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- Sun May 17, 2009 9:21 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Feature requests
- Replies: 1956
- Views: 485449
Re: Feature requests
(once again, sorry if its been posted before) I'd find a sort of 'backwards' stemmer useful in the modules on lexplorer. For example, sometimes could look at a selection and get Notarised for 9, but realize that there isnt an O. Easy for most players to realize you could get strained with Notarised-...
- Sun May 17, 2009 9:12 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: New numbers interface: Your comments please
- Replies: 111
- Views: 14025
Re: New numbers interface: Your comments please
The brackets don't do anything yet. I've put my finger on the problem I have with the numbers interface now. When you get to the time you need to commit to whatever operation you're doing, there's no option to not commit to it as far as I can tell. Why therefore do we have to commit to it in the fi...
- Sun May 17, 2009 9:10 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Numbers Order
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1743
Numbers Order
Earlier on, I was wondering about the order in which numbers are put on the board. I seem to remember at least one occasion where the large number was put at the right instead of the left. So i have a number of questions for you all. Lots of these questions overlap, and get repetitive, so sorry. 1)D...
- Sun May 17, 2009 1:36 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: New numbers interface: Your comments please
- Replies: 111
- Views: 14025
Re: New numbers interface: Your comments please
I completely agree with Ians point about the committal button. I also seem to be having problems with clicking on the brackets, they seem to be redundant.
Eg, if i click [9] [x] [(] [100] [+] [6] [)], i should get 954, but i'd get 906
Eg, if i click [9] [x] [(] [100] [+] [6] [)], i should get 954, but i'd get 906
- Thu May 14, 2009 6:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 14th May - Jimmy Gough Mania
- Replies: 38
- Views: 4577
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 14th May - Jimmy Gough Mania
Just watching this now on Catch-Up and can't believe no one got OBITUARY in round 2. Just watched up to round too, also got it, but out of time. Nice spot. Edit: Yes, i did just get too and two mixed up, and i thought id leave it here for you all to laugh at. Edit: Managed to beat Jimmy with isolat...
- Wed May 13, 2009 6:09 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for 13/05/2009
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2367
Re: Spoilers for 13/05/2009
SNAP.Allan Harmer wrote:CLOSETED in R 12
I liked it how The challenger basically confessed to beating up youths at the end. He was a nice guy. Its a shame he and Jimmy had to cross paths.
- Thu Apr 30, 2009 6:55 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 29th April
- Replies: 46
- Views: 8626
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 29th April
Also an English name for "Like Ham".
- Wed Apr 29, 2009 7:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 29th April
- Replies: 46
- Views: 8626
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 29th April
Todays game was very generous in terms of easy points, but it seems to me as if Hamish does have the capability to get a century. I would expect him to perform at about the same level as Cate Henderson and Shane Roberts (If he becomes an octo champ), and I think its fair to say that if those contest...
- Wed Apr 29, 2009 6:10 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 29th April
- Replies: 46
- Views: 8626
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 29th April
Dunno, but he seemed to have a seemingly uncanny likeness to Hansford, with the twitching and the date thing. Thats what i pondered when I noticed the incredible angle at which he was at rest in his chair when he first came on camera. His behaviour was much better then Jeffrey's. Im thinking he cou...
- Wed Apr 29, 2009 5:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 29th April
- Replies: 46
- Views: 8626
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 29th April
The moment i saw him sitting in that chair askew as he was, he had immediately become one of my favourite contestants of all time. The fact that he got such a brilliant score just furthers this admiration. Hamish >> Dundas. And you all know how much I love dundas ( you dont actually know). Could thi...
- Mon Apr 27, 2009 7:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 27th April
- Replies: 43
- Views: 4154
Re: Spoilers for Monday 27th April
Gyles is so incredibly invasive to the viewer and to Suzie. I should hate everything about him, but when i see him i have the irrational reaction of extreme laughter. I think its because i asociate him with my granparents' comical reactions to how he behanves. Does anyone else agree that todays conu...
- Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:53 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 22nd April
- Replies: 49
- Views: 4986
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 22nd April
I sometimes watch most the countdown episodes round my granparents house (How cool am I?!), and they hate Tim Vine so much. There must be a generational divide. I also didnt know that his brother was the part time egg heads presenter.Jon Corby wrote: Tim Vine is a super-awesome DC guest.
- Wed Apr 22, 2009 4:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 22nd April
- Replies: 49
- Views: 4986
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 22nd April
I found James's conundrum attempt absolutely hillarious, i think there must be somethign wrong with me.
Im not sure if these topics are the place to discuss the contestants, but James eems to represent all the things i hate about countdown. Does anyone else feel the same?
Im not sure if these topics are the place to discuss the contestants, but James eems to represent all the things i hate about countdown. Does anyone else feel the same?
- Mon Apr 20, 2009 4:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers, Monday 20/04/2009
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3089
Re: Spoilers, Monday 20/04/2009
Jeff said Shane was the "fourth seed". Whether he meant the fourth contestant to enter the finals or the number four seed I'm not sure, but Shane's the number three seed AFAIK. Same. Top guy. I also noticed this, he did the same to Cate Henderson by telling her she was the No.3 seed when ...
- Sun Apr 19, 2009 10:03 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: George Robertson
- Replies: 102
- Views: 12500
Re: George Robertson
How stalky. I bet you love the tv show skins too dont you?
- Tue Apr 14, 2009 3:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 14th April
- Replies: 45
- Views: 6062
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 14th April
I wanted an S or a Z as the last letter in the first round for VALORISED/VALORIZED.
- Tue Apr 14, 2009 2:03 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 13th April
- Replies: 58
- Views: 8586
Re: Spoilers for Monday 13th April
Shane is my favourite contestant form this series. I hope he wins 8 games.
- Tue Apr 07, 2009 11:16 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Easter Egg Hunt
- Replies: 60
- Views: 7778
Re: Apterous Easter Egg Hunt
I've been playing HyperGoatdown loads recently in the hope of getting QUINCUNX, please tell me there is a magical prize for getting that word.
- Tue Apr 07, 2009 6:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: CountMax errors
- Replies: 727
- Views: 92570
Re: CountMax errors
Me and Innis both got Sporulated in a hyper game and it wasn't allowed. I can't link to the game, because it broke halfway through, and then there was no option to resume later. When i looked at Sporulated on lexplorer it said it was not valid, yet in one game it had been declared by dictionary corn...
- Tue Apr 07, 2009 6:23 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Easter Egg Hunt
- Replies: 60
- Views: 7778
Re: Apterous Easter Egg Hunt
I still don't know what a pair of slippers are for.
Hopefully theres an easter egg for declaring a 10 letter word in a game with 9 letters.
Hopefully theres an easter egg for declaring a 10 letter word in a game with 9 letters.
- Mon Apr 06, 2009 5:02 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Aptobash III: Have Your Say
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2445
Re: Aptobash III: Have Your Say
Anything with rounds of 30 seconds will last forever and ever and ever and ever.
- Sat Apr 04, 2009 4:15 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Aptominibash: tonight
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2858
Re: Aptominibash: tonight
Yep, im in
- Fri Apr 03, 2009 5:06 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: CountMax errors
- Replies: 727
- Views: 92570
Re: CountMax errors
I had Sluttier disallowed in a game earlier. I'm wondering weather its not a word or weather it was just missed out of the dictionary file
- Thu Apr 02, 2009 7:28 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Horizon maths show
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2910
Re: Horizon maths show
I liked that show. I went to see a lecture by Marcus De Sautoy last week in which he said the same stuff about the fourth dimension as he did on the show. He was quite entertaining, and even tho i only have a GCSE in maths, he still made the lecture accessible enough for me and others at my level of...
- Thu Apr 02, 2009 3:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers, Thursday 02/04/09
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2852
Re: Spoilers, Thursday 02/04/09
OUTLIERS
VENULES
Whats the record for the lowest score by current champion? It might be under threat in tomorrows episode if the challenger is any good.
