tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post1625763900314725722..comments2024-03-29T01:22:33.864-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Bitmap images / FRI 10-7-11 / Wheeler Peak locale / Mitchum's genre / Hindu god often depicted meditating / From knowledge sea power orgRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72894860268055645742013-06-24T08:55:07.492-04:002013-06-24T08:55:07.492-04:00Nina Simone is one of the great who has ever exist...Nina Simone is one of the great who has ever existed.Esperanza Travelhttp://www.esperanzatravel.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45924913374744012422011-11-12T00:56:29.146-05:002011-11-12T00:56:29.146-05:00my bad. It was 33a, and somehow I didn't catch...my bad. It was 33a, and somehow I didn't catch it on the proofread.<br /> SCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11629590452570929572011-11-11T20:41:27.839-05:002011-11-11T20:41:27.839-05:00@Spacecraft - your grid had a 31a?
For a puzzle t...@Spacecraft - your grid had a 31a?<br /><br />For a puzzle that was hastily constructed to beat a publishing deadline, I'd call this a pretty remnarkable feat - nice JOB(S), Kevin G. Der.<br /><br />And from Veterans Day 2006, these excerpts from RPDTNYTCP:<br />- "Solving time: 42:21 (applet)" (this was a BEQ Saturday puzzle)<br />- "The puzzle was a bit heavy on the esoterica, but overall: tough but fair. Very Saturday. My on-line puzzle-solving skills still need honing, although I can't blame my time on the computer today. My brain was a bit slow on the uptake, and the puzzle was just hard for me."<br />- "Where was I? Oh, the puzzle. Sorry, Tina Turner gets me so excited. PS Tina Turner shares a birthday with me, now just 15 days away! See also Charles Schulz and former basketball star Sean Kemp (born on exactly the same Day as I was). Seriously, where was I?"<br />- "Whatever that's worth. The only EPHRAIM I know is the ancient actor Ephraim Zimbalist, Jr., and well, it turns out he spells it EFREM, and, according to the Trinity Broadcasting Network, he has brought "untold multitudes" to Jesus Christ through his witness. Not as Jewish as I'd hoped."<br />- "GAY Talese, like Gabby Hayes, is a great-sounding man's name that no red-blooded North American man will ever have again unless he enjoys merciless taunting. NAN is a sweet little name, despite reminding me of a goat."<br />- "Oh. Yes. Bear rug. Being very much against the slaughter of animals for the purposes of home decoration, these kinds of answers tend not to come to me quickly."<br />- " BAD MAN makes me think of the "Simpsons" episode entitled "Homer Bad Man," in which he steals the Gummi Venus De Milo and then, when he finds it stuck to the ass of a young co-ed (!), he pulls it off, only to find himself accused of sexual harassment. Good stuff."<br />- "Here's what I love about this puzzle, and about Shortz-era puzzles generally - very democratic. These pop culture answers share space with technical jargon like ACEROSE and BELAYED, and the effect is beautifully harmonious. The effect is also that dorks like me who spent their Wonder Years in front of the (M)TV can feel super smart on Saturdays."<br />- There were 8 comments, including this reply form Rex to @Orange: "I don't know which I like better, your dirty-minded take on "belayed" or the fact that you apparently know something about "One Tree Hill" - the target audience of which, as we know from a late Sep. puzzle this year, is TEENs."<br /><br />To all veterans and members of the Armed Forces: Thank you for your service. Dirigonzo.Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19670318937139582992011-11-11T15:30:42.628-05:002011-11-11T15:30:42.628-05:00Spacecraft here. Scanning the cluelist, I saw 57a ...Spacecraft here. Scanning the cluelist, I saw 57a mentioned in 1a, counted the letters in STEVEJOBS and immediately filled it in, as well as APPLE. This promised to be the gimme-est puzzle I'd ever done, and I was even tempted to time myself (ugh!). Fortunately resisted that one, because it turned out not to be so fast. Trouble came at the very end, in the center of the grid. I had VOCAL, which makes more sense to me than VOCAB for "focus of some prep work." I don't quite get that one--other than the shortened form of the answer word mirroring the "prep."<br /> At the other end of 24d was _oler. AOLER never occurred to me, and that needs to be thrown in the garbage right along with ALER and NLER. A pox on any puzzle that has those abominations in it!<br /> So then we move to the middle of the 24d word, at 40a, "like some Arabians." Well, I had SHOW at first; I'm sure there are show horses of that strain. But that made LIGIWE_ and I couldn't let that IW stay, so I tried SHOT. No doubt lots of Arabians have been shot lately. Still left me with LIGITE_. Tried SHOD but still had LIGIDE_. Man, I came that close to finishing, but the B and the A eluded me, and I had to settle for an ABF (all-but-finished). Oh well, I'd had to Google 31a anyway. If anyone outside of the Geek Squad knows that one, I'm surprised.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77808611190485457822011-11-11T14:18:26.158-05:002011-11-11T14:18:26.158-05:00Nice puzzle, and a fitting tribute to Steve Jobs. ...Nice puzzle, and a fitting tribute to Steve Jobs. As usual, Evil Doug doesn't get it. What other sort of tribute would a crossword constructor/blog offer?rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44503757329034366972011-11-11T12:51:31.106-05:002011-11-11T12:51:31.106-05:00Jon Nakamatsu is a Van Cliburn Competition Gold Me...Jon Nakamatsu is a Van Cliburn Competition Gold Medal winner - check out his concise Wiki page.<br /><br />There is a Wheeler Peak just outside Taos, NM (which, of course, didn't fit).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56360275976503882692011-11-11T11:01:07.196-05:002011-11-11T11:01:07.196-05:00Is there an AL DAVIS puzzle coming up?
