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Difficulty: Hard Monday, February 19, 2007

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CHAT LOG for Monday, February 19, 2007

12:13 am
moe

this was the easiest hard ive done in a long time
12:13 am
moe

night everyone
12:16 am
raggedyandy3478

done
12:18 am
hokie carla

wow, realllly easy
12:40 am
jawilke

go
12:46 am
jawilke

done
12:46 am
jawilke

pretty easy
12:50 am
jawilke

difficulty score: 140
1:19 am
WHB

Done
3:46 am
h

go
4:03 am
h

19 filled - going green
4:10 am
h

done
7:08 am
spreadeagle

Done. Needed greens after 17 filled. Then it was easy.
7:09 am
Moozey

same for me too
7:12 am
Moozey

must finish that darned Expert from 13th Feb...seriously doing my head in
7:13 am
artlady

It was awful. I haven't spent that much time on a puzzle in ages!
7:13 am
smooth_pappa

and GO!
7:15 am
spreadeagle

Moozey - Feb 13th was a tough one. I needed 3 good guesses in a row to solve it.
7:16 am
Moozey

really I thought it might take something like that because I don't seem to be getting too far. Thanks for the heads up
7:16 am
spreadeagle

Let me know if you find a better way.
7:17 am
Moozey

I'm pretty sure I won't hahaha
7:17 am
sprite

yeah, me too :)
I had to guess once as well, if I remember correctly, and I would really like to know how to 'really' solve the b@st@rd.
7:18 am
artlady

I used a very large hammer on it. Still didn't work.
7:18 am
sprite

lol
7:18 am
Moozey

haha
7:19 am
artlady

I don't remember how many times I guessed...or started over. I think finally the Sudoku gods just took pity on me.
7:21 am
Moozey

I'm hoping they might take pity on me too
7:28 am
artlady

luck all...I have to work.
7:29 am
smooth_pappa

and done!
7:45 am
Moozey

Oh my goodness the Suduko gods were looking down on me....YAY I have completed the nasty Expert with 2 guesses
7:45 am
spreadeagle

Congrats Moozey!!!
7:46 am
spreadeagle

I'm deep into the archives, 56 to go.......
7:56 am
spreadeagle

55
8:08 am
gman

spreadeagle --- let's have a race.. Between you, me ad drwho -- we're all right together and are racing to elite..
8:10 am
spreadeagle

Hey gman - I thought about the same thing. Unfortunately, I will be out of town 4 of the next 6 days. But what the heck, I'm in!
8:11 am
spreadeagle

Any rules? Like no autofill?
8:13 am
gman

OK, I'll take it easy. I have 71 to go, lots of Easy's. I assume drwho will go easy too. Actually I have to get to actual work now. I can't figure autofil but if you can, go for it.
8:13 am
drwho

Rules? I scoff at rules!
8:15 am
spreadeagle

Scoffing here, too.
8:17 am
spreadeagle

gman - no need to take it easy. I'll give it my best shot.
8:18 am
drwho

I've got 65 to go.
8:19 am
spreadeagle

I guess that means I have more hard ones left.
8:22 am
spreadeagle

54 now and, of course, my next one is "expert"
8:42 am
drwho

The one and only, genuine drwho difficulty score, 35. Accept no substitutes!
9:12 am
spreadeagle

53
9:32 am
hurshy

pretty easy hard.
10:05 am
RodeoRogue

go
10:19 am
sandbox74

file under h for... ho-hum
10:20 am
RodeoRogue

done
11:50 am
snppngtrtle

Leee-ighhhh.......
11:50 am
ypsigirl

done!!!
11:51 am
Leigh

tuuuuur-tle
11:51 am
Leigh

i can't help but notice you're not sitting behind me right now.
11:55 am
snppngtrtle

I hate the whole world at the moment... but especially those two folks that gave me this darn flu!
11:56 am
Leigh

:-(
11:56 am
Leigh

if it makes you feel any better, I've lost my voice.
11:57 am
snppngtrtle

me too
11:57 am
snppngtrtle

and holy crap, you are still sick!?!
11:58 am
Leigh

i feel fine, i just can't talk
11:59 am
snppngtrtle

OK that's good.
11:59 am
Leigh

i stayed out too late and talked to much on saturday night, and since then I've sounded like an 80 year old man who smokes 3 packs a day.
11:59 am
snppngtrtle

What were you up to?
12:00 pm
Leigh

i went out with sam and a bunch of his friends. we played pool, went to a bar, and ended up hanging out and talking in a parking garage until 4 am.
12:00 pm
snppngtrtle

Fun!
12:02 pm
snppngtrtle

So how is contracts today?
12:02 pm
Leigh

yeah, it was a good time. but i was coughing all night (the bar was smoky), and too much talking.
12:02 pm
Leigh

eh. she's going row by row because the assignment was so big.
12:02 pm
Leigh

obviously i am not paying that much attention
12:04 pm
snppngtrtle

Yeah, I read the assignment, but didn't really absorb anything but my own section. Really should have gone to class today, but everything hurts.
12:06 pm
Leigh

totally understood
12:07 pm
Leigh

lol, she brought in a prop for Nanakuli
12:07 pm
Leigh

a big chunk of asphalt
12:07 pm
Leigh

she said her students gave it to her as a gift, wrapped up all purdy in a gift bag and everything.
12:07 pm
snppngtrtle

hahaha! Wow!
12:07 pm
snppngtrtle

Awwwww....
12:08 pm
Leigh

oh! did you get the phone message I left you?
12:08 pm
snppngtrtle

Yes! I have indeed seen that commercial.
12:08 pm
Leigh

i saw it and was liek ZOMG ANA NEEDS TO SEE THIS
12:08 pm
snppngtrtle

it's pretty good
12:09 pm
chrissie2006

what commercial???
12:09 pm
snppngtrtle

It's a comcast commercial with sudoku-playing turtles.
12:11 pm
Leigh

it's advertising their high-speed internet and how fast it is. The female turtle says something like "the should make it go slower, so you can rest. And do Sudoku."
12:11 pm
Leigh

then the male turtle says, very sincerely, "She's a sudoku maniac."
12:11 pm
Leigh

and she says, very solemnly, "I am."
12:12 pm
chrissie2006

lol
12:12 pm
Wolfrick

Go
12:13 pm
Leigh

mmmm, tea.
12:13 pm
snppngtrtle

ohhhh tea would be good right now.
12:14 pm
Leigh

yeah, feels good on the sore throat.
12:17 pm
Wolfrick

For a "Hard" it sure starts easier than that "Easy" yesterday.
12:21 pm
Leigh

indeed, Wolf, but now I'm stuck.
12:21 pm
spreadeagle

Yeah wolf, but then there is a "speed bump" to slow you down a bit.
12:27 pm
Fizzbut

go
12:39 pm
Leigh

grrr. of course they day i can't talk is the day i get called on.
12:39 pm
Leigh

at least i did the reading this time.
12:39 pm
snppngtrtle

Of course!
12:40 pm
Fizzbut

done
12:41 pm
snppngtrtle

Arg. I shouldn't have stayed home Thursday, I'm so much sicker now.
12:41 pm
Leigh

:-(
12:43 pm
Leigh

drink more tea
12:44 pm
Leigh

and take guaifenisen
12:44 pm
Leigh

or however you spell it. expectorant.
12:46 pm
Wolfrick

My daughter said "Can I do another sudoku?" She's working on another 4x4 from dailysudoku.com's archives.
12:46 pm
Leigh

cute! how old is she?
12:47 pm
Wolfrick

She just turned 5.
12:48 pm
Leigh

awww! she must be a smart one. Has she started school yet?
12:49 pm
Wolfrick

We're home-schooling her. She can already read pretty well, and is learning addition and subtraction and the decimal system.
12:55 pm
Wolfrick

We're using a book called "Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons" and I like it a lot.
12:59 pm
Leigh

it sounds like she's probably the type who won't take much prodding to learn, if she's inquisitive enough to love playing sudoku.
1:01 pm
Leigh

Turtle, Professor Parry says, "today is going to be one of those days where I talk a lot."
1:02 pm
Wolfrick

I think she's interested now because her parents play. But if she accidentally learns some logic, and to love puzzles, I'm all in favor of it.
1:02 pm
Leigh

reading for wednesday is diversity jurisdiction.
1:03 pm
Leigh

Wolf, when I started reading, I wanted to do it because my parents and big sister did it. Then I learned to love it in its own right.
1:03 pm
Leigh

i got in trouble a lot for reading during class in elementary school, instead of listening to the teacher.
1:04 pm
Wolfrick

I keep telling Gabrielle that reading is a kind of magic, and that once she can read for herself, she'll be able to go to magic places.
1:06 pm
Limer

piece of pie.
1:58 pm
Wolfrick

Oops.
1:59 pm
Wolfrick

I guess it's true what they say about "If it seems too good to be true...."
2:45 pm
Wolfrick

"speed bump" my hind paw.
3:00 pm
Minski

Done! Not too difficult.
3:02 pm
Wolfrick

Done.
3:02 pm
Wolfrick

Today's "Hard" felt about as difficult as yesterday's "Easy", to me.
3:02 pm
Wolfrick

Maybe even a wee bit easier.
3:32 pm
helenkeller

go
3:47 pm
helenkeller

.
4:01 pm
helenkeller

done
5:44 pm
brittlefish.com

go
6:04 pm
brittlefish.com

done
6:41 pm
andy99

well the 1s were esay - is the rest hard?
6:42 pm
Wolfrick

You'll see :)
6:42 pm
andy99

ta
7:14 pm
chrissie2006

Im doing ysterday's easy... off to a really slow start... :(
7:28 pm
OrangeSlice

Finally bought an account, so I can start working the archives. horah.
7:40 pm
OrangeSlice

wow, all cross cutting today.
7:43 pm
spreadeagle

Hey orange - welcome to the archives. Try not to become obsessed with finishing them like I did.
7:47 pm
NonoNanette

and how are we supposed to not be obsessed with that goal LOL
7:49 pm
spreadeagle