VENULES
Whats the record for the lowest score by current champion? It might be under threat in tomorrows episode if the challenger is any good.
- Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:01 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in Nottingham 2009
- Replies: 95
- Views: 16026
Re: Countdown in Nottingham 2009
Anyone driven there from Londonish area before? Google maps directions reckons 2 hours for the journey, in which case it'd be doable in a day. Is 2 hours realistic? Lifts possible along route (M1 from Luton northwards). I'll be skirting past Leicester, Jack, so presumably not too much of a detour t...
- Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in Nottingham 2009
- Replies: 95
- Views: 16026
Re: Countdown in Nottingham 2009
I dont suppose anyoen who likes giving lifts to strangers is driving through leicester on the way there and/or back?
- Sun Mar 29, 2009 5:14 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Cheating: What it is, and why you shouldn't do it
- Replies: 257
- Views: 236559
Re: Cheating: What it is, and why you shouldn't do
In hindsight, I should have intervened with this but I was busy playing a match. After a while it became clear that Martin was telling the truth, but Kirk wanted to not believe. And that guy Jimmy Gough was in the background saying stuff like "Kirk's a star, who are you?". Quite a horribl...
- Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:19 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Strange Games
- Replies: 295
- Views: 33531
Re: Strange Games
http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=41193
In the first numbers round we got better than a maximum.
In the first numbers round we got better than a maximum.
- Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:05 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Lowest sum of primes
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5370
Re: Lowest sum of primes
I just looked at a list of primes, and no three digit prime number begins with 20, so my argument is flawed. Might fix it later.
- Fri Mar 27, 2009 7:52 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Lowest sum of primes
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5370
Re: Lowest sum of primes
Im trying to prove a lower bounds for the optimal solution, i know i have no chance in hell of getting a decent value myself, so i thought it do this instead. I dont know if an optimal solution can be found by using logic derived form finding a lower bounds. Firstly, consider the digits 4, 6 and 8. ...
- Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:07 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Octostats
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3242
Re: Octostats
David O'Donnell wrote:Just for the sake of the stats - I was 30 in my octo-run.
WTF, you looked about 7.
- Thu Mar 26, 2009 12:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Octostats
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3242
Re: Octostats
According to those stats, Craig Beevers didnt solve one conundrum, yet he only dropped 78 points. Im assuming that the column for his conundrums is wrong.
- Tue Mar 24, 2009 4:54 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: SERIES 61
- Replies: 40
- Views: 4824
Re: SERIES 61
I e-mailed off an application yonks ago, never got s response. Once you saw my photo you probably thought it was a joke. Im so hideous. :) You look fairly happy, but the dribbling probably didn't help. What about the Jaundice? Edit: I'd also like to ask Damian if there is any limit as to how long y...
- Tue Mar 24, 2009 4:50 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: SERIES 61
- Replies: 40
- Views: 4824
Re: SERIES 61
I e-mailed off an application yonks ago, never got s response.
Once you saw my photo you probably thought it was a joke. Im so hideous.
Once you saw my photo you probably thought it was a joke. Im so hideous.
- Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in Nottingham 2009
- Replies: 95
- Views: 16026
Re: Countdown in Nottingham 2009
You'd think, but knowing the dreadful organistation skills of the exam boards i wouldnt be suprised.Ben Wilson wrote:In any event the Monday after CoNot is a bank holiday so I doubt anyone will have exams then.
If i can get myself soem transport i will try and go fo sho.
*Heads to google maps and national rail*
- Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:05 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Display Case
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3332
Re: Apterous Display Case
The baseball cap is when you get a maximum and there is no other words with the same amount of letters, I think. If only there were some kind of name for that. Perhaps you could suggest one, Darren. HA I've worked out all of them bar the slippers. I have seven pairs of slipper, so far i've not seen...
- Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in Nottingham 2009
- Replies: 95
- Views: 16026
Re: Countdown in Nottingham 2009
I think that Saturday is the first day of a half term, so you shouldn't have any exams for about 8 days. Thats how it works out for me anyway.Jimmy Gough wrote:I want to go but it's likely I'll have exams then. We'll see.
- Mon Mar 23, 2009 5:46 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Feature requests
- Replies: 1956
- Views: 485449
Re: Feature requests
I'd like it if there was a setting in Lexplorer that gave you the option of only viewing words of a certain length in all the boxes when running a search. It probably wouldnt be a great amount of use to most people, but it would be good if you have a fetish for compiling words and listing them in le...
- Mon Mar 23, 2009 5:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in Nottingham 2009
- Replies: 95
- Views: 16026
Re: Countdown in Nottingham 2009
I'd like to go, I'd probably go just to harass everyone else and then get kicked out. Saying that, the 23rd of may is right in the middle of My As exams
- Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:24 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: A Question of Genius
- Replies: 43
- Views: 8673
Re: A Question of Genius
What other countdown contestants have been in lots of quiz shows? I can seem to remember michael madonald-cooper (or whatever his name was) being introduced as a multiple quiz show contestant, but my knowledge of contestants isnt good enough to think of any others.
- Thu Mar 05, 2009 4:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thu 05/03/2009
- Replies: 104
- Views: 13568
Re: Spoilers for Thu 05/03/2009
What a shame that he missed the conumdrum, still would have been the second highest of all time if my sources are right. There were at least 17 extra points that he could have picked up throughout the show, still an outstanding performance. It was also nice to see him mentioning apterous, i wonder i...
- Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:05 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Feature requests
- Replies: 1956
- Views: 485449
Re: Feature requests
CBA to look through this topic to see fi its been suggested before, but i'd like to see some variation of the game based on choosing common prefixes and suffixes as part of your selection. Heres one example of how it could work. As well as having consonants and vowels, players would be able to choos...
- Mon Feb 23, 2009 7:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: "Frustrated by the programme marginalising her sexuality."
- Replies: 223
- Views: 28172
Re: "Frustrated by the programme marginalising her sexuality."
I could understand there being discussion if she had to solve the crucial conumdrum HOOPBHOME, because this would be something the production staff had delibeately included. Countdown has run for over 25 years, there must have been in the region of 30,000 letters rounds played, so its inevitable tha...
- Mon Feb 23, 2009 7:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers & Comments, Monday 23/02/2009
- Replies: 35
- Views: 4138
Re: Spoilers & Comments, Monday 23/02/2009
Was there a tea-time teaser last week that was identical to todays first one?
I seem to have certain memories of seeing the exact same one recently. Please tell me it wasn't in a dream, i dont want to admit to havign dreams about countdown!
I seem to have certain memories of seeing the exact same one recently. Please tell me it wasn't in a dream, i dont want to admit to havign dreams about countdown!
- Sun Feb 22, 2009 11:19 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Hansford
- Replies: 53
- Views: 4476
Re: Hansford
I also seem to remember him getting a conumdrum where the soloution was GERANIUMS. This strikes me as quite odd, because its an anagram of MEASURING, and i thought conumdrums only ever had one soloution, if he said measuring would he have been wrong?
- Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:15 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Hansford
- Replies: 53
- Views: 4476
Re: Hansford
Craig just said to me that he tried getting out his laptop in the middle of a round once. He assured me its a true story, but its so unbelievable i don't know what to think.
Does anybody have any general clips of Jeffrey, i want to watch them for comedy purposes.
Does anybody have any general clips of Jeffrey, i want to watch them for comedy purposes.
- Sun Feb 15, 2009 7:09 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Aptobash II
- Replies: 66
- Views: 7601
Re: Aptobash II
I'm having troubles getting on.
- Sun Feb 15, 2009 5:44 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Aptobash II
- Replies: 66
- Views: 7601
Re: Aptobash II
I know im too late to sign up, but is it ok if i show up just incase you have any spaces that need filling up?
