Yeah I've done this at least once.Joe wrote: ↑Sun May 08, 2022 7:44 pmJust send Matt an email and he'll fix it. I've done it more times than I can count.HeadinHome wrote: ↑Sun May 08, 2022 7:37 pm woot! our think tank did NOT tank… props to Heidi for a seed of an idea that grew into a solution… thanks all!
I realize now that I did not check the box for group solve, but it certainly was!
MGWCC #727 — “Don’t Look Up”
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Same. I get caught up in the rush of submittingajk wrote: ↑Sun May 08, 2022 7:46 pmYeah I've done this at least once.Joe wrote: ↑Sun May 08, 2022 7:44 pmJust send Matt an email and he'll fix it. I've done it more times than I can count.HeadinHome wrote: ↑Sun May 08, 2022 7:37 pm woot! our think tank did NOT tank… props to Heidi for a seed of an idea that grew into a solution… thanks all!
I realize now that I did not check the box for group solve, but it certainly was!
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I was unable to make the Zoom session. Can anyone give me a nudge or hint to start me in the right direction? I have nothing so far. Thanks.
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It's later. I'm begging.
So I just plain couldn't get my meta based on "Up the Down Staircase" to work.
My challenge it to constructors is to make a meta where the meta, theme or metanism is "Up the Down Staircase".
My challenge it to constructors is to make a meta where the meta, theme or metanism is "Up the Down Staircase".
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I gave up on solving it this week. It was my first time joining the Zoom Room, and it was wonderful to see you all thinking aloud. Thank you all!
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That Zoom call felt like I was sitting in a room at Bletchley Park. What an incredible group of people!
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Echo the compliments to the zoomers who came up with the mechanism. NEVER would I have found that on my own. Thanks everyone!
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Was in the zoom room last night and the subsequent PMs have dragged us into the tractor beam. Thanks to everyone whose hard work we benefited from.
Team DoubleTow=Ali who posts here, Alex & Maya the hound(with occasional assistance from son)
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Poop - forgot about the zoom room. Anyone who was there willing to give a starting nudge?
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Well that was probably the most amazing, and most difficult, puzzle I have ever seen. The only thing that beats it is the skill and collective brain power of the Zoom Room. From nowhere to solved in about 10 minutes with people thinking aloud and one person (the "other" Wendy) making an observation on another observation that unraveled the whole thing.
Yeah it's like that!
Yeah it's like that!
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!
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I lurked in the Zoom call for a few minutes--I apologize for dropping out, if anyone noticed! I was just spinning my wheels on this one so I figured why not, I was never going to get it otherwise. I stayed just long enough to confirm that I was likely on the right path, but I realized I'd better get out quick or I wouldn't have anything left to solve. It still took me a few more hours to get there on my own, it sounds like it took you guys a few more minutes :-) Thanks for helping untangle my thoughts! (Of course I checked "no" for solo solve.)
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I Photoshopped a version of that cartoon for use on organic exams.
Check out this very cool project by many of your favorite muggles to raise money to fight cancer. You get a fun puzzle bundle and good causes get $. Win-win: Crosswords for Cancer
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I would love a nudge or a sharing of minds - I have an observation and a possible starting point but nothing beyond that.
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well, the nudge I got from Heading home (after blockheadedly not getting the fair and decent nudges that Dr. Tom and Andrew Bradburn gave me) pretty much handed it to me on a silver platter. I'd be ashamed to enter my entry except.... I got a 15+ week streak going-- I'd sell my grandmother to keep it going.
Tough one. There I am in the high 90s.
Tough one. There I am in the high 90s.
So I just plain couldn't get my meta based on "Up the Down Staircase" to work.
My challenge it to constructors is to make a meta where the meta, theme or metanism is "Up the Down Staircase".
My challenge it to constructors is to make a meta where the meta, theme or metanism is "Up the Down Staircase".
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Nudge still needed! <--
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A best nudges are the ones that still allow you to have a really good AHA moment.
Thanks, Joe.
Thanks, Joe.
Jay