previously @nocto
A non-exhaustive collection of things I enjoy in a non-random order: #boardgames, #CitiesSkylines, #cycling, #history, #knitting, #maps […]
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I think this might have been the first time in my life I've ever used double-sided sticky backed plastic too, which was a staple […]
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I think this might have been the first time in my life I've ever used double-sided sticky backed plastic too, which was a staple […]
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Bag 2 is built (I’ve left the simple Bag 1 build for later). I managed to mistake a small black round piece with a hole and a bump for a small grey piece with a hole and no bump and had to do some […]
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Bag 2 is built (I’ve left the simple Bag 1 build for later). I managed to mistake a small black round piece with a hole and a bump for a small grey piece with a hole and no bump and had to do some […]
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Hurray, I got to the end of #adventofcode and solved the day 12 puzzle.
I still have a couple of earlier part twos to solve to get all the stars but I'm happy to have got to the end and quite happy that there are only 12 days this year too […]
Hurray, I got to the end of #adventofcode and solved the day 12 puzzle.
I still have a couple of earlier part twos to solve to get all the stars but I'm happy to have got to the end and quite happy that there are only 12 days this year too […]
Yesterday's #adventofcode Part Two is still bugging me but I've got both today's stars, though admittedly I took a hint (the magic word is memoization) to get today's Part Two to run.
https://nocto.weblog.lol/2025/12/advent-of-code-day-11-2025
Yesterday's #adventofcode Part Two is still bugging me but I've got both today's stars, though admittedly I took a hint (the magic word is memoization) to get today's Part Two to run.
https://nocto.weblog.lol/2025/12/advent-of-code-day-11-2025
Well I have Part One of Day 10 of #adventofcode sorted, which led me down the garden path for solving Part Two. I have some possibly completely wrong ramblings about solving Part Two but I haven't got time to try and convert them into code this evening! […]
Well I have Part One of Day 10 of #adventofcode sorted, which led me down the garden path for solving Part Two. I have some possibly completely wrong ramblings about solving Part Two but I haven't got time to try and convert them into code this evening! […]
A very short not at all interesting solution to part one of #adventofcode day 9 - my much more interesting solution got canned for being entirely wrong. And I need to leave Part Two to rest, I'm sure it's just got a '>=' that should be '>' or similar somewhere but I'm […]
A very short not at all interesting solution to part one of #adventofcode day 9 - my much more interesting solution got canned for being entirely wrong. And I need to leave Part Two to rest, I'm sure it's just got a '>=' that should be '>' or similar somewhere but I'm […]
Day 8 of #adventofcode and it's Monday and I hate my code which is clumsy and slow. As a result I've only done Part 1 so far.
I thought I had a better idea for Part 2 but it didn't get the right answer for the example so I need to think some more! […]
Day 8 of #adventofcode and it's Monday and I hate my code which is clumsy and slow. As a result I've only done Part 1 so far.
I thought I had a better idea for Part 2 but it didn't get the right answer for the example so I need to think some more! […]
https://nocto.com/books/knave-of-diamonds/
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https://nocto.com/books/knave-of-diamonds/
#bookstodon #books #bookreview
Today in #adventofcode I unlocked the achievement for crashing your computer by thinking the brute force solution really, maybe, wouldn't be that bad. Numbers, apparently they can get very big, very fast, who knew? [1] […]
Today in #adventofcode I unlocked the achievement for crashing your computer by thinking the brute force solution really, maybe, wouldn't be that bad. Numbers, apparently they can get very big, very fast, who knew? [1] […]
https://nocto.weblog.lol/2025/12/advent-of-code-day-6-2025
https://nocto.weblog.lol/2025/12/advent-of-code-day-6-2025
Day 2 caused me a lot more trouble than Day 3. I'm absolutely not […]
Day 2 caused me a lot more trouble than Day 3. I'm absolutely not […]
I've got no expectation of even trying to keep up with #adventofcode this year as I'm really busy for the next few days. But I've found time to help the elves out with Day 1.
Learning some #python and remembering that thinking first is usually the best plan! […]
I've got no expectation of even trying to keep up with #adventofcode this year as I'm really busy for the next few days. But I've found time to help the elves out with Day 1.
Learning some #python and remembering that thinking first is usually the best plan! […]
For a dull December day here is Light at the End. A view through Gregory Tunnel on the Cromford Canal, Derbyshire.
More information on this work, including detail, inspiration and a work in progress animation, can be found here […]
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For a dull December day here is Light at the End. A view through Gregory Tunnel on the Cromford Canal, Derbyshire.
More information on this work, including detail, inspiration and a work in progress animation, can be found here […]
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https://nocto.weblog.lol/2025/11/python-mackerel
Solved with #python as a kind of #adventofcode warm up rather than searching the net for the answer like a normal person.
https://nocto.weblog.lol/2025/11/python-mackerel
Solved with #python as a kind of #adventofcode warm up rather than searching the net for the answer like a normal person.
(*) slightly cleaner than it was anyway.
(*) slightly cleaner than it was anyway.
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Six lattes, one chai, seven different coffee shops, five new-to-me coffee shops, several croissants, no rain, 141.3km of bike riding and seven hand drawn maps.
https://nocto.com/posts/coffeeneuring-2025/
Six lattes, one chai, seven different coffee shops, five new-to-me coffee shops, several croissants, no rain, 141.3km of bike riding and seven hand drawn maps.
https://nocto.com/posts/coffeeneuring-2025/
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