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Difficulty: Medium Thursday, May 4, 2006

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CHAT LOG for Thursday, May 4, 2006

12:21 am
raggedyandy3478

neone else having a bit of trouble?
12:21 am
mandi

just started
12:21 am
Lamancha

just starting
12:22 am
raggedyandy3478

im trying to do it w/out subscripts, so that while that may be the prob, im gonna do it neway
12:22 am
raggedyandy3478

and theres no 1s to start with!!
12:22 am
lawfully

start w/ 5
12:22 am
raggedyandy3478

got all of them
12:23 am
mandi

I hadn't noticed, I started cross-hatching with 5s and 9s
12:23 am
raggedyandy3478

got all the 9s too
12:25 am
lawfully

I'm stuck,... after getting all 5s and 9s and a couple more...
12:25 am
raggedyandy3478

thats right where i am
12:27 am
RandLS

once you mark and start doing simple eliminations, you start getting a few
12:30 am
lawfully

got none of 1s in the meanwhile...
12:30 am
lawfully

now 1s everywhere in small marks...
12:31 am
raggedyandy3478

darn, i like doing the puzzles w/out the marks
12:33 am
Lamancha

got my first 1 - no green men yet
12:34 am
raggedyandy3478

what box?
12:34 am
Lamancha

top middle
12:34 am
raggedyandy3478

interesting
12:34 am
Lamancha

you've got to get it through 6
12:35 am
kadee

what do you mean "through 6"?
12:35 am
lawfully

Incidentally, I didn't get any 6 either...
12:36 am
raggedyandy3478

trying to justify the 6 being where i know the 6 would be for the 1 to be where u said it would be
12:38 am
Lamancha

6 has to be on one row only bottom left
12:38 am
lawfully

got it.... but it's a long sequence of ... inference...
12:38 am
Lamancha

which means that it can't be on the same row in bottom middle
12:39 am
Lamancha

got no further though caise i'm typing....
12:39 am
lawfully

very interesting way of inference, I admire it...
12:39 am
raggedyandy3478

still dont see it
12:41 am
raggedyandy3478

wait, im seeing the first 2, but now im lost after the first 2 steps on that inference chain
12:41 am
amess0312

yaya..done finally
12:41 am
lawfully

6 should be in either r7c1 or r7c2, meaning it can't be in r7c4, meaning it should be in r1c4 or r2c4, meaning ....
12:41 am
Lamancha

follow through to the top middle raggedy and see where 6 can only be
12:42 am
raggedyandy3478

oh wow, duh!
12:42 am
raggedyandy3478

ty
12:44 am
mandi

I didn't follow that at all, but I got a different 1, so it's all good
12:48 am
raggedyandy3478

lamancha, i found another crazy inerence off that 1, and it has worked quite well for me so far
12:48 am
Lamancha

excellent!
12:49 am
raggedyandy3478

now i have all 4s
12:50 am
lawfully

it's tough... I don't see any important lead...
12:52 am
raggedyandy3478

ive got 5 spots left, all cuz of that 2nd inferences
12:52 am
raggedyandy3478

*inference
12:52 am
Lamancha

nice one raggedy
12:53 am
raggedyandy3478

done
12:53 am
lawfully

getting more curious...
12:53 am
raggedyandy3478

law, did u get that one that lamancha so nicely pointed out?
12:53 am
lawfully

yup, the 1st 1
12:54 am
raggedyandy3478

use that 1, to get the 4, in the top right, it all falls into place after that
12:58 am
lawfully

got it ... it's a long reference... tooo...
12:59 am
raggedyandy3478

oh yes
1:00 am
lawfully

got all 4s...
1:01 am
Lamancha

Satisfying that one - so much better without green everywhere
1:03 am
raggedyandy3478

u said it!
1:05 am
Lamancha

Bye everyone
1:05 am
lawfully

wonderful...
1:06 am
raggedyandy3478

cya guys
1:13 am
chebuctonian

hi all
1:21 am
Onpaki

hi, i'm starting over :(
1:24 am
Onpaki

how is it going for you, chebuctonian?
1:28 am
Psycho_Puppy

Hey folk!x-x-x
1:29 am
Onpaki

hi puppy
1:29 am
Psycho_Puppy

Hard medium today?
1:31 am
Onpaki

rather hard
1:36 am
kneestabber

Yay! Done! Goodbye all.
1:36 am
chebuctonian

sorry onpaki, I was totally engrossed
1:37 am
chebuctonian

I puttered around other stuff, and I'm about 1/3 done now
1:37 am
Onpaki

r u done?
1:37 am
chebuctonian

this seems tough for a medium!
1:43 am
chebuctonian

a'right, done :)
1:43 am
Onpaki

great! :)
1:45 am
ss99

the section on 'naked triples' is helpful for this http://www.angusj.com/sudoku/hints.php'
2:07 am
MaW

unfortunately I don't seem to have any naked triples :-(
2:08 am
ss99

keep watching for them as more numbers are found
2:15 am
The Wac

good morning/night/afternoon/whatever
2:22 am
MaW

But I'm not finding any more numbers :-(
2:23 am
MaW

no way this is a medium!
2:26 am
The Wac

is it really that bad?
2:26 am
MaW

is for me, probably just missing something
2:32 am
Onpaki

things are just clearing up for me. i've been here for almost an hour.
2:32 am
The Wac

that's not what i like to hear onpaki!
2:32 am
MaW

I just spotted a lone 8 on a column which I hadn't noticed, but that didn't really lead me anywhere
2:32 am
Onpaki

sorry :S
2:32 am
MaW

it doesn't help that there are ones everywhere
2:33 am
MaW

If I could just place one of those things might be easier
2:33 am
Onpaki

you mean the ones?
2:33 am
MaW

yes
2:33 am
MaW

as there are no given ones
2:34 am
Onpaki

i placed my first one on the third row.
2:34 am
MaW

I have two free on that row, both could be 1 or 6
2:34 am
MaW

which by itself is not very helpful!
2:35 am
MaW

ahah! a hidden pair!
2:35 am
Onpaki

yes, i got that too. try from the 6 angle.
2:36 am
MaW

okay so a supremely unhelpful hidden pair, but at least it makes the board look less scary :-)
2:37 am
Onpaki

just to be a little more encouraging, i'm almost done now.
2:38 am
MaW

I'm trying very hard not to resort to guessing
2:44 am
ss99

seemed more difficult than medium.
2:44 am
ss99

don't guess
2:46 am
ss99

in the end, the thing that worked best when stuck was the 'hidden tripples' from here: http://www.angusj.com/sudoku/hints.php good luck and good night
2:52 am
MaW

good site, that, just found some more numbers thanks to new techniques :-)
3:10 am
mikehell

I just can't find those hidden pairs/triples :(
3:18 am
Moozey

damn 1, 4, 6s
3:35 am
MaW

dammit!
3:35 am
MaW

I've made a mistake somewhere (third try!)
3:55 am
MaW

woohoo! finally done it!
6:19 am
MrOoijer

wow this one was hard :-)
6:58 am
David Mitchell

Good morning, folks.
7:05 am
evanadine

got all my Es and Is (guess thats 5s and 9s for the number-players)
but alas, i guess im stumped again...heh
7:05 am
NJL

eventing everyone
7:06 am
evanadine

just morning here NJL...heh...
7:26 am
rlc

what does Es mean?
7:27 am
evanadine

rlc -- i play with letters, not numbers.
7:27 am
evanadine

so what you see as a 5, i see as an E
7:27 am
rlc

how do you play with letters? ive never heard of that!
7:28 am
evanadine

you have to go Pro -- then you have the option of numbers, letters, or pictures of animals
7:28 am
rlc

oh right, makes more sense now!
7:48 am
UDbmas

hello all
8:01 am
David Mitchell

Hi, UDbmas
8:01 am
UDbmas

hi there
8:04 am
UDbmas

David, did you bring aby 1's with you by chance?
8:04 am
UDbmas

oops any
8:07 am
David Mitchell

I have one 1!
8:07 am
David Mitchell

:)
8:09 am
UDbmas

share?
8:10 am
UDbmas

I'll trade you two 9's...
8:10 am
David Mitchell

I got all those, sowwy
8:11 am
UDbmas

oh well... :-)
8:11 am
David Mitchell

I can tell you that there's a 1 in the third row. ;)
8:12 am
UDbmas

gee... thanks... lol
8:22 am
NJL

done.....finally
8:22 am
UDbmas

WTG
8:31 am
David Mitchell

Whew, I finally finished it, too.
8:32 am
NJL

I don't know what I did wrong the first go, but after I restarted it all came out...slow to start with
8:46 am
UDbmas

WTG David...I got that third row 1
8:50 am
patrick

wow i started out okay but i'm completely stuck now
8:50 am
patrick

how long did it take any of u guys that finished?
8:51 am
NJL

over an out while watching TV, I started and got stuck, and then restarted
8:54 am
yul

Good day everyone
8:54 am
UDbmas

hi & gl
8:54 am
NJL

gool luck yul
8:54 am
Talk24hr

gl
8:55 am
yul

thanks
8:57 am
UDbmas

done.. a little over an hour (took a short break in there too)
8:58 am
Moozey

I had to start over, must have made an error and it was easier just to start afresh. Well done UDbmas
8:58 am
Talk24hr

good job UDbmas
8:58 am
UDbmas

ty... going to try an expert one from the archives now
9:03 am
Talk24hr

i am copletely stuck unless i start guessing on numbers, this isn't like me lol
9:03 am
UDbmas

I finally had to take a guess
9:29 am
yul

well, made a mistake...
9:30 am
yul

Iwill do it later. buy till then
9:30 am
UDbmas

take care
9:31 am
yul

thanks
9:42 am
parsec

...an interesting medium.
9:42 am
vluchtplan

i think the difficulty ratings are picked out of a hat, because this is harder than yesterday's hard.
9:43 am
parsec

which was not easy, although some hards have been easy.
9:43 am
tuco

my puzzle validator rated this as a hard
9:43 am
parsec

you must be on to something.
9:44 am
llodoran

aren't the ratings based on the complexity of the solutions? some solutions although less complex may be more difficult to "see"
9:44 am
parsec

