"At Odds" - May 15, 2020

[flyingMoose]

On shore. Now for a coffee - black.

[ky-mike]

Finally on shore.

[Bob cruise director]

Update from Mike Miller - they found the problem and believe they have fixed it. Let me know if it is not fixed.

How many times have I heard this before "we have a minor update (also called a small software change) to the system. Don't worry, it will be transparent to the users.

My rule of thumb always was:
15 minutes for the engineer to check out the solution to the problem
2 hours to design the change to the "patch" he already checked out
2 days to fully implement the final change
2 weeks to do regression testing to ensure that nothing broke

[anjhinz]

Got on shore last night - really fun one!

[OGuyDave]

Done (yesterday) and done (today). Probably many more rabbit holes than most of you encountered.

Visited our non-metaphoric (grin) shore for the first time in quite a while. Nice to see the calm waters again.

TFTXWD

[Alan H]

Done. This one took me longer than last week. A victim of the "stuck on one thing and can't stop focusing on it" syndrome that is really annoying, and surprisingly hard to overcome.

[TPS]

A victim of the "stuck on one thing and can't stop focusing on it" syndrome

I have that happen often - It happened on this one but I took a break from dinner last night and came back and was able to put my original idea aside long enough to recheck something I sorta glossed over (but shouldn't have) at first - and that worked out.

[tim1217]

Very happy to be on shore for a change. Internet has been sporadic and I can't print right now so I had to pull up the PDF and draw the grid on a piece of paper to solve. Glad to be on the beach with the gang.

My laptop was out of commission for a couple of months, and therefore so was my ability to print the puzzle. So like Sew, I also pulled up the PDF and recreated the entire grid on a piece of paper. I have to say, going through that process seemed to create more insights than just solving the x-word. (But of course now that the laptop is fixed, I'm much too lazy to go through the recreation process.)

[Geoduck]

On shore! Nice puzzle, smooth meta.

I'll just have some club soda, twist of lime, please.

[pookie]

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Big shore party. Let's all try to keep two meters apart.

[Colin]

ON shore... fun one. Guinness me please?

Al - What exactly do you do for the 48 hours each weekend that us mere mortals use to scratch our heads?

[Al Sisti]

ON shore... fun one. Guinness me please?

Al - What exactly do you do for the 48 hours each weekend that us mere mortals use to scratch our heads?

Well I sleep for about 7 of them...I like to keep busy, and I haven't been bored for one second during the quarantine. I do miss my day drinking though. I mean, I still do it... I just call it "stay drinking" now.

[JeanneC]

OMG(osh)! I actually think last week’s puzzle motivated me! I am bold enough to claim “I am onshore!”

Is it that I am retired, too cooped up or just crazy to feel such a sense of accomplishment?!

New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc spritzer, please!

[EdStrong]

Ashore..

[wjchatto]

I didn't find this as easy as most, but I'm finally ashore, but struggled getting there.

[ckurihara]

Ashore in less time than usual, oddly enough. Enjoyed getting that one!

[ckurihara]

I would put This Week above Jefferson Airplane

Adobe
Richard III
Monotonous
Russian Doll

This Week
Jefferson Airplane
Grilled Ham & Cheese
App Developer
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[spotter]

I need to come up with a better method than reading 44 across backwards

[Flamel616]

On shore!

[BarbaraK]

OMG(osh)! I actually think last week’s puzzle motivated me! I am bold enough to claim “I am onshore!”

Is it that I am retired, too cooped up or just crazy to feel such a sense of accomplishment?!

New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc spritzer, please!

Sounds like this one was a Kas 3 for you:
forums/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=35#p362

Congratulations!! Those are the best!