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On 27/03/2015 14:09, Dave Angel wrote:
> On 03/27/2015 09:56 AM, Marko Rauhamaa wrote:
>> "Frank Millman" <frank@chagford.com>:
>>
>>> So what I am talking about is called a "satisfactory" puzzle, which is
>>> a subset of a "proper" puzzle.
>>
>> That is impossible to define, though, because some people are mental
>> acrobats and can do a lot of deep analysis in their heads. What's
>> satisfactory to you may not be satisfactory to me.
>>
>> Besides, looking for "satisfactory" patterns can involve a truckload of
>> trial and error.
>>
>
> I know, let's use "regular expressions"  <g>
>

Thanks, I've been having a miserable day but that got me chuckling :)

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