@markslater @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #722
β€œStrike a chord”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

Took me a while to work out the theme but then it was easy...

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Easy again. Think I’m on a decent streak of Spangram first.

Strands #723
β€œJust for reference”
πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #723
β€œJust for reference”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘
πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #723
β€œJust for reference”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘
πŸ”΅

Not a single false positive.

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Darn - didn’t hit the Spangram first today

Strands #724
β€œThat's really out there!”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #724
β€œThat's really out there!”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #725
β€œWatch the attitude!”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ’‘πŸ”΅
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #725
β€œWatch the attitude!”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #725
β€œWatch the attitude!”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

The last word took me a while! (Bottom right corner.)

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #726
β€œIt's a little much”
πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #726
β€œIt's a little much”
πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

Bcachefs creator insists his custom LLM is female and 'fully conscious'

: It's not chatbot psychosis, it's 'math and engineering and neuroscience'

The Register

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #727
β€œDressing up”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #727
β€œDressing up”
πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #727
β€œDressing up”
πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

Fairly straightforward, allowing for Americanisms...

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #728
β€œDressing down”
πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #728
β€œDressing down”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #728
β€œDressing down”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅

Found dozens of false positives, could not work out which of several possible themes. Gave up, got a hint, done in 1 minute or less.

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

That theme just didn’t hang together for me

Strands #729
β€œHome office alternative”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ’‘πŸ”΅
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ’‘
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #729
β€œHome office alternative”
πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #729
β€œHome office alternative”
πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #730
β€œEverything's in place”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #730
β€œEverything's in place”
πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #730
β€œEverything's in place”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

A very quick one. Well under a minute.

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Got stuck and needed a hint

Strands #731
β€œPiece of cake”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ’‘
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅

@markslater @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #731
β€œPiece of cake”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘

@lproven @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #731
β€œPiece of cake”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘

@stephenjjohnson @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #732
β€œThat's it?”
πŸ”΅πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ’‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #732
β€œThat's it?”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #732
β€œThat's it?”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

An American spelling made this really tricky for me. I never even knew y'all had changed that word...

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

I’m not happy with that - there were technically two spangrams, and the first one I got was one of them.

Strands #733
β€œThat's dedication”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Aren't they always multiple words?

Strands #733
β€œThat's dedication”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ’‘πŸ”΅
πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @lproven @bencurthoys

Don’t think so. Not always.

Strands #734
β€œNice glasses!”
πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #734
β€œNice glasses!”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @lproven Strands #734
β€œNice glasses!”
πŸ”΅πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅

Do you know what is not in my word list? The spangram. That's not even a thing.

@bencurthoys @stephenjjohnson @markslater

Strands #734
β€œNice glasses!”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ’‘πŸ’‘
πŸ”΅

Messed that one up

@lproven @bencurthoys @stephenjjohnson

Strands #735
β€œThat time of year again”
πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

The spangram is wrong. It shouldn't have that extra letter on the end

Strands #735
β€œThat time of year again”
πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #735
β€œThat time of year again”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

Quite an easy one...

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #736
β€œCute enough to eat”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ’‘πŸ”΅
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #736
β€œCute enough to eat”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ’‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #736
β€œCute enough to eat”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #737
β€œHey"”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #737
β€œ"Hey"”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #737
β€œ"Hey"”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Having a good puzzle day

Strands #738
β€œSurvival mode”
πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #738
β€œSurvival mode”
πŸ”΅πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #738
β€œSurvival mode”
πŸ”΅πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

Got stuck for the first time in _ages_...

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #739
β€œOut-and-out”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@markslater @lproven @stephenjjohnson Strands #739
β€œOut-and-out”
πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

Today is the first one I have noticed where the letters in a word can be entered in two different valid orders.

@bencurthoys @markslater @lproven

Strands #739
β€œOut-and-out”
πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys @markslater

Strands #739
β€œOut-and-out”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

Multiple unusually long red herrings there, such as DETAINEE

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #740
β€œMountain band”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #740
β€œMountain band”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ’‘πŸ”΅
πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #740
β€œMountain band”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

That theme took a lot of time to find...

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #741
β€œA math teacher's favorite dessert”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #741
β€œA math teacher's favorite dessert”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ’‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #741
β€œA math teacher's favorite dessert”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅

Very American themed today. Not at all obvious to me.

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Easy

Strands #742
β€œBest of all”
πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #742
β€œBest of all”
πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #742
β€œBest of all”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

Quite a quick one.