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Re: The Google Puzzle

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Post by cleverjake » Sat, Sep 17, 2011, 5:34 PM UTC

sjtgraham wrote: post #15

rjh29 wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I just completed it using Firefox 6 on Windows. So it definitely works, and I find it a bit tiresome the way they keep pushing Chrome on me when they're supposed to be supporting open standards...

Will they continue to only support open standards? n.b. Dart.

yes.

http://infrequently.org/2011/09/google-the-future-of-javascr...

Re: The Google Puzzle

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Post by sjtgraham » Sat, Sep 17, 2011, 5:48 PM UTC

cleverjake wrote: post #21

sjtgraham wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Will they continue to only support open standards? n.b. Dart.

yes. http://infrequently.org/2011/09/google-the-future-of-javascr...

The question was mainly rhetorical because Google's work on Dart has not been done in the open.

Re: The Google Puzzle

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Post by Newky » Sat, Sep 17, 2011, 5:53 PM UTC

On ubuntu linux running chrome 11.0, I get the following message at the splash screen:

"We're sorry, but the Google Puzzle was designed with the browser Google Chrome in mind. As a result, it may not work properly in your current browser"

Re: The Google Puzzle

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Post by sondh » Sat, Sep 17, 2011, 5:54 PM UTC

I got to the final cube and then I cheated (searched for the phrase), read several links and went to that-website but it just redirects me back to thegooglepuzzle.com, anybody else confirms this behavior? I think they disabled the game somehow...

Re: The Google Puzzle

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Post by sebbi » Sat, Sep 17, 2011, 6:21 PM UTC

uhm ... first puzzle askes me something in chinese letters and both options cause the application to stop working ... in Chrome ;-)

Re: The Google Puzzle

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Post by fjarlq » Sat, Sep 17, 2011, 6:27 PM UTC

sondh wrote: post #24

I got to the final cube and then I cheated (searched for the phrase), read several links and went to that-website but it just redirects me back to thegooglepuzzle.com, anybody else confirms this behavior? I think they disabled the game somehow...

The final puzzle is broken if you block third-party cookies. Weak.

Re: The Google Puzzle

#27

Post by mattmanser » Sat, Sep 17, 2011, 7:09 PM UTC

th wrote: post #11

I don't understand the benefit of using separate windows for this type of media. Wouldn't layered DOM elements be easier and less annoying? Do the windows add to the wow factor somehow? A similar Google-made product: http://www.thewildernessdowntown.com/

Yeah, it's a bit silly as I seem to remember it was already doable in old IE before they locked down how you could access parent/child windows and it never failed to annoy.

If anyone can remember the sites that used to have a pop 'remote control' window for video.

I'm also sure my old work used it for wizards.

Re: The Google Puzzle

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Post by kakuri » Sat, Sep 17, 2011, 7:12 PM UTC

th wrote: post #11

I don't understand the benefit of using separate windows for this type of media. Wouldn't layered DOM elements be easier and less annoying? Do the windows add to the wow factor somehow? A similar Google-made product: http://www.thewildernessdowntown.com/

Clearly Google's single usability expert was too busy to be involved in this project.

Re: The Google Puzzle

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Post by product50 » Sat, Sep 17, 2011, 7:34 PM UTC

Stuck at 4th puzzle! Please give me a hint. It is so frustrating..

Re: The Google Puzzle

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Post by tedjdziuba » Sat, Sep 17, 2011, 7:41 PM UTC

recoiledsnake wrote: post #2

"Can be viewed only with the Chrome browser". Are we back to the "Best viewed with Internet Explorer" days? Does the functionality really need Chrome?

Something awesome about getting that message on Android.