DIPOG. Did It, Plenty of Greens.

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done. no greens. finally

Not too easy today, was it? Done, though.

hello everybody

DIPOG

start

And so it begins...

good morning andy! start!

Morning!

and hi phil

this Is a good challenge!

too good. Just went green.

I've got the center column completely filled, but the two outer ones are prooving tricky

16 filled including center column and then... pfft

Morning. Start.

hey kaos. good morning

Morning SP

ok... I think Ijust opened it up... let's see

Wow. Didtto to Andys last comment ... but not going green ... yet

done

Done! whoo hoo! and I did use a sneak peak of greens in the middle....

and I'm off. Have a great day guys!

auto g+r to fill and then manual on the way out.

grats sp

thanks, and to andy too. Now I'm really off. :)

Finally. Done. No greens

that was a pain

Done, easy with greens. No time today to fight this one without greens...

done, finally

starts

Difficulty score 39. No green, just barely. I had to find a hidden triple. Then the hidden triple revealed a naked triple and it was all down hill from there.

Aargh a mistake. Time to start over.

go

must resist urge to go green!

I'm a weak, weak woman. But at least I got it done.

commence

terminate.. no greens.. but honestly.. I sorta cheated because I read drwho's clue on a hidden triple.. shame on me...

Finally got it, after a total restart with greens.

done

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hello

taking a break

My brain isn't up to finding tripples without greens.

ok whatare greens?

whatare tripples?

Press Shift as you select a number. It puts in a tiny green number so you can keep track of possibilities.

ahhhhhhhhhhhh

and tripples?

Three cells that have no more than the same three numbers are a "naked tripple."

huh?

sorry, i play sudoku but the terminology escapes me

If these three numbers in once constituency need to share these three cells, then they can't appear anywhere else in the same constituency.

ok

I meant "in one constituency" (ie. line or block.)

nods

And three numbers that appear in no more than three cells of the same constituency, but accompanied by other numbers in those cells, are a "hidden tripple."

ok

Using greens they are not too hard to spot. But keeping the possibilities in your head, without greens, is difficult for me.

ty

and hello btw

Finally... I lost count of the number of restarts I ended up doing - experience of what didn't work led me to the solution, I'm ashamed to say :(

best way to learn

and congrats

Only if you see why the solution is the solution :) Thanks :D

maybe sudoku when drunk isn't best

and ---- i'm back

wb

hi jac

hi helen

i'm thinking finishing the bottle in the middle of a game isn't good

this puzzle is being hi jac'ed? good thing my seat can be used as a flotation device

{{{{mama}}}} heya!!!!

ola helen!!!!

how's tricks? how are you doing?

not too bad - how are you? feeling better than last time we talked?

done and dusted

i'm doing much better, what with the hormones, sleeping pills and anti-depressants, but not quite perfect yet - thank god, no more night sweats :)

yay for jac!

good job jac q!

now can somebody please explain in terminiology a drunkard can understand what greens are and tripples and naked tripples please?

glad you're feeling better :-)

ty ty ty

oh my god i can't believe how long that took me

i am never playing drunk again

i am NOT drunk & this one is taking forever

greens are the possibles in each square - you hold down the shift and click in it. naked triples means there are 3 squares in a row, column or cube that can only be 3 numbers so you can eliminate them from the rest in that row, column or cube... might have to sober up first.

it was a piece of cake for me.... green cake, mind you, but cake.

mama, how's your family?

see somebody else was using all those words and i didn't get them i still don't get it i just see number patterns and follow them

how do you know the comp is right with the possibilities? sudoku isn't a game of chance it's all mapped out you just need to find it

they're doing ok. how about yours? I am planning a vacation to ND to visit my daughter and son in law (rescheduled from June) in 2 weeks.... yay!

however you get there, you get there, jac q!!!

good for you - i hope you have a great trip!

process of elimination maybe, jacq?