I'll buy that as a theory, too.
9:45 am
llodoran

I always find some constraints are easier for me to pick out then others, at least if I'm trying to do the whole thing in my head
9:47 am
parsec

even when I use the greens, there are some things my brain is tuned to pick up, and others it misses.
9:48 am
llodoran

exactly, and if you miss some relatively simple combinations or part of a combination an easier puzzle can seem much much harder
9:59 am
Krys10

I finally just got my first 1! This puzzle has a lot of row/block intersections and column/block intersections in it, which are much harder for me to see than other patterns. Definitely harder for me than the last few days of puzzles...
10:00 am
llodoran

eh, it's good to have different patterns, pretty soon you'll be able to see them all!
10:00 am
Krys10

eventually i hope :) gotta jet - later!
10:00 am
Krys10

(Hi mom!)
10:03 am
peep

Hi! I finally got it! The medium or hard one from the other day was easier for me than this one as well.
10:03 am
peep

I like your bridge picture
10:10 am
Talk24hr

i am just completely stuck BLAH
10:10 am
vluchtplan

I just made the breakthrough... it really falls together once you get past that, i think.
10:11 am
Talk24hr

i can't find any more commonalities with numbers to eliminate possibilities enough not to guess
10:13 am
llodoran

then you aren't looking hard enough ;-)
10:13 am
Talk24hr

lol probably not
10:13 am
llodoran

or maybe you aren't looking medium enough... never mind
10:13 am
Talk24hr

lol
10:16 am
David Mitchell

This is certainly solvable without guessing
10:16 am
David Mitchell

My breakthrough came in the bottom row
10:16 am
llodoran

ummm, they are all solvable without guessing ;-)
10:20 am
David Mitchell

Not all! There was one a while back that even SadMan Sudoku could solve only by multiple trials.
10:20 am
llodoran

I think I remember one of the hardest ones being that way awhile back, I solved it that way but I am still not convinced
10:22 am
Talk24hr

i think it's funny how some days i can see a ton of people posting that they're struggling and i could've flown through it but then there's days like today where i just hit a roadblock and others are done... i even tried walking away for a bit, but i'm still clueless..
10:23 am
Talk24hr

i have a lot of this can go here or there, but not enough of definite's to not guess ya know? oh well. i'm just killing time for a bit so if i don't finish in another hour i'm done til tonight
10:23 am
miller da killer

same here.
10:23 am
llodoran

eh, I'm almost resorting to wrriting it down at which point you're almost guarenteed to solve it quickly
10:24 am
miller da killer

i don't know about today's yet, but about a week ago i got stuck on one that even my little sister solved and i didnt'
10:24 am
llodoran

lol
10:24 am
Talk24hr

lol
10:24 am
Talk24hr

my roommate has his own log in name so if i finish he has to log in under his name to do it ... i've been beating him to it too often... i wonder how easily he'll get todays
10:25 am
David Mitchell

One technique that was useful to me today was "locked candidates"
10:25 am
David Mitchell

http://www.angusj.com/sudoku/hints.php
10:31 am
Talk24hr

i was just reading those hints, thanks.... but i'm still the idiot that doesn't use subscripts ever... i suppose i should start lol
10:31 am
David Mitchell

Ooh
10:31 am
David Mitchell

I didn't get very far without those today
10:32 am
Talk24hr

i don't understand how to use them that well.... well i get the idea but they start to confuse me when i see so many numbers lol
10:42 am
David Mitchell

The possibilities get too complicated for me to keep in my head for anything over an "easy" puzzle
10:43 am
Talk24hr

i guess i'll have to read that hints page u posted and compare it to subscripts on my page to see how to correctly use them eliminate numbers... i'm sure it'll help, i've just never used them
10:55 am
Talk24hr

so okay... if i have to squares in the same 9x9... that are the only two that contain a certain two numbers, then i eliminate those two numbers from the rest of the squares in that same 9x9?
10:55 am
Talk24hr

did that make sense?
10:56 am
parsec

yes.
10:56 am
parsec

because both of them have to be in one square or the other, they can't be anywhere else. =)
10:56 am
Talk24hr

my grid looks like it's glowing green now lol
10:57 am
Babbler

the same logic applies to a row or column, Talk24 : )
10:58 am
Talk24hr

okay wait, i'm dumb with this lol i have a 9x9 cube... see if anyone can follow lol
10:59 am
Talk24hr

i have 1,6 and 8 in three of the squares... but 1 shows in two other squares... does that mean i can eliminate it from the other two squares or no? (dunno if that makes sense at all LOL)
10:59 am
Talk24hr

(all them as subscripts)
11:00 am
Babbler

if you have three squares with the same three numbers, you can eliminate those numbers from others squares in the same region.
11:00 am
Babbler

..so therefore, looks like a yes, lol : )
11:01 am
mirrin

i am definitely missing something here.
11:02 am
mirrin

i've got 1's 4's and 6's in little red numbers everywhere
11:03 am
Babbler

I got stuck big time, mirrin. I don't understand locked candidates either. I have started over just now. : /
11:04 am
Babbler

...and I've got hayfever. :'(
11:05 am
Talk24hr

that sucks babbbler :( my allergies have been acting up the past few days also
11:06 am
Babbler

thanks, Talk24. sorry to hear about yours also. think I'll step away from the pc for a bit. Hope you're finished by the time I get back, lol! : )
11:06 am
Talk24hr

lol me too! catch ya lata
11:06 am
Babbler

I'd say this is one of the hardest puzzles we've seen for a while...
11:11 am
Talk24hr

a row is left to right and column up and down right?
11:11 am
David Mitchell

Yup
11:11 am
Talk24hr

yeah i've been able to complete the puzzles for the past two weeks steadily, didn't start playing much before then
11:13 am
sinnergy

Done!
11:13 am
Talk24hr

CONGRATS! :)
11:13 am
sinnergy

easy once I made that breakthrough, as it were
11:13 am
sinnergy

OK
11:13 am
sinnergy

back to work!
11:49 am
mamabear

gotta guess on this one?
11:56 am
moedog

here we go...
11:56 am
the_man_stephen

theres no guessing mamabear
11:57 am
moedog

this one looks like a booger already
12:11 pm
moedog

yes, oh yes... this one really IS a booger
12:16 pm
mamabear

thanks, I think, the_man_stephen..... then I am even more stumped
12:28 pm
moedog

man, these 1/6 combos are aallll over my screen...
12:44 pm
mamabear

I wish I could see what I'm not seeing so I could stop looking for it
1:02 pm
wolfman

good afternoon, all!
1:02 pm
wolfman

how goes it today?
1:03 pm
wolfman

i see.
1:03 pm
wolfman

i'm all alone
1:07 pm
mamabear

hi wolfman!
1:07 pm
wolfman

o hi mama!
1:07 pm
mamabear

I'm about to get on the guessing train
1:08 pm
wolfman

i didn't think anyone else was here!
1:08 pm
wolfman

ick... i don't like guessing
1:08 pm
mamabear

I just got back to my desk and saw your post!
1:08 pm
wolfman

o!
1:08 pm
wolfman

lol
1:08 pm
mamabear

I don't either, but I did some and now am just not seeing anything
1:09 pm
wolfman

hm... putting it on paper works for me.
1:09 pm
Babbler

wow, that was v.v.v.v.v. hard! *collapses in heap* : /
1:09 pm
wolfman

whenever i put it on paper i see things so much easier
1:09 pm
mamabear

(((((BABBLER!!!!!!!)))))))))
1:09 pm
wolfman

hi babbler!
1:09 pm
Babbler

((((Mamabear)))) : )
1:09 pm
Babbler

hi wolfman!
1:09 pm
mamabear

I am resorting t guessing I think Babbler!
1:09 pm
wolfman

: )
1:10 pm
mamabear

I like your pink bus!
1:10 pm
wolfman

holy crap i just realized there aren't any ones
1:10 pm
Babbler

it was guessing that got me all in a muddle, Mamabear. This one really wants you to concentrate. (and I have hayfever and a big headache today! :( )
1:10 pm
baggo

hiya babbler
1:10 pm
wolfman

no wonder i couldn't find any :P
1:10 pm
wolfman

hey baggo
1:10 pm
baggo

hiya wolfman
1:10 pm
Babbler

thanks, Mamabear! It's a London Routemaster bus. (actually, it's red) : )
1:10 pm
Babbler

hi baggo! : )
1:11 pm
baggo

how go things?
1:11 pm
mamabear

I have LOTS of green 1's, wolfman!!!!
1:11 pm
wolfman

NO!!!!1
1:11 pm
Babbler

good, thanks, baggo. (glad I've finished! lol!) how about you? : )
1:11 pm
mamabear

I've been concentrating REAL hard...... to no avail
1:11 pm
wolfman

CRAP, I should've saved a checkpoint!!!
1:11 pm
mamabear

hi baggo!
1:11 pm
wolfman

STUPID WOLFMAN!!!
1:12 pm
wolfman

sorry, venting again
1:12 pm
David Mitchell

No guessing, wolfman
1:12 pm
Babbler

someone cracked this puzzle in 15 mins last night...
1:12 pm
David Mitchell

:P
1:12 pm
mamabear

easy, wolfman..... not so hard on yourself!
1:12 pm
baggo

good...finally able to listen to lastfm and play...just finished with the new babble site. i love it....hiya mamabear
1:12 pm
mamabear

I am just not seeing anything anymore, Babbler :(
1:12 pm
wolfman

lol, i just clicked on "upgrade to pro" and it deleted all of my progress. :(
1:13 pm
dinoshadow

:( mail Dr_G
1:13 pm
wolfman

figured "what the heck"
1:13 pm
David Mitchell

Oh, ouch, wolfman
1:13 pm
mamabear

That's it..... saving checkpoint and diving in to guess.... gotta start somewhere.
1:13 pm
Babbler

you have to concentrate, Mamabear... really really concentrate...
1:13 pm
mamabear

