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hitstun , 2 months ago

Source is desenart on DeviantArt

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Challenge accepted. These vector trees have been ripped off to hell and back for ten years, but I think the original artist is desenart. Vector art theft just runs rampant. They even got rid of the surfer dude.

hitstun OP Mod , 2 months ago

People have to sleep. Even if gravity stops working, what could we do about it in just five minutes? Waiting a little bit to wake up better would probably prepare her better for the first day of the new reality she's waking up in.

hitstun , 2 months ago

#Wordle990 X/6* Grade: D+

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ F
⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛ C
⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛ D+
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 D+
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 D-
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#alyPSKJEcfPfLBQJvlnxsSh6ryX55

Nnooo, I lost! ☠️ My Wordle nerd card is revoked! I just fell for a similar trap yesterday and survived, but my luck ran out today. I really need to be more careful in Hard Mode.

hitstun OP Mod , 2 months ago

Wow, what a dream-like scene! This illustrator from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam must be some kind of coloring wizard.

hitstun , 2 months ago

This Quordle Sequence? I can't say I've ever solved a puzzle while it was still unseen. Nicely done!

I played Daily Sequence Quordle 771 just now and got 4️⃣6️⃣7️⃣8️⃣. I used a two word start, but I should have gone for three words instead.

hitstun , 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago)

Ah, I thought it was just my instance dropping that one. I might as well post my emoji grid here too.

#Wordle989 6/6* Grade: C-

⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ F
🟨🟨⬛⬛🟩 C
⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩 D-
⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩 C-
⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩 D-
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#alyNzW0uhGUI6qekhzoKZtE0sEyoI

But I think Scoredle is better at illustrating how badly I trapped myself there. I almost lost!

Scoredle 6/6*

14,855
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ 819
🟨🟨⬛⬛🟩 29
⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩 8
⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩 3
⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩 2
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

hitstun , 2 months ago

#Wordle988 4/6* Grade: B-

🟩⬛🟩⬛🟨 B
🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩 C+
🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩 F
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#20pHTyMgg394vNKTMQKtC

Gah! I trapped myself again! I thought I was good enough to avoid these traps by now.

hitstun , 2 months ago

I see you keep using AUDIO PERKY. How come? If you want to RAISE YOUTH and cover AEIOUY in two common words, the SAUTE IRONY is that you can do better. I did a ROYAL SUITE of research on two word starts, and you can avoid LOUSY IRATE results in a RAINY HOUSE by using a DAISY ROUTE or a FAIRY LOUSE.

hitstun , 2 months ago

Ouch! I don't know what guesses you played, but it looks like you fell for a four green letter trap! Your best way out is use one turn trying multiple possible 4th letters with a word like TANKY in this case. If one of those lights up, it's enough to finish the puzzle next turn. If you're in Hard Mode, even that trick isn't an option.

hitstun OP Mod , 2 months ago

In time for Hinamatsuri the festival, here's official art from Hinamatsuri the manga. Telekinetic future human Hina is lazing about in the air above her adoptive father Nitta.

I tried to find a clean version of this, but I only encountered a low-res watermarked promotional mouse pad image. I could have mashed up the two together into one clean image, but that takes work and this is my weekend. I could try that edit if someone really wants it.

hitstun , 2 months ago

#Wordle987 4/6* Grade: A

⬛⬛⬛🟩🟩 C+
⬛🟨⬛🟩🟩 A
🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩 A+
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#20pHfEoi4EtnogAQEtjnn

Good game. My second guess left only three possibilities.

hitstun , 2 months ago

#Wordle986 4/6* Grade: B

⬛⬛🟩⬛🟩 C+
⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩 B+
⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩 F
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#20pGUHO5LB4jinN4oAPxe

I found out that my instance admin @jerry plays Wordle too. Of course, I took the opportunity to be a giant nerd about Wordle. I hope he sees us someday.

