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pnm
Posted on: Thu Jan 04, 2018 12:31 pm
Posts: 3304 Joined: Thu May 12, 2011 11:58 pm
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Re: 8x8 timed
beaker wrote: It is the "clock" that puts the pressure on And here I was thinking of making it bigger, make it flashing red, and add a ticking sound...
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paulv66
Posted on: Thu Jan 04, 2018 12:59 pm
Posts: 959 Location: Ukraine Joined: Tue Mar 01, 2016 10:03 pm
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Re: 8x8 timed
pnm wrote: beaker wrote: It is the "clock" that puts the pressure on And here I was thinking of making it bigger, make it flashing red, and add a ticking sound... Now THAT would be fun.
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beaker
Posted on: Fri Jan 05, 2018 12:04 am
Posts: 931 Location: Ladysmith, BC, Canada Joined: Fri May 13, 2011 1:37 am
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Re: 8x8 timed
If you did that, then you might as well add "continuous error checking"
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marblevolcano
Posted on: Fri Jan 05, 2018 12:50 am
Posts: 279 Joined: Sun May 22, 2016 2:17 pm
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Re: 8x8 timed
TICKING?!?!?!?!?!?!? ARE YOU INSANE??? I like it very much the way it is... small, black, and nondescript. I have SERIOUS issues with time limits
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sjs34
Posted on: Fri Jan 05, 2018 2:18 am
Posts: 276 Joined: Thu May 12, 2011 11:51 pm
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Re: 8x8 timed
Beaker, Regarding your 4:24 -- it could be worse. Today I was 15th with a 4:35. shunyshe was 11th with a 3:55.
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beaker
Posted on: Fri Jan 05, 2018 2:25 am
Posts: 931 Location: Ladysmith, BC, Canada Joined: Fri May 13, 2011 1:37 am
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Re: 8x8 timed
That is something.....alright.....years ago, anything around 5 min was good enough for a point or 2!!
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eclipsegirl
Posted on: Fri Jan 05, 2018 2:31 am
Posts: 692 Joined: Wed Apr 16, 2014 9:20 pm
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Re: 8x8 timed
To Patrick - A change like that may cause me to throw my tablet. I have no idea if others have anxiety issues, but I DO. To Marble - How about the Jeopardy Theme? Or does tell my age? To both sjse4, and beaker : the times are getting faster. If I can get an extra point one every two months or so, I feel OK. I hate the fact that a 4:30 time will no longer yield results. I do not know if it is just younger people or if it is just a different strategy, or way of thinking. I grew up double checking my math.
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beaker
Posted on: Fri Jan 05, 2018 2:42 am
Posts: 931 Location: Ladysmith, BC, Canada Joined: Fri May 13, 2011 1:37 am
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Re: 8x8 timed
Anxiety begins to increase greatly as I start any timed puzzle and yes I believe the younger users are making it very difficult for us "older" users to gain a point or 2 on any of the timed puzzles
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marblevolcano
Posted on: Fri Jan 05, 2018 4:56 pm
Posts: 279 Joined: Sun May 22, 2016 2:17 pm
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Re: 8x8 timed
eclipsegirl wrote: To Patrick - A change like that may cause me to throw my tablet. I have no idea if others have anxiety issues, but I DO. To Marble - How about the Jeopardy Theme? Or does tell my age? I certainly agree with the anxiety part (at least when it comes to TICKING CLOCKS - those things always put me on edge). But I love watching Jeopardy, and I'm still in my young teens - it has nothing to do with age, only the quality of the show. (though I still think it wouldn't necessarily be a good idea to add it to the timer - I'd probably throw my computer anyway )
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beaker
Posted on: Wed Jan 10, 2018 11:56 pm
Posts: 931 Location: Ladysmith, BC, Canada Joined: Fri May 13, 2011 1:37 am
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Re: 8x8 timed
today was a 5:04 and no score ......also, heart rate way up!!!
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