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Re: Two distances among Four Points

From James Dow Allen <user4353@newsgrouper.org.invalid>
Newsgroups rec.puzzles
Subject Re: Two distances among Four Points
References (7 earlier) <1774439077-4353@newsgrouper.org> <10q11rb$22i4b$1@dont-email.me> <1774511908-4353@newsgrouper.org> <10q3q91$2sgqj$1@dont-email.me> <1774607147-4353@newsgrouper.org>
Date 2026-03-27 20:27 +0000
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James Dow Allen <user4353@newsgrouper.org.invalid> posted:
> 
> "Carl G." <carlgnews@microprizes.com> posted:
> > I was also involved in rec.puzzles in the last millennia.
> 
> I Do recall that you were probably the very BEST puzzle composer here at r.p
> during the early years of this millennium.  In particular one of your puzzles
> intrigued me enough that I composed a webpage describing it, and giving the
> source code I eventually wrote to solve this puzzle
> (which I call "Ginnow's Solitaire" or "Ginnow's Sieve").:
>     https://fabpedigree.com/james/gsieve.htm

I located the thread. It was "The 101 Game", started by Carl G. on 31 May 2000.

Does this date lie in the present millennium or an earlier one?
Has the political schism ever been healed which divided two camps:
(A) Traditionalists who believe that one (1) is the first (1st) number.
(B) The "Turning Odometer" fans, perhaps joined by a coalition of C programmers.


JDA III

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Two distances among Four Points James Dow Allen <user4353@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-03-17 19:14 +0000
  Re: Two distances among Four Points Charlie Roberts <croberts@gmail.com> - 2026-03-18 16:36 -0400
    Re: Two distances among Four Points James Dow Allen <user4353@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-03-20 06:03 +0000
      Re: Two distances among Four Points  Charlie Roberts <croberts@gmail.com> - 2026-03-20 12:50 -0400
    Re: Two distances among Four Points Charlie Roberts <croberts@gmail.com> - 2026-03-20 11:04 -0400
      Re: Two distances among Four Points Mike Terry <news.dead.person.stones@darjeeling.plus.com> - 2026-03-20 16:22 +0000
        Re: Two distances among Four Points Phil Carmody <pc+usenet@asdf.org> - 2026-05-19 20:01 +0300
  Re: Two distances among Four Points "Carl G." <carlgnews@microprizes.com> - 2026-03-20 09:58 -0700
    Re: Two distances among Four Points James Dow Allen <user4353@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-03-20 17:11 +0000
      Re: Two distances among Four Points Mike Terry <news.dead.person.stones@darjeeling.plus.com> - 2026-03-21 15:55 +0000
        Re: Two distances among Four Points James Dow Allen <user4353@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-03-22 07:20 +0000
          Re: Two distances among Four Points HenHanna@NewsGrouper <user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-03-23 16:16 +0000
            Re: Two distances among Four Points Mike Terry <news.dead.person.stones@darjeeling.plus.com> - 2026-03-25 02:40 +0000
              Re: Two distances among Four Points James Dow Allen <user4353@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-03-25 11:44 +0000
                Re: Two distances among Four Points "Carl G." <carlgnews@microprizes.com> - 2026-03-25 09:17 -0700
                Re: Two distances among Four Points James Dow Allen <user4353@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-03-26 07:58 +0000
                Re: Two distances among Four Points "Carl G." <carlgnews@microprizes.com> - 2026-03-26 10:26 -0700
                Re: Two distances among Four Points James Dow Allen <user4353@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-03-27 10:25 +0000
                Re: Two distances among Four Points James Dow Allen <user4353@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-03-27 20:27 +0000

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