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| Suspence |
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 8:35 pm Post subject: 1 |
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| Looks like I should be online tonight. Looking forward to watching the Ryder Cup (recorded), a little Sunday Night Football, and hopefully solving some puzzles. |
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| Suspence |
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 3:04 am Post subject: 0 |
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| If I've got my time conversion right, we should get the next round of puzzles on Sunday night at 9pm, correct? If so, I hope to be available at that time as well. Hopefully we'll make some progress that night, I'll catch a little sleep, then get back to solving Monday am. |
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| LordKinbote |
Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 8:34 pm Post subject: -1 |
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| Suspence wrote: |
| LordKinbote wrote: |
| Of course, we'll have to solve puzzles faster than our current rate. |
One bit of good news is that I'm not working Monday, and can dedicate almost the whole day to puzzle-solving. |
That is good, because I am actually not sure when I'm going to get back from Chicago on Sunday...it may not be till late, so I may miss the beginning of the next release. Hopefully not, though. |
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| Suspence |
Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 7:44 pm Post subject: -2 |
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| LordKinbote wrote: |
| Of course, we'll have to solve puzzles faster than our current rate. |
One bit of good news is that I'm not working Monday, and can dedicate almost the whole day to puzzle-solving. |
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| LordKinbote |
Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 4:46 pm Post subject: -3 |
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| Suspence wrote: |
Looking through the team listings, there's also a team called "The Last Place". They are much closer to living up to their name than we are.
We can't be sure, but we believe we've solved all 4 meta-puzzle pieces in addition to the 4 regular puzzles, so we're off to a nice start. |
And as long as you solve all the puzzles before the next round, everybody is really tied for first until the last round. Only then does who finishes first really matter. (Of course, we'll have to solve puzzles faster than our current rate). |
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| Suspence |
Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 12:27 pm Post subject: -4 |
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Looking through the team listings, there's also a team called "The Last Place". They are much closer to living up to their name than we are.
We can't be sure, but we believe we've solved all 4 meta-puzzle pieces in addition to the 4 regular puzzles, so we're off to a nice start. |
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| LordKinbote |
Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 11:53 am Post subject: -5 |
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| Suspence and I are on Team Last Place. |
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| esme |
Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 10:29 am Post subject: -6 |
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| May I ask what your team name(s) are? |
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| Suspence |
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 8:08 pm Post subject: -7 |
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| Just finished up 1B, so that completes round 1 for our team. |
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| LordKinbote |
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 4:29 pm Post subject: -8 |
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| Zag wrote: |
| I don't even see how you'd do that one by computer, and a manual approach seems pretty straightforward. Start with the top left one, and there are only 3 choices for what goes next to it on the left. For each of those, there are only a few choices for what goes above it. etc. |
Trust me, it's harder than it looks. |
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| LordKinbote |
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 4:28 pm Post subject: -9 |
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| DejMar wrote: |
| Manually. Don't have good programming software to bother with writing the program. (It is also less satisfying in puzzle solving when you use the crutch.) |
That really depends on how you look at it. Writing a program to solve a puzzle for you can often be just as difficult, if not more so, than solving the puzzle yourself. |
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| Suspence |
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 1:06 pm Post subject: -10 |
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| We haven't finished off 1B yet, but we've done all the work. The rest are done. |
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| DejMar |
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 1:00 pm Post subject: -11 |
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| Just curious. Has your team solved the puzzles 1A to 1D? |
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| Suspence |
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 12:51 pm Post subject: -12 |
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| I actually just cracked it manually, though I know our team was also trying a programming approach. |
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| Zag |
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 12:44 pm Post subject: -13 |
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| I don't even see how you'd do that one by computer, and a manual approach seems pretty straightforward. Start with the top left one, and there are only 3 choices for what goes next to it on the left. For each of those, there are only a few choices for what goes above it. etc. |
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| DejMar |
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 12:35 pm Post subject: -14 |
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| Manually. Don't have good programming software to bother with writing the program. (It is also less satisfying in puzzle solving when you use the crutch.) |
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| Suspence |
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 11:42 am Post subject: -15 |
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| Did you solve 1D manually, or by writing a program? |
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| DejMar |
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 10:51 am Post subject: -16 |
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I wouldn't mind joining in with someone just to work the puzzles.
I've already solved 2 of the 4 initial ones, and pretty much nearly have a third one solved (Who Really Shot First?). The one that has me a bit dumbfounded is The Question of Infinity. It would be nice to get anoher's perspective on them. |
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| MNOWAX |
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 1:57 am Post subject: -17 |
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Definitely don't work on puzzles here because
A) Someone who doesn't want spoilers may find them by mistake; several GLers are participating.
B) Someone who DOES want spoilers may find them and have an unfair advantage. Remember that there are prizes involved, even if most of us aren't eligible for them.