I was so p...Is there an AL DAVIS puzzle coming up?<br /><br />I was so proud of myself for reasoning that NEVada was more likely to be home to a peak than NEBraska. Then I found out that "Huffs" had nothing to do with knitting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70244241512064332912011-11-02T05:51:11.091-04:002011-11-02T05:51:11.091-04:00I would normally disregard content on this topic b...I would normally disregard content on this topic but your first sentence interested me enough to read on. You have done an amazing job with the detail and effort you put into this article. Thanks!Jasmine Smithhttp://www.myownpuzzle.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35427132653294150352011-10-17T07:13:46.312-04:002011-10-17T07:13:46.312-04:00I have read several articles on this issue but you...I have read several articles on this issue but you have brought up some interesting points. Just when I thought there was nothing new to investigate, you've proven me wrong.Jasmine Smithhttp://www.myownpuzzle.com/contact.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13187691749619973102011-10-12T06:37:53.125-04:002011-10-12T06:37:53.125-04:00Merely, admirable what you have performed right he...Merely, admirable what you have performed right here. It is pleasing to seem you express through the heart as well as your clarity on this substantial content might be simply looked. Impressive publish and can appear ahead in your future update.Jasmine Smithhttp://www.myownpuzzle.com/shipping-costs-faq.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-523363333297849502011-10-08T03:37:13.869-04:002011-10-08T03:37:13.869-04:00@Rube - Welcome back. You can catch our brilliant...@Rube - Welcome back. You can catch our brilliant Joon on You Tube. Joon Pahk on Jeopardy Oct 7th 2011.<br /><br />The whales are early this year, hope you spot some.<br /><br />Call me if you have some free time.<br /><br />etrav - has it come down to this?chefwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999206352243329280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58178737339634425112011-10-08T02:51:27.079-04:002011-10-08T02:51:27.079-04:00I'm walking into the movie-plex. I hear someon...I'm walking into the movie-plex. I hear someone yell out, "Hey, Linda! What's your phone's name?" I look around, think for a second, and yell, "The Precious!" All my friends know I'm IN love with my iPhone! Always have been and thank YOU, Mr. Jobs.+wordphanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05693465770426693314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72709894581140750942011-10-07T23:37:34.609-04:002011-10-07T23:37:34.609-04:00Obviously late getting here, but just arrived on K...Obviously late getting here, but just arrived on Kauai yesterday. First things first... @Chefwen, we have "Road Runner" and I cannot find Jeopardy! In your post you said you watched it... where/how? Will catch up with you tomorrow, offline.<br /><br />Can't say this was a particularly easy puzzle, but Wed/Thur doable for me. Must say I own nothing from Apple, (or Next), nevertheless, I admired Jobs and his innovative thinking.<br /><br />Re the puzzle, didn't particularly like all the three, (unknown to me), song titles in the first row. I could go on, but I see that Saturday's puzzle is already out, so I won't.Rubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773241241484881566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91409219346528215042011-10-07T23:27:27.063-04:002011-10-07T23:27:27.063-04:00Rex,
Thank you so much for introducing me to the ...Rex,<br /><br />Thank you so much for introducing me to the Nina Simone song. The lyrics were perfect for this day when we are celebrating the life of Steve Jobs:<br /><br />"I wish I could live<br />Like I'm longin' to live<br />I wish I could do <br />All the things that I can do"<br /><br />Steve did those things. If you have not seen his commencement speech at Stanford in 2005, please, please do yourself a great favor and watch it. What a great man!<br />(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc)<br /><br />And now, I will download the Nina Simone song from Itunes to my IMac and from there it will go to my IPod, my IPad, and my IPhone. I've owned just about every Apple product that's been out since about 1981. I love them and so deeply appreciate the man who brought this elegance and simplicity into my life.Rookienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11024605963125236492011-10-07T23:07:49.580-04:002011-10-07T23:07:49.580-04:00Is it possible to get the Patrick Berry puzzle?
