tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post8731047578357188276..comments2024-03-28T22:14:27.877-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Friday, November 3, 2017, Daniel NierenbergZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88412637533867544962017-11-04T07:27:30.266-05:002017-11-04T07:27:30.266-05:00Chuck. I did the exact thing with OLEG/CLONING. Su...Chuck. I did the exact thing with OLEG/CLONING. Sussing TORN helped. <br /><br />WCWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-64849557716847126382017-11-04T01:46:41.494-05:002017-11-04T01:46:41.494-05:00Lucina - It's already tomorrow for me :-)
No ...Lucina - It's already tomorrow for me :-)<br /><br />No - It's not a SPAM filter but it will protect you if you click on (most) links in SPAM. For SPAM protection $Company uses ProofPoint that is about 99% effective... Which isn't as good as it sounds when you think that it <i>only</i> blocks ~1,000,000 SPAMs/day company wide. <br /><br />Sadly, there is no personal solution sans your email provider / end-point mail client for SPAM.... I know, <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bZio278IKGI" rel="nofollow">I don't like Spam!</a> either [did you know e-mails you don't want is called SPAM 'cuz of nerd-loving Python geeks?]. I still get ~4/day w/ the $$$$ "solution." Just hit delete and eschew the erection pills, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-22929225953107356382017-11-04T01:22:57.407-05:002017-11-04T01:22:57.407-05:00AnonT:
Would that stave off spam e-mail? My regula...AnonT:<br />Would that stave off spam e-mail? My regular security used to stop all that but lately I've been getting inundated with unwanted e-mail and it's driving me crazy. I'm shutting down now so answer tomorrow, please. Thank you. Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7070932949910264542017-11-04T01:15:20.584-05:002017-11-04T01:15:20.584-05:00YR. - WIndows 10 protection is Meh but good enough...YR. - WIndows 10 protection is Meh but good enough if you're <i>not</i> surfing porn or gambling online. You probably don't need to worry too much -- but if you do really want "protection," look for a product called Cylance. I deployed it 4 years ago at $Company and nary an issue; I put the "personal" version on Eldest's computer connected to the STD* CollegeNet for extra protection ($5/mo). <br /><br />Inre: Krack- It's a proximity attack so, unless you're in the city jumping promiscuously on WiFis, there's no worry. Kindles and other minor devices aren't RansomeWare worthy/targets because they're not a lot of value (to the hacker) in that. <br /><br />Hope that helps you sleep better. -T<br />*Student Transmitted DamageWare[TM]Anonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-11563704262320713582017-11-03T23:48:28.670-05:002017-11-03T23:48:28.670-05:00well if I ever need Nimby I will get it, but I hav...well if I ever need Nimby I will get it, but I have already forgotten the French. bad enough to use foreign languages but this is pretty obscure and I have played dozens of different card games and know all the casino games. Blah.. not to mention "gene cloning" fit nicely with "Oleg" for the Russian hockey player. OH well at least my golf game was terrible... Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657212130232818015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-43042014486841673672017-11-03T23:34:21.468-05:002017-11-03T23:34:21.468-05:00Yep, that was the Jumble all right, Wilbur!Yep, that was the Jumble all right, Wilbur!Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6150204475119071792017-11-03T23:09:56.283-05:002017-11-03T23:09:56.283-05:00AAARRGH! Only got to this one at 7 p.m. after a ro...AAARRGH! Only got to this one at 7 p.m. after a rough, busy day...bad decision! Between dozing off and my complete mystification about the theme (still don't get it)I should have tossed it in the recycle bin, but I slogged on. Sad to say, didn't even finish half the puzzle. Not a wise use of my leisure time after a brutal day! Come on, LAT, have SOME mercy on Friday for us working slugs! NIMBY - NIMOY - what??? Think the editors were asleep on the job today??Bobbinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59161261336084411722017-11-03T22:40:34.355-05:002017-11-03T22:40:34.355-05:00Okay. In case anyone was wondering: Out of the woo...Okay. In case anyone was wondering: Out of the woods was the answer to the jumble. At least the one in TBTIMES.