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10:00 PM
too confusing...
 
Doorknob is doing really well at keeping his 1-question-every-two-days resolution.
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I still have a few challenges queued up, too :P
 
Yeah. I'm kinda waiting for when those run out... :P
Anyway, that is absolutely a challenge that can be solved by Retina.
 
... hmm, now I feel like trying it in vim. :P
 
That challenge seems really simple - basically check if the number of es before each q is odd - but I can't find a simple way to do this.
So +1 from me.
 
3/10 not a plane crash
 
Darn, TanMath, 2 minutes before me
 
first time I am the first answerer!
@Sherlock9 good game!
lemme put ideone and explanation now...
 
It isn't over yet
 
codegolf.stackexchange.com/q/68867/39462 bounty ends tomorrow and still no new answers
 
10:17 PM
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Q: Was there a plan to use nuclear weapons for terraforming in North America?

OctopusI remember reading a story once about a plan to build a seaport and modify a significant amount of the coastline at once (terraforming) by using a nuclear explosion. I can't find anything about it now when I try Googling. Does anybody know what I am referring to and how I can find more informati...

O.O
 
@FlagAsSpam Interesting
 
@PhiNotPi ...wat.
 
@FlagAsSpam TheMoreYouKnow™
 
10:20 PM
@El'endiaStarman That's the system I am thinking about.
It involves several "background patterns" (1,2,3,1+2,2+3,3+1,2+1,3+2,1+3)
 
When you look at your report card, expect something terrible and get something relatively great. \o/
 
@Sherlock9 good golfing!
 
Thank you
 
@Sherlock9 why did you gow back to 90?
 
Downvote worthy?
 
10:26 PM
yep...
 
@TanMath 80 byte solution didn't actually work as the challenge required, so I needed to fix it
 
oh...
seems python isn't really the best language for this challenge...
 
@PhiNotPi Hmmmm...
I'm thinking about what the easiest way to set up a simulator for you would be.
 
I've written a test apparatus for my challenge.
 
ah, okay, so I don't need to
 
10:30 PM
My problem is that I don't think the above is possible for r=3
 
r meaning radius?
 
yes
 
@TanMath Maybe, maybe not. I have 76 bytes now
 
very close now...
golfing help please!
This seems ungolfable:
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A: Find the syncopation

TanMathPython, 94 85 79 75 bytes EDIT: Thanks Doorknob and Alex A. EDIT: Thanks Alex A. EDIT: Now using input() so the input must be a string with the quotes. Simply counts number of e's and if q, check if e count is odd, then print index. e=0 i=input() for j in range(len(i)): if i[j]<"q":e+=1 el...

maybe making a lambda?
 
@TanMath You many want to edit your header to "Python 2" as it won't work in Python 3
 
10:38 PM
Thanks @Doorknob
 
Where can one test ES7 code?
I don't know which browsers support it.
I thought a lot of them didn't even support ES6 yet.
 
@Doorknob On your latest challenge, is it ok if my list separator is :q\n (where \n is newline)?
 
i lose...
 
So your output would be like 1:q\n2:q\n...?
 
@AlexA. yes
 
10:41 PM
looks like it is impossible to golf it further
 
@feersum it doesn't contain a number, so sure
 
@TanMath Would for j,k in enumerate(i): work?
 
@Zgarb what is k?
 
j - index, k - element.
 
@AlexA. I use Firefox.
 
10:45 PM
Oh, okay.
 
Also, if"q">k: saves a byte.
@TanMath k replaces i[j].
 
How do you all write the letter z? I write it with a stroke, i.e. ƶ.
 
@Zgarb i see...
 
I write it as the ASCII character z appears.
 
@AlexA. Me too. Otherwise it'd look too much like a 2.
 
10:47 PM
@El'endiaStarman same.
 
Likewise for 7 and 0.
 
Same as you, Alex
 
@ETHproductions +\o/
 
My handwriting is a mess, so I put strokes through Z and 7
 
My 2s have a loop in them, so no problem with distinguishing. :P
 
10:48 PM
two more bytes please...
i want to get it to 68 bytes or less...
 
hehe I used grep as my programming language
 
@Sherlock9 \o/
 
@Zgarb Do you use ƶ in regular writing as well or just in math?
 
nvm...figured it out...
 
@AlexA. Every time I write z, I use z with a stroke. Same with 7
 
10:50 PM
@AlexA. In regular writing too. I think.
 
@Sherlock9 Same, except I don't stroke 7. (I did a looong time ago, like elementary school, but I stopped.)
 
@Zgarb You think? :P
So if you were to pull out pen and paper and write "Mozilla," would it look like "Mozilla" or "Moƶilla"?
 
oh, the act of golfing!
 
@AlexA. The second one
 
10:52 PM
I don't write much non-math stuff, and I don't have a pen and paper at hand right now.
 
char_to_codel GitHub link: github.com/Sherlock9/char_to_codel
 
Some dude just revenge downvoted me. ಠ_ಠ
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A: Code that will only execute once

FlagAsSpamVitsy, 8 bytes (I know it isn't Golf but I like to be concise) iG" mr", iG Push name of self. " mr" Push "rm " in front of it. , Execute as shell. This assumes you run on a computer with rm as a command for delete. For an environment with del as its command for delete, it's 9...

Also, anyone who speaks Java: can you tell me why this line isn't working for the syncopation challenge?
for(float x=0,i=0;(++i)-i<(a[0]=a[0].substring(1)).length();x+=(a[0].split("")[0].equals("e")?.5:1))System.out.println((i%2==1&&a[0].equals("q"))?(int)x+" ":"");
 
@feersum the code works! did you see the ideone link?
 
@FlagAsSpam lol
 
@Alex If you were talking about my ES7 code, you can now test an non-ES7 version of the code.
 
