles actually hurts you. To get a good ranking, one should only complete hard and expert puzzles.

yes. Only completing expert would give you the highest ranking. Might skip this one then... :)

I noticed that too.

You can make it and leave the last number blank.

hmm, except for the + total puzzles completed

eventually that will become the dominant figure

I noticed it as well

the first half of the equation has a max of 400 if expert is 4 points

Yeah, Peter is right

It's beneficial on both rankings to do every puzzle

eventually

Yea

in the short term, do one expert puzzle and you get a score of 401

don't you hate when your almost finished, the find your error!

yep - don't do that ;-)

The rankings aren't a serious draw for me anyway. Their meaning is compromised by the fact that some folks will cheat, which is stupid, but they'll do it for their ranking.

indeed

the rankings add to the amusement, I'd just like to know the total score and total puzzles finished

time to start over

hmm, I'm making hard work of this

that was quick... back to Babble...

and done......I wonder what I did wrong the first time

well done

thanks...I better go and do some jobs now

done

I think its afternoon nap time ;-)

cya all

Me too...

Done I mean.. not nap...just go up!

*got

And done.

Done!

first time ive had time all week to do sudoku, nice and easy refresher course on sudoku, gnight all

morning from rainy Surrey!

morning Ginger!

hi Atlante

ugh...i hate this stupid touchpad thing on my laptop

it closed my sudoku window before i could save

i was almost done

(((hugs))) santa, very annoying!

yeah

done. nice easy one :)

wd Atlante

Not that easy - took me 22 mins

wd haggis

Cheers

finally done

see you folks later

cya Santa and wd

argh... 2 squares to fill and they double!!!

good morning

hello morgan

I think I'm too tired to do this

hi Morgan

hi ginger

hi all!

Done and done

that was pretty difficult really

congrats!

ty

ya, not so that easy. i'm starting over.

good luck

ty:)

done

how is it today folks?

hi wac, gd to see u again. i'm trying it the 2nd time now. better thatn 1st try.

that easy huh?

good to see you too

i'm done. done!!

hooray!

how are you doing?

not horrible by any means

but i just started. . .

good luck!

thanks!

i'm just about there

done!

goodnight all

How do you all decide where to start when you do these?

Ginger, I just go for the box with the most filled in already...I'm a skiver :)

LOL X that suits me too :)

^^ so it's not just me then...but even by playing I'm skiving, I've got a thesis growing old on my desk...urgh...

I put in any more definates first...then go for the box with most in

I have assignments waiting too ... one due on the 6th !! Kalia, that would work well too!

Ginger sometimes it does, depends how clear my head is!

lol

obviously my head is a shed today! lol

:)

Another easy? They come in groups ;)

Hi Sprite

Hi Ginger :)

solved. time to go to sports. bye guys. "see" you tomorrow

Based on the rankings, I don't think we should do the easy puzzles - it hurts your average bad.

but it would have the same effect on everyone wouldn't it Caderoux?

all done :-)

im new

Good morning everyone

hello

cool, again didn't have to fill in greens to finish :)

cool, again didn't have to fill in greens to finish :)

Perhaps I shouldn't have given up on that so soon

firefox and my mac don't like each other

I find the stats to be depressing. I have a whopping 6 points!

caderoux is right, if you cear about your ranking, do not play easy and medium puzzles ;)

how so?

it is care thou :)

read about ranking system

oh, ok

i guess ... i love to do these puzzles, so even if it hurts my stats i'm going to do them all

yeah, doing the easy ones will hurt your average... but at least there's the other ladder too, the village elders...

true

Hi harp, you're here too!

ooh artlady, I just posted a message to you in babble... : )

Ok Babs. Back and forth...

But the ONLY way I get points is to do the easy ones!

Go for it, harp!

Hi artlady, but I almost never finish over here.

If the easy ones aren't enough of a challenge, you can always go pro and change the numbers to pictures! That adds a challenge!

mac?