Hi David!
1:13 pm
Babbler

hi David : )
1:13 pm
David Mitchell

Don't do it, mamabear!
1:13 pm
mamabear

I aammmmmmmmm *sobbing*
1:13 pm
David Mitchell

Noooo
1:13 pm
wolfman

lol wow, lots of people are on! Usually it's just me and mamabear! Yay!
1:14 pm
EvilBernd

its fairly easy i would say
1:14 pm
wolfman

o... sorry mama. Don't stress too much.
1:14 pm
Babbler

*glares at EvilBernd*
1:14 pm
wolfman

ditto
1:14 pm
mamabear

dont do what, David? Guess?
1:14 pm
David Mitchell

Yeah, you don't have to do that
1:14 pm
mamabear

evil glare at EvilBernd
1:15 pm
mamabear

yeah I dooooooooooo
1:15 pm
EvilBernd

after doing the the 2,3,5,7,9 the rest will we a walk
1:15 pm
David Mitchell

You have it all marked up, mamabear?
1:16 pm
mamabear

yes. I have the 5's and the 9's and a few random numbers and some things eliminated
1:16 pm
Babbler

you got all your 5s and 9s, Mamabear?
1:16 pm
mamabear

5's and 9's - check!
1:16 pm
wolfman

me too!
1:16 pm
EvilBernd

bravo
1:16 pm
wolfman

hush
1:17 pm
wolfman

:S
1:17 pm
wolfman

unless that was sincere
1:17 pm
David Mitchell

One thing that was particularly helpful to me today is the "locked candidates" technique
1:17 pm
wolfman

sorry
1:17 pm
mamabear

Evil - I think your phone is ringing
1:17 pm
David Mitchell

Let me see if I can explain it
1:17 pm
EvilBernd

i dont have a phone when i am on the net
1:17 pm
wolfman

please do, david.
1:17 pm
mamabear

I did find some locks, but don't see anymore
1:17 pm
mamabear

LOl, Evil - just kidding!
1:17 pm
David Mitchell

There's two parts
1:18 pm
EvilBernd

i know
1:18 pm
mamabear

*props head on hands, resting elbows on desk..... waiting for David's theory*
1:18 pm
David Mitchell

First is, if all the candidate cells for a number in a group are in the same row or column, then that number can't appear anywhere else in the row or column
1:18 pm
Babbler

I'm listening, David. : )
1:19 pm
David Mitchell

Does that make sense?
1:19 pm
mamabear

yes, David.... go on
1:19 pm
Babbler

yup
1:19 pm
wolfman

yep
1:19 pm
mamabear

perfect sense
1:19 pm
wolfman

got the third row :)
1:20 pm
David Mitchell

Okay. Second is, if all the candidates for one number in two groups are in the same two rows or two groups, that number cannot appear elsewhere in those rows or columns.
1:20 pm
wolfman

okay...
1:21 pm
Sulihin

xwing?
1:21 pm
David Mitchell

Understandable?
1:21 pm
mamabear

with ya, David
1:21 pm
David Mitchell

It's related to the X-Wing, I suppose, Sulihin, but doesn't seem to be as restrictive
1:21 pm
mamabear

no, wait..... not sure on that one
1:21 pm
EvilBernd

sounds more like a "tie-fighter" *g*
1:21 pm
wolfman

huh?
1:21 pm
Babbler

me too. confused. :(
1:22 pm
David Mitchell

Okay, which part doesn't make sense?
1:22 pm
Babbler

groups. what's a group?
1:22 pm
David Mitchell

I need to be able to draw to illustrate it..
1:22 pm
mamabear

1:20 post
1:22 pm
David Mitchell

Group is a box of nine cells
1:22 pm
mamabear

*hands David a crayon*
1:23 pm
David Mitchell

At least that's how I'm using it
1:23 pm
Babbler

*borrows chalk from Evanonut, hands that to David*
1:23 pm
wolfman

guys, get on tomorrow at the same time, i got to go :)
1:23 pm
mamabear

OK so by "group" you mean a 9 square cube. Let me go back and read it again then
1:23 pm
mamabear

see ya wolfman!!!!!
1:23 pm
Sulihin

you've read the scanraid explainations, right?
1:24 pm
Babbler

by 'group' I understand 'region'. correct? A region is a column/row/box of 1 to 9
1:24 pm
Babbler

bye wolfman! :)
1:24 pm
mamabear

I think David is referring to group as a cube of 9 squares, not the columns or rows, right David?
1:24 pm
mamabear

scanraid? huh?
1:25 pm
David Mitchell

Say you have three candidates for a number in box 1a, and four candidates for a number in box 2a, but all those candidates are in the first two columns: then in box 3a, that number can only appear in column three
1:25 pm
Sulihin

http://www.scanraid.com/AdvanStrategies.htm
1:25 pm
mamabear

btw, sorry you are not feeling well, Babbler!! :(
1:25 pm
David Mitchell

Babbler, yeah, group really applies to all three
1:25 pm
David Mitchell

Sorry, I was misusing it
1:25 pm
Babbler

thanks, Mamabear. I'm not even playing music today. Well, I couldn't even if I wanted to (danged noisy neighbours! grrr)
1:26 pm
David Mitchell

Did my illustration attempt help?
1:26 pm
mamabear

*scratching head*
1:26 pm
Babbler

thanks, Sulihin, but I just don't get X-wings or anything mega like that. :' )
1:26 pm
Sulihin

me either :)
1:27 pm
Sulihin

but that's the best write up of it i've seen
1:27 pm
Sulihin

i get it when i read it, i just never can apply it
1:27 pm
Babbler

still confused, David. I think I did a version of your theory when I worked through today's grid.
1:27 pm
David Mitchell

It's pretty intuitive but takes a while to get comfortable with
1:27 pm
mamabear

Did you do it without guessing, Babbler?
1:27 pm
Babbler

eg "if this goes here, then... oh dear, that can't happen, so that means it HAS to go there...."
1:28 pm
Babbler

Mamabear - kinda sorta. I started with a 2 in the top middle box, and when it went wrong in one position, that meant it HAD to be in the other position.
1:28 pm
David Mitchell

If all your candidates for a number are restricted to one row in one box, you know that you can't put the number elsewhere in that row.
1:28 pm
Sulihin

nod i use that a lot
1:28 pm
mamabear

David - see if I follow..... so, if you have say candidates 1, 2 & 3 in a1, and 1, 2 3 & 4 in 2A, ...... never mind I don't think I get it, of if I do, I can't explain it..... grrrrr
1:28 pm
Sulihin

i think it's pointing pairs on the scanraid page
1:28 pm
Babbler

I get you, David. That I understand. : )
1:28 pm
David Mitchell

If all your candidates for a number in two boxes are in two rows, then you can't use that number elsewhere in either of those rows.
1:29 pm
mamabear

Yes I get that last statement too
1:29 pm
David Mitchell

That's all there is to it.
1:30 pm
David Mitchell

There's at least one place I used that today.
1:30 pm
mamabear

do you know where that example exists here? in which columsn or rows? or is that cheating ?
1:30 pm
Babbler

Mamabear, I worked through the grid, with David's statement just now, and eliminated a whole bunch of numbers. : )
1:31 pm
Babbler

Mamabear, once you've eliminated a few more numbers, you'll see examples of David's statement all over the place! and thus, the fun will begin....
1:31 pm
wolfman

hey guys i'm back!
1:31 pm
David Mitchell

I'm not sure where it is now. I think it was in the middle column of boxes.
1:31 pm
mamabear

Let me try this again..... say for example you have 1a that has 1, 2 3 & 4 and 2a, 1B and 2B also have those numbers, that is 4 boxes with the same candidates, so you can eliminate them elsewhere in those 2 rows.... is that right?
1:31 pm
Babbler

yes
1:31 pm
wolfman

ooo... maybe not. Bell just rang. Time for class. Time flies when you do these things. :( bye
1:31 pm
mamabear

bye again wolfman!
1:32 pm
David Mitchell

I'm not sure, mamabear
1:32 pm
David Mitchell

I'm thinking about it
1:32 pm
David Mitchell

Actually, if you send me a screenshot of what you have, I could probably point it out
1:32 pm
Babbler

oh no, hang on... let me think, Mamabear
1:32 pm
mamabear

Babbler - am I looking for combos of 2, 3, 4 or how many numbers, can you tell me that?
1:32 pm
David Mitchell

It's better to learn than guess
1:33 pm
David Mitchell

No, only one number at a time for this, mamabear
1:33 pm
mamabear

I agree David!!! That's what I want to do!! and I appreciate your taking the time!!!
1:33 pm
Babbler

I can only work out combos of up to 3 numbers. I can't see more than that, usually.
1:33 pm
mamabear

One number at a time? I don't get that. And how do I send you a screenshot?
1:33 pm
David Mitchell

You want to find where one number is restricted to the same columns or rows in two boxes
1:34 pm
David Mitchell

E-mail..
1:34 pm
Babbler

so what David is saying, for instance, there is only one position for number 1 in the top middle box.
1:34 pm
David Mitchell

You know how to make a screenshot?
1:34 pm
Sulihin

if you're on windows you can do alt-printscreen
1:37 pm
David Mitchell

Hmm
1:37 pm
David Mitchell

mamabear?
1:38 pm
mamabear

I'm sorry - someone was talking to me (I'm at work)
1:38 pm
mamabear

what is your email?
1:38 pm
David Mitchell

Oh, no problem
1:38 pm
TP17

Here's what I have so far. Green numbers are possibilities, and red numbers are naked pairs....