<br /><br />WCWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63900193029291067382017-11-03T21:57:49.727-05:002017-11-03T21:57:49.727-05:00Puzzle with enough head-scratching to be fun - tho...Puzzle with enough head-scratching to be fun - though looked up NIMBI to be sure of my perps. Knew my fav "imported" BEER was Corona - maybe a fav for Tin? Immediately thought of HYDRA, have not a clue why on that one. ECARTE I remembered from past cws, having CEDAR as the grilling planks - I've seen lots of recipes/restaurant reviews serving grilled salmon on cedar planks. Lute or LYRE? Who the heck is Kovalchuk? WAG, it must be someone with L as the second letter in his name but not Clem. Finally, decided LYRE not LUTE, and LAND appeared. <br /><br />D-O @ 6:46, loved it - yeah, that's SOP down here in Houston. What really drives me crazy is when they suddenly brake hard and then turn "them" signals on as an afterthought - a complete reversal of what we learned in driver's ed. Oh, wait, that was a class offered for 16-yr-olds in school. Now, the parents have to shell out bucks for a private driving school. <br /><br />Don't know which came first (poor reporting) - either HISD issued "no school tomorrow" or HISD received 900 no-shows from bus drivers and teachers so they closed HISD schools. Whatever, a Park-N-Ride friend who works downtown was livid as to why they didn't have the parade on Saturday. ALL DT workers had to compete with parade goers for seats on the bus (free rides for all). I have to agree on that one.<br /><br />H-G - GREAT links, once AGAIN! Will check other posts later. <br />TX Msnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24125394881817468022017-11-03T19:28:29.348-05:002017-11-03T19:28:29.348-05:00Misty:
Perseverance can be swapped for Persistenc...<b>Misty</b>:<br /><br />Perseverance can be swapped for Persistence. We put it out there a while back, requesting to know if there's any diff between the two. <br />So far, no response...Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62623724689632194892017-11-03T19:01:55.955-05:002017-11-03T19:01:55.955-05:00Misty, I was stuck. When I came back from the Jumb...Misty, I was stuck. When I came back from the Jumble*, a whole five minutes, it all became clear. What I hate, from my earlier solving experience, is seeing how grokable the answers were. <br /><br />A lot of it is psychological. <br /><br />WC<br /><br />* Btw. You did catch the woods punWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13848058494981404832017-11-03T18:26:17.503-05:002017-11-03T18:26:17.503-05:00Thank you, Anonymous T. I think I have plenty of p...Thank you, Anonymous T. I think I have plenty of patience, but maybe I need to start working on the perseverance. I do give up at some point in the morning rather than coming back to the puzzle later on in the day. I'll see if I can work on this. Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4652390868600046742017-11-03T17:43:06.365-05:002017-11-03T17:43:06.365-05:00I believe my automatic Windows 10 update protects ...I believe my automatic Windows 10 update protects me. Do I need a tech or other program to protect my Kindle and router from Krack and Ransomeware?Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52614563977287775962017-11-03T17:39:03.064-05:002017-11-03T17:39:03.064-05:00Welcome back, Big Easy. Was wondering about your a...Welcome back, Big Easy. Was wondering about your absence.<br /><br />Hand up that NIMBI was a challenge, but I did WAG it correctly. It was especially hard for me because I did not know LANA Turner. Just TINA Turner. Could have been LARA for all I knew.<br /><br />But then I thought of NIMBUS clouds and my two years of Latin taught me that NIMBI would be the plural of that. Clouds are ethereal and so are angels and maybe saints. Good WAG.<br /><br />Hand up the only ILYA I know was from the Man From UNCLE. I remember that show was replaced by Laugh In when I was a child.<br /><br />Hand up for not knowing GLAM, but able to WAG it from crosses. Likewise with ECARTE. CITHARA utterly unknown. Thought it might be a kind of animal! Thought maybe LION was the answer! But I did WAG and cross it correctly.<br /><br />Tough puzzle, but seemed fair and satisfying to FIR. And I enjoyed the theme. I first thought the molecular manipulation had to do with LASER TWEEZERS, but as theme answers filled in I realized it had to do with GENEs.<br /><br />Proud to get IOTA as a payoff for recently memorizing the Greek alphabet in order!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.livingwaterbiblegames.com/pdfs/Greek-Alphabet-Printable-Chart.pdf" rel="nofollow">I chose this Greek alphabet to print out for its elegant simplicity and completeness</a><br /><br />I realized that it was not so hard to memorize the order as long as you knew the letters. There are long runs that are almost identical to our own alphabet with a few insertions and swaps. And a few missing letters.<br /><br />Think of it like this:<br />A B [Gamma] D E [Zeta Eta Theta] I K L M N [Xi] O P R S T U [Phi Chi Psi] [Omega]<br /><br />Zeta Eta Theta sounds like a woman named Zeta ate a thing called a theta. Everyone knows the last letter is Omega. So not much left really to memorize. Anyway, it worked for me!<br />Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-33134084855488395312017-11-03T16:43:39.875-05:002017-11-03T16:43:39.875-05:00I thought this rather tough, even for a Friday, pl...I thought this rather tough, even for a Friday, plus some deceptive clueing. <br /><br />Only error was OMYGOSH/ NIMBY, I want to call a Natick there.AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78606007241046447272017-11-03T16:28:58.718-05:002017-11-03T16:28:58.718-05:00Irish Miss said...