Hi artlady ! :)

You're right. Focusing on one game at a time is better!

lol, it is for me - can't get my brain to wrap itself around letters and numbers simultaneouly

Well, now back to Babble...

See you there in a bit, artlady :)

see you shortly, artlady : )

well, here are a lot of familiar faces :)

hi cathy : )

Hi Cathy ! :)

hi babbler & macuser !! just signed up for pro level here. can't believe I'm now hooked on another game :)

heheh, it was only a matter of time! ; D

Congrats on turning pro!

I went pro today too! :(

well, congrats to you too, Babbler ! :)

did you, Babs? congrats!! if only that made me better at solving the puzzles :)

:D:D:D:D tee hee! thanks! :D

uh-oh.... I've gone wrong somewhere! might have to start over! how awful! :'(

hate when that happens!

Oops.

think I'll go chat in Babble and try again in a min...

see ya later, Babbler

so close to the end too! obviously wasn't paying attention... : /

how doo I check for errors, and how do I know if I've completed the puzzle accurately?

Angelsong, you get a blank page with "Congratulations" written all over it and how many points you've won, if you've completed. : )

errors will light up pink.

I don't like the ranking system, your ranking goes down if you complete easy puzzles

Done ! That was truly an easy one :)

congrats mac! it does seem to be going rather quickly, but saying that hope I haven't jinxed myself :)

hrmmm, I am noticing a feline theme for people's avatars ;)

Nailed that Puppy!

Rank Me, baby!

no, felines are cats, not puppies

yea, done !! that one was pretty easy !!

Congrats Cathy !

I have no patience for this, I'm afraid.

Tea, are you sure?

whoohoo finished.

done~ why so many easy these days.....

hi

hey babsy, i have a theme suggestion.

what

?

go on, nut.... what's your suggestion?

ooh, sorry babsy, i think we should have an our own original art day - i don't see anything like that.

yes we do : ) it's scheduled... have a look in my profile over in Babble ; )

same

there are quite a few artsy fartsys out there

yo tanner

ya i no

maybe i'm looking all wrong then

gonna go look again

you should

23 May, nut : )

(yayy for my fantabulous memory!!) ;D

tanner...

alrighty then, so sorry for my ignorance, never paid attention to these themes before y'know

((( hugs ))) awww, nut, lol! here, have some chalk. go get T-Owl! ;D

hey bigstouf

I'm not going to do a theme over here. Just change my icon once a month....

were they keeping track of points the whole time? i thought it was just starting today...oh well..

hmm

Hi everyone : ) Is that a PRO Babbler is see before me???

why aye, Anj! ;D (just added you as a friend)

...same here. Must be all that chicken soup...

hehe ;D

ugh..sluggish brain. Took a while to get out of 1st gear : /

done? I had to restart cos my brain wasn't in gear either. : /

Yup...just took a while for the logic to start working. Must be the drugs 8 D

must be all that chicken soup?

lol! maybe you need a nap after your chicken soup, Anj? ; )

Could be, could be...lol. I'm still feeling a bit 'flu-ey so my head is in thrall to my self-repair processes at the moment, heh

that's posh for "my brain isn't working today" ;D

It's been traumatic : / AS if waking up in a puddle of sweat wasn't enough, it feels as if my hypothalamus is trying to exit via my nostrils...

heh...I should slip that one to George Romero : )

poor Loulou ((( hugs )))

Thanks babs..hope you've had yer 'flu jab ; )

you can get a flu jab? do I want one?

but there's lots of different strains of flu. Is it worth it?

Maybe there's a mega-jab for them all. Except Bird Flu...they're still in a flap about that one...

