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sorbier
1 month ago
nobody asked, yet i deliver: more on combinations (https://sorbier.yorniq.xyz/math/combo#combinations)
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ok i just saw the puzzmo big crossword... the most recent one was fun but still not as satisfying at it could be!!! ): that's MY lukewarm xw take and everyone must experience it
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Puzzmo does do a big crossword twice a month, but admittedly I do somewhat miss the NYT Saturday. I also subscribe to AVCX to help fill in that gap.
sorbier
1 month ago
i might need to check avcx out. i know lots of nytxw constructors also construct for them! you need to start daily xw blogging to motivate me
in today's beautiful delights, my letter to you was returned because i got flagged to pay tariffs. lol. so it's a bit delayed because i had to mail it out again -- hope it clears customs this time 😩
emilynhoward
1 month ago
Oh no!! I don't even...tariffs on a letter? Wth I will keep my fingers crossed.
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skep
1 month ago
Maybe if we tax the import of knowledge heavily enough we'll be incentivized to start producing it ourselves
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sorbier
1 month ago
i tried to write the lawyer problem so that it's easy to read, even if you have no background in math. i think it's an interesting problem: you can skip the math parts and still get something out of it. if you read please let me know what you think!
new blog post: https://sorbier.yorniq.xyz/blog/wendys
The impulse to acquire a Wendy's fresh-never-frozen Big Bacon Classic is a natural human response to the stimuli of a Wendy's fresh-never-frozen Big Bacon Classic, and sometimes we have to acknowledge our biological shortcomings and, in so doing, reward ourselves with a Wendy's fresh-never-frozen Big Bacon Classic
One time when I was a teenager at Taco Bell, I my boyfriend and I ordered several items, including a chalupa. We took our food to the table and I could not find the chalupa and...I'm not going to say I made a stink about it, but I assumed they got the order wrong and had them make me another chalupa. After I ate the new chalupa, I found the original chalupa amongst all the wrappers and wept.
I once had a lunchbox mix-up when I was in school and took a bite out of someone else’s sandwich. I was a child. It’s been like 2 decades. I *still* think about it from time to time.
@skep you must have been the man. im not about burgs im about chicken sandwiches, ty
@emily at least you got two chalupas!!! one for your happiness and one for your shame. we must maintain balance in life
@qsky if you'd already taken a bit you might as well commit and just do away with the rest of the evidence