Jayce @ 2:00 ~ I have the origi...Irish Miss said...<br />Jayce @ 2:00 ~ I have the original iPad Mini which came out in late 2012 and which I purchased in August, 2013. (It's older than I thought.)<br /><br />Ah, dear lady, we are ALL "older than we thought"!<br /><br />Time marches on, for sure, but it also marches right OVER us. Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13270740184766230842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63971212404676796062017-11-03T16:24:10.407-05:002017-11-03T16:24:10.407-05:00Misty - IIRC, Patience & Perseverance.
I lis...Misty - IIRC, Patience & Perseverance. <br /><br />I listened to the ASTROS parade coverage on HPM (Houston Public Media, basically, NPR). I've got it recorded from TV's CH11 so when Bro from CHI gets here tonight we can play it in the background. He got his last year w/ the Cubbies now he can see how HOU parties.<br /><br /><br />Went 'Stros! Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59823673522575713392017-11-03T16:04:10.651-05:002017-11-03T16:04:10.651-05:00Ol'Man Keith, since I'm clearly having a r...Ol'Man Keith, since I'm clearly having a really dumb day, can you remind me what P&P stands for? Wilbur, I'll have to figure how to access those other parts of the brain (well, besides the math skills, which were in great shape this morning--yay!).Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41720891023130918942017-11-03T15:47:49.309-05:002017-11-03T15:47:49.309-05:00When too many students and teachers stay home you ...When too many students and teachers stay home you have a wasted day regardless. It may count for the state minimum requirement but anything taught will need to be repeated later. Especially these days many parents, unlike mine, do not mind pulling their kids out of school. In NJ you are required to<br />have school 180 days unless there is a dire exception. If you declare a day off you could need to extend the school year. <br /><br />I endorse P and P when solving and usually will never say die. Some days my patience is thin. I always regret it when I realize I "coulda" prevailed.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-12107366318436218502017-11-03T14:59:16.236-05:002017-11-03T14:59:16.236-05:00Hi All!
NIMOY is right out. FIW.
Thank you Dani...Hi All!<br /><br />NIMOY is right out. FIW.<br /><br />Thank you Daniel for a nearly doable Friday. I really like what you did with the theme. It took a small leap of faith to go w/ SPLICING but then the penny dropped. Ironically, the reveal took me forever to complete [GENE[T|E]D(?)--ING]. Alas, it was the NW that was my downfall. //You'd think after 15 years of two girls in ballet I could spell JETE.<br /><br />Also there was some great Sparkle, c/a for JEDI & HYDRA, learning NIMBI and ECARTE.<br /><br />Thank you HG for the fun expo... I always enjoy your animated .gifs but the two BIG RIGs hauling the Bigger thingy took the cake. BTW, like CED's rabbit, I think your CAT has a FLAT :-)<br /><br />WOs: Anna @23d, I WAnt b/f I WISH, the aforementioned JETe->Jett->JETE<br />ESPs: ILYA, EDNA, ECARTE<br /><b>Fav</b>: BEER xing BYTE - ever heard of the <a href="https://xkcd.com/323/" rel="nofollow">Ballmer Peak?</a>. Just add JAVA.<br /><br />Speaking of JAVA, Sun developed it but ORACLE bought it. [See: DO FLN]. Note JAVA ≠ JavaScript.<br /><br />{A, A+} {cute}<br /><br />Fermat - what's wrong with your arm?<br /><br />Gotta link <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wxiMrvDbq3s" rel="nofollow">Woody's this LAND is Your LAND</a>.<br /><br />@12:08Anon - Thanks for the color snap. I saw that picture in the H-Chron in B&W - It's much better in Orange! (And I noticed the candy-toting pumpkin in the bottom left).<br /><br />DO: Last night Youngest came home incensed...<br />"HISD gets tomorrow off for the parade but LCISD didn't give us the day off!"<br />"Did you want to go to the parade tomorrow?"<br />"No, but I wanted the day off"<br />"Oh, OK. I woulda pulled you from class if you wanted to go." (I get Friday afternoons off)<br />"Wait, whaa???"<br />"Too late" Ain't I a stinker? :-)<br /><br />//Coda - I heard on Houston Matters that they canceled school because too many teachers were calling in "sick." #ItsNotForTheChildren<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21327868774388197822017-11-03T14:52:40.331-05:002017-11-03T14:52:40.331-05:00One of my other Write-overs was EUCHRE.
