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Couldn’t figure out how to make my password obey rule 5!

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Here’s an example of a password that fulfils all the first five rules: Pasw0j&8953. Of course, you then have to amend/add to it to make it fulfil the next rule…

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Jul 1, 2023Liked by Lev Parikian

Ah, I was trying to include a sun function rather than a number stream - will proceed to rule 6, thanks!

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They don’t even have to be in a stream.

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Jul 1, 2023Liked by Lev Parikian

Got up to rule 13 and tried to import a suitable emoji for a waxing or waning (can’t remember which!) gibbous moon and crashed the whole damn thing - really good fun though. Will try again tomorrow

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Jul 1, 2023Liked by Lev Parikian

“To be the music” – speechless at the perfection of that concept 👌. Thank you. And gannets are wonderful, as are boobies, the privilege of watching a synchronised performance over an early morning shoal is a deep abiding memory.

I didn’t know about the eye colour change, that’s amazing. And I also have everything crossed for recovery.

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Jul 1, 2023Liked by Lev Parikian

What a magical set of things. Thank you!!!

I used to own a miniature, ‘portable’ corona!

Gannets are fabulous.

I wanted to be colour.

Madeleine Kahn is famous for saying (when approached by her fiancé in Rocky Horror Show) “No tongues!” Still makes me cackle.

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Rule 16. I'm not very good at chess!

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Clearly this is your opportunity to improve!

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I got up to Rule 9 and lost it 😆

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Got as far as the month of the year before losing the will to go on. I did, however, of course start with 'plinth', which seemed appropriate.

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OMG the video of the gannets. Lev, you have totally made my day with that. I got goosebumps watching it.

And I've not got past thing 2 yet. I have a deadline today so will save the other 4 for later.

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Jul 3, 2023·edited Jul 3, 2023

EDIT - I was reading in a hurry and the vid I refer to was in fact the Blue-footed boobys (how do you pluralise that??) with their incredible collective dive :-D

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Rule 16 had me as I don’t play chess ☹️

But on the bright side, Boston Typewriter Orchestra 😁 👍🏻

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