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I just completed "Laboratories" - Day 7 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/7

So my first solution to part 2 would probably take the lifetime of the universe to run. I heavily optimised it, but still took way too long. Then I cached results, and it's less than a second. 😀
Day 7 - Advent of Code 2025
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December 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I've completed "Trash Compactor" - Day 6 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/6

Part 2 was particularly clever, and very fun to do.
Day 6 - Advent of Code 2025
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December 6, 2025 at 9:33 AM
I've completed "Cafeteria" - Day 5 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/5

Part 1 was easy, but part 2 drove me nuts! Glad it's done.
Day 5 - Advent of Code 2025
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December 6, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I've completed "Printing Department" - Day 4 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/4
Day 4 - Advent of Code 2025
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December 4, 2025 at 7:02 AM
On our holiday in New Zealand, I discovered that "skinny" cappuccino is an Australianism. The rest of the world calls it a cappuccino with skim milk. Something else different was that they offer cinnamon or chocolate with cappuccinos (in Australia, it's only chocolate).
August 8, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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July 7, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Wing Commander
July 6, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Does Orac from Blake's 7 count? Not a robot exactly, but still awesome.
July 6, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Saw the live action "How to Train Your Dragon" at the cinema with the family. I never saw the animated version, so had no expectations; probably a good thing, just took it as it was.

I really enjoyed it, lots of feels. Good rollicking fantasy adventure. 😀
July 6, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Kingscliff, New South Wales. Beautiful morning on the beach.
May 5, 2025 at 9:18 PM
This is how my views compare with the election candidates in the upcoming Australian election according to @VoteCompass. Try it for yourself! #AusPol #AusVotes
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My Vote Compass Results - 2025 Australian Election
Vote Compass calculated my alignment with the candidates running in the 2025 Australian election. Try it for yourself!
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May 2, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Teo (that's me on the left) and Chill reunited in my home city of Brisbane. Wonderful to see my OotiniCast co-host again after so many years!
April 27, 2025 at 5:41 AM
I'll not taking personally that this damned cyclone (hurricane) appears to be targeting my host. Going to get a little breezy around here.
March 4, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Took the Political Compass test again. No real shift; this is roughly where I usually end up: left of centre, and on the mostly on the anti-authoritarian side of the scale.
February 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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December 30, 2024 at 5:38 PM
Wordle 1,290 1/6*

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Finally!!!
December 29, 2024 at 6:20 PM
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Happy Holidays, from all of us at FPC!

🎶 May your raids be merry and bright… and may all your pickup groups not wipe. 🎶
December 25, 2024 at 4:02 PM
Connections
Puzzle #556
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Smooth run for once. But WTF, purple? Sometimes obscure tends more towards ridiculous.
December 17, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Connections
Puzzle #553
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What a mess! Bumbled my way there. And another purple I had zero hope of knowing.
December 14, 2024 at 7:19 PM
Connections
Puzzle #552
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Bit of a struggle today. Would never have got purple.
December 13, 2024 at 7:04 PM
Connections
Puzzle #551
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I'm onto you, purple. At least this time.

Blue was hopeless, due to never having heard of US-specific products. Boo.

And yesterday, with pics instead of words, was a disaster.
December 12, 2024 at 6:12 PM
Connections
Puzzle #548
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Looks neat, but while green and yellow were easy enough, blue took a while. I went with a hunch that turned out to be right. Purple was annoyingly obvious once pointed out.
December 9, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Connections
Puzzle #546
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Very much stumbled backward into blue; I was on completely the wrong track initially, and the correct guess was a stab in the dark.

Had no clue about purple, though obvious in retrospect (sadly).
December 7, 2024 at 7:20 PM
Connections
Puzzle #544
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Smooth run today, though some research required for blue. I was heading in vaguely the direction with purple, but hadn't pinned it down.
December 5, 2024 at 6:50 PM