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Author: | pnm [ Wed Sep 13, 2017 5:02 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Where is the golden star? |
eclipsegirl wrote: My guess: Something about it being either the 1st or the 15th of the month. Sure, because today is the 15th Hint: I had just read this thread: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=967 and saw that I had to set the country for berka and michaele in the forum database (a relic from the failures of using the ip2location service). I then thought "Ah I still have to look at this gold star issue." ... |
Author: | eclipsegirl [ Wed Sep 13, 2017 5:30 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Where is the golden star? |
I agree that Michaela's puzzle yesterday was something different, but there was no user submitted puzzle on Aug 15, or Sept 1. Have fun. |
Author: | pnm [ Wed Sep 13, 2017 5:32 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Where is the golden star? |
eclipsegirl wrote: I agree that Michaela's puzzle yesterday was something different, but there was no user submitted puzzle on Aug 15, or Sept 1. Hm, got me there. I somehow thought I remembered the previous incident was on August 11th... ah well. |
Author: | frederick [ Wed Sep 13, 2017 5:34 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Where is the golden star? |
Ha Gotta be solar storms |
Author: | pnm [ Wed Sep 13, 2017 5:34 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Where is the golden star? |
frederick wrote: Gotta be solar storms I blame the eclipse. |
Author: | pnm [ Wed Sep 13, 2017 7:05 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Where is the golden star? |
Interesting how I was wrong-footed by that user puzzle thing. It turned out to be quite a tricky "race condition", it'd take a bit too long to explain here.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_condition for the interested reader. |
Author: | eclipsegirl [ Wed Sep 13, 2017 8:02 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Where is the golden star? |
pnm wrote: frederick wrote: Gotta be solar storms I blame the eclipse. NO. Eclipses are cool. Every one should try and experience totality some time in their life. ETA : And you expected us to be able to guess "race condition?" |
Author: | pnm [ Wed Sep 13, 2017 8:08 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Where is the golden star? |
eclipsegirl wrote: ETA : And you expected us to be able to guess "race condition?" Not quite, for a moment I thought "it must be the user puzzle", but it wasn't |
Author: | eclipsegirl [ Wed Sep 13, 2017 10:02 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Where is the golden star? |
Finding a race condition is very diffiicult. You deserve credit. |
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