...Is it possible to get the Patrick Berry puzzle? <br /><br />I'm not complaining at all - just curious.Cheeriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919455386774076690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43082410917669880112011-10-07T20:51:14.602-04:002011-10-07T20:51:14.602-04:00All of us can, if we choose, have a private rememb...All of us can, if we choose, have a private rememberence of Steve Jobs. We can say a prayer for him and his family if so inclined, raise a glass to him, or have a few moments of silence in his honor. Kevin Der had a chance to pay Jobs a tribute that he could also share with the world. He took that chance, worked hard at it, and produced a wonderful puzzle, and I thought it was terrific. So thanks, Kevin!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73974819402416140762011-10-07T20:40:33.136-04:002011-10-07T20:40:33.136-04:00@jberg,
Most of the image formats you're fami...@jberg,<br /><br />Most of the image formats you're familiar with are bitmaps. Jpg, gif, png and bmp are all examples of formats that convey an image as a map of colored dots. They differ in compression, color and resolution limitations and how they display on various devices with different color and resolution capabilities.<br /><br />The opposite of these raster or bitmap formats are vector formats, which capture mathematical representations of the shapes that comprise an image. These formats are used in CAD applications, for instance, but not for general imaging.Martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39690239110395203972011-10-07T20:01:19.300-04:002011-10-07T20:01:19.300-04:00Just finished watching jeopardy. will discuss it t...Just finished watching jeopardy. will discuss it tomorrowchefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88552627354934420362011-10-07T19:40:16.704-04:002011-10-07T19:40:16.704-04:00@campsite - Thanks for the Der link. Now I'm...@campsite - Thanks for the Der link. Now I'm even more impressed with the quality of this one. And, I love my IPad!<br /><br />I bought my daughter a IIC for her journey through UCSB and she just got her middle school daughter an IMac. Jobs made the world a better place for students.jaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385568014046336373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70352950391772700432011-10-07T19:14:59.609-04:002011-10-07T19:14:59.609-04:00Loved the puzzle, and don't care if it's n...Loved the puzzle, and don't care if it's not "Friday-difficult."<br /><br />I was really struck by how Jobs, a billionaire with access to the best doctors, medicine, hospitals, etc., still succumbed to cancer.<br /><br />Cancer doesn't discriminate...JenCThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18290169184354765840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46952404161750335372011-10-07T18:40:36.161-04:002011-10-07T18:40:36.161-04:00I wasn't feeling cynical and after reading how...I wasn't feeling cynical and after reading how this puzzle was put together I am mighty impressed.<br /><br />Re: Jeopardy, this little old Lutheran lady knew all of the high holidays answers. Comes of having a pretty good education and working for years with a very diverse staff.quilter1https://www.blogger.com/profile/09569747169212018177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34826014670623655072011-10-07T18:27:40.992-04:002011-10-07T18:27:40.992-04:00Like the man's visionary products, a tribute p...Like the man's visionary products, a tribute puzzle to Steve Jobs needed to be user-friendly and elegantly designed. Well done, Mr. Der.guidry49noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53528858091857521942011-10-07T17:35:33.006-04:002011-10-07T17:35:33.006-04:00Actually, now I'm not sure if it mattered what...Actually, now I'm not sure if it mattered what day it was bec really these tributes have been a bit list-y without a lot of wordplay.<br />I would love to see another one for Steve Jobs that would have answers like JOBSFAIR or some puns somehow or something.<br />Nothing to take away from Kevin's extraordinary feat...just think it would quiet some of the naysayers to have a bit more playfulness in there, but perhaps that would be perceived of making light of his death? Just a thought.acmenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71977349867912970502011-10-07T17:31:53.882-04:002011-10-07T17:31:53.882-04:00I, too, got the theme at 1A and when I counted the...I, too, got the theme at 1A and when I counted the boxes in 57A. VOCAl thus missed BI-IDEA. Bought my PC Sept. 2009; never MAC savy. Very nice tribute. <br /><br />I belive on Jeopardy! you still need the five to be in on the Champions and then after that you can go on for more games. I hope Joon does both.<br /><br />Have a good fast to those who do. On to the weekend.Sparkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11149915526159432838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86902165599809058122011-10-07T17:26:36.148-04:002011-10-07T17:26:36.148-04:00I still have my Mac SE, PowerMac, and NeXTStation ...I still have my Mac SE, PowerMac, and NeXTStation sitting on a shelf in my basement. I can't bear to throw them away. I remember the day we installed the 16k(!) memory expansion card in our Apple II so we could run the Pascal compiler.<br /><br />RIP Steve. Thanks for bringing the world your vision.<br /><br />And thanks to Kevin Der for this tribute.Arbynoreply@blogger.com