11:03 PM
i got downvoted for no reason. how horrible...
 
how is that funny?
good, it was undownvoted...
 
@TanMath Someone else upvoted it, actually.
 
@TanMath OK, I see it now, sorry.
 
@feersum was it not clear?
 
11:05 PM
I didn't read the "EDIT" descriptions.
 
I wrote that in the answer that the input must be in quotes..
 
By the way - I didn't do that original downvote. (S)He just downvoted me (probably them) because (s)he assumed it was me. This is my 8th downvote of all time, now.
 
@feersum oh...
 
ಠ_ಠ I dislike people who ignore policy.
 
i am happy!
 
11:06 PM
@AlexA. you know it
 
i beat @Sherlock9 ...great answer by the way... very ingenious...
@Sherlock9 you deserve upvote...
i am pretty close to 1k!
 
@FlagAsSpam I only have two :P
 
I'm about to post this:
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A: Sandbox for Proposed Challenges

J AtkinInterpret Functional-Basic code-golf Task Create an interpreter for Functional-Basic in the shortest amount of code. About Functional-Basic Functional-Basic (FB for short) is a language that only allows numbers and lists. Basic features, such as the if statement are missing in an attempt to ...

 
Using sudo is against the rules: "No root access is permitted." — FlagAsSpam 12 secs ago
My gosh this guy is now starting to annoy me. xD
 
I NEED 40 REP >_<
 
11:09 PM
What for.
 
@FlagAsSpam Mwa?
 
@flawr to get to 6000
 
TanMath'd!
booyah!
 
@CᴏɴᴏʀO'Bʀɪᴇɴ How many k's do you have right now?
 
11:11 PM
5964
 
too fast, huh?
 
@JAtkin No, some guy is just not playing the game right... sigh scroll up a bit to see what I'm talking about.
 
You have o_o 'k's?
 
lol
 
11:11 PM
you tanned my math, oh, oh
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@flawr Yes.
 
@CᴏɴᴏʀO'Bʀɪᴇɴ what song?
 
@TanMath ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
 
made up?
 
where is the sheet music?
 
11:15 PM
♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫
Have fun.
 
^ Found it!
 
5999!
now, @CᴏɴᴏʀO'Bʀɪᴇɴ just undownvote an answer and booyah! exactly 6000
 
This was the previous one, on December 19.
 
11:16 PM
Too late. >:D
 
Alternatively, accept an answer and downvote another one.
 
come on!
@CᴏɴᴏʀO'Bʀɪᴇɴ congrats!
hope I helped! (i know I helped!)
now do nine downvotes, :P
 
@TanMath T'was all thanks to the tangent of the tangent parent.
 
I only need 72 more upvotes!
 
11:17 PM
lol
72?
 
@flawr + 1 downvote
 
^
 
I only need 222!
 
@CᴏɴᴏʀO'Bʀɪᴇɴ Why downvote?
 
I am actually pretty close to 1000...
I only need um...
9 answer upvotes and one question upvotes
 
11:19 PM
@flawr Because you have an extra 1
 
8 answer upvotes, one question upvote...
 
But I want 10001
 
oh...
 
@flawr 17?
 
#palindromes4lyf
 
11:21 PM
@El'endiaStarman Yay!
 
(In base 9994.)
 
@Sherlock9 it is a tie...let us keep it that way, ok? i find it neat that way... good game! you did a good job!
 
Sounds good to me
 
I win
I LOST THE GAME
 
11:31 PM
Really.
@CᴏɴᴏʀO'Bʀɪᴇɴ Loser
 
@flawr you lost the game :3
 
I never lose.
Not even at games.
 
Let's play a game: first person to win, loses. :P
 
See, I win again.
 
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Q: Generate Programs in Increasing size

DoᴡɴɢᴏᴀᴛIn this challenge, you will write a program which outputs a program which is the double the length of the original program. The outputted program should output a new program a program double its length. Examples If my program is a: < a > aa < aa > aaaa < aaaa > aaaaaaaa Rules No quine bu...

 
11:43 PM
 
for a second I thought I have to repost my "top" answer:
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A: Create output twice the length of the code

randomraHQ9+, 2 bytes QQ outputs QQQQ I think it is not forbidden here.

 
Screenshotted for posterity.
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but it squares it's length... QQ...
 
I think you should just post it for fun. :P
@El'endiaStarman Nice!
 
@RikerW Or not, since it doesn't work.
 
11:50 PM
True.
Aww.
 
Aaand @Dennis has now golfed his solution down to 12 bytes.
 
I'm sure there will be a language like \\\ which can do it
 
56 secs ago, by RikerW
Aww.
 
0
Q: Interpret Functional-Basic

J AtkinTask Create an interpreter for Functional-Basic in the shortest amount of code. About Functional-Basic Functional-Basic (FB for short) is a language that only allows numbers and lists. Basic features, such as the if statement are missing in an attempt to simplify the language. List have only 2...

 
@El'endiaStarman The sweetest moments in life are those before being outgolfed by Dennis.
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11:53 PM
rofl
 
On a slightly related note, I will never upvote a Jelly answer unless it is spectacular.
 
^
 
@CᴏɴᴏʀO'Bʀɪᴇɴ That's fine. Most of them are.
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Well, maybe.
@Dennis rofl
 
@Dennis I haven't upvoted a Jelly answer. Therefore, I don't find them spectacular :P
 
11:56 PM
Why the Jelly hate?
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^
 
Mostly, because you don't need another way to win
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
 
Upvote the content, not the poster
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^
 
I'm not the only person who posts Jelly answers.
 
11:59 PM
In all seriousness, there are those of us who actually want to win. The only way to win is to make your own language or become familiar enough with another's.
 

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