April 9, 2012
by Alex
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If you’re a regular on this blog, you may remember that I floated the idea of making a crossword-filling algorithm just to see how hard it would be. I wasn’t sure I’d ever get around to making it but today … Continue reading
March 25, 2012
by Alex
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I’m sure most of my readers have heard of Dr. Fill, the Matt Ginsberg solving computer program that competed in this past ACPT. Now Matt is an artificial intelligence expert, so I’m sure Dr. Fill does about as well as … Continue reading
January 23, 2012
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I am pleased to announce the launch of Crossword Butler v. 2.0 (let’s call it beta 1). Those of you who remember the original Crossword Butler will notice some differences from the old version, namely: 1. It is now an … Continue reading
January 13, 2012
by Alex
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I don’t know about you, but growing up I always played rock-paper-scissors with just three weapons … you know, the three in the title. But my wife is French, and as Wikipedia explains: Similarly, the French game “pierre, papier, ciseaux, … Continue reading
November 10, 2011
by Alex
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When I was sick recently, my boss e-mailed me a math problem he said I might try to solve to pass the time. Now, I had thought that this was a problem he had read somewhere, but no: this is … Continue reading
July 29, 2011
by Alex
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A short while back, a pseudonymous blogger started a blog covering the CrosSynergy crossword. It did the usual things a crossword blog did — it displayed the completed solution grid along with the clues and answers. In fact, it looked … Continue reading
June 20, 2011
by Alex
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I’m going to try something new here. I’ve got a new toy, and I’m going to play with it. Last week, Brendan Quigley made a triple stack puzzle and mentioned Still, even with the computer assistance, I can’t pull off … Continue reading
June 10, 2011
by Alex
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There are lots of ways to make money off the internet*, but some of them are really hard. Here’s one (somewhat) easy way I can think of: come up with something that People google but have a hard time finding, … Continue reading
May 26, 2011
by Alex
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So a while back I made a crossword for Brendan Quigley’s site. You can check it out here. If you haven’t done it, go ahead. I’ll wait. Listen to some defective turrets while you solve. Okay, now you might have … Continue reading