we still need to get together, ms keller

LOL - ah yes, when you get back, send me an e-mail, i don't hook up to the im cause my computer was running a little slow

okee doke

actually, i think it was the hundreds of e-mails from freecycle in the yahoo mail, which i never check

how is your family doing?

still lots of sadness, alot of my unhappiness is not being able to share with lenny my own problems cause of what he's going through - tough, tough, tough - also, stressing out cause i need to find a job

oh boy...... lots going on still - email me anytime you need to talk - I would be happy to chat there with you, ok?

i hope it is cooler in ND than it's been here :/

were you working before?

thanks for the offer, but i'm one of those 'suffer in silence' people

yeah I tend to be like that too most times

it is cooler there now than it is here, but it changes by the minute there

my last job was a pedorthist, professional shoe fitter for people with shoe problems, but i've done everything from floral design to computer graphics to social research to in-patient psych

my last job was a pedorthist, professional shoe fitter for people with shoe problems, but i've done everything from floral design to computer graphics to social research to in-patient psych

wow - quite a spectrum there

what i need is health insurance - been paying my own, but the prices are out of control now - so i'm thinking of something like whole foods where you don't have to work full time for the benefits

yeah - it would be great if i could decide what i wanted to do when i grew up - lol - i know, i know, time is running out for me on that score :)

you aren't under your husband's health ins?

*foot problems* (not shoe problems) - talk about your whiner/complainers there

nope, he's self-employed (guard dog business) & believes he doesn't need health insurance - did i mention that he's an idiot?

oh I remember the guard dog business now.... yup pretty foolish about the health ins I'd say

finally done!

yay!!!!!

last we talked, you had a litter of puppies in your care - are they all adopted out now?

we argue about that all the time - he's so stubborn, and an idiot, did i mention that?

lol... yes you did. mine is a total idiot - we have alot in common

me and you I mean

you have a really good memory! yep, they all went to good homes, just got a report on one of them yesterday - of course, we now have another litter! another point of contention between us - i keep telling him there are enough unwanted dogs out there, but he's intent on these bloodlines

yes - we sure do!

sadly, this one lost the whole litter except for one pup, not sure why - so she will be getting an operation when the pup is gone

plus I guess he looks at it as part of his job and income

have you been babbling? i have been mostly lurking, just not feeling very chatty lately

oh that is terribly sad, I'm sorry about the pups

I babble occasionally - if it's not too big - don't chat much either these days

sure - income for him, more work for me, cause i'm the one stuck with all the cleaning & socializing (which, when i re-orient my head, is a sweet blessing - playing with tiny puppies, that is)

yeah - good ideas for "them" most times is more work for "us"

about the pups - we've had so many litters over the years, at first it was hard, but now i believe nature knows what it's doing

exactly!!! you said it!

are you still selling your house? did your guy finally move?

yeah doggies don't need doctors and nurses and mid-wives and birthing rooms and books and lamaz classes - they just know!!!

no he's still here - my daughter has one more year of school - so hopefully next year I will move out

i don't envy your situation at all - has he at least been supportive through your hard times?

no - he never has been supportive to me.

I have been "alone" by most meanings of the word for many years now

that stinks!

i know the feeling - i go through periods of time without speaking to him cause i get so fed up, that doesn't help the situation either - men! sheesh!

yeah I know......

but each year that passes the hurt is a little less, so I'm just biding my time now

well, I think I'm going to head off - I've been up since 2:30 this morning!!! uggghhh

that's a crummy way to live, but i know, you have to make the best of a bad situation & sometimes there just aren't any good alternatives

not for now there aren't - I am staying for my daughter's sake now - once she graduates will be my time I hope

ok, have a great trip! talk to you when you come back & for sure, we must get together! take care!

yes I would like that - you take care too - enjoyed our chat!!!! {{{{{{helen}}}}}}

{{{mama}}} later gator!

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Done W/Greens