Rich Clarke

Generation zx. I like trees. And technology. But I'd rather be outside.

Agile, digital delivery, data arch, creative coding.

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This one was fun
I just completed "Security Through Obscurity" - Day 4 - Advent of Code 2016 https://t.co/zfgyp4CgML #AdventOfCode

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@robertprice Great pictures, Rob. I saw them in Brighton too. My camera saw way more colours than I could

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I'm hating the adverts @primevideouk

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@BrightonHoveCC who is responsible for the choose my pcc site, linked from https://t.co/AaEq9GSlzZ?
It doesn't work

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@cassidoo your js script naming is _perfect_. Love the console log detail :D

Also, now I feel guilty.

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@cassidoo I mean if I get a word that's close to an answer, it would be good to get some feedback to see how close I am. All I know is I'm wrong, but the words feel like they fit the theme.

Thanks!

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@BrightonHoveCC @BrightonHoveCC a year ago, the garden waste service increased from £70 to £85 - that was an 18% increase. This year it is going up 11% to £94.
When this service was launched, it as a pound a week, £52 a year. It's gone up by 80% in 5 years.

What is the justification?

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@BrightonHoveCC can you explain why the garden waste service cost is increasing by 11% please.

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@PayByPhone Thanks for confirming, David

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@PayByPhone have you got problems with your app? I keep getting socket error

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@PrimeVideo @primevideouk boo negative bad I don't like ads in movies. I pay for the service but you add extra ads. Interruption ruins the experience. You disrespect the medium. Not cool! 😡 Cross sad bad fail cancel rubbish don't do it. #AmazonPrime #NoAds

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@EE Thanks for confirming. I thought it looked dodgy

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@EE hello, is this text from you, or a scam?

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I just FINALLY completed "Parabolic Reflector Dish" - Day 14 - Advent of Code 2023
Refactored the code so many times, in 10 minute snatches over Christmas. Still taking 35 seconds to get the answer in Part 2, so more work needed
https://t.co/cjjmBzQXHs #AdventOfCode

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Not too much rework between part 1 and part 2, just needed 3 days of thinking about it in the background.

I just completed "Cosmic Expansion" - Day 11 - Advent of Code 2023 https://t.co/X0Q5YZIhQ2 #AdventOfCode

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Pretty happy with this one - opted to narrow it down from both ends in Part 2

I just completed "Wait For It" - Day 6 - Advent of Code 2023 https://t.co/aqg7nYUL1L #AdventOfCode

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I just know #AdventOfCode day 6 is going to be a cautionary tale against brute force processing

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@automarginacion I'm using Python this year. findall returns a nice list, but returns non-overlapping matches.

Sometimes I do AOC in js as well - but I took _rather_ a long time on this one so it's just one language for the mo. I'd like to try in Haskell, but every time I have to re-learn it.

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That was a hard day 1! I reversed the string to search for the last item, backwards. That avoided overlapping strings. There's probably a regex way to find the last match.
I just completed "Trebuchet?!" - Day 1 - Advent of Code 2023 https://t.co/9g4XDyJOOw #AdventOfCode