@velvet donkey posted:

I'm okay troops     

Disillusioned, but ain't we all.

Hope Yogi's okay.

I’m glad you’re okay Velvet

@Moonie posted:

I’m glad you’re okay Velvet

Seconded

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Rosss, El, Velvet and Buddies

@El Loro posted:

Huge data breach in the States re T mobile customers:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58263521
There is no indication yet that former UK customers of T-Mobile have been hit by the data breach,

scary stuff EL

night moonsiee EL yogi Velvet

Good morning everyone it's a cloudy day again hopefully without the cold wind.

Enjoy your day everyone

Good morning everyone

Cloudy here and some rain forecast. Tomorrow is forecast to be wet with thunderstorms at times.

I hope everyone has a good day

Good morning everyone

A sunny start here. The weather forecast is, overcast changing to sunny in the intervals by late morning. A high of 21 degrees

Have a great day everyone

I note that the games publisher who came up with the word "sudoku" died recently:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-58243126

@El Loro posted:

I note that the games publisher who came up with the word "sudoku" died recently:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-58243126

I was telling my sister the very same thing last night El

She is an avid Sudoku fan

I have tried but my brain isn’t that mathematical

@Moonie posted:

I was telling my sister the very same thing last night El

She is an avid Sudoku fan

I have tried but my brain isn’t that mathematical

I've been doing Sudoku puzzles for years so am also a fan

They are closer to being logic puzzles rather than mathematical. Although they use the numbers 1 to 9 they could be done with say the letters A to I for instance.
A tiny Sudoku puzzle with the rule that there has to be A, B and C in each row and column:
A??
?B?
??C
So 6 cells with a ?. The second ? can't be A as there's an A in that row and can't be C as there's a C in that column so it must be B
A?B
?B?
??C
So the 1st ? has to be C and the one at the end of the second row has to be A
ACB
?BA
??C
The ? at the beginning to the second row has to be C and the ? at the end of the second column has to be A
ACB
CBA
?AC
The remaining ? has to be B
ACB
CBA
BAC

@El Loro posted:

I've been doing Sudoku puzzles for years so am also a fan

They are closer to being logic puzzles rather than mathematical. Although they use the numbers 1 to 9 they could be done with say the letters A to I for instance.
A tiny Sudoku puzzle with the rule that there has to be A, B and C in each row and column:
A??
?B?
??C
So 6 cells with a ?. The second ? can't be A as there's an A in that row and can't be C as there's a C in that column so it must be B
A?B
?B?
??C
So the 1st ? has to be C and the one at the end of the second row has to be A
ACB
?BA
??C
The ? at the beginning to the second row has to be C and the ? at the end of the second column has to be A
ACB
CBA
?AC
The remaining ? has to be B
ACB
CBA
BAC

It’s hard enough for me with numbers let alone letters

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Rosss, El, Yogi(hope you’re back with us soon) and Buddies

@El Loro posted:

I note that the games publisher who came up with the word "sudoku" died recently:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-58243126

aww such a shame -

night moonsieee EL yogi(miss you)

Good morning everyone it's a wet day today, still a little on the chilly side.

Enjoy your day everyone

Good morning everyone

Raining here and expected to be raining for much of the day, thunderstorms forecast later.

I hope everyone has a good day

Happy 50th "birthday" to video games
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-58281812

Good news for fans of "Vera", the new 11th series starts on ITV on Sunday 29th

Series scheduled for 6 episodes but my brother says that only 2 have been made so far.

@El Loro posted:

Happy 50th "birthday" to video games
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-58281812

The sit down 'Space Invader' game in our local public house was my first introduction to computer games

@slimfern posted:

The sit down 'Space Invader' game in our local public house was my first introduction to computer games

I remember going to London Airport (as it was then before being renamed Heathrow) on the annual school outing in the early 1960s. There was a primitive sort of motor racing game, the equivalent of an arcade game at the time. I had a go at it and got a champion rating

@El Loro posted:

I remember going to London Airport (as it was then before being renamed Heathrow) on the annual school outing in the early 1960s. There was a primitive sort of motor racing game, the equivalent of an arcade game at the time. I had a go at it and got a champion rating

Well done you
Do you still play computer games El?

@slimfern posted:

Well done you
Do you still play computer games El?

Mainly the point & click type of adventure game nowadays rather than action, sport or simulation games.

@El Loro posted:

Mainly the point & click type of adventure game nowadays rather than action, sport or simulation games.

Same here El...although I do get roped into playing games with the family at times

@El Loro posted:

Happy 50th "birthday" to video games
https://www.bbc.co.uk/ne

@El Loro posted:

Happy 50th "birthday" to video games
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-58281812

ws/technology-58281812

That was interesting EL  can remember space invaders

night EL Slim moonsiee yogi -

Good morning everyone we may get some sunny intervals today which will make a pleasant change.

Enjoy your day everyone

Good morning everyone

Forecast is for settled weather here, no sign of any heatwave.

I hope everyone has a good day

@Rocking Ros Rose posted:

That was interesting EL  can remember space invaders

So do I

One of the more unusual sudoku puzzles

@El Loro posted:

One of the more unusual sudoku puzzles

wow that is different EL love your posts -always interesting

night EL moonsieee yogi - miss you

Good morning everyone it's a dry day today again in fact the week ahead looks dry with some sun.

Enjoy your day everyone

Good morning everyone

Cloudy here at present, some sunshine forecast, expected to stay dry.

I hope everyone has a good day

Heard this used on a television programme, song is nearly 60 years old:

@El Loro posted:

Heard this used on a television programme, song is nearly 60 years old:

It's a very gentle song isn't it........simple words

@slimfern posted:

It's a very gentle song isn't it........simple words

Yes

@El Loro posted:

Heard this used on a television programme, song is nearly 60 years old:

this is gorgeous EL

night EL slim moonsiee yogi

Good morning everyone it looks like the sunniest day of the week today. Beautiful song EL this sort of thing was very popular back in the day. There was a Danish couple who sang similar songs, I think he was minor royalty and she was very beautiful. Can't bring their name to mind at the moment.

Enjoy your day everyone