Misty, t...One of my other Write-overs was EUCHRE. <br /><br />Misty, the trick seems to be using a different part of the brain. Sometimes, just driving around gets me the V8 can. <br /><br />I would recommend"The Idiot" if one hasn't read it. I'll try to find an ILYA. <br /><br />I think the naked sex and naked violence are the appeal of GoT.<br /><br />WCWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-27795279272069653342017-11-03T14:51:47.002-05:002017-11-03T14:51:47.002-05:00Well,
Lah-ti-la-
Ta-DA!
P&P was all it took....Well, <br />Lah-ti-la-<br /><i>Ta-</i><b>DA!</b><br /><br />P&P was all it took. <br />Mr. <b>Nierenberg</b>'s pzl had some of the signs of a Friday toughie (incl. forcing me to abandon my preferred NW to SE solve), but it turned out to be a generous offering to Ol' Keith's ego! <br />Nice response, <b>HuskerG</b>!<br />And very nice to see ODISTS again, joining ranks with familiars EDGE, IOTA, & SCAB. Now that I look back, I see far more of the short common fills than I realized. ITEM. ALSO. A LOT. <br />A reminder of course that there are only so many useful shorties in Xwd land...<br /><br />I admit to being a little surprised at how many fellow solvers hit the DNF button. P&P is all I can counsel. I will swear by it - until of course the next time I land in the hole.<br /><br /><b>Misty,</b> glad you have your Jumbles and Sudokus to compensate!Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24997886140445541232017-11-03T14:31:43.599-05:002017-11-03T14:31:43.599-05:00Jayce @ 2:00 ~ I have the original iPad Mini which...Jayce @ 2:00 ~ I have the original iPad Mini which came out in late 2012 and which I purchased in August, 2013. (It's older than I thought.) It is the 9.3.5 version which, so far, hasn't been an issue for me. (I still have the original iPad which still works but is really outdated. Lord only knows what IOS that has!)<br /><br />Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-48665179137482422372017-11-03T14:00:56.965-05:002017-11-03T14:00:56.965-05:00I liked this puzzle and admire the construction. N...I liked this puzzle and admire the construction. Nicely Friday difficult. Husker Gary, your terrific write-up was icing on the cake. <br /><br />Irish Miss, there are the iPad Mini, the iPad Mini 2, the iPad Mini 3, and the iPad Mini 4. The Mini 2 was introduced on November 12, 2013. Is your Mini older than that? All but the iPad Mini can run the newer iOS versions. The iPad Mini can only go as high as iOS 9.3.5. I suspect that is the one you have. (Heck, I still have and happily use my trusty old iPhone 4 running iOS 6.1.3!)<br /><br />Speaking of ILYA, I betcha Pyotr Ilyich (often anglicized as Peter Ilich) Tchaikovsky's father was named ILYA.<br /><br />Best wishes to you all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-87466300901597200112017-11-03T13:47:54.067-05:002017-11-03T13:47:54.067-05:00Well, the Jumble was a lot easier than the puzzle,...Well, the Jumble was a lot easier than the puzzle, Wilbur.Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.com