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#26 2012-03-29 20:42:02
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Just as well I didn't give you my really hard puzzle then!
he he! 
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#27 2012-03-29 20:44:23
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Perhaps you should post your answer to part a, just in case you haven't got that quite right.
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#28 2012-03-30 05:35:15
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bob bundy wrote:
hi wintersolstice and anonimnystefy
Did you mean:
A says ‘None of us is lying’. B says ‘Only two of us are lying’. C says ‘Only one of us is lying’. D says all of us are lying.
The truth table below shows there is no solution to this.
The middle code must have 84 characters if it is to work. A quick count suggests there are less. But some spaces are double. Your problem is to work out which.
Bob
anonimnystefy wrote:
I also must note that if we add the third person saying that they are all lying then the puzzle turns into a paradox.
I see what you mean
I figured out where the paradox is now
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I think I need to re-do the liars puzzle completely. Sorry about that.
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Why did the chicken cross the Mobius Band?
To get to the other ...um...!!!
#29 2012-03-30 06:42:46
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hi bob
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
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#30 2012-03-30 06:46:19
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OK, Stefy; that's what you should have.
So is your first word down
??
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#31 2012-03-30 07:11:43
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I thought this might be better in a new post
Why did the chicken cross the Mobius Band?
To get to the other ...um...!!!
#32 2012-03-30 07:44:49
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hi bob
hi ws
yes that might be possible.but i didn't understand anything of your post.
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The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
“It's the subject that nobody knows anything about that we can all talk about!” ― Richard Feynman
“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#33 2012-03-30 17:58:56
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8b correct!
yes that might be possible.but i didn't understand anything of your post.
Thanks, I thought it was just me.
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#34 2012-03-30 21:03:17
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Hi bob
your hint and the letter Q in the puzzle helped me a lot.
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
“It's the subject that nobody knows anything about that we can all talk about!” ― Richard Feynman
“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#35 2012-03-31 00:54:19
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Hi bob
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
“It's the subject that nobody knows anything about that we can all talk about!” ― Richard Feynman
“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#36 2012-03-31 01:02:43
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hi Stefy,
Yes, that is correct!
I seem to remember, there's the ice cube still to complete. You were close before.
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#37 2012-03-31 01:26:01
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Hi
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The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
“It's the subject that nobody knows anything about that we can all talk about!” ― Richard Feynman
“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#38 2012-03-31 08:11:53
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hi,
that seems to be it, but check your wording. You are contradicting yourself.
Bob
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#39 2012-03-31 08:20:33
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Hi bob
I edited my post.
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
“It's the subject that nobody knows anything about that we can all talk about!” ― Richard Feynman
“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#40 2012-03-31 08:49:38
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Excellent!
You have done well!
The Professor sends his congratulations and this gold star.
Bob
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#41 2012-03-31 09:40:35
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Thanks! These were some nice problems! Especially the code!
Here's one for you:
Og upi gohitrf yjod piy,yjrm vpmhtsyd pm zu dofr!
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
“It's the subject that nobody knows anything about that we can all talk about!” ― Richard Feynman
“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#42 2012-03-31 12:23:17
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Hi anonimnystefy,
"The good news about computers is that they do what you tell them to do. The bad news is that they do what you tell them to do." - Ted Nelson
#43 2012-03-31 12:49:26
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Hi phro
I don't think so.You just do trial and error method.
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
“It's the subject that nobody knows anything about that we can all talk about!” ― Richard Feynman
“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#44 2012-04-11 12:42:06
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Hi bob
Have you solved the code from #41?
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
“It's the subject that nobody knows anything about that we can all talk about!” ― Richard Feynman
“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#45 2012-04-11 17:12:30
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No. I'm stuck. I'll have another look. No hint yet please.
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#46 2012-04-11 17:13:20
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Ok. Take your time.
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
“It's the subject that nobody knows anything about that we can all talk about!” ― Richard Feynman
“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#47 2012-04-15 21:20:37
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You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him find it within himself..........Galileo Galilei
#48 2012-04-15 22:27:52
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Correct! Good work! What is that link for?
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
“It's the subject that nobody knows anything about that we can all talk about!” ― Richard Feynman
“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#49 2012-04-16 01:34:37
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Well did you follow it? It's a clue to how I did it.
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#50 2012-04-16 01:49:01
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Ok,I will look at it when I have more time.
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
“It's the subject that nobody knows anything about that we can all talk about!” ― Richard Feynman
“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón