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beaker
Posted on: Wed May 17, 2017 10:46 pm
Posts: 931 Location: Ladysmith, BC, Canada Joined: Fri May 13, 2011 1:37 am
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Stupid Move
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paulv66
Posted on: Wed May 24, 2017 7:50 pm
Posts: 959 Location: Ukraine Joined: Tue Mar 01, 2016 10:03 pm
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Re: Stupid Move
I've started doing timed puzzles on my PC instead of my iPad. In general, I'm much slower because I haven't quite got used to use the number pad and mouse. But hopefully, I'll improve with practice. Anyway, today I went to do the 8x8 times and was called away from the computer as it was loading. When I got back to the computer, I got a message saying I'd already done one 8x8 puzzle today (I hadn't! ) and I was unable to do any 8x8 today.
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pnm
Posted on: Wed May 24, 2017 10:05 pm
Posts: 3304 Joined: Thu May 12, 2011 11:58 pm
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Re: Stupid Move
For beaker the database is showing a finished timed 8x8 today (15 minutes 24 seconds?)
For paulv66 not, I cleared the entry so you can try again..
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eclipsegirl
Posted on: Wed May 24, 2017 10:36 pm
Posts: 692 Joined: Wed Apr 16, 2014 9:20 pm
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Re: Stupid Move
This is my experience and others may not have the same results.
I used to the my laptop, and older Mac to do times puzles. When I got my iPad Pro last year, I still continued to use the laptop for times puzzles. I thought the arrow keys were helping.
This spring, I switched to my iPad Pro for everything. I am of the belief that I actually do the 8 x 8 faster on the tablet.
ETA: Patrick, Beaker's post was from a week ago.
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beaker
Posted on: Thu May 25, 2017 12:49 am
Posts: 931 Location: Ladysmith, BC, Canada Joined: Fri May 13, 2011 1:37 am
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Re: Stupid Move
[quote="pnm"]For beaker the database is showing a finished timed 8x8 today (15 minutes 24 seconds?) Not the greatest.....it seems like if I do the right moves at the beginning, I'll get down to 5 minutes or less but if those 1st moves are "stupid moves" then I have to go back over the puzzle to get everything to fit which is difficult due to all the other numbers present on my puzzle and hence I end up with times around 15-18 minutes
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eclipsegirl
Posted on: Thu May 25, 2017 12:59 am
Posts: 692 Joined: Wed Apr 16, 2014 9:20 pm
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Re: Stupid Move
Because I am on a quest for 100k (I am at 73K now)....
I do not give up on the 8 x 8, as we only get one per day. You do not want to know my 2nd longest time My longest time was when I needed to talk with someone, and they unexpectedly arrived. I had hours elapse before I could finish ithe puzzle.
Last edited by eclipsegirl on Thu May 25, 2017 1:25 am, edited 1 time in total.
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beaker
Posted on: Thu May 25, 2017 1:04 am
Posts: 931 Location: Ladysmith, BC, Canada Joined: Fri May 13, 2011 1:37 am
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Re: Stupid Move
Yes, I have a couple of those with phone calls and unexpected guests.....I never shut it down because "calcudoku addict" would never give up 1 point.....ludicrous isn't it!!!!
Last edited by beaker on Thu May 25, 2017 5:57 am, edited 1 time in total.
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paulv66
Posted on: Thu May 25, 2017 1:13 am
Posts: 959 Location: Ukraine Joined: Tue Mar 01, 2016 10:03 pm
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Re: Stupid Move
pnm wrote: For beaker the database is showing a finished timed 8x8 today (15 minutes 24 seconds?)
For paulv66 not, I cleared the entry so you can try again.. Thanks Patrick. I only just saw this now - I should have checked earlier.
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eclipsegirl
Posted on: Thu May 25, 2017 1:28 am
Posts: 692 Joined: Wed Apr 16, 2014 9:20 pm
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Re: Stupid Move
beaker wrote: ludicrous isn't it!!!! How right you are
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beaker
Posted on: Thu May 25, 2017 5:59 am
Posts: 931 Location: Ladysmith, BC, Canada Joined: Fri May 13, 2011 1:37 am
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Re: Stupid Move
How right you are [/quote] So, why do we do it (I know the answer for me......just curious about other responses )
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