Solving Every Sudoku Puzzle (2006)
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Solving Every Sudoku Puzzle (2006)
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Re: Solving Every Sudoku Puzzle (2006)
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#3I've seen this article every now and then, and it's always fun to read. Something jumped out at me this time, though:
> As computer security expert Ben Laurie has stated, Sudoku is "a denial of service attack on human intellect". Several people I know (including my wife) were infected by the virus, and I thought maybe this would demonstrate that they didn't need to spend any more time on Sudoku.
Ah, yes... remember the halcyon days of 2006, when something as benign as Sudoku was considered to be a "denial of service attack on human intellect"?
Re: Solving Every Sudoku Puzzle (2006)
#4I've seen this article every now and then, and it's always fun to read. Something jumped out at me this time, though: > As computer security expert Ben Laurie has stated, Sudoku is "a denial of service attack on human intellect". Several people I know (including my wife) were infected by the virus, and I thought maybe this would demonstrate that they didn't need to spend any more time on Sudoku. Ah, yes... remember t…
> As computer security expert Ben Laurie has stated, Sudoku is "a denial of service attack on human intellect". […] I thought maybe this would demonstrate that [my wife doesn’t] need to spend any more time on Sudoku.
The same could be said about every logic puzzle, or other types of puzzles.
People don't do them so actually solve any sort of new problem, or achieve some sort of productivity.
The same reason people don’t jog to get from point A to point B, or to learn how to get around more quickly.
Logic puzzles are exercising parts of our brain that don’t get exercised regularly.
Re: Solving Every Sudoku Puzzle (2006)
#5I've seen this article every now and then, and it's always fun to read. Something jumped out at me this time, though: > As computer security expert Ben Laurie has stated, Sudoku is "a denial of service attack on human intellect". Several people I know (including my wife) were infected by the virus, and I thought maybe this would demonstrate that they didn't need to spend any more time on Sudoku. Ah, yes... remember t…
> As computer security expert Ben Laurie has stated, Sudoku is "a denial of service attack on human intellect". […] I thought maybe this would demonstrate that [my wife doesn’t] need to spend any more time on Sudoku. The same could be said about every logic puzzle, or other types of puzzles. People don't do them so actually solve any sort of new problem, or achieve some sort of productivity. The same reason people do…
Feels like the "demonstrated it's no longer necessary to solve sudokus" statement may have been a joke :)
Re: Solving Every Sudoku Puzzle (2006)
#6I was a bit disappointed that he did not in fact solve all billions/trillons of possible sudoku puzzles.
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Re: Solving Every Sudoku Puzzle (2006)
#8I've seen this article every now and then, and it's always fun to read. Something jumped out at me this time, though: > As computer security expert Ben Laurie has stated, Sudoku is "a denial of service attack on human intellect". Several people I know (including my wife) were infected by the virus, and I thought maybe this would demonstrate that they didn't need to spend any more time on Sudoku. Ah, yes... remember t…
>denial of service attack on human intellect
Sounds like social media feeds these days
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Then check out perhaps the worst sudoku solver, which works by translating the puzzle to a series of Python package requirements and then asking the package manager to resolve them: https://github.com/konstin/sudoku-in-python-packaging
Re: Solving Every Sudoku Puzzle (2006)
#10I've seen this article every now and then, and it's always fun to read. Something jumped out at me this time, though: > As computer security expert Ben Laurie has stated, Sudoku is "a denial of service attack on human intellect". Several people I know (including my wife) were infected by the virus, and I thought maybe this would demonstrate that they didn't need to spend any more time on Sudoku. Ah, yes... remember t…
Crossword puzzles were the big fad puzzle in the 1920s.