http://www.timmyponline.com/random
/sudoku.jpg
1:39 pm
David Mitchell

dminimal at gmail dot com
1:39 pm
mamabear

Babbler - I have 1's in EVERY box in the middle box!
1:39 pm
mamabear

OK David. going to try and do that.... please hold.
1:39 pm
cicatriz

what is a naked pair?
1:40 pm
TP17

when you have two boxes that can contain ONLY 2 possible numbers in a row or column
1:40 pm
Sulihin

when you have two squares in a group that can only be one number
1:40 pm
cicatriz

ooo, k didnt know the name
1:41 pm
Sulihin

it's the pairs in clothes that get me
1:41 pm
TP17

when you have that, you can eliminate those two numbers from the rest of the given box, row or column..... (whichever they appear in)
1:41 pm
David Mitchell

I would say: two cells that have only two possibilities
1:41 pm
David Mitchell

in one box or row or column
1:41 pm
cicatriz

right on, im getting the lingo down too
1:41 pm
David Mitchell

Yeah, that's right, TP17
1:41 pm
cicatriz

i always just did these in books and the paper untill recently... very nice people on this site
1:42 pm
TP17

and there's also naked triplets (3 cells with 3 possible numbers), naked quads....etc.
1:42 pm
cicatriz

what is some of the other jargon?
1:42 pm
mamabear

David - I did alt print screen, but control V is not pasting it in my email msg.
1:42 pm
TP17

try pasting into word and attaching the word doc
1:42 pm
cicatriz

just do prt scr and then paste it into paint and attach it
1:42 pm
cicatriz

save it as .jpg, bmps are big
1:43 pm
british16chica

I dunno, I didn't think it was too hard.
1:43 pm
british16chica

sorry
1:43 pm
David Mitchell

I need to step away for a couple of minutes but I'll be back shortly
1:44 pm
David Mitchell

and I do mean shortly
1:45 pm
mamabear

I just sent you an email withthe screen, David
1:45 pm
mamabear

ooooo I think I see sumthin!
1:46 pm
Sulihin

you can paste into paint too
1:47 pm
mamabear

I see somethin but not sure what to do with it! Babbler - does it have something to do with column #4?
1:49 pm
Babbler

that's where my mystery began... : )
1:49 pm
David Mitchell

Opening, mamabear...
1:49 pm
mamabear

I really do want to find out how to see this stuff!!!!!
1:50 pm
mamabear

It's the kind of thing, once you see it I'm sure it's obvious.... but until then......
1:50 pm
David Mitchell

Okay, got it
1:50 pm
David Mitchell

... and looking
1:50 pm
mamabear

Cool!
1:50 pm
Babbler

I can't say I saw anything particular, Mamabear. I tried one option, it didn't work, so it had to be the other one...
1:51 pm
mamabear

Are you still working on it, Babbler?
1:51 pm
Babbler

nope, I finished (finally!) : )
1:51 pm
Sulihin

i hate guessing :(
1:51 pm
mamabear

oooo, you smart cookie!
1:51 pm
M3

having trouble with the 5's !!! is it just me ?
1:51 pm
mamabear

me too, Sulihin!!!! I want to do it the smarter way!
1:51 pm
Babbler

not really, Mamabear. I had to start over! Guessing got me in a right muddle. Don't guess...
1:52 pm
David Mitchell

Hold on a bit while I look this over, mamabear
1:52 pm
David Mitchell

:)
1:52 pm
Sulihin

hmm the 5s were the first i finished i think
1:52 pm
mamabear

I'm trying not to - we'll see if David can help me!!!!! *tapping fingers on desk*
1:52 pm
mamabear

:)
1:52 pm
M3

babbler love your icon xxx
1:52 pm
Babbler

M3 - you should be able to get all the 5s and 9s before you start greening up. : )
1:52 pm
Babbler

thanks, M3! : )
1:52 pm
mamabear

ditto to Babbler's comment
1:53 pm
Babbler

me too, Sulihin, 5s first....
1:53 pm
M3

oh gosh, i found it, note to oneself dont play when sooooo tired lol
1:53 pm
David Mitchell

Okay, you understood the first part of the locked candidates thing, right, mamabear?
1:53 pm
mamabear

I think so - I used that theory in the middle cube, left side I think
1:54 pm
David Mitchell

Take another look at the bottom left cube
1:54 pm
mamabear

looking.....
1:54 pm
mamabear

btw, David, you are very sweet to be helping me like this!!! *bats eyelashes*
1:55 pm
David Mitchell

Hehe, you're welcome
1:55 pm
mamabear

I see the trees, but not the forest.... or someething like that
1:56 pm
Sulihin

i have a bunch of not quite pairs or triples :(
1:56 pm
David Mitchell

Look at the 6's
1:56 pm
David Mitchell

Then look to the right
1:56 pm
David Mitchell

:)
1:56 pm
Babbler

gotta start making dinner, but I'll keep popping back to learn more from David. : )
1:56 pm
mamabear

ahh, so I can eliminate the 6 in column 4, middle bottom box?
1:57 pm
mamabear

should I not have said that on the log?
1:57 pm
David Mitchell

Do you have an IM client? I don't want to give away too much here
1:58 pm
mamabear

not at work.... I do at home.... I have my email open though..... (snail chat!)
1:58 pm
David Mitchell

Okay
1:58 pm
Sulihin

meebo!
1:58 pm
Sulihin

or google talk
1:59 pm
David Mitchell

Google Talk would work, that's true
2:00 pm
David Mitchell

Anyway, I replied to your first message, mamabear
2:00 pm
Sulihin

meebo is a web-based im client thing
2:01 pm
David Mitchell

Ah, I haven't used it, Sulihin
2:02 pm
mamabear

I did that, David, but not seeing anything else right now. I answered you, too David!
2:02 pm
Sulihin

me either :) I just work with stuff like that so i'd looked into it a bit.
2:02 pm
David Mitchell

I already sent a second message--should have included it in the first one
2:03 pm
mamabear

Will you be around for a while, David?
2:05 pm
David Mitchell

Yes, another hour or two
2:06 pm
David Mitchell

off and on
2:06 pm
TP17

Here's where I am so far.... greens are possibilities, reds are naked pairs:

http://www.timmyponline.com/random/su
doku.jpg
2:08 pm
David Mitchell

TP17, take another look at the candidate 6's in the middle column of boxes
2:08 pm
David Mitchell

Err, did that make sense?
2:10 pm
David Mitchell

the vertical center three boxes
2:16 pm
mamabear

I'm back to the tree/forest issue
2:19 pm
David Mitchell

Ooh, sorry, I think I agreed with you in the wrong place, mamabear
2:19 pm
David Mitchell

Hold on
2:23 pm
TP17

not seeing anything with the 6's in the middle 3 boxes... :(
2:23 pm
TP17

never mind..... I just saw something
2:24 pm
mamabear

David.... have to attend to some work....brb
2:26 pm
David Mitchell

Does it involve eliminating some possibilities in the top box, TP17?
2:26 pm
TP17

yep.
2:26 pm
TP17

can't believe I didn't see it earlier
2:27 pm
mamabear

Like I said a while back, once you see it, it is SO obvious!!!
2:29 pm
TP17

take a look at my site again David..... I updated my puzzle
2:35 pm
David Mitchell

Okay...
2:38 pm
David Mitchell

I'm setting up the game in Simple Sudoku so I can mess with it again
2:42 pm
David Mitchell

Oh, duh, I forgot
2:42 pm
David Mitchell

Sheesh... I forgot the same thing I missed the first time
2:43 pm
David Mitchell

Still stuck, TP17?
2:51 pm
mamabear

David - sent you an email when you have a min.....
2:55 pm
davepeele

help
2:56 pm
davepeele

got the exact same as TP17
3:01 pm
David Mitchell

Look for candidates confined to one row again now..
3:05 pm
David Mitchell

(one row in one box, that is)
3:17 pm
mamabear

David... you have mail!
3:17 pm
Perry

Hi all - I'm stuck too, and there are no locked pairs left on my grid... Getting close to starting it over.
3:25 pm
David Mitchell

Did you compare yours to TP17's, Perry?
3:25 pm
David Mitchell

mamabear, I'm having trouble with Gmail right now
3:25 pm
David Mitchell

Sorry
3:29 pm
mamabear

no problem!!!!!
3:30 pm
Sulihin

yay finally
3:30 pm
Perry

Mine is similar, except for changes based on inserting the 1 and 6 in row 3 - I have not found anything to set these with yet.
3:32 pm
mamabear

I'm in and out - trying to work a little!!!!
3:32 pm
mamabear

I think I've had root canals that were easier than this!
3:35 pm
David Mitchell

Perry: look at candidate positions for (26x=156) in the bottom right and middle boxes
3:35 pm
David Mitchell

I'm trying to disguise my hints
3:35 pm
David Mitchell

You should be able to find a number with that
3:35 pm
mamabear

4's are done!!!!!!
3:35 pm
David Mitchell

Good going, mamabear
3:36 pm
mamabear

back to the hunt......
3:38 pm
TP17

great hint again David.... I saw my other overlook
3:38 pm
mamabear

It's coming together!!!!!!! whoo hoo!
3:41 pm
TP17

done.... you the man David
3:46 pm
David Mitchell

Glad I could help
3:46 pm
scribble

hey guys
3:46 pm
scribble

and girls
3:49 pm
David Mitchell

Hi, scribble
3:51 pm
scribble

this one seems to be coming together nicely so far
3:52 pm
scribble

Happy quatro de mayo
3:53 pm
mamabear

David.... guess who's....... DONE!!!!!
3:53 pm
scribble

YAY!!!!^*^*^*^*^*^FIREWORKS^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*
3:53 pm
mamabear

David, David, he's our man!!!!!
3:53 pm
mamabear

Hi scribble!
3:54 pm
scribble

hey mamabear!
3:54 pm
mamabear

Now that I understand more, I'm anxious to hit the archives !!!!!
3:57 pm
scribble

www.hoopsandyoyo.com
3:57 pm
scribble

really funny stuff
3:59 pm
David Mitchell

Congratulations, mamabear
3:59 pm
David Mitchell

:D
4:00 pm
mamabear

couldn't have done it without ya!
4:02 pm
Perry

had it closed while working, but I'm not getting that clue at all David. (26x=156)?
4:03 pm
David Mitchell

