Puzzles Etc.

He mentioned that the answer was listed once, in the puzzle. I search for curl, once I thought it was the answer, and that helped me verify myself. LoL

question_asker

yeah

Khale_Kitha

I had searched for about 7 other things, first, and disqualified them, because of it.

question_asker

nothing wrong with "working backward"

Khale_Kitha

Yeah

question_asker

that's like that pangloss question I answered

Khale_Kitha

6:08 PM

But Energy, because Energy

question_asker

I answered it in a way that pretty much doesn't even count here

Khale_Kitha

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question_asker

I answered it by looking at old edits and doing a search on the site

with literally no clue about how it was actually supposed to be solved

Khale_Kitha

Yeah, the OP in the curl one was really helpful.

He stated who had their clues the closest

So I wrote them all down, and used it as a reference point

Bloody SEVEN second chat delay...

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at the risk of sounding like a hugh meyers fanboy

I like the way he gives clues

Khale_Kitha

6:10 PM

Get it right - it's fanboi :P

hahaha

question_asker

he gives clues that work but don't seem like they actually tell you anything new

Khale_Kitha

Yeah

question_asker

you almost wouldn't even recognize them as clues until after the puzzle has been solved, if he didn't tell you that they were clues first

Khale_Kitha

Yeah, I try to do the same, but sometimes they're not noticed.

question_asker

I've seen a number of puzzles here get answered because the OP gets frustrated and gives a really obvious hint.

yeah, you do a good job of clues too

Khale_Kitha

6:11 PM

haha

question_asker

see: TFC puzzle

Khale_Kitha

Yeah, I'm trying not to do that on the email one

To be fair, on the TFC one. Getting TFC was REALLY hard, by guessing.

It was a bad puzzle, in a way, because of the requirement of the hints.

In my head, it worked fine =D

Chris Cudmore

What was the TFC puzzle?

Khale_Kitha

The spy puzzle

I should make some puzzles whose answers are clues for the email puzzle. =D

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Q: It's time to go!

You have stolen the object. You have completed the mission. You're ready to get out. There's just one little snag: Your driver was captured and you no longer have an escape route. You sent a communique to TFC Command on your secure device, requesting further orders, and the following strin...

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sometimes I'm disappointed that certain answers of mine get voted in a way that is disproportionate to how much I liked the puzzle

Chris Cudmore

6:16 PM

Yeah. even after the fact, I can't see that that's necessarily the answer.

Take from C, I mean.

question_asker

yeah

Khale_Kitha

Yeah - I originally didn't have TFC, but I added it soon after posting, as a vague clue.

But too vague

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A: A riddle I made up for my kids a while ago

I believe you are talking about

that's one of my highest-rated answers, but it's only rated like that because the question made it onto HNQ

Khale_Kitha

hahaha

question_asker

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A: Caesar and the Roman Murders

Well. Rome again is it. We've been told at the very beginning of the story that Caesar is being asked to investigate the primary victims.

Khale_Kitha

6:21 PM

Hahahah, that reminds me of a puzzle I was seriously considering doing, earlier.

question_asker

this is one of my lowest, and while I'm not very satisfied with the answer (I was sure I was only partway to the actual answer), it took a long time to get and 1 upvote is pretty shoddy

Khale_Kitha

A picture of a port, a picture of a man, and a picture of a toe.

question_asker

haha

Khale_Kitha

I quickly discounted it, but it was a good self-laugh.

question_asker

I literally thought about a picture of natalie portman (maybe from an older movie like Leon?) and a toe

like, a couple of days ago

naturally I was like "no, that's too stupid"

Khale_Kitha

6:22 PM

haha, someone just upvoted it

I will too :P

haha, nice q_a

Chris Cudmore

That was me.

question_asker

haha thanks

Khale_Kitha

=D

I've seen that happen on a few of the math ones, though

question_asker

I swear I wasn't posting that here for upvotes

Khale_Kitha

A long, involved, 3 page answer...

With 1 upvote because no one (including me?) cares to read it, or understands it, quickly.

question_asker

6:24 PM

I just was looking for examples of stuff I had spent time on (with low rep) vs stuff I had solved quickly (with high rep)

like the cowboys and bicycles one from the other day

cute lateral thinking puzzle, but +31 score?

I tend to auto-upvote lengthy math-answers

Khale_Kitha

Yeah, I rarely get many votes, when I answer something

question_asker

because that person is definitely smarter than me

Khale_Kitha

The one of Z_Dailey's where it involved 4 previous puzzles being solved, and connecting them with the 5th was a whole 4 votes. LoL

Chris Cudmore

Well, it's the same as StackOverflow. Easy to understand questions with clear answers tend to get upvoted more than complex questions with complex answers. You're a victim of TLDR syndrome.

