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1. Emily (emily@sparkly.uni.horse)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Jan-2024 14:41:26 UTC Emily

   It occurs to me that I can't ever write a sudoku solver.

   Not because I don't know how to (I can both write code and solve sudoku, combining these skills seems obviously possible), but because it would actively make my life worse to have one: I've discovered that doing sudoku in bed is just the right level of mentally engaging to make me sleepy quickly (a few fixed algorithms that take low but nonzero effort, not exciting enough to stay awake for more), and I also know that I can't bear to do something manually when I spent time automating that specific thing.

   • Mans R (mansr@society.oftrolls.com)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Jan-2024 14:41:25 UTC Mans R

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     @emily Makes sense. A former workmate of mine used to do a sudoku at lunchtime every day. One day, he wrote a solver. I don't think he ever touched one again after that. Having written the program spoiled the fun of doing it manually.

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   • Santa Claes 🇸🇪🇭🇰🎅 (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Jan-2024 14:41:27 UTC Santa Claes 🇸🇪🇭🇰🎅

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     • Mans R

     @mansr @emily Exact same thing with a uni mate of mine.

     "It's no fun when you've solved the general case" is how he phrased it.