I've spent some time trying to work this puzzle out this morning, and haven't gotten one number figured out yet.

Maybe I'm just not good enough at solving Sudokus, but is this puzzle solvable at all by logical deduction? Or is it *necessary* to just guess a number at some point, and 'trial & error' it to see where it leads?

Does anyone here know whether or not this puzzle can be solved without guessing?

If it is necessary to just put a number in a box and see if that will eventually lead to a dead end, then IMO this isn't a valid Sudoku puzzle. If there is some logical way, even if difficult, to conclusively determine a specific square MUST be a specific number, then I must just not be good enough to solve the puzzle, and I'm willing to accept that.

Whoops - was in a hurry and didn't notice I'd been logged out.

Here, for your viewing pleasure, a re-post, this time NOT as an AC:

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What makes you think I'm lying?

I don't know why I feel a need to defend myself or prove my veracity to you, but for whatever reason you've struck a nerve in me, so here goes:

I am an actual person, with an actual Windows Phone 7 phone, an HTC Radar to be exact. I purchased the phone from T-Mobile in the first week of December. To try and convince you I'm not a paid shill, I'll list some of the things I *don't* like about the phone:
* no removable battery
* no removable memory card
* within Windows it is necessary to edit the registry before the phone can be moutned as USB storage. (Within Ubuntu 12.04 that isn't necessary, and the phone can be mounted.)
* The photo collection interface is confusing - hard to figure out the difference between 'camera roll' and 'mobile uploads' for example at SkyDrive, and I think SkyDrive is the only way to get the photos off of the phone.
* There is no Words With Friends. There is however Words by Post, which in a lot of ways I like better.

I don't have time to write further right now, have to get working.

If you have the decency and maturity to do so, I'd appreciate an apology for your accusation. If not, I'll just continue to think of you as lowly as I do now.
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PS: Why does a baseless and classless accusation, with no substance, no humorous content, no merit to speak of, get modded up ? If you're a mod, think about thses things.

Do you have any WP7 experience at all?

I've had a Windows Phone for 7 months. It is the best phone I've ever had, and I am thrilled with it, for the same reasons people all over the web have written about.

To your comment, I don't believe there is any mobile phone more stable than this one, certainly not any other smartphone. I can't recall the last time I've powered the phone off. 'It just works.'

There are fair criticisms of the Windows Phones, but instability isn't one of them by any stretch of the imagination.

My wife has an Android (LG MyTouch Q), and it is painfully slow, coupled with an insensitive and/or unresponsive touchscreen. Having lusted over Android phones for a while, now that I've used one they've completely lost their appeal to me.

Windows Phone, and love it!

It doesn't even have to come to a lawsuit. The parent post is correct, at least in my experience.

A couple of years ago I was driving at night in the rain and drove into a pothole at full-speed (probably around 35-40mph). Just didn't see it, at all.
The next morning I discovered a large egg on the side of my tire.

I returned to the location of the pothole and took a few pictures of it.

I then emailed the pictures (and an explanation) to the streets dept of the town and asked if I could be reimbursed for the repair costs - about $200 for the tire replacement. Somebody within the town administration sent me a few forms to complete and explained that they would investigate the claim, and if the town had known about the pothole for a certain length of time before my incident and not repaired it, then they were liable to reimburse me.

I returned the completed forms and a copy of my repair receipt, and a few weeks later I received a check from the town.

Back in 2010 (I think) soon after Citizens United both Best Buy & Target made sizable donations to some anti-gay-rights pro-corporate political entity, I think in Minnesota.

I sent similar emails to both corporations complaining about the donation. I explained that they really shouldn't make these sorts of donations at all, but if they wanted my business I demanded they make an equal donation to the opposing side.

Surprisingly to me, I received what appeared to be sincere, personally written responses from both companies. I don't believe either reply was a canned response.

Regrettably both companies replied that they were simply supporting the political side that they believed was most favorable to their profits, and by extension their stockholders.