- Sun Feb 15, 2009 12:41 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Making Change
- Replies: 62
- Views: 7115
Re: Making Change
If we had coins thats values were only powers of two, the most efficient way to get any value of money would always give an assortment of coins in which none were repeated.
- Sun Feb 15, 2009 12:33 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Cubes Sum Product Squares plus Induction Goodness
- Replies: 92
- Views: 10848
Re: Cubes Sum Product Squares
the sum of cubes 1-n will always be its product squared I hate to be picky, but did you mean: The sum of cubes 1 to n will always be the same as the sum of (1 to n)^2 I just did a chapter on this sort of stuff in further pure 1. The sum of the cubes of the first n natural numbers is (n^2(n+1)^2)/4 ...
- Sun Feb 15, 2009 12:18 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Cubes Sum Product Squares plus Induction Goodness
- Replies: 92
- Views: 10848
Re: Cubes Sum Product Squares
One of a few bits of maths I really hate, can't really get my head round and don't fully believe as I feel like you're being tricked. 3 is prime. Add 2. 5 is prime. Add 2. 7 is prime. Therefore all odd numbers are primes. Did you know that any interger greater then three can be expressed as the sum...
- Sun Feb 15, 2009 11:23 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Dictionary Corner Guests
- Replies: 143
- Views: 20317
Re: Dictionary Corner Guests
To everyone: am always open to suggestions for guests - but remember I am the booker and not the decision-maker. x Ross Kemp! Louis Theroux would be a personality with interesting anicdotes going into the ads. I dont know if he would be as lethal as Jo Brand with a pen and notepad though. I'm still...
- Sat Feb 14, 2009 10:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Say hello to Susie
- Replies: 67
- Views: 12097
Re: Say hello to Susie
[Going off at a tangent] It really annoys me how the general thing done when intorducing the number women (whether Coral or Rachel) is to make out that they are some sort of ultra high iq maths genius, when in truth they are just quite efficient with mental arithmatic. This just makes people think ...
- Sat Feb 14, 2009 9:06 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Say hello to Susie
- Replies: 67
- Views: 12097
Re: Say hello to Susie
I'm gutted. I thought it was all Susie's own work and that she was a clever girl who swallowed dictionaries. So do the upstairs crew type the letter combinations into a computer or are they a team of lexi's? I would say that gaining the knowledge that suzie is fed words is the countdown equivalent ...
- Sat Feb 14, 2009 8:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: dress code
- Replies: 120
- Views: 14497
Re: dress code
Seriously. As far as I'm concerned, it's the online equivalent of you lowering your hand to your groin, bending over double and making a wanking gesture at someone, if we were having this conversation in a pub. Lewd, horrible, offensive. It's a fucking emoticon you cabbage. It's the equivalent of g...
- Sat Feb 14, 2009 8:22 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Calendar
- Replies: 126
- Views: 18450
Re: Countdown Calendar
In the spirit of making no sense... WATERMELONS! Now, seriously, where can one get hold of this Calendar? Is it exclusive to Countdown contestants only (did it arrive in their goody bag), or can the general public buy it too? You can get them from any good calendar shop. Although they might be a bi...
- Sat Feb 14, 2009 8:16 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Not Letting Me Log On
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2281
Re: Not Letting Me Log On
If you cant log in, just look at the "todays games" section, and if there been none played in ages, yuo probably cant login because the games gone down.
- Thu Feb 05, 2009 6:41 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Feature requests
- Replies: 1956
- Views: 485449
Re: Feature requests
In the "online players" box, players who are currently engaged in a game should appear in a lighter font, so it is easier to indenify which people you can challenge and which people you can't.
- Tue Jan 27, 2009 6:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: What is it like to be on countdown?
- Replies: 105
- Views: 10825
Re: What is it like to be on countdown?
All the posts here have been very helpful, thanks. This is a bit off topic, but since i joined these forums, i've only been able to connect to apterous about thrice, is this because the website goes down a lot, or because theres something with my web connection going wrong? (I've tried on firefox an...