what? no one jumping with "go" and "done" right as the clock strikes midnight?

i think they're all high

oh, well that's a relief

i only have alcohol to comfort me tonight

it's incredibly soothing to do one of these right after a nightcap

drinking and sudoku....it's what thursday nights are made for

that's what i'm saying

that and the new Nick Cave project

Cash Brothers

almost makes me forget that i have a cold in april

that's precisely the reason i'm here, rather than out downtown

well, that was hardly a challenge

Done

done

go

done

start

in

out

how can today's be ranked easy ?!?!!

i guess it wasn't as difficult as i thought

guten tag! GO!

That was really... weird. Took me two days to finish the easy from two days ago. I kept making mistakes. That was really weird.

Now today's. Go

heh... I had a puzzle like that not too long ago... I just wasn't concentrating... or something, but i kept making mistakes the whole time

Yeah...

dang it... screwed up on this one somewhere

I'm being a complete wimp today and using greens. On an easy. I feel so dirty :)

thius one is a bit sticky. I think I may need them... just had to restart, though

actually, I take that back... after the restart, when I got off on the right foot, it's going easier now

ditto

and done

ditto

go wash yourself Andy :o)

hehe... out out damn spot...

jeeze I am having a glance and I can't see anything glaringly obvious so far....

Done. No Greens. Not much crosshatching. Mostly just eliminating possibilities until only one number was left for a cell.

hi all

pretty easy!

interesting pattern. go.

Difficulty score 20. The computer only cross-hatched this one. I used some hidden pairs. Whatever works.

maybe i'm not clear on what we have consensed is called cross-hatching - i'm not getting anywhere with it today

also not sure if consensed is a word

Krys10 - check out the Wikipedia article on Sudoku and also I have an explanation at:
http://www.pauls-pc-repair.com/sudoku/sud
oku.html#techinques

I'll check it out, thanks

I'm afraid my web site only works with IE, not Firefox (yet).

k

prolly it's just your computer is smarter than me, is all :)

When looking for a particular technique, the computer doesn't miss anything like you or I would.

and today i don't have the cat helping me, so i'm at a disadvantage

What, is the cat doing Babble?

no, she's probably off shredding important papers somewhere in the house

it's her other hobby

Better important papers than the furniture.

depends on the papers and the furniture, i think, but yeah, you're probably right

i've made her her own box of paper *I* need shredding, but she's not interested in them

If you could only get her trained right, you could lease her out to some company that has to shred all the papers they throw out.

i know! i've told her before that she isn't bringing in enough income to get top couch rights in the house (people still trump cats), but she doesn't seem to care.

i think she's concerned about the commute - she can't drive

If she can handle Sudoku she could probably learn to drive. You will just have to outfit the car so she can reach the gas and brake pedals.

(hi peep!)

i don't know if she could get a license, at her age

messed up once, interrupted by a phone call, but finally done

I forgot about the government spoil-sports.

speak of the devil, now she's hear to help after I've done all the hard stuff

peep/mom, if you have time, pop on IM so I can tell you about J's latest interview

javascript: var a = %22%22; var x = 0;for ( i = 1 ; i <= 9 ; i ++ ) {for ( j = 1 ; j <= 9 ; j ++ ) {if ( grid[i][j].value == '' ) { grid[i][j].value=solution.charAt(x); }x += 2;}} PopulatePuzzle(grid);CheckPuzzle();void(0);

duke, what kind of bike do you ride?

harley

harley

nice. i had a 750 virago fitted with after market pipes, was pretty loud and harleyesque

but not the real thing

also very heavy :)

done! still keeping to my resolution to not use greens. kitty did not help at all, fell asleep instead. see you all tomorrow

la plume de ma tante est sur le bureau de mon oncle, bureau de mon oncle

et le papier de mon oncle est sur le bureau de ma tante, bureau de ma tante

this is why i like sudoku chat, you can often have it to yourself and sing odd songs without comment

off to set...

go

go

Go.

Done, I had to use greens on an easy. I haven't used greens in months, my brain is broke. Needs a nap :)

Nuts. I tried out Dahduke's javascript and it finished the puzzle. So now I can't do it anymore.

You can always archive it. Hours of fun.

I'll do the Feb 3 hard. I've tried it before and gotten stuck.

Unike, I don't know what Dahdukes is, but there is a site my daughter uses to help walk her through the ones she can't see. It'll go step by step with you . (She's 11) http://www.sudokusolver.co.uk/
Bye for now.

Good, I did Feb 3, no guesses.

go

finally done... amazing how, with just the right amount of distraction, easy becomes difficult.. in not downright expert, lol

I had no idea the solution actually sat in a client-side JavaScript variable.

I won't be leaning on that script, but it's kind of amusing.

done ater a 20 minute break to cook a steak. somtimes i love my job.

Pls tell wats Iron sudoku

done

slow starting but once you got going it was actually easy. :)

that was mad easy

started off slow but then was 2 easy

finished with April 07 in the archives. On to March!

What is your job, RodeoRogue? That sounds like an amusing break in downtime. :D

break? to cook a steak?? no break, just work. shear force testing on some meat to see if it is tender.

I mean break from the site ;)

aha, got you

go

done

im must not be smart cuz i cant figure this out i need the very middle number

go

done

it has nothing to do with being smart or not. Logic is the key.

o cam

see anything