hitstun OP Mod , 2 months ago

This is the part where I say leave some insightful comment, but... This is just Karyl from Princess Connect Re:Dive in a bubble. It's cute. That is all.

hitstun , 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago)

#Wordle985 4/6* Grade: B-

⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨 D-
🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛ F
⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛ B+
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#20pGxHqrBXEBlh8ajJgXO

I was listening to the soundtrack for a PS1 hot air balloon sim called NOTAM of Wind and tried NOTAM (Notice to Air Missions) as my starting word. Not only does it work; it works kind of well.

hitstun , 2 months ago

Sure, you can get it in less than 4, or as I like to say, under par. By now, you've probably noticed some tendencies about the words NYT chooses as solutions.

Try the most common consonants RTLSN early if you can. Some players like to always use the same starting word like RAISE, SANER, or CRATE. You could even use the same first two words like CLOSE TRAIN, COAST LINER, or DAISY ROUTE. Once you understand how those words help you solve the puzzle in fewer turns, you'll find all kinds of viable starting words you can choose from.

Whatever you do, take your time. You have all day to get the puzzle done, so use all your clues and make logical guesses.

hitstun , 2 months ago

#Wordle984 3/6* Grade: B+

⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ F
⬛🟨🟨🟨⬛ C+
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#SMRJqkIjEOPwSp99

My first two guesses put me in very weird territory. I had 22 possibilities, but I couldn't get one out of my head. In the end I couldn't think of any other legal plays. It ended up being right.

hitstun OP Mod , 2 months ago

Another flying whale from a flying whale specialist. This one is megatruh's tribute to another artist, Yatsude. Is that a manta ray on a leash or just a manta ray-shaped kite?

hitstun , 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago)

#Wordle983 4/6* Grade: B

⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩 C-
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 A-
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 F
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#20pFHU90n9L8MmsaXxjiQ

I should've had an easy 3, but I guessed wrong on the 50/50. It's like I knew the third guess was a mistake when I played it.

hitstun , 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago)

What was up with your third guess? You had already ruled out two of those letters earlier. I think you could make it easier on yourself if you use a better two word start like SAUTE CHOIR. That swaps your D and P out for S and R.

hitstun , 2 months ago

#Wordle982 4/6* Grade: B

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ F
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 D-
🟨🟨🟨🟩⬛ A+
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#20pF6QHXzpOXqBnXSfqGN

I think it's still useful if a reasonable starting word comes up empty. It's good to know what's definitely not in the solution.

hitstun OP Mod , 2 months ago

I don't actually know my Hatsune Miku songs very well. This could be another angle of this art, and if so, we're not in space and this is a non-space weightlessness situation instead. Whatever is happening, Miku came ready for it. With hair that long, could she even walk normally?

hitstun OP Mod , 2 months ago

Last year, I asked /r/hatsune why Hatsune Miku has so much art of her floating and flying in every imaginable way. Luka2810 posted a whole list of examples basically confirming my Superman theory that artists just give Miku whatever superpowers they want, and there isn't much of a canon. That list of examples had some good stuff in it, including this one! Thank you Luka2810, wherever you are now.

hitstun , 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago)

#Wordle981 5/6* Grade: D

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ F
⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛ F
⬛⬛🟩⬛🟨 F
🟩⬛🟩🟩⬛ B-
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#4ywlB2XkaE0JfhUoTJy5yqmi3

After failing it yesterday, I had nothing to lose. So, I started by playing the two worst guesses in the game. I should have gone SHINE third, but I'm still happy with getting it in 5 after throwing away my first two guesses.

hitstun , 2 months ago

#Wordle980 X/6* Grade: F

🟨⬛⬛🟩⬛ D-
⬛⬛⬛🟩🟩 F
⬛⬛⬛🟩🟩 F
⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩 F
⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩 F
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 A-

https://gradle.app/#alytELqt24pbexX2AsQs7GiYJiQz7

Ouch! 😵 This is one of the hardest puzzles in the game. Hats off to you if your streak survived this one. Even Scoredle's bot needed 5 guesses this time.