Khale_Kitha

Yep

That's the same problem with the email puzzle, I'm sure.

Pity, too, because I really enjoy that one.

Chris Cudmore

6:26 PM

I mean, look at this: stackoverflow.com/questions/154577/…

It doesn't even fully answer the question.

Khale_Kitha

I just find that answer...just.....I....just.........

question_asker

I upvoted it anyway

Khale_Kitha

hahaha

question_asker

oh hey, here's one of mine from another SE site

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A: What's the difference between "Bug" and "Glitch"?

Highly non-technical answer: I would say they are effectively interchangeable, though there tends to be a nuance in the way they are used: The word bug is usually used when an intended game state is not achievable, due to an unforeseen issue in the game's code. i.e., you are unable to complete ...

people got so mad about that one

Khale_Kitha

This one of mine is due to the low population of the site, but making this answer was a pain in the butt, hehe.

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A: What are the yellow bars on map locations in The Division?

It appears to be markers to that show up opposite the POI from the center of your screen (at least on the PC version.) I took a short video of it, here, that you can see. Watch as I move the map around, the dots move around, so that they are always on the opposite side of the POI from the cen...

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6:30 PM

I literally just kind of tossed that answer off after thinking about it for 0.12 seconds

Khale_Kitha

I really like that answer, q_a

Sad that I can't up-vote it due to idiot commenters.

question_asker

the bug/glitch one?

like

Khale_Kitha

yeah

I thought that was a great answer

question_asker

even I will admit that I was a) just speaking from my own experience, and not from a technical background and b) not taking much time to think it through

I feel like, on any other QA site, people would be like "oh, yes, this is the answer"

Khale_Kitha

Nevertheless, it was completely accurate, and answered the question in a fashion that would help someone, curious.

question_asker

6:32 PM

even though it was kind of tossed-off

but on SE sites, people absolutely poop their pants over anything less than an amazing answer

manshu

hah

question_asker

s/amazing/technical and detailed/

I kept laughing that weekend because I'd get a notification that someone else was arguing with someone else in the comments on my answer

Khale_Kitha

lol

manshu

send us the link

Khale_Kitha

Makes a comment that gets starred

question_asker

6:33 PM

it sparked not one but TWO meta questions

Khale_Kitha

hah

=D

question_asker

manshu: gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/256801/…

manshu

ahh...you were talking about that...

i saw that answer month ago.

question_asker

literally 100% of my rep on that site is from that answer

and several badges (the ones that don't have to do with voting/editing, at least)

manshu

@question_asker have fun

question_asker

6:36 PM

@manshu thanks, I will

that @manshu sure is something, isn't he

really like that @manshu dude

manshu

y u not stop tagging me?

@question_asker

Will

3

question_asker

12 and a half, thank you.

manshu

@Will who is that actress?

Will

Sarah Michelle Gellar

question_asker

6:40 PM

star of everyone's favorite piece of sci-fi/fantasy media,

Southland Tales

manshu

hahahha..

nice joke

question_asker

I actually do unironically love Southland Tales

manshu

Sure you do..but do everyone love it?

question_asker

why would you ever want to know anyone's opinion other than mine?

oh lol I didn't see that you actually flagged that "Energy" answer

@Khale_Kitha (I assume it was you)

manshu

wait wait wait...do you mean that I don't care about your opinion or do you mean that I care only about your opinion? I am really confused O_o

former or latter

question_asker

6:46 PM

@manshu I was being silly; I was suggesting that you should only listen to my opinion (because it's so good and important)

manshu

Look, I just found Barack Obama.

question_asker

where?

manshu

There..just above my this message

question_asker

are you implying that I'm barack obama

manshu

mmm..yeah..

question_asker

6:48 PM

wow

on the one hand, that would be cool, because then I'd be very rich

manshu

I want to hear that "My dear fellow Americans..."

Can you do that?

for me?

please

question_asker

on the other hand, it would mean I am responsible for the deaths of many young people and the incarceration of many americans

manshu

There must be some reasons why he did this..

question_asker

if I had to guess? probably because power is intoxicating

manshu

"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."

question_asker

6:52 PM

HOLY CRAP

I'm suddenly very sad that I didn't get that "out of this world" puzzle

manshu

send the link (as always)

Khale_Kitha

@question_asker Yes

question_asker

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Q: A biography that's out of this world

Who or what was I? Initially, woeful interviews and a bad video mix-up gave me my name. Then, I was a terrible druggy sat with zits and known for my confusing mantras. Following that, I hunted the kiwi erratically from one stop to the next. After hitting bottom and contemplating my eulogy,...