Oh, solve the equation for the number in question :)
4:04 pm
Perry

oh, I was looking at it literally as the numbers 2,6 and 1,5,6, lol
4:05 pm
mamabear

David - do you Babble? (not necessarily a personal question!)
4:08 pm
Perry

but I'm still not finding it - all of those candidates are locked
4:10 pm
Perry

alright, it's past 5pm here - I'm going home! maybe I'll give it a shot later and start it over. I could've made a mistake somewhere.
4:11 pm
David Mitchell

Looking at the candidates for that number in the lower right box and the lower middle box should get you moving, Perry..
4:12 pm
mamabear

well, do you?
4:12 pm
mamabear

LOL
4:13 pm
Perry

in those boxes, that candidate occurs in 3 cells on each row, 2 in one box and 1 in the other
4:17 pm
Perry

Thanks for trying David. I'll give it a shot again later from home.
4:18 pm
mamabear

good luck Perry!
4:20 pm
David Mitchell

Oh, sorry again, mamabear
4:20 pm
David Mitchell

I don't Babble on here
4:20 pm
David Mitchell

I do in person
4:20 pm
David Mitchell

:P
4:21 pm
mamabear

a dib, a dib, a dib, a dib
4:22 pm
mamabear

no need to be sorry, David!!!!! ;-)
4:33 pm
chrissie2006

this one is easier than most than labeled easy!
4:38 pm
wolfman

who thinks Mac is better than Windows?
4:38 pm
thedave

Me
4:38 pm
wolfman

sorry, off the subject of sudoku but there's a guy here who needs convincing
4:38 pm
wolfman

YAY THEDAVE!!!
4:39 pm
elara6

Kinda depends what you want to do with it though, right? Graphics/media/video, Mac rules, but for software available and such, isn't pc sometimes still more flexible?
4:39 pm
wolfman

well yeah, but still... :S
4:40 pm
elara6

:)
4:40 pm
wolfman

I mean, everyone in the world is cranking out programs for PC but Mac is far superior
4:40 pm
wolfman

In summary, Gaming=PC, work=Mac
4:42 pm
thedave

Lego Star Wars on Mac...that's all you need for gaming. :)
4:44 pm
David Mitchell

I use non-Apple PCs. :P
4:52 pm
scribble

the only apple thing i have is my ipod
4:52 pm
hurshy

SCRIBBLE!
4:53 pm
kandy

do you know if you have a saved checkpoing now but you're not going to finish today if the checkpoint will still be there tomorrow?
4:53 pm
hurshy

hmm, interesting question kandy.
4:53 pm
kandy

I have pro so I can access the archives
4:53 pm
scribble

(((HURSHY))) its been a while since ive seen you!
4:54 pm
hurshy

i KNOW scribble, it's been driving me crazy, i keep missing you!
4:54 pm
hurshy

(((scribble)))
4:54 pm
elara6

Kandy, I believe that's correct. At least it's worked for me in the past. :)
4:54 pm
mamabear

yes kandy - your check points are saved til you go back into it!
4:54 pm
kandy

oh good
4:55 pm
kandy

thanks so much for your help!
4:55 pm
mamabear

you got it! Hi hurshy!!!!
4:55 pm
scribble

so how was your day?
4:55 pm
hurshy

hi mama!
4:55 pm
hurshy

my day's been fine, scribble, how have you been?
4:55 pm
hurshy

and does your mom think i'm nuts? :)
4:56 pm
scribble

im fine! and maybe to the other question.....:P
4:56 pm
hurshy

lol, i was being very goofy when she was here.
4:56 pm
scribble's mom

no I don't
4:56 pm
scribble

she told me about the singing...lol
4:56 pm
hurshy

hi there silent :)
4:57 pm
scribble

hey mom!
4:57 pm
scribble's mom

hello
4:57 pm
scribble

wassup?
4:57 pm
hurshy

scribble, it's so funny you don't know when your mom is on
4:57 pm
scribble's mom

do you have your homework?
4:57 pm
scribble

mom be quiet i'll get it.
4:57 pm
hurshy

math homework? *looks hopeful*
4:58 pm
scribble

no math homework. we have a benchmark tomorrow. but i took a placement test yesterday and aced it
4:58 pm
scribble

*yes*
4:59 pm
hurshy

good for you scribble!
4:59 pm
scribble's mom

O.K. I'll remember the "be quiet"
4:59 pm
chrissie2006

Im so stuck... :(
4:59 pm
hurshy

i don't know if i would want to tell someone to be quiet if their name was "silentbutdeadly"
5:00 pm
scribble

mom ive got plenty of time.
5:00 pm
scribble's mom

she will learn one day...
5:00 pm
scribble

haha
5:00 pm
David Mitchell

hurshy!
5:00 pm
hurshy

hi david mitchell :)
5:01 pm
David Mitchell

Haven't seen you for a while
5:01 pm
scribble

hey mom are you watching represent?
5:02 pm
hurshy

i suppose not - i forgot to do yesterday's grid - it's been a hectic week. i'm doing yesterday's now.
5:02 pm
scribble's mom

no, I let your dad have the TV
5:02 pm
scribble

ok
5:04 pm
David Mitchell

Time for me to go. See you all later. :)
5:04 pm
hurshy

oh, such a brief visit.
5:04 pm
hurshy

bubye david mitchell :)
5:04 pm
scribble

bye david.
5:04 pm
mamabear

Later David!
5:10 pm
chrissie2006

I have no idea how people manage to do this without guessing
5:11 pm
hurshy

chrissie, do you know about marking with the little numbers?
5:11 pm
chrissie2006

I dosnt know you could do that...
5:11 pm
chrissie2006

*didnt
5:12 pm
chrissie2006

How do you make karks?
5:12 pm
scribble's mom

I made a BIG .....*#!*$#&*...... and now I start over.. :(
5:12 pm
hurshy

shift-click
5:13 pm
chrissie2006

Cool, Thanks Hurshy
5:19 pm
hurshy

hmmm, how do i get back to today's puzzle now that i finished yesterday's?
5:20 pm
elara6

There should be a link for "return to today's puzzle" at the top of the archives page, Hurshy :)
5:20 pm
David Mitchell

Oh, I'm back. :)
5:22 pm
hurshy

ah yes
5:22 pm
hurshy

i didn't think to go back into the archives
6:59 pm
Talk24hr

hey people... how's everyone doing with today's puzzle?
7:04 pm
Talk24hr

has anyone solved today's without using the subscript numbers? this is my third attempt today
7:06 pm
peternl

hi all
7:06 pm
peternl

where's the 1s?
7:06 pm
Talk24hr

lol good question
7:06 pm
peternl

maybe DG forgot them?
7:07 pm
Talk24hr

haha i hate today's with a passion. this is my third attempt
7:07 pm
peternl

hmm, 60 seconds in and I'm inclined to agree
7:08 pm
Talk24hr

yeah and i really don't understand how to use the subscript numbers.... i can only get so far then i'm stuck
7:09 pm
peternl

Nikola's (my wife'sm and she is better at these than me) recommends using the superscript numbers when a number is limited to just two locations in a box
7:10 pm
Talk24hr

yeah if i put them in when there's more than two numbers possible for a square, i'm confused even more
7:11 pm
peternl

The problem is, not all puzzles can be solved with just that
7:11 pm
peternl

Personally, I start by scanning the numbers 1,2,3,4... and doing that as the first pass, usually two or three times
7:13 pm
Talk24hr

yeah i have been able to solve them all in i'd say the last 2 weeks but todays
7:14 pm
David Mitchell

peter, I usually start by scanning sequentially like you, then mark numbers that appear only twice in a box, then mark everything (if necessary)
7:15 pm
David Mitchell

I had to mark everything today
7:15 pm
Talk24hr

hey david... u're still on? I'm back as u can see and still complaining lol
7:15 pm
peternl

I find most above easy require marking everything eventually
7:16 pm
peternl

although the difficulty level is never very precise
7:16 pm
David Mitchell

I'm back again, Talk
7:16 pm
David Mitchell

Still stuck?
7:16 pm
Talk24hr

ugh, yeah. i'm trying it from the start with the subs.... we'll see how far i get this time.. just relaxing before i go to bed.
7:19 pm
David Mitchell

I don't think this is possible without marking possibilities unles you're the sort of person who can play chess blindfolded
7:19 pm
peternl

Like my dad...
7:19 pm
darkfred

You learn to memorize the pairs, its not too difficult to keep track of.
7:20 pm
peternl

(and he still beats me that way, even when half way through he makes comments like "Oh, I've got the board mirrored...")
7:20 pm
darkfred

I think if you rely too early on subscript you end up missing the obvious patterns, eg: you don't learn to play better
7:21 pm
Talk24hr

yeah i can usually memorize the spots that they should be but today i'm just completely stuck... kinda sidetracked too but i usually am
7:21 pm
David Mitchell

I can usually keep track of naked pairs, but that's about it
7:21 pm
David Mitchell

