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* PedantleRichard Tobin
`* Re: PedantleRichard Heathfield
 +- Re: PedantleStephen Perry
 `* Re: PedantleRichard Heathfield
  `* Re: PedantleRichard Tobin
   `- Re: PedantleRichard Heathfield

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From: rich...@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Richard Tobin)
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Subject: Pedantle
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 by: Richard Tobin - Sat, 6 Aug 2022 19:15 UTC

There may be some here who have not yet come across

https://cemantle.herokuapp.com/pedantle

a daily puzzle where you have to discover a Wikipedia page.

-- Richard

Re: Pedantle

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Subject: Re: Pedantle
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 by: Richard Heathfield - Sat, 6 Aug 2022 21:31 UTC

On 06/08/2022 8:15 pm, Richard Tobin wrote:
> There may be some here who have not yet come across
>
> https://cemantle.herokuapp.com/pedantle
>
> a daily puzzle where you have to discover a Wikipedia page.

It only took me 140 guesses and a month and a half.

But I must concede it was a very different kind of puzzle.
Overall I'd give it +2 (both thumbs).

I found #pedantle #80 in 140 guesses!
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥
https://cemantle.herokuapp.com/pedantle

--
Richard Heathfield
Email: rjh at cpax dot org dot uk
"Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29 July 1999
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 by: Stephen Perry - Sat, 6 Aug 2022 22:49 UTC

On Saturday, August 6, 2022 at 5:31:40 PM UTC-4, Richard Heathfield wrote:
> On 06/08/2022 8:15 pm, Richard Tobin wrote:
> > There may be some here who have not yet come across
> >
> > https://cemantle.herokuapp.com/pedantle
> >
> > a daily puzzle where you have to discover a Wikipedia page.
> It only took me 140 guesses and a month and a half.
>
> But I must concede it was a very different kind of puzzle.
> Overall I'd give it +2 (both thumbs).
>
> I found #pedantle #80 in 140 guesses!
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥
> https://cemantle.herokuapp.com/pedantle
>
> --
> Richard Heathfield
> Email: rjh at cpax dot org dot uk
> "Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29 July 1999
> Sig line 4 vacant - apply within

where's the 'like' button on this thing

Re: Pedantle

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Subject: Re: Pedantle
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 by: Richard Heathfield - Sun, 4 Sep 2022 20:41 UTC

On 06/08/2022 10:31 pm, Richard Heathfield wrote:
> On 06/08/2022 8:15 pm, Richard Tobin wrote:
>> There may be some here who have not yet come across
>>
>>    https://cemantle.herokuapp.com/pedantle
>>
>> a daily puzzle where you have to discover a Wikipedia page.
>
> It only took me 140 guesses and a month and a half.
>
> But I must concede it was a very different kind of puzzle.
> Overall I'd give it +2 (both thumbs).
>
> I found #pedantle #80 in 140 guesses!
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥
> https://cemantle.herokuapp.com/pedantle

Today's - #109 - in just eight guesses. I suppose one improves
with practice.

--
Richard Heathfield
Email: rjh at cpax dot org dot uk
"Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29 July 1999
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Subject: Re: Pedantle
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 by: Richard Tobin - Mon, 5 Sep 2022 19:27 UTC

In article <tf32ib$3aigb$1@dont-email.me>,
Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> wrote:

>Today's - #109 - in just eight guesses. I suppose one improves
>with practice.

Practice only helps so much - I had never heard of the previous
one.

But #110 - 5 guesses.

-- Richard

Re: Pedantle

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Subject: Re: Pedantle
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 by: Richard Heathfield - Mon, 5 Sep 2022 21:46 UTC

On 05/09/2022 8:27 pm, Richard Tobin wrote:
> In article <tf32ib$3aigb$1@dont-email.me>,
> Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> wrote:
>
>> Today's - #109 - in just eight guesses. I suppose one improves
>> with practice.
>
> Practice only helps so much - I had never heard of the previous
> one.
>
> But #110 - 5 guesses.

Oh! No pressure, then.

BRB... You might want to start a drumroll about... now.

<...some time later...>

Never mind; as you were. 37 guesses (sigh).

--
Richard Heathfield
Email: rjh at cpax dot org dot uk
"Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29 July 1999
Sig line 4 vacant - apply within

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