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Difficulty: Easy Monday, June 5, 2006

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CHAT LOG for Monday, June 5, 2006

12:24 am
tchansen

Yeah, slow - even the chatterbox takes forever to update.
12:24 am
tchansen

Except, of course, for now. It seems to be very speedy now.
12:25 am
caderoux

couldn't even get to the site for last couple hours
12:25 am
raggedyandy3478

same
12:33 am
caderoux

looks like stats may not have calculated either
12:34 am
Penguin

Hello Raggedy, Cad, and all.
12:40 am
Krys10

hi Penguin
12:41 am
Krys10

Cade, was thinking of you - got a handheld GPS recently. Will have to wait until summer vacation before I try geocaching :)
12:43 am
Krys10

ack, he's like a ghost - seems I always miss him!
12:57 am
sprite

Morning all
12:58 am
Penguin

Hi Krys and Sprite
1:02 am
Penguin

Whew ... it says "Easy" and it still takes me twenty-five minutes. Not much difference in terms of time from a medium or a hard.

Good night!
1:03 am
sprite

I have no idea on what the ratings are based. Only thing I know for sure is it isn't on how hard the puzzle is.
1:09 am
tchansen

Ta da!
2:03 am
GingerUK

Morning/Evening everyone!
2:14 am
MaW

morning all
2:24 am
GingerUK

morning MaW
2:24 am
MaW

hi ginger
2:27 am
MaW

woo, done!
2:28 am
GingerUK

wd MaW :-)
2:28 am
MaW

and the office isn't open yet... half the lights in my flat stopped working last night, including the ones in the bathrooms
2:29 am
GingerUK

ughhhh... checked the fuses?
3:25 am
peternl

hi all
6:15 am
bigshow

aah lunchtime, my favourite hour of the day :)
8:44 am
yul

hello everybody
9:41 am
yul

done without green. bye
9:59 am
Perry

Hi all - is anyone else having trouble getting to yesterday's puzzle in the archives? I was able to do Saturday's, but Sunday's is missing.
10:02 am
scribble

its there for me, but i already completed it, so i dont know...
10:03 am
elara6

The whole site was down for me for quite a while yesterday. Maybe that has something to do with it and it'll be fixed soon.
10:17 am
scribble

done
10:18 am
Perry

Okay, thanks. I'll check back for it later.
10:19 am
Limer

SCRIBBLE
10:19 am
scribble

LIMER
10:19 am
Limer

how have you been, chickie pooh?
10:20 am
Limer

(that was a term of endearment)
10:20 am
scribble

ummm...fine...
10:20 am
Limer

excellent
10:20 am
Limer

glad to hear it
10:20 am
scribble

you?
10:20 am
Limer

Let's celebrate.
10:20 am
Limer

I am FINALLY on the elite list for Iron Sudoku
10:21 am
scribble

ooh that does call for a celebration!
10:21 am
Limer

Break out the Kool-Aide
10:21 am
Limer

(:-))
10:22 am
Limer

Wa-hoo
10:22 am
Limer

yippiee
10:22 am
Limer

(party streamers flowing in the background)
10:22 am
scribble

***dance***
10:23 am
Limer

Oh
10:23 am
Limer

gotta go. sorry
10:23 am
scribble

aw shoot im still a n00b
10:23 am
scribble

c-ya later :)
11:18 am
eyeman

Hi - greetings from Boston
11:29 am
Dr_God

I just updated some of the software on the server, and I'm going to have to reboot it now. The site should return shortly. (Hopefully not more than 5-10 minutes.)
11:30 am
Victorhg

se ela dança eu danço
11:42 am
Limer

k
11:57 am
Limer

Ha
11:57 am
Limer

Nailed that puppy!
11:57 am
Limer

Rank me, baby!
12:04 pm
eyeman

stuck half way through
12:08 pm
David Mitchell

I don't know whether my completion of yesterday's puzzle was logged
12:08 pm
David Mitchell

Server was dead when I did it
12:12 pm
David Mitchell

I s'pose I should upgrade
12:27 pm
sneeu

afternoon everybody
12:28 pm
bluecat

afternoon :)
12:28 pm
Perry

Thanks Dr. G for "finding" yesterday's missing puzzle!
1:03 pm
mamabear

Is this one REALLY easy??? Or is it me?
1:04 pm
Douglas

It's you!
1:04 pm
mamabear

was afraid of that
1:06 pm
eyeman

hi again from Boston. Stuck after halfway through.
1:07 pm
mamabear

hi eyeman!
1:09 pm
eyeman

greetings mamabear. There's no need to guess any number, right?
1:09 pm
Sulihin

for an easy?
1:09 pm
Sulihin

i've only ever had to guess on experts here
1:13 pm
mamabear

I just guessed, eyeman. Probably wasn't a NEED, but for me.... well, yes I guessed. And it worked.
1:15 pm
eyeman