I can solve "easy" puzzles without marking now
7:21 pm
David Mitchell

(most of the time)
7:23 pm
David Mitchell

I had never played sudoku until I came across this place
7:24 pm
David Mitchell

(points at the Download Squad link in the "friends" section)
7:27 pm
peternl

hmmmm
7:31 pm
hurshy

hello here is me.
7:33 pm
David Mitchell

Hullo, hurshy
7:33 pm
hurshy

hullo
7:37 pm
peternl

hi
7:37 pm
hurshy

hello peter
7:37 pm
Talk24hr

hi hurshy
7:38 pm
hurshy

hello talk
7:38 pm
UDbmas

evenin' all
7:39 pm
hurshy

hello UD
7:39 pm
peternl

morning
7:39 pm
UDbmas

how are we tonight?
7:39 pm
Talk24hr

hi UD
7:39 pm
hurshy

tired
7:40 pm
UDbmas

bad day at the sudoku bar?
7:40 pm
hurshy

no, the babble bar.
7:40 pm
UDbmas

ah.........
7:41 pm
hurshy

i was pathetic today.
7:41 pm
Talk24hr

i haven't even attempted babble today. i can't get this puzzle solved blah
7:41 pm
hurshy

the only consolation i have is that i was distracted an awful lot.
7:41 pm
UDbmas

i don't babble in public
7:41 pm
johnmstash

this puzzle makes my brain sad
7:41 pm
hurshy

if your brain is sad, isn't the rest of you sad too?
7:42 pm
peternl

not necessarily
7:42 pm
johnmstash

nope, just my brain. it's crying. i should have that looked at?
7:42 pm
hurshy

hmmm... maybe
7:43 pm
UDbmas

nah..just stick tissues in your ears & nose so nothing leaks out
7:43 pm
johnmstash

good call! i'm uninsured, so that's hella cheaper!
7:44 pm
Texel

my brain is trying to escape via my left ear
7:44 pm
johnmstash

and what would it do if it succeeded?
7:44 pm
UDbmas

it'll come back...it's lonely outside
7:44 pm
Talk24hr

i have everything subscripted with possibilities ... now how do i eliminate... David... do u have that link u gave out earlier today?
7:44 pm
Texel

it would run away
7:45 pm
Texel

far far away
7:45 pm
hurshy

a galaxy far far away?
7:46 pm
johnmstash

haha, i was thinking the same thing
7:46 pm
hurshy

well, who wouldn't?
7:46 pm
hurshy

clearly you are very very normal.
7:46 pm
hurshy

as am i.
7:46 pm
David Mitchell

Link? Hmm.
7:47 pm
David Mitchell

http://angusj.com/sudoku/hints.php
7:47 pm
David Mitchell

I think it was that one.
7:47 pm
hurshy

yeah, you could win the british open, david, you're so good with the links.
7:47 pm
UDbmas

lol
7:47 pm
David Mitchell

(snorts)
7:47 pm
johnmstash

ba-dum-bum
7:47 pm
johnmstash

;-)
7:47 pm
David Mitchell

Cute, hurshy
7:47 pm
David Mitchell

:)
7:47 pm
hurshy

hey, i see an appuntunity, i take it.
7:48 pm
hurshy

oppuntunity
7:48 pm
hurshy

can't even spell my own made up words right.
7:48 pm
Talk24hr

thanks david :)
7:48 pm
UDbmas

that's okay W, we got your back
7:48 pm
johnmstash

appurtunity = situation that allows you to choose how much light to let into your camera?
7:49 pm
johnmstash

aperturnity maybe
7:49 pm
David Mitchell

Heheh, john
7:49 pm
UDbmas

appurtunity: the degree of insolence in a song?
7:50 pm
hurshy

are you thinking of impertinence?
7:50 pm
UDbmas

no, I have chldren...
7:50 pm
hurshy

mmmm... then do you mean rappertunity?
7:51 pm
UDbmas

hmm...good synonym
7:51 pm
acheekymonkey

"no i have children" - good one!
7:52 pm
UDbmas

**bows**
7:52 pm
UDbmas

ty
7:52 pm
hurshy

i don't have children...i don't get it! :(
7:52 pm
UDbmas

if you do, you'll have kids...?
7:53 pm
hurshy

i don't think i shall have kids
7:53 pm
UDbmas

they are okay if you use enough salt and catsup...
7:54 pm
hurshy

one of my cats is up on my lap...
7:54 pm
UDbmas

love cats
7:54 pm
hurshy

it's this one in the picture. his name is marty.
7:55 pm
acheekymonkey

cats are great
7:55 pm
hurshy

when i was six, i wrote a poem
7:55 pm
hurshy

cats are nice
cats are great
but cats don't have a fishing bate (i couldn't spell bait yet)
7:55 pm
UDbmas

cute!
7:55 pm
hurshy

and i drew a picture of a sad cat looking at a happy fish.
7:56 pm
hurshy

my grandmother still has it on her refrigerator.
7:56 pm
acheekymonkey

what a nice grandma!
7:57 pm
hurshy

i know - 22 years on the refrigerator is a long time to look at such an annoying spelling error
7:57 pm
UDbmas

lol
7:57 pm
johnmstash

grandmothers are fucking awesome. at least mine were.
7:58 pm
hurshy

umm
7:58 pm
johnmstash

seriously.
7:58 pm
hurshy

it's just... some children at least as young as 12 play this game, we try not to talk that way in the chat...
7:59 pm
johnmstash

apologies. i'll avoid profanity.
7:59 pm
hurshy

ty :)
7:59 pm
hurshy

grandmothers ARE nice though. :)
8:00 pm
UDbmas

and it makes the cats cranky ;-)
8:00 pm
UDbmas

yes, I am a nice grandmother.......
8:00 pm
johnmstash

let me write that down... "profanity makes the cats cranky. do NOT make the cats cranky..."
8:00 pm
UDbmas

see..you learn new things here...
8:00 pm
hurshy

if only i could be a grandmother without having to be a mother...
8:01 pm
acheekymonkey

please no! not cranky cats!!
8:01 pm
UDbmas

let your cat have kittens?
8:01 pm
johnmstash

ive seen some cranky cats. no fun.
8:01 pm
hurshy

too late, they're all spayed and neutered.
8:01 pm
UDbmas

THAT makes cats canky too
8:01 pm
acheekymonkey

doing both seems like overkill to me.... :)
8:02 pm
UDbmas

oops...cRanky
8:02 pm
johnmstash

EVERYTHING makes cats cranky
8:02 pm
hurshy

ok OR
8:02 pm
hurshy

:)
8:02 pm
johnmstash

pet em they pur, then unexpectedly, like a ninja, they paw at ya and hiss.
8:02 pm
hurshy

my cats are not very cranky, except around this time (food time!)
8:02 pm
hurshy

my cats NEVER scratch on purpose, they are well brought up.
8:03 pm
UDbmas

I'm thinking we ought to call this the litterbox...
8:03 pm
hurshy

and marty here is THE most domesticated animal in the world.
8:03 pm
johnmstash

i do believe I am the most domesticated animal in the world. perhaps marty takes a close second.
8:03 pm
LeslieAnn

aha there is a tricky naked triple in the corner!
8:03 pm
hurshy

marty has never gotten upset at anyone in his life - can you say as much? :)
8:04 pm
UDbmas

AH...but are you housebroken?
8:04 pm
johnmstash

you have me there, udbmas
8:04 pm
UDbmas

lol
8:04 pm
hurshy

i don't WANT to play anymore. maybe i'll do it tomorrow.
8:05 pm
UDbmas

can marty stay and play awhile?
8:05 pm
hurshy

sure. :)
8:05 pm
johnmstash

is marty good at sudoku?
8:05 pm
David Mitchell

Aww, hurshy, giving up?
8:05 pm
hurshy

it is weird what a strong sense of obligation i feel to complete the puzzle, even when i am so tired and not in the mood to play.
8:06 pm
David Mitchell

Oops, I'm not helping
8:06 pm
hurshy

i don't think marty would be good at sudoku, no. :)
8:06 pm
UDbmas

I'm watching NBA while playing & chatting...Multitaskin' fool!
8:06 pm
hurshy

cats would be awesome at soccer if you could get them to understand the point.
8:06 pm
johnmstash

i'm about to give up as well. this sure is a difficult puzzle for a medium...
8:06 pm
hurshy

i have often thought there should be a cat ESPN
8:06 pm
johnmstash

yeah, they'd just bat around the ball like crazy
8:06 pm
johnmstash

not towards a net or anything
8:07 pm
hurshy

cat wrestling, cat races, cat gymnastics...
8:07 pm
LeslieAnn

they have a puppy bowl on animal planet at halftime of the super bowl
8:07 pm
UDbmas

sumo cats?
8:07 pm
hurshy

i know, i've seen it :)
8:07 pm
LeslieAnn

but it is just kind of puppies running around
8:07 pm
hurshy

yes it is cute but not very eventful.
8:07 pm
evanadine

cat-erwauling ;)
8:08 pm
UDbmas

youtube.com has some pretty funny cat videos
8:08 pm
hurshy

marty could not do sumo wrestling, he is a skinny cat.
8:08 pm
evanadine

evening all!
8:08 pm
hurshy

hi evanadine :) and bye - i'm about to go :)
8:08 pm
LeslieAnn

hi eva
8:08 pm
UDbmas

howdy!
8:08 pm
UDbmas

sweet dreams hurshy & marty
8:08 pm
evanadine

just passing through :)
8:09 pm
hurshy

night all :)
8:09 pm
LeslieAnn

good night hurshy
8:09 pm
David Mitchell

Rest well, hurshy
8:09 pm
johnmstash

Seed of Chucky is not a very good movie. In fact, its awful (in a bad way). I regret watching it.
8:10 pm
LeslieAnn

did you expect something different?
8:10 pm
johnmstash

I sometimes enjoy poor horror movies.
8:10 pm
acheekymonkey

bride of chucky was better, no?
8:11 pm
johnmstash

Yeah. it wasn't a gem... but it was better than this schlock. Though I did enjoy that John Waters had a part in it.
8:13 pm
acheekymonkey

<cheekymonkey deletes Seed of Chucky from Netflix queue>
8:13 pm
johnmstash

haha, good decision :-)
8:18 pm
peternl

arghhh
8:20 pm
johnmstash

not working out for you?
8:22 pm
johnmstash

not working out for me either.
8:22 pm
peternl

no, I've moved on to desparate measures
8:22 pm
UDbmas

make it a good guess...
8:23 pm
acheekymonkey

checkpoints are your friends
8:23 pm
johnmstash

If you guess correctly, it's as satisfying as deducing the right answer.
8:23 pm
peternl

I don't quite guess. I copy a screenshot, move over to AppleWorks, paste it in twice, and then try both possibilities simultaneously
8:23 pm
acheekymonkey

lol
8:23 pm
johnmstash

Not everyone coffed up the $$$ for checkopoints.
8:23 pm
UDbmas

now ain't that cheeky!
8:24 pm
johnmstash

damn. (loads up his appleworks)
8:27 pm
LeslieAnn

i've been having some luck messing with the 6s in the middle column boxes... i don't know how far that will get me though
8:29 pm
jojomnky

so this is a guesser no matter what?
8:29 pm
David Mitchell

Nope.
8:29 pm
David Mitchell

Locked candidates are the key.
8:30 pm
David Mitchell

It's completely logical.
8:30 pm
jojomnky

uttoh i dont understand that technique i can do xwings and swordfishes... sometimes chains
8:30 pm
David Mitchell

It's less complicated than those
8:30 pm
jojomnky

i'll look it up
8:31 pm
David Mitchell

http://angusj.com/sudoku/hints.php
8:31 pm
peternl

Hmm, I've used a bunch of them (not that I know the names), but still I'm stuck
8:32 pm
jojomnky

thanks! i'll check on it
8:33 pm
jojomnky

oh i do locked candidates always
8:34 pm
jojomnky

just didnt know thats what it was called!
8:34 pm
peternl

yeah, me too
8:34 pm
acheekymonkey

i am stuck and i think i have done the locked candidates
8:37 pm
David Mitchell

Both versions of the technique are required
8:37 pm
David Mitchell

You want to apply them to the 6's
8:38 pm
peternl

ahh
8:39 pm
acheekymonkey

i may have messed up as none of my 6s are locked, oops
8:39 pm
mamabear

David - I see Dr. Sudoku is still seeing patients!!! LOL
8:40 pm
David Mitchell

Heh
8:40 pm
David Mitchell

I'll take a look if you have a screenshot, cheeky monkey
8:41 pm
acheekymonkey

thank you..let's see if I can do that
8:44 pm
David Mitchell

I'm just trying to fill in for hurshy today, mamabear
8:45 pm
mamabear

is she not in today?
8:45 pm
Twinkie

i need help. i have a question about elimination...will you help me david?
8:45 pm
David Mitchell

She was worn out and left early, without finishing the puzzle
8:46 pm
David Mitchell

I'll try, Twinkie
8:46 pm
yul

hi again
8:46 pm
David Mitchell

Hi, yul
8:46 pm
yul

trying second time
8:46 pm
mamabear

wow! that's not like her!!! hope she's ok!
8:47 pm
acheekymonkey

i have a screenshot but can't think where to store it :(
8:48 pm
Twinkie

so i a row i'm working on where I'm not sure if i can eliminate something. i have 6 boxes that need filling. in those boxes I have: 1, 6, 7, 8; 1,8; 1,2,6; 1,2,4,6; 1,4,6,7; and 1,4,6. I was wondering if I can assume the second box (the 1/8) is an 8 because the others are combos of 1/2/4/6/7?
8:48 pm
peternl

flikr?
8:48 pm
acheekymonkey

of course!
8:50 pm
David Mitchell

You could e-mail it too
8:51 pm
acheekymonkey

im putting it up on flickr, thanks
8:51 pm
David Mitchell

Twinkie: thinking
8:52 pm
David Mitchell

Erk... I'm not great with hidden subsets
8:53 pm
peternl

Yay!
8:53 pm
Twinkie

david, i have another similar question, but with less numbers. maybe you can help me with this:
8:53 pm
peternl

Thanks DM!
8:53 pm
Twinkie

4 boxes to fill. #'s are: 1/6; 1/3/6; 1/3/4; 1/4/6.
8:53 pm
Twinkie

i feel like there's got to be some logic there that I can use to figure it out, but it's escaping me.... :-(
8:54 pm
David Mitchell

I don't think it's possible to logically eliminate in either case
8:54 pm
acheekymonkey

David: screen should be here if you have time: http://www.flickr.com/photos/43819741@N00/140
599875/
8:54 pm
David Mitchell

Sorry, Twinkie, I don't see it
8:54 pm
Twinkie

ok, thanks david
8:54 pm
Twinkie

i feel like i must now guess. i already tried the locked candidates and i still only have one 6 figured out (the one that was given!)
8:55 pm
mandi

check your rows; if a 6 can only be in one box in a row, eliminate it elsewhere
8:56 pm
mandi

its the only way to solve this puzzle
8:56 pm
Twinkie

i've tried, mandi
8:56 pm
Twinkie

i still have more than one row of possibilities for all the other boxes of 6's :-(
8:56 pm
Twinkie

i was able to eliminate some 7's via locked candidates, but not 6's
8:56 pm
mandi

start with the bottom left box
8:57 pm
David Mitchell

cheeky monkey, look at the possible 6's in the center and bottom middle boxes
8:57 pm
acheekymonkey

thanks!
8:57 pm
peternl

Twinkle, it looks tight, and the locked candidate 6 that David put me on to is still there to be found
8:57 pm
Twinkie

ah! thanks david, that helped me too!
8:58 pm
Twinkie

peter, in what box are you seeing it for me?
8:59 pm
David Mitchell

mandi is right about the place to start looking, by the way
8:59 pm
mandi

sorry david, didn't mean to take over your job ;)
8:59 pm
David Mitchell

Oh no, I'm glad for anyone to jump in
9:00 pm
Twinkie

well, i know that the 6 in bottom left box has to be on top row, but then i look at the middle and right bottom boxes and I still have 6's in both middle and bottom rows of them...
9:00 pm
David Mitchell

as long as you aren't giving away the answers directly :)
9:00 pm
David Mitchell

But which columns, Twinkie?
9:00 pm
mandi

but now look in a column, if I remember correctly, there was only one place for a 6
9:02 pm
acheekymonkey

just not seeing it...
9:02 pm
Twinkie

for the middle bottom box i have a 6 in both row 8 column 5 and in row 9 column 6, and for right bottom box i have 6 possible in row 8 column 7, row 9 col. 8, and row 9 col. 9. Does that make sense?
9:02 pm
tylor

yay i finished
9:02 pm
Twinkie

yay tylor
9:03 pm
David Mitchell

Good going, tylor
9:03 pm
tylor

thnx
9:03 pm
tylor

took me a while
9:03 pm
acheekymonkey

good going!
9:04 pm
Twinkie

so while i know the 6 in the bottom left box has to be either row 7 col 1 or row 7 col 2, i can't eliminate which of the other two rows the 6 will be in across the bottom...
9:04 pm
peternl

Twinkie, check each column for where the 6s can go
9:04 pm
David Mitchell

Gack, I'm having trouble following you again, Twinkie, sorry
9:04 pm
David Mitchell

You got it, peter?
9:04 pm
Twinkie

sorry, david!
9:04 pm
mandi

don't worry about that, work your way up toward the top middle box to find which one has to be a 1 in the top middle box
9:04 pm
Twinkie

i'm not sure how topost something to fliker, but i can take a snapshot and mail it
9:05 pm
David Mitchell

Listen to mandi first :)
9:05 pm
peternl

David, yes, I solved it thanks to your tip
9:05 pm
David Mitchell

Good, peter :)
9:06 pm
Twinkie

thing is, i have ones in every box except row 5 col 2, row 6 col 2, row 7 col 8, and row 8 col. 8 :-\
9:06 pm
Twinkie

thanks for trying to help me, mandi and all
9:06 pm
mandi

you should have one square that has only a 1 and a 6
9:06 pm
Twinkie

i'm feeling rather dense. usually the mediums are pretty easy for me, but not today
9:07 pm
mandi

up in the top middle boox
9:07 pm
Twinkie

yeah, i have a square in the top middle box with a 1/6.
9:07 pm
mandi

and don't worry about feeling dense, I had to restart this one myself
9:07 pm
Twinkie

but not sure what to do with that/eliminate ones
9:07 pm
mandi

now in the top middle box, where can the 6s only be?
9:07 pm
peternl

Right, but there is no possibility for a 6. Check in to it, look at the three middle columns
9:08 pm
Twinkie

mandi: 6's can only be in col 4 and 6
9:08 pm
Twinkie

for top middle box
9:08 pm
mandi

look again
9:08 pm
Twinkie

ok...
9:09 pm
Twinkie

AH-HA!!! :D
9:09 pm
peternl

:-)
9:09 pm
Twinkie

THANK YOU!!! :D
9:09 pm
mandi

YAY!
9:09 pm
Twinkie

duh, twinkie!!! :-\
9:09 pm
mandi

good job Twinkie!
9:10 pm
Twinkie

but that was cool, i really appreciate it. have another thing to use in my arsenal :)
9:10 pm
Twinkie

thanks you guys for hanging in there w/ me! :D
9:10 pm
mandi

sure
9:10 pm
acheekymonkey

with that 1,6 in the top middle, how do eliminate it?
9:10 pm
acheekymonkey

i have 6s everywhere
9:11 pm
peternl

off to work, have fun all, thanks again David!
9:12 pm
David Mitchell

You're welcome, peter
9:12 pm
David Mitchell

cheeky monkey, look at which columns must contain 6's in the center and bottom middle boxes
9:12 pm
mandi

david, have you solved all the archives?
9:13 pm
David Mitchell

Oh, no, I'm not a subscriber yet..
9:13 pm
acheekymonkey

david, yes I see two columns that must have sixes, and now i see the elimination, thank you!
9:13 pm
mandi

oh, sorry
9:14 pm
mandi

I'm stuck on one expert that has been giving me grief for days
9:14 pm
David Mitchell

I would help if I could
9:14 pm
David Mitchell

There's one expert puzzle that's actually unsolvable except by trial and error
9:14 pm
mandi

thanks, it's the thought that counts
9:14 pm
David Mitchell

but I don't recall the date
9:15 pm
mandi

So far, I have had to solve all the experts with brute force at some point, but I don't think this one is ready for that yet
9:15 pm
Twinkie

david, how come you haven't subscribed?
9:15 pm
mandi

I have a feeling I still need to find some more to eliminate
9:16 pm
David Mitchell

