Connections
Puzzle #523
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟨🟨🟨🟨

Wordle 1,245 3/6*

⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛
🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Strands #257
“Dress for lunch”
💡🔵💡🔵
🔵🟡🔵🔵

Decipher #150
deciphered in ⏱️ 2m 18s
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
https://decipher.wtf

He could run again as a placeholders VP, then have the placeholder resign after taking office. This would bypass the can only be “elected” twice rule.

Yes, there is an amendment that requires a VP to meet the same eligibility requirements as the president that should prevent this, but a corrupt court could rule that since that amendment does not explicitly mention term limits, those do not apply…

Connections
Puzzle #522
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪

Strands #256
“Name of the game”
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🔵🟡🔵

Wordle 1,244 5/6*

⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛
🟨🟨🟩⬛⬛
⬛🟨🟩🟩⬛
🟨⬛🟩🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I’m happy with copilot “looking over my shoulder” so it has the context when I ask for assistance, but I’m not sure I want it modifying the code directly.

Connections
Puzzle #521
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪

Strands #255
“We're walking”
🔵🔵🟡🔵
🔵🔵🔵

Wordle 1,243 5/6*

⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨
⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Decipher #147
deciphered in ⏱️ 3m 8s
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
https://decipher.wtf

Strands #254
“Spell it out”
🔵🟡🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵🔵

Wordle 1,242 4/6*

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Oh, and the worst issue is the hardware support. It requires a newish processor and TPM (or equilivant)

• the UI may be noticeably slower on some systems
• it is more difficult to avoid using a Microsoft account
• the task bar cannot be moved and customization is more limited
• some right click menu options are hidden behind an extra click
• the start menu is different. More like an app drawer than previous versions.
• some long depreciated features (like ungrouping taskbar items) were removed.

Personally none of that bothers me, but everyone’s usage is different.

Decipher #143
deciphered in ⏱️ 47s
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
https://decipher.wtf

Decipher #142
deciphered in ⏱️ 2h 40m 2s
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
https://decipher.wtf

A bit trickier today, as short ones tend to be.

I had a long post typed up about how they need to focus first on branding and messaging, but i take that back, because I remembered this:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/It's_the_economy,_stupid

“It’s the economy, stupid.” Carville was a strategist in Bill Clinton’s successful 1992 U.S. presidential election against incumbent George H. W. Bush. His phrase was directed at the campaign’s workers and intended as one of three messages for them to focus on. The others were “Change vs. more of the same” and “Don’t forget health care.”

The Harris campaign failed at least two of those three. If they had successfully addressed them all, she’d be president.