March 2015 - Page 2

Batalov · 2015-03-26, 23:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Batalov

I am pretty sure that this doesn't contradict the problem, especially as restated on 3/04.

So, did anyone else solve it, after all?

LaurV · 2015-03-27, 05:52

Not me. I wasted about 4 evenings into arranging those 7 holes and I am sooo much close (holding the thumb and index together right now) then I gave up. I had no time for it anymore, and I am waiting for the publishing of the results. If you have a solution with 8 holes AND with poetry (I was thinking something along the line "ibm ponder this", but the quick fox and the lazy dog is also good

) then you better send it in !!!

I wasn't hunting for an 8 holes solution, something tells me that there is a 7 holes solution which I am missing, and anyhow I am not good at matching English poetry to it, so I won't. But some guys sent already solutions WITH poetry (last time I checked last week), and I can't believe that they were able to match 7 holes AND poetry together, and I can't. Therefore it mat be possible that the right solution is with 8 holes, and in this case, you should send it in. You have nothing to lose here, only to gain. Of course, if you don't already have the 7 holes done, or in process to doing it.

Batalov · 2015-03-27, 21:12

...they didn't give me an asterisk for my wonderful and highly intelligible sentence "PUNY CAT CRIED 'WOLF!'"

EDIT: They did after I asked why.

Xyzzy · 2015-04-01, 23:20

http://domino.research.ibm.com/Comm/...March2015.html

LaurV · 2015-04-02, 02:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xyzzy

http://domino.research.ibm.com/Comm/...March2015.html

Congrats Serge!

2015-03-27, 05:52	#13
LaurV Romulan Interpreter Jun 2011 Thailand 7×1,373 Posts	Not me. I wasted about 4 evenings into arranging those 7 holes and I am sooo much close (holding the thumb and index together right now) then I gave up. I had no time for it anymore, and I am waiting for the publishing of the results. If you have a solution with 8 holes AND with poetry (I was thinking something along the line "ibm ponder this", but the quick fox and the lazy dog is also good ) then you better send it in !!! I wasn't hunting for an 8 holes solution, something tells me that there is a 7 holes solution which I am missing, and anyhow I am not good at matching English poetry to it, so I won't. But some guys sent already solutions WITH poetry (last time I checked last week), and I can't believe that they were able to match 7 holes AND poetry together, and I can't. Therefore it mat be possible that the right solution is with 8 holes, and in this case, you should send it in. You have nothing to lose here, only to gain. Of course, if you don't already have the 7 holes done, or in process to doing it. Last fiddled with by LaurV on 2015-03-27 at 05:55

2015-03-27, 21:12	#14
Batalov "Serge" Mar 2008 Phi(4,2^7658614+1)/2 3⁶·13 Posts	...they didn't give me an asterisk for my wonderful and highly intelligible sentence "PUNY CAT CRIED 'WOLF!'" EDIT: They did after I asked why. Last fiddled with by Batalov on 2015-04-01 at 19:03

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