The Alice factory.

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Super obsessed with Sudoku.

So, several posts ago, I was really puzzled by a sudoku app that ran the same patterns over and over again. After trying my hand at printed versions and then websudoku.com (which is a fantastic, fun site) I learned rather quickly, of course, that not every sudoku can be solved via triplet combinations. Eventually, I began desiring a sudoku puzzle generator of my very own, so I started reading up on how other people went about generating sudoku games. In the course of my search, I found this webpage that had a pretty interesting, simple way to generate them using a known valid solution. And then while reading the comments, it struck me that this strategy was probably how my very first sudoku app had been programmed.

Since I’ve been food-poisoned by a tangerine earlier today and cannot sleep, this is how I end up killing time.

Posted on Sunday, January 8 2012.
The Alice factory. Random aphorisms and commentary and things.

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