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Mike Hankey wrote: Why not display area?, why real estate at all. We're not talking acres or hectares!
Definitely! I'd prefer this.
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Looking at the latest phones, I'm not so sure.
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Sound more important. It is a "bullsh*t" game ... 
Press F1 for help or google it.
Greetings from Germany
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Why not call it 'the screen'?
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Caslen wrote: Why not call it 'the screen'?
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<pedantic>
As UI builders, we have to communicate with users. The first step in that communication is using vocabulary they understand. Most people understand the term real estate to mean a space with designated boundaries. It's therefore not much of a stretch to use screen real estate to refer to areas on the screen. Software developers who don't develop UI have a long, vicious tradition of using terminology that confuses users in a pathetic attempt to boost their own flaccid egos.
</pedantic>
Software Zen: delete this;
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Just say "pixels" or "square pixels" or "pixels squared"?
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Because those terms are even more pretentious?
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Because people don't understand the etymology of "real estate", so they say it like it's one word, which applies equally to anything taking up any kind of space, or anything valuable, or anything you have to pay through the nose for.
It's very geeky to give a technical answer when somebody's trying to be funny. Sigh.
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SeattleC++ wrote: It's very geeky to give a technical answer when somebody's trying to be funny. Sigh.
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Display small drink in computer image (10)
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Display - Screen
small drink - shot
= Screenshot
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You are up tomorrow! 
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Sweet,
I get another chance to demonstrate that you Brits can't solve crypto unless it has an anagram or definition embedded. 
Best Wishes,
-David Delaune
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We don't require anagrams - but we do require a definition 
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Yeah - without the definition it's kinda hard to work out what the word might be ...
I thought he noticed that last time?
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Well,
It just seems too easy with the embedded definition. I'm surprised that there isn't a CCC solver using k-means clustering for finding the hidden meaning. It would work really well on the longer words if the clue contained a definition.
Best Wishes,
-David Delaune
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It gets even easier when you realise the definition needs to be at either the start or end of the clue (can't be in the middle)... having said that, I still struggle to solve most days 
Also, I wonder what source you would use to automatically translate "computer image" into "screenshot"?
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musefan wrote: Also, I wonder what source you would use to automatically translate "computer image" into "screenshot"?
Both 'computer' and 'image' are explicitly within the dictionary definition.
K Means Clustering would find it even if you substituted 'screen' with synonyms such as 'flat panel' and 'image' with 'representation'.
One of my ex-coworkers holds some patents on using k means for detecting plagiarism. It's amazing what the algorithm can do.
Best Wishes,
-David Delaune
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Ah OK I see what you mean. Basically just looking for keyword matches in a definitions library then.
Seems like it would get a lot of false positives, but perhaps the algorithm you mentioned provides probability ratings to help find the most likely answer.
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A crossword solver sounds about as much fun for the user as a self-assembling jigsaw puzzle - though it would certainly be an interesting thing to write.
Until then, there's always the more traditional approach to solving crossword clues - waiting for the next day's paper.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. - Mark Twain
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You would probably like this one 1,4,1,4 (1,4,1,4)
We can’t stop here, this is bat country - Hunter S Thompson RIP
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pkfox wrote: You would probably like this one 1,4,1,4 (1,4,1,4)
Looks brutal. I don't know; the only thing I can think of would be a music song with the i-iv-i-iv harmonic progression. But I can't think of any song titles matching the word length.
Anyway, I'm heading out, see you all tomorrow.
Best Wishes,
-David Delaune
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