Since then I haven't purchased anything from either company, and haven't persuaded friends or relatives to do so either. (I'm the guy people always turn to for tech advice, and often end up advising them on purchases or accompanying them to stores for purchases - a fact I mentioned in my emails to the comapnies.)

Given how many stores have closed up over the last few years I do sometimes find myself constrained by my personal boycotts, but I also find myself flat-out buying less crap than I used to, when I'd go to Target almost every weekend just because something in their circular appealed to me.

I don't remember the last time I so thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated an article. To the original poster, and the /. editors that approved this - thanks. This one was a winner.

I'd find it very amusing if somebody without accomplices around the globe somehow manages to deceptively manipulate people or agencies in the remote locations to help them solve this. For example, pull a Jim Rockford and through a phone call manage to get the local constabul in Bratislava to somehow capture and transmit the photo to the home-bound contestant.

THAT would be very impressive.

SONOFABITCH!!!!

You couldn't have told me about this 30 years ago???? !!! ????

As to #1, Jurors should not be researching case law and self-educating during the case. The attorneys and judge are responsible for properly vetting the jurors during the selection process (voire dire), and then during the case properly instructing the jurors as necessary. Jurors aren't expected to be law students, and I find the thought of a juror that cruises the internet to teach him/herself the law during a case unsettling.

As for #2, In my own elitist, stuck-up opinion I don't want most people to be jurors. Unfortunately our system isn't predicated on "a jury of our peers, but only those whose wisdom, intelligence, and judgement we respect".

(reposting, as myself.)

IMO rules about this sort of thing fall into the category of "people really shouldn't need to be told".

When you participate on a jury, you are prohibited from communicating anything related to the case with anybody outside of the jury deliberation chambers. End of story. Whether you communicate the information face-to-face, via e-mail, or through Facebook or Twitter really shouldn't matter.

But of course there are idiots throughout society, so multiple, redundant rules need to be enacted to try and prevent problems.

I think SharePoint is pretty good; why do you call it "the worst intranet platform in the world"?

AND, I can't help but point out you make the bold, blanket statements that IE8 is 'the second worst browser', and SharePoint is 'the worst intranet platform in the world', and then display a signature that states your world has 'too many shades of gray'.

Seems to me you aren't seeing shades of gray at all. Depending on the environment, SharePoint may be perfectly fine. You might want to re-evaluate your chosen sig before proclaiming rash and baseless judgements.

I've got a full, unlimited data plan from T-Mobile.

Unlimited talk minutes
Unlimited data
No idea about texts, but I seldom text and have never incurred additional charges for them.
I can tether just fine, with either my BB or old WinMo phones.

My total monthly cost, including all taxes, fees, and insurance (which I really ought to drop given my current phones) is about $92/month.

I haven't noticed the data speed dropping once I exceed some monthly threshold, but that might occur, as the Sprint advertisements declare.

According to the summary, it was Sarkozy who called Netanyahu a liar, not Obama.

Your stories, as are mine, are obviously anecdotal.

I also worked at Domino's Pizza, on & off, for about 8 years, at probably a dozen different locations (maybe more), in the late 80's/early 90's. There were numerous managers and Regional Directors I encountered during my stints with the company.

I was *NEVER* told, encouraged, or pressured to break any traffic laws. I was *NEVER* penalized about delivering pizzas late and giving the customer the $3 refund that was advertised (NOTE: Was never "or it's free" - was $3 off). My pay was *NEVER* reduced because of late deliveries.

While the founder of Domino's Pizza corporation took political stances I disagree with, I have no beefs with the company, the way they treated the employees, or their policies. In fact, I've got a lot of respect for the company, or at least for the franchiser I worked for (RPM Pizza, out of Mississippi).

It sounds to me like you worked for a short time, underneath a bad manager and/or regional director, which may have been a reflection of a bad franchise operator. I had a completely opposite experience.