I'm cheap AND poor
9:16 pm
David Mitchell

It's a good combination ;)
9:16 pm
Twinkie

:-)
9:16 pm
Twinkie

good answer
9:16 pm
David Mitchell

Actually, I would rather only be cheap
9:17 pm
Twinkie

i sucked it up b/c it's kind of like public radio: I use it enough to make it worth my poor pennies to support it
9:17 pm
mandi

lol
9:17 pm
David Mitchell

I need to spend less time playing to be less poor, though
9:17 pm
David Mitchell

:/
9:17 pm
Twinkie

and since i'm using it as much as i do...i figure the lifetime fee is worth it
9:17 pm
Twinkie

lol, david
9:17 pm
Twinkie

i need to spend less time playing it if iactually want to get any cleaning and grading done!
9:18 pm
Twinkie

or exercise, for that matter
9:18 pm
mandi

oh, I agree with the cleaning and grading
9:18 pm
yul

done
9:18 pm
Twinkie

are you a teacher, mandi?
9:18 pm
mandi

yup
9:18 pm
Twinkie

what do you teach?
9:18 pm
mandi

you must be too
9:18 pm
mandi

kinder
9:18 pm
Twinkie

yep.
9:19 pm
Twinkie

i teach a first-year writing class at duke and am a TA for a fourth-grade class at an independent school
9:19 pm
Twinkie

the writing class has lots of grading
9:19 pm
mandi

ah, you have the big kids, I have the little kids
9:19 pm
Twinkie

final grades are due monday, and i'm avoiding grading
9:19 pm
David Mitchell

hurshy is a teacher too... is this a favorite game of teachers?
9:19 pm
dinoshadow

ooohhh!! Twinkie!! I grew up in Durham and had a house in Old North Duke neighborhood ;)
9:19 pm
Twinkie

maybe?
9:20 pm
Twinkie

dino, where did you live?
9:20 pm
dinoshadow

I am in CO now, but all of my family is still in Durham. I am going home in June.
9:20 pm
Twinkie

mandi, i would guess you don't have a lot of grading?
9:20 pm
acheekymonkey

i think one of dr. god's former teachers plays too
9:20 pm
Twinkie

dino, look me up if you want! :-D
9:20 pm
mandi

probably not nearly as much as you
9:20 pm
dinoshadow

And I am a teacher ;) High School
9:20 pm
Twinkie

lol. that noble profession we have all succumbed to
9:20 pm
dinoshadow

I'll give ya a buzz before I leave. We're going June 21-27th
9:20 pm
mandi

but kindergarten has lots of little things, so the paperwork can pile up
9:21 pm
Twinkie

cool!
9:21 pm
Twinkie

mandi, i was going to say that you probably have all this prep to do.
9:21 pm
David Mitchell

I'm not a teacher except to one really bad student: me
9:21 pm
mandi

yes, that's worse
9:21 pm
Twinkie

i can't imagine teaching kids that young
9:21 pm
mandi

lol
9:21 pm
dinoshadow

I'm on maternity leave right now ;)
9:21 pm
mandi

congrats, dino
9:21 pm
acheekymonkey

congrats!
9:21 pm
Twinkie

yes, congrats dino!
9:22 pm
dinoshadow

She is turning 7 months tomorrow. I am stunned at how quickly it's gone.
9:22 pm
dinoshadow

thanks tons
9:22 pm
Twinkie

will you be going back to teaching in the fall?
9:22 pm
acheekymonkey

third trimester!!
9:22 pm
Twinkie

you ARE a cheeky monkey! ;-)
9:23 pm
acheekymonkey

:)
9:23 pm
yul

32 min :\
9:23 pm
dinoshadow

Yeah - want to get rid of that "what if" scenario.
9:24 pm
yul

good night everyone
9:25 pm
acheekymonkey

nite
9:25 pm
acheekymonkey

is this your first dinoshadow?
9:32 pm
Twinkie

oi-FINALLY finished! thanks so much to all who helped (who are still online)!
9:32 pm
David Mitchell

Did you break it, cheeky monkey?
9:32 pm
David Mitchell

I lost track
9:32 pm
Twinkie

first time i finished one that i found tough but finished without guessing
9:32 pm
David Mitchell

Congratulations, Twinkie!
9:32 pm
Talk24hr

good job Twinkie. i'm still stuck lol
9:32 pm
mandi

good job twinkie!
9:32 pm
David Mitchell

:)
9:32 pm
Twinkie

thanks!
9:33 pm
Twinkie

talk, hang in there. these people are awesome at helping. just listen to them and ask for help
9:33 pm
acheekymonkey

not yet, thanks for asking!
9:33 pm
Twinkie

i really appreciated that you helped me figure out where to look w/o giving out the answer
9:33 pm
Twinkie

i learned a lot from that
9:33 pm
acheekymonkey

yeah i like that too!
9:33 pm
Talk24hr

i don't know if i'm far enough along to really get help lol i'm stubborn. i'm giving myself twenty more minutes to find a break through lol
9:34 pm
mandi

it's all those teacher ed classes ;)
9:34 pm
Twinkie

the locked candidate trick really helped, even beyond the 6's. i needed it to finish the puzzle.
9:34 pm
Twinkie

mandi, i never took any teacher ed classes--i so want to!
9:35 pm
acheekymonkey

that's what i am trying to look for, locked candidates
9:35 pm
mandi

I couldn't imagine trying to teach w/o them
9:35 pm
mandi

acheekymonkey, did you figure out the 1 in the top middle box?
9:35 pm
Twinkie

cheeky, i know using the locked candidates techniques helped me with some ones and fours at some point...
9:35 pm
acheekymonkey

yes! that was great!
9:36 pm
jojomnky

finished!
9:36 pm
David Mitchell

I believe you have to apply one or the other of the locked candidates techniques three times in a row to make it through that sticking point
9:36 pm
mandi

okay, now look for locked canidates with 4s
9:36 pm
Twinkie

mandi, i didn't get an ed degree, i have a ph.d in english b/c i wanted to be a college prof.
9:36 pm
David Mitchell

Congrats, jojo
9:36 pm
Twinkie

yay jojo!
9:37 pm
Twinkie

so now that i want to teach k-12 i want to get some ed classes under my belt
9:37 pm
mandi

twinkie, most of my college profs also had teaching degrees and I think that really helped their teaching
9:37 pm
Twinkie

i wish we'd had ed classes in grad school
9:37 pm
Twinkie

instead they gave us all this theory and no practical knowledge :-(
9:38 pm
mandi

it can be scary walking into that classroom
9:38 pm
Twinkie

and then i went to teach at duke as a post doc that was supposed to teach me how to teach writing, and i ran into the same bx
9:38 pm
Twinkie

bs, i mean
9:38 pm
mandi

as the teacher, or prof, I mean
9:38 pm
Twinkie

it's like they assume that just because you are a good student, you will automantically know how to teach
9:38 pm
David Mitchell

I'm going to head off. Good night to you all!
9:38 pm
acheekymonkey

thanks!
9:38 pm
mandi

good night, david
9:38 pm
Twinkie

bye david, thanks a lot! go make lots of moola!
9:38 pm
Twinkie

;)
9:39 pm
David Mitchell

Hehe, thanks
9:39 pm
David Mitchell

Y'all listen to mandi now ;)
9:39 pm
mandi

oh, dear
9:40 pm
Twinkie

mandi, just noticed you live in orange county. i'm originally from so. cal.
9:40 pm
mandi

really, where?
9:41 pm
Twinkie

san diego. and i went to school in claremont
9:41 pm
mandi

(yes, I finally completed the archives!!!!)
9:41 pm
Twinkie

yay mandi!
9:41 pm
mandi

very cool, I love San Diego
9:41 pm
Twinkie

and i have lots of family in santa ana
9:41 pm
mandi

I did my student teaching there
9:41 pm
Twinkie

so how is the oc these days? ;)
9:41 pm
Twinkie

in sd?
9:41 pm
mandi

expensive
9:42 pm
mandi

no, in sa
9:42 pm
Twinkie

what school were you at in sd?
9:42 pm
Twinkie

i mean, sa?
9:42 pm
mandi

Diamond Elementary
9:42 pm
mandi

on Edinger near Fairview
9:43 pm
Twinkie

i don't know sa as well as i'd like. i know there's lots of mexicans (because i'm first-generation mexican and so are a bunch of my relatives)
9:44 pm
mandi

yes, I had 37 spanish speaking 5 year olds, and I speak like 5 spanish words
9:44 pm
mandi

but I loved every minute of it
9:44 pm
Twinkie

i do love little kids.
9:44 pm
Twinkie

what kinds of kids do you teach now?
9:45 pm
mandi

upper middle class white kids in south orange county
9:45 pm
mandi

I teach private now
9:46 pm
mandi

In fact, I even have some students who live in Coto de Caza, the now famous community where "Real Desperate Housewives in Orange County" is filmed
9:48 pm
mandi

hey all, the husband is home, so good night and good luck
9:51 pm
acheekymonkey

Yay! Got it! Thanks all! good night!
9:53 pm
jaianniah

how in the world does one solve these puzzles?????? i have never even come close.....
9:58 pm
jaianniah

no answer??
9:59 pm
Talk24hr

acheekymonkey, congrats
10:00 pm
dinoshadow

jaia, use the green markers by holding down the shift key.. that let's you put in the ones that might go in the spot
10:00 pm
Talk24hr

jaia, it requires lots of patience :)
10:00 pm
dinoshadow

and read this: http://www.angusj.com/sudoku/hints.php
10:29 pm
Talk24hr

i got a little further, but i'm not sure i did it correctly ... it's working so far... i really need to go to bed but i think i'm addicted lol
10:34 pm
Talk24hr

i FINALLY finished!
11:26 pm
floppy

Yay! I'm an official member now! :D
11:26 pm
LeslieAnn

congrats floppy!
11:28 pm
floppy

Thanks! Nice to meet you all! *blush*
11:31 pm
LeslieAnn

cute kitten, is it yours?
11:33 pm
floppy

Oh! Yep! That's my little guy! His name is Kimahri. He's my little trouble maker. :)
11:34 pm
LeslieAnn

well he looks like a sweetie (probably to lull you into a false sense of security)
11:36 pm
floppy

lol! So true.. ;)