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shit, yeah you're right, my mistake, I should have been thinking about that. I wasn't even thinking about the prizes. |
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| groza528 |
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 1:06 am Post subject: -18 |
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| Suspence wrote: |
| Can I work on puzzles in this thread? I've taken a look at the first one, right off the bat <CENSORED>. |
Definitely don't work on puzzles here because
A) Someone who doesn't want spoilers may find them by mistake; several GLers are participating.
B) Someone who DOES want spoilers may find them and have an unfair advantage. Remember that there are prizes involved, even if most of us aren't eligible for them. |
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| Suspence |
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 11:31 pm Post subject: -19 |
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| My team deletion request has been confirmed. If officially free to join another team. Given my performance so far, I hope LK is still willing to have me. |
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| Suspence |
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 1:38 pm Post subject: -20 |
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| Got it, thanks. |
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| LordKinbote |
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 12:00 pm Post subject: -21 |
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| Suspence, I've e-mailed access to the document. Let me know if you don't get it. |
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| LordKinbote |
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 11:58 am Post subject: -22 |
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| Suspence wrote: |
| Can I work on puzzles in this thread? I've taken a look at the first one, right off the bat <CENSORED> |
No, we have more secure means of working on the puzzles. And we've already made some headway on some of them.
[edit]Apologies for the censorship, see my post below - grz[/edit] |
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| Suspence |
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 5:11 am Post subject: -24 |
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Can I work on puzzles in this thread? I've taken a look at the first one, right off the bat <CENSORED>
[edit]Apologies for the censorship, see my post below - grz[/edit] |
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| Suspence |
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 5:04 am Post subject: -25 |
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| I've sent an email requesting deactivation of the team I had setup. I'll let LK know when that gets confirmed, so that I can be added to his roster. |
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| MNOWAX |
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 4:44 am Post subject: -26 |
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| go ahead, it's going to be quite a bit for me on the pile, and if i have a few cases this week, i could be really pressed for time. Suspence, you take it. |
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| Suspence |
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 4:30 am Post subject: -27 |
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| I'm up for either way. If MNO really decides to back out, I will send an email as directed to puzzles@cisra.canon.com.au, so that I can join LKs team with no issue. |
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| LordKinbote |
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 1:32 am Post subject: -28 |
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| Suspence wrote: |
I probably can't, since I just registered a team of one to meet the deadline. Not sure I have time to do the below...though I could still try.
I want to join a team, but I've already registered by myself or in a smaller team. What should I do?
E-mail us (puzzles@cisra.canon.com.au) to request deactivation of your team before Puzzle Week begins. After we confirm that your team has been deactivated, you will be free to join another team. Do not attempt to join a team while still on another team - you will disqualify both teams. Once Puzzle Week begins, nobody may change teams. |
Puzzle Week doesn't begin for a week. Only the first round of puzzles releases tonight.
MNOWAX, if you really want to give up your spot, that's fine. All it would require is for me to add Suspence to the doc and to remove you. Suspence can be an "informal" member until his team of one can be deleted.
Do we want to do this? |
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| Suspence |
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 1:04 am Post subject: -29 |
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I probably can't, since I just registered a team of one to meet the deadline. Not sure I have time to do the below...though I could still try.
I want to join a team, but I've already registered by myself or in a smaller team. What should I do?
E-mail us (puzzles@cisra.canon.com.au) to request deactivation of your team before Puzzle Week begins. After we confirm that your team has been deactivated, you will be free to join another team. Do not attempt to join a team while still on another team - you will disqualify both teams. Once Puzzle Week begins, nobody may change teams. |
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| MNOWAX |
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 1:02 am Post subject: -30 |
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| you know what? suspence take my spot. |
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| Suspence |
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 11:53 pm Post subject: -31 |
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I'd suck alone, but if anyone wants to join me, I'd be happy to start another team.
Anyone interested? |
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| LordKinbote |
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 11:42 pm Post subject: -32 |
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| Suspence wrote: |
| Can anyone register, i.e. could we setup another team of GLers if we find interest? |
Yes. You can sign up as a team of one, if you so desire (and many do). |
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| Suspence |
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 11:37 pm Post subject: -33 |
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| Can anyone register, i.e. could we setup another team of GLers if we find interest? |
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| LordKinbote |
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 11:24 pm Post subject: -34 |
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| Okay, I think I've got a full team. I'll reply to this thread if someone drops off for whatever reason. |
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| MNOWAX |
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 11:13 pm Post subject: -35 |
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| PM sent, sorry didn't seeit. |
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| LordKinbote |
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 11:06 pm Post subject: -36 |
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| Suspence wrote: |
| I'd be interested. |
I have one person who for sure is on the team other than me, one person who has to get back to me, and MNOWAX who hasn't responded to PM. If one of those people decides not to participate, then I'd love to have you. |
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| Suspence |
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 9:48 pm Post subject: -37 |
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| I'd be interested. |
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| MNOWAX |
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 9:06 pm Post subject: -38 |
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Then I'll do it!  |
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