LOL !! verrrrry good ;D

on the mend, then? ; )

Not one for a sense of humour bypass operation, me : )

Off to watch Barca vs Madrid : ) laters!

tell me the score later? enjoy! ; )

ragts, have to start over :((((

yay finally done

woot done

ding

finally

Anj, you still there?

fuck you

well well

must

post

many

times

to

hurshy!

remove

unpleasantness

how...
are...

how...

hi loly!

it's ok now we can go back to normal

...you

i just wanted to get rid of that post

i am ok today, thanks lola

yeah, I should have thought of that!

what a random, undirected bit of malevolence... very odd.

how are you lola?

I always think it's a bit sad. I mean, how lonely do you have to be to try to get attention in that way? : /

I'm okay. You feeling better?

i am better today, yes.

i don't know if it is attention seeking so much as venting?

good... {{{hurshy}}} (new squeezy hugs, btw!) : )

either way it's sad. Ugly, but sad : (

oh, SQUEEZY hugs, how cool {{{lola}}}

did you hear about my new symbol?

you have a new symbol?? No, do tell! : D

my sister and i invented it. because it is hard to tell tone on e-communication.

so we decided if you want to indicate sarcasm, you should preface your statement with a

tell me and I'll try to guess what it is...

|

so if you said how are things, and i said just great, that would be different from if i said | just great

what do you think?

is it too hard to distinguish from an l?

i just thought it is one symbol that doesn't get used for anything else.

good idea! Sarcasm often falls flat in the chat log, doesn't it?

lol...i didn't even know it was there! : D

yes! so i have been trying to tell everyone. i don't know if it will catch on.

hursh, you can lead the people to the symbol, but you may not be able to make all of them | : )

hey lola - are you from toronto?

well, the trouble is, they need to see it in use to remind them, and i am not actually sarcastic that often.

hey caprice. No, I'm from south africa : )

me neither hursh, but if I ever want to be I'll try to remember the hurshy symbol : )

cool - just wondering

do you know a lola from toronto?

thanks lola. do you also want to help me resurrect the expression "somethin' awful", meaning very much? like, i want that new bike somethin' awful!

yeah, and she's living in london now

so it was odd to see your name plus the union jack

but lola's name isn't actually lola :)

aww, I'd like to do that somethin' awful hursh! ; )

:D :D :D

damn, have to go for a bit...be back in an hour : )

later, loly

well that was an extra easy one today.

ooh the rankings are out today!

wow I just got and wow its easy

hey all :)

"The Iron Sudoku Rankings page is divided into three ladders," except there are only two.

Too soon for a "Who's Hot" list?

haya

hey everyone

hmm, what do you think the thrid might be?

time it takes to complete each puzzle?

Doesn't seem to be a timer anywhere

how's everyone doinf

doing*

dr god said that time is not important

i don't think he will corelate time and ranking

Any other ideas?

i'm sure it will be "who's hot" - past 30 days performance.

Hurshy, stidmama says hi.

you can always use Simple Sudoku if you want to time yourself. (or just look at the clock.) :)

The ranking system is interesting. I like that there are two different ranking systems.

everyone is so quiet tonite...

Anyway, I've been thinking about the new ranking system(s), and I just wrote a bit about it here: http://itchylot.blogspot.com/2006/04/iron-sud
oku-rankings-analysis.html

If that doesn't work, this one will: http://tinyurl.com/kh7y7

Why is it that I can solve the "Hard" and "Expert" ones, but never the medium and easy ones?

i know, i've been on the easy for 15 minutes now, but did hte hard in 10

nice blog davidtoc

very true

thanks chameleon.

blades, i hear that! with the exception of the expert, the stated level of difficulty seems to have nothing to do with my ability to solve it quickly.

what time is it over there, why is there no new puzzle yet?

Still got about 40 minutes left...

ok.. i always thought there was a 6 hour difference, not 8

will daylight savings time change that?

or does the whole world do that? (except certain parts of Indiana, anyway :)

Woohoo. Finally got it. Just in time.

Morning all

Morning

Hiya Sell.... sorry must be evening there...keep forgetting

Haha

Yep only 10 PM here

7am here

England?