fidwell's recent activity
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Comment on Day 10: Hoof It in ~comp.advent_of_code
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Comment on Day 5: Print Queue in ~comp.advent_of_code
fidwell (edited )Link ParentI've been doing 2015 problems here and there lately in my spare time, and one thing I've noticed is that a lot of the input data just uses \n instead of \r\n, which screwed up my input parsers...I've been doing 2015 problems here and there lately in my spare time, and one thing I've noticed is that a lot of the input data just uses
\ninstead of\r\n, which screwed up my input parsers (I'm using C# on Windows). Last year I didn't have that problem for some reason. After tweaking my tools to just always remove\rfrom any and all input files, I haven't had an issue since. (Hopefully it doesn't come back to bite me later...) -
Comment on Day 2: Red-Nosed Reports in ~comp.advent_of_code
fidwell (edited )LinkWell I was already up until almost midnight so I decided to rush solving day 2. And we all know rushing leads to lots of silly mistakes and terrible code. Somehow it was enough to get me on top of...Well I was already up until almost midnight so I decided to rush solving day 2. And we all know rushing leads to lots of silly mistakes and terrible code. Somehow it was enough to get me on top of the Tildes leaderboard, although I'm sure I won't stay there.
Today's was almost as straightforward as yesterday's; just a lot of array iteration and manipulation which isn't terribly interesting to go through algorithmically. I wrote a naïve solution that "brute-forced" it, though at this stage that's more than sufficient for single-digit-millisecond runtimes (I think 4ms for part 2). My biggest hangup was making copies of arrays in C#; it's not as straightforward as it is in other languages (or maybe that was due to rushing).
Code — refactored. added some utility functions that made it (hopefully) very readable.
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Comment on Day 1: Historian Hysteria in ~comp.advent_of_code
fidwell (edited )LinkI knew today's puzzle would be easy so I stayed up til midnight to get it done quick. I thought 6 minutes for part 1 was blazing fast, but apparently there are just so many people doing it now...I knew today's puzzle would be easy so I stayed up til midnight to get it done quick. I thought 6 minutes for part 1 was blazing fast, but apparently there are just so many people doing it now that it was still only good enough for rank 2,737. Oh well! I'm not in it for the points, so I probably won't be trying to rush again.
Good luck with the rest of the month!
(edit: by the way here's my repo; I'm doing 2024 in C# again just because I'm too lazy to try something new. I have done a few old problems in Python, just to learn it; but I'm thinking of saving some other old ones to try in Rust. we'll see.)
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Comment on Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer | Announcement trailer in ~games
fidwell LinkI remember playing the first one and thinking that it was just okay. I don't remember why; I'm a bit picky when it comes to point-and-clicks. It should have really appealed to me—I'm a big fan of...I remember playing the first one and thinking that it was just okay. I don't remember why; I'm a bit picky when it comes to point-and-clicks. It should have really appealed to me—I'm a big fan of every genre represented—so I'm glad to see they are making a sequel and I'll happily give it a shot. The aesthetics look great.
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Comment on James Webb Space Telescope finds stunning evidence for alternate theory of gravity in ~space
fidwell Link ParentI don't know if that helps. What does "MOND" mean? If you know, then adding it to the title might add a little clarification, but you probably already guessed. If (like me) you don't know, you're...I don't know if that helps. What does "MOND" mean? If you know, then adding it to the title might add a little clarification, but you probably already guessed. If (like me) you don't know, you're just as in the dark as you were before.
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Comment on Summer Games Done Quick 2024, a week-long charity fundraiser featuring speedruns, is live (runs June 30 - July 6) in ~games
fidwell Link ParentIt's just the base game, no DLC or even spoilers for it. I haven't played the DLC at all, so I was very happy about that.It's just the base game, no DLC or even spoilers for it. I haven't played the DLC at all, so I was very happy about that.
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Comment on Summer Games Done Quick 2024, a week-long charity fundraiser featuring speedruns, is live (runs June 30 - July 6) in ~games
fidwell Link ParentI highly recommend that 100% shipless run. Very impressive movement and routing.I highly recommend that 100% shipless run. Very impressive movement and routing.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~science
fidwell Link ParentI'd been waffling on unsubscribing for Kurzgesagt for a while, and this video pushed me to finally do it. Lately it feels like they're doing more of these abstract theoretical concepts that don't...I'd been waffling on unsubscribing for Kurzgesagt for a while, and this video pushed me to finally do it. Lately it feels like they're doing more of these abstract theoretical concepts that don't make any sense when you try to actually follow what they're talking about.
