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I had to break out the paper for 3+ light bulb puzzles.

It would be great to mark which options aren't valid on the website. Maybe a checkbox UI for the more challenging puzzles? Where we can mark a checkbox for entries that aren't the right answer and choose the correct one with the dropdown?


Thanks for the feedback! Do you mean a custom dropdown with checkboxes inside?

BTW, it's completely normal to use paper/pencil while you're getting the hang of it.


I think for difficulty 4+ pen & paper is necessary because there are too many constraints to consider, so I made myself a small helper based on rlorenzo's comment [0]

[0] https://galati.dev/personal/zebra-puzzles-helper


Wow, that's great! Loved the way you coded it in pure JS.


Here's the website with the program. The actual article is behind a paywall.

https://movetomichigan.org


Is there an RSS feed for the site that anyone can find? https://www.thefarside.com


Inoreader was unable to locate one. I wonder if any of those rss pipe sites would work to generate one. I feel like I will need multiple days of posts in order to find out.


I wouldn't mind switching to them, but they don't integrate with financial tracking systems like Mint. I find the ability to get a birds eye view of my finances too valuable. Sticking with Ally and their 2% for now. Do wish they integrate with Mint or Personal Capital.


They integrate with personal capital now, still waiting on Mint!


Seems like Mac Minis are the new Xserve: https://www.macstadium.com/

Maybe the next upgrade of the Mac Mini in 4-5 years will be to A series of chips.


This is exactly what I was looking for.

Just wondering, I see the Tax Summary. It seems to be all that I would need to fill out my taxes, right? What does generating the 8949 form give me?


You can use the transaction history CSV generated to report your taxes yourself (just requires manual effort on your part). The Form 8949 is the actual IRS Form for Capital Gains and Losses, and CoinTracker actually completes the form based on your preferred accounting method based on your transaction history. Feel free to ping feedback@cointracker.io for more info.


UCLA |Los Angeles, CA 90095 | Full-Time | ONSITE | https://ccle.ucla.edu

UCLA is looking for a full-time contract developer to work on its Moodle based LMS system with design skills to help develop innovated user experiences across the system from instructors designing and creating their course, to students interacting with their learning materials, and to staff supporting the system.

The position is a 1 year contract with an option to renew. Salary range is $5,084-$10,050 USD per month based on experience.

Learn more and apply at http://hr.mycareer.ucla.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=691...


A company that creates discussions boards for courses is already doing that. They are called Piazza (https://piazza.com/) and used the student data they have been collecting to Piazza Careers: https://recruiting.piazza.com/

It has caused some heated discussions at our university regarding student privacy.


Yep, I used Piazza extensively in school. As a tool, it was actually pretty good and students used it heavily. Unfortunately when they shifted their focus to selling students to top companies it soured the taste in my mouth a bit.

I see a lot of positives in that system, but it feels like a way for companies to more easily ignore candidates who aren't from top schools. My concern would be further ostracizing qualified students who don't go to top schools.


Do the Facebook/Twitter mobile apps connect to their servers via SSL? Is this only a problem if you use the web version via your mobile phone?


This doesn't just affect mobile usage of social networks. It.s basically just FireSheep running on a mobile platform. Any one accessing those social networks over a network with someone running this is vulnerable.


How is this difference than http://www.pricepinx.com? I currently use this site and it tracks more stores than just Amazon.


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