A space for mostly short form stuff and responses to things I see elsewhere.
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Stupid 143 2/0/2
But I think it needs a hyphen.
Is it really possible that in 2022 one cannot search iCloud drive for a filename that contains, rather than starts with, a target? And that one cannot save a search? This is awful. Someone, enlighten me, please.
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Stupid 141 1/0/2
A lucky 5:1 shot on the final letter, not including parts of speech.
Jeremy Cherfaspublished this
@artkavanagh One is probably obsolete, though it does appear in Moby Dick.
, May 21 2022 on micro.blog
@jeremycherfas Yet another enormous gap in my reading that I really ought to fill. I wonder if I’ll spot the word.
, May 22 2022 on micro.blog
@artkavanagh Consider the nature of the beast.
I don’t know why I am being so coy here, given that the puzzle is long gone.
Sparm.
, May 22 2022 on micro.blog
@jeremycherfas I guessed it might be that. Still ought to read the book, though.
, May 22 2022 on micro.blog
@artkavanagh The Squeeze is listening to a version read by Phoebe Judge and says it is extremely good.
, May 22 2022 on micro.blog
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Stupid 140 2/2/2
Bah! Parts of speech.
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Stupid 139 2/1/2
My linguistic prejudices and blinkered attitude let me down.
Ag Economists: would anyone be willing to either talk to me or point me to something that would help me to get a better understanding of this chart from USDA?
https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/chart-gallery/gallery/chart-detail/?chartId=103880
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Stupid 138 2/1/2
Very difficult one; pure guesswork that failed.
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Stupid 137 1/0/2
Skipped yesterday because it revealed a flaw in my logic, now corrected.
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Stupid 135 1/1/2
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Stupid 133 1/1/2
This one involved some very lucky guesses, given that there were scores of words it could have been.
@jeremycherfas 5:1? I counted 3, but I got it on the first guess too.
artkavanagh, May 21 2022 on micro.blog