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Comment on 12 Word Searches: a printable puzzle book in ~games.tabletop
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Comment on Day 24: Never Tell Me The Odds in ~comp.advent_of_code
fidwell LinkThis one was miserable. My solution sounds pretty similar to scarecrw's on the sufrace. The awfulness mostly came from translating linear algebra equations into code. I wouldn't mind doing it on...This one was miserable. My solution sounds pretty similar to scarecrw's on the sufrace. The awfulness mostly came from translating linear algebra equations into code. I wouldn't mind doing it on paper, but typing it all out was so error-prone, and I spent hours tracking down mysterious bugs. (I think ChatGPT created most of those bugs, so thanks for nothing, you've been really useless.) I got there eventually, but mostly at the mercy of people who have already done the hard work on StackOverflow. After figuring that out, it was just a matter of brute-forcing guesses until we get a solution. I'm still not even convinced my algorithm is truly correct, since my unit tests felt a little dodgy. But I got the star so I'm ready to forget about it altogether.
C# code - solution runner, ray collision
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Comment on Steam Winter Sale 2023: Hidden gems in ~games
fidwell Link ParentOnly tangentially related, but Betrayal at Club Low has some of the best music in it I've ever heard in a video game. All of Cosmo D's musical work is great, and I think that one is my favorite.Only tangentially related, but Betrayal at Club Low has some of the best music in it I've ever heard in a video game. All of Cosmo D's musical work is great, and I think that one is my favorite.
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Comment on Steam Winter Sale 2023: Hidden gems in ~games
fidwell Link ParentYes, absolutely. I played it about half on Deck and half on PC (with a controller) and it worked great either way.Yes, absolutely. I played it about half on Deck and half on PC (with a controller) and it worked great either way.
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Comment on The Murderbot Diaries Book 7 - System Collapse just got released in ~books
fidwell Link Parent"Home" looks like a short story, according to Goodreads, who calls it entry #4.5. I haven't read any of them past 4, but I quite liked that one, so I guess I ought to see what's been happening..."Home" looks like a short story, according to Goodreads, who calls it entry #4.5. I haven't read any of them past 4, but I quite liked that one, so I guess I ought to see what's been happening since then.
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Comment on What game mechanic or boss could you just not overcome? in ~games
fidwell Link ParentThat killed me too. I 101%d the entire game, but couldn't beat the arcade a second time to get the Nintendo key. Never beat the final boss either. I don't know what they were thinking making that...That killed me too. I 101%d the entire game, but couldn't beat the arcade a second time to get the Nintendo key. Never beat the final boss either. I don't know what they were thinking making that a required part of the game. At least the game to get the Rareware key could be cheesed pretty easily. But even so, it's not good game design to throw those in there and make them required.
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Comment on A list of Moai appearances in video games in ~games
fidwell LinkHere's one you're missing! RollerCoaster Tycoon 2's expansion Wacky Worlds has South America theming, which contains a Moai statue object. You can see it on this wiki.Here's one you're missing! RollerCoaster Tycoon 2's expansion Wacky Worlds has South America theming, which contains a Moai statue object. You can see it on this wiki.
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Comment on You're ruining your feet: A video on how our shoes are too narrow in ~health
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Comment on Good book/TV/movie trackers à la Goodreads in ~hobbies
fidwell Link ParentWhy not Rate Your Music for film, since you already use it for music and games? Anything Letterboxd does better (I haven't used it myself)?Why not Rate Your Music for film, since you already use it for music and games? Anything Letterboxd does better (I haven't used it myself)?
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tildes
fidwell Link ParentI would downvote a comment like that, but because it's noise. To me, that's like saying "this". It doesn't provide any insight.I would downvote a comment like that, but because it's noise. To me, that's like saying "this". It doesn't provide any insight.
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Comment on What "lost" web page would you like to find again? in ~tech
fidwell LinkOP, are you thinking of eeggs.com? It doesn't look too different from what I remember it being twenty years ago.OP, are you thinking of eeggs.com? It doesn't look too different from what I remember it being twenty years ago.
From what I've read on Reddit and the other AoC community I talk to, it sounds like everyone did that. A pretty simple puzzle, especially if you did the one from last year that this one references. If I hadn't run the example input first, I probably would have accidentally gotten the Part 2 answer before I got Part 1.