I saved and then guessed, not saving until proven wrong. If wrong, I can go back to checkpoint. Voila!
1:19 pm
Sulihin

you shouldn't have to guess on an easy though, shrug
1:20 pm
eyeman

yeah, I know. but I searched pretty carefully - I think
1:21 pm
Sulihin

did you use marks?
1:21 pm
eyeman

nope.
1:21 pm
Sulihin

that might help you out
1:22 pm
Sulihin

I try to solve the easies without marks but I can't always
1:22 pm
eyeman

hmm. thanks. I understand. What's your technique, Sukihin?
1:23 pm
eyeman

oops. Sulihin. sorry
1:23 pm
Sulihin

scan and solve what I can without marks, on easies I basically mark in my head
1:24 pm
eyeman

ok
1:24 pm
Sulihin

if i have to mark, then you mark it up and look for eliminations
1:25 pm
Sulihin

then there's things like locked pairs, triples, pointing pairs to eliminate marks
1:26 pm
eyeman

can get tricky
1:26 pm
Sulihin

on an easy if you fully mark, it shouldn't be that tricky really
1:27 pm
mamabear

gotta go.... good luck eyeman!!!!!
1:27 pm
eyeman

thanks mamabear and Sulihin. Seeya later
1:54 pm
dinoshadow

so, is 5am iron sudoku time known as an unavailable time? 2 mornings in a row, I've had problems getting on when my daughter has woken me up
3:20 pm
Moozey

this is weird I am sure I completed the puzzle this afternoon and I have had to complete it again, weird, weird, weird
3:35 pm
hurshy

server issues
4:12 pm
David Mitchell

Hey, folks, if anyone is around
4:13 pm
GingerUK

It's not crediting me with my full points again grrrr
4:14 pm
dinoshadow

MOOZEY, JUST BE GLAD IT WAS ANEASY (sorry re: caps)
4:21 pm
David Mitchell

Hi, Ginger and dino
4:46 pm
eyeman

completed my first puzzle here!
4:48 pm
EasternBlue

congrats eyeman...
4:48 pm
EasternBlue

Ginger - Dr_God was on earlier & brought the server down & then back up...your points should (*keeping fingers crossed*) be correct tomorrow......
4:50 pm
eyeman

Thanks Eastern Blue. Did everyone once have one lonely point? I had to guess one place here.
4:51 pm
EasternBlue

eyeman - the 'easy' puzzles are 1 point, medium 2, hard 3 & expert 5 (I think...)) I believe the points are listed in the "help" function. : )
4:53 pm
eyeman

Good to know. Thanks. By the way, Rochester is one of my favorite cities, home of Eastman.
4:53 pm
EasternBlue

eyeman - I think the very first puzzle was an "Easy" so for the first day - yup, I only had 1 point : ) (altho' Dr_God, the creator, changed the point system so it might have been a little different...)...welcome to Iron Sudoku : )
4:54 pm
EasternBlue

eyeman - you must like music then...
4:56 pm
eyeman

Thanks for the welcome. Yes, music is both a love and a side business
4:56 pm
EasternBlue

it's always nice when you can combine the 2...
4:57 pm
eyeman

three with sudoku :) But I'll keep sudoku as a pastime, maybe.
4:58 pm
EasternBlue

ah, once you've started, it's hard to stop! I went 'pro' after the first day...and now I've gone back to complete all the puzzles I missed when I was travelling for work...
5:00 pm
EasternBlue

so - where do you hail from??
5:01 pm
eyeman

Great. I 'm not quite ready for that yet - maybe when there's more time for me. Will check in again soon. Nice to meet you. Oh, I live near Boston.
5:02 pm
EasternBlue

love Boston - I went to Holy Cross (in bee-yoo-tee-ful Wus-ta)... nice to meet you too...see you around!
5:04 pm
eyeman

gee, I was in Worcester last week for a concert I arranged at the Bancroft School. Small world - I should look into HC.
5:04 pm
EasternBlue

HC has some great concerts during the year...
5:05 pm
eyeman

hmmm. thanks for the tip. I'll look into it.
5:06 pm
eyeman

Bye for now, eastern blue. Till later
5:06 pm
EasternBlue

bye!!
5:19 pm
sneeu

evening dudes
5:22 pm
EasternBlue

hi sneeu...
5:24 pm
EasternBlue

sneeu - I visited your fine city on my honeymoon a few years ago : )
5:25 pm
sneeu

did you like it?
5:25 pm
EasternBlue

loved the whiskey tour (what I can remember *hic*) : )
5:25 pm
sneeu

:)
5:26 pm
EasternBlue

yes...we didn't stay long (enough) in any place, but it was my first time oversees & I wanted to see as much as I could...
5:26 pm
EasternBlue

I loved all the little shops & restaurants (altho, I wasn't brave enough to try haggis...my hubby did tho'!)
5:27 pm
sneeu

I like to try and have haggis once a week :)
5:28 pm
EasternBlue

eeewww!! I also loved the castle...
5:28 pm
bluecat

evenin'
5:28 pm
sneeu

haha
5:29 pm
EasternBlue

hi bluecat...
5:29 pm
Talk24hr

what on earth are hagies? (sorry to butt in )
5:29 pm
sneeu

howdy
5:29 pm
Talk24hr

haggies*
5:29 pm
bluecat

ahh the weather is SO good right now.
5:29 pm
sneeu

it's the national dish of Scotland: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haggis
5:30 pm
Talk24hr

oh okay thanks :) i'l lcheck it out
5:31 pm
EasternBlue

talk - I don't recommend looking now if you're eating dinner : )
5:32 pm
sneeu

i once had deep fried haggis balls - they were pretty awesome
5:32 pm
sneeu

it's not like Rocky Mountain Oysters or anything like that ;)
5:32 pm
Talk24hr

lol
5:33 pm
bigshow

haha you know you love those too though Sneeu :)
5:33 pm
EasternBlue

sneeu - the Rocky Mt. Oysters must be a Scottish joke...or it could be that I'm dense : )
5:34 pm
sneeu

- lets not get started :P
5:34 pm
bigshow

heh, that's another one to Wikipedia - it's a rather *delicate* delicacy ;)
5:34 pm
bluecat

hey bigshow... remember me?
5:35 pm
bigshow

...
5:35 pm
EasternBlue

EEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWW!!!
5:35 pm
sneeu

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_o
ysters
5:35 pm
bigshow

ha ha
5:35 pm
bluecat

ceejmv :)
5:35 pm
sneeu

that's JMV
5:36 pm
bigshow

whoop! CS in the house!
5:36 pm
helenkeller

hey everyone, before i get started, i wanted to ask about babble,is babble feeling better today?
5:36 pm
EasternBlue

on that note, I shall bid you all adieu!! have a lovely evening...(night)...
5:36 pm
EasternBlue

helen - I didn't venture to Babble today...Dr_God brought the server up/down earlier today....
5:36 pm
bluecat

heehee whoop!
5:36 pm
sneeu

it's nearly midnight - ciao for now :)
5:36 pm
helenkeller

go
5:37 pm
bluecat

l9r jss
5:37 pm
sneeu

l9r
5:57 pm
bigshow

ooooh I'm listed on the "who's hot" in the ranking! Woot!
5:58 pm
bluecat

nice. I only just started this... Yesterday's 'hard' was much easier than todays 'easy'!
5:59 pm
bigshow

heh, that happens a lot - the first expert i did took like 8 mins - followed by an easy that I had to restart 3 times
5:59 pm
sneeu

gah - I'm still a noob
5:59 pm
bluecat

thought you'd gone...
5:59 pm
bigshow

haha, I thought you'd gone to bed ceejss!
6:01 pm
sneeu

nope
6:01 pm
helenkeller

finally - yep, this was one of those hard one's just thinking it was easy
6:01 pm
sneeu

i'm doing Saturdays which I couldn't get on to do - it's much easier than todays
6:02 pm
bigshow

I'm on May 10th - it's a toughie
6:03 pm
bigshow

right... i'm goosed - time for a nap - night all
6:04 pm
sneeu

nn
6:04 pm
bluecat

'night
11:45 pm
moedog

hi, all!
11:57 pm
elara6

Hiya, Moedog :)
11:58 pm
moedog

hi, elara! :)