Good question. I'm getting there fast and I don't know what I will do once I get there.
7:49 pm
NonoNanette

I've a ways to go yet only got my account last week but have done several already
7:51 pm
spreadeagle

I think I'm on 18 or 19 for today....
7:51 pm
OrangeSlice

I'll get there eventually.
7:51 pm
NonoNanette

i've probably done 15 today
7:51 pm
OrangeSlice

I just have to complete a minimum of two puzzles a day to make progress.
7:52 pm
spreadeagle

I don't recommend it. My eyes are starting to twitch...
7:54 pm
OrangeSlice

aw I'll be alright
7:55 pm
chrissie2006

do you guys often use markers?
7:55 pm
spreadeagle

Yeah, but you're young.
7:56 pm
OrangeSlice

what, greens?
7:56 pm
chrissie2006

yeah.
7:56 pm
OrangeSlice

I only use those for triples and higher sets
7:56 pm
spreadeagle

I only use markers when I have to. It's more fun, and challenging, to solve without them.
7:57 pm
NonoNanette

i try not to unless i really get stuck
7:57 pm
OrangeSlice

I try not to depend on them because when I solve sudoku on paper it's a terrible hassle.
7:58 pm
spreadeagle

What I really try to avoid is guessing. That seems to defeat the purpose.
7:58 pm
OrangeSlice

I can usually keep track of hidden pairs and potential candidates in my head.
7:59 pm
NonoNanette

another one done
8:00 pm
spreadeagle

Me too.....
8:01 pm
spreadeagle

36 to go.....
8:07 pm
chrissie2006

I'm pretty good about not marking with easys and mediums, but I have been able to very few hards ithout greens :( I dont know how you guys do it! :D
8:08 pm
spreadeagle

Sometimes it seems like a waste of time, but it reduces the number of greens I have to enter.
8:10 pm
OrangeSlice

Depends on the puzzle
8:11 pm
spreadeagle

I don't know why, but the "easy" ones often give me more trouble.
8:11 pm
OrangeSlice

Ha ha, me too. Probably because I look for non-obvious numbers.
8:12 pm
spreadeagle

Bingo.
8:16 pm
spreadeagle

Another one done, no greens.
8:28 pm
spreadeagle

OK, I quit for the day. I think that was 20. I can't focus any more.
8:28 pm
OrangeSlice

hrm, getting distracted by other things. Back to the puzzle at hand.
8:28 pm
spreadeagle

Hey gman, are you out there?
8:30 pm
NonoNanette

gonna do one more tonight ... trying to get out of that newbie ranking :)
8:56 pm
davekingpt

Anyone know what the difference is between red and black names on the rankings page?
8:57 pm
NonoNanette

i think the ones in black dont have paid account
8:58 pm
davekingpt

trying to figure out why my name does not appear on that page. I"m not paid (yet) but have 47 points. Not shown amongst the newbies though.
9:00 pm
NonoNanette

does 47 include what you earned today?
9:01 pm
davekingpt

as of last night
9:01 pm
davekingpt

non paid members can only play one puzzle per day
9:03 pm
NonoNanette

right.... thats strange that your not there
9:03 pm
davekingpt

I forgot with last night's "easy" I'm now 48. But still not in the rankings.
9:05 pm
NonoNanette

your there with 48..... read across
9:06 pm
davekingpt

Oh, I was reading up the last column and not looking at the other columns. What a wierd presentation they have.
9:06 pm
NonoNanette

I did the same thing first time i made newbies list
9:20 pm
Wolfrick

I never did find out what Hurshey's #1 Rule of Sudoku is.
9:23 pm
chrissie2006

Im very stuck on tuesday's expert!
9:23 pm
OrangeSlice

oh, that one's easy.
9:24 pm
OrangeSlice

there's about three hidden triples and a hidden quad that open up just about the entire puzzle.
9:24 pm
chrissie2006

Then there's somthing im overlooking, 'cause ive been woking on it for days.
9:24 pm
chrissie2006

Ive found a couple triples...
9:26 pm
OrangeSlice

I guess it's not "easy" per se, but I managed it on my second try just by isolating hidden sets and cross cutting.
9:27 pm
chrissie2006

what's cross cutting?
9:27 pm
OrangeSlice

The first thing you learn how to do :)
9:27 pm
chrissie2006

, basicly scanning?
9:27 pm
OrangeSlice

yeah
9:28 pm
OrangeSlice

Everyone calls it something different.
9:35 pm
chrissie2006

duh... I was staring right at it!!!
9:35 pm
chrissie2006

it was in the 6's
9:38 pm
OrangeSlice

hehe