hitstun OP Mod , 2 months ago

Wow! How do I follow that last one, eh? How about more of Goroku's wizard OC bringing people joy with light!

hitstun , 2 months ago

#Wordle979 3/6* Grade: B+

⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨 F
⬛⬛🟨🟨🟨 C
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#SMQH8ZDUZcYh8woj

I forgot to post here yesterday. Sometimes playing the less common consonants helps solve the puzzle faster.

hitstun , 2 months ago

#Wordle978 4/6* Grade: B-

⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ F
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ F
⬛🟩🟩⬛🟨 A-
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#20pDyQXGbHhr2B4TcddPO

It's 2/22/24 and I talked myself out of starting with DEUCE. I played smarter instead.

hitstun , 2 months ago

• Reddit-style spoiler tags don't work here, and Lemmy-style spoilers aren't guaranteed to work either. No harm, no foul, though.

• I use ad blocking web browsers for security reasons, and you should too. I recommend Librewolf on Windows and Bromite on Android. I've never seen an ad on NYT Wordle.

• Since you ought to be blocking all ads, you can use a better starting word than FUCKS. I recommend SHITE; it's actually pretty good.

hitstun , 2 months ago

Wednesday's daily thread is here. It comes from a bot account on your instance, so I wonder if your instance prevents bot posts from reaching you somehow. Sometimes they don't federate to my instance right away.

hitstun OP Mod , 2 months ago

This. This is the feeling I was chasing when I created Floating Is Fun. In my dreams, flying is as intuitive as walking. I mean, it's a dream, so everything is intuitive, but flying always feels right to me. When I wake up, I have to convince myself that my real-life flightless state isn't a disability. The dream version of me feels like it's my true form, but that's just how dream worlds work. The Twitter comments are an interesting read.

hitstun , 2 months ago

#Wordle977 3/6* Grade: A+

🟨🟨⬛⬛🟨 B
🟨🟩⬛🟨🟩 A
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#SMQlPqSVP131HzQD

Good round. My dreamy sub-optimal guesses still sent me in the right direction.

hitstun , 2 months ago

What'd you know? That bad starting word actually worked great today. Nice 2.

hitstun , 2 months ago

#Wordle976 6/6* Grade: F

🟨🟩⬛⬛⬛ D+
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 B
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 F
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 F
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 F
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#alykWSxxXweYu18ItbF4KoWWaLU8f

It's a trap! TAROT worked well for me yesterday so I tried it again today and got trapped! But, is it TAROT's fault I almost lost, or did I do it to myself with my second guess?

hitstun , 2 months ago

Press 🇫 to pay respects.

That trap almost got me too. Once you fall for it, it's pure luck if you guess the solution or not. That's the danger of Hard Mode. It makes me want to play safer starting words like SLICE.

hitstun , 2 months ago

#Wordle975 3/6* Grade: B

⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ F
⬛🟨🟩🟨⬛ D+
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#SMQ2p9AEuR708Oi0

I'm feeling witchy today, so I tried TAROT. I know it's dumb luck, but there's something cool about finding the Wordle solution fast after starting with TAROT.

hitstun , 2 months ago

Check it out! Something must have just changed today, and my CSS seems to work where the browser was reading " before. I can now change the flex layout of my posts, and I can call all my readers airheads just like I used to on Reddit!

@Jerry, I wonder if the move to dedicated hardware caused this somehow. Did Mbin update recently?

hitstun , 2 months ago

So, a funny thing happened today. You know how the browser used to interpret all the quotes in the CSS as "? As of today, those finally read correctly and that CSS I wrote earlier just started working. On @FloatingIsFun I've changed the layout of the thread page a little bit, moving the image underneath the author's username, and also added the word "airheads" after my reader count Reddit-style.