Author: Frederic Friedel
Date: 06:39:24 12/27/99
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On December 26, 1999 at 12:14:48, Charles Milton Ling wrote: >It was not my intention to hurt Tina. If so, I honestly apologize. Perhaps I >am somewhat nervy because of your dam' problem, Frederic. Didn't you realize it >is off-topic? Computers can't solve it, can they? (I am meaning this as a >joke, please!) Olaf Jenkner checked whether his marvellous Gustav could be modified to solve it (after he himself had succeeded). Possible, but takes an inordinate amount of time. Sorry to cause you pain with the problem. I have received so many emails that I am paying for what I did. But many are so clever (see earlier posting) and so nice that I think it's definitely worth it. Here's one that arrived yesterday (excerpts, with references to his correct solution obliterated): "All of Slashdot went nuts thanks to you. I and many others lost all productivity until someone managed to solve it. ... I had determined that we needed a queen using a forward attack... But I NEVER, NEVER through of... Brilliant sir, Brilliant. Thanks for a reminder of why I used to play." I currently have 46 pages of letters.
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