Joshua Healton

#NYTGames

Wordle 1,543 3/6
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Connections
Puzzle #821
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Strands #555
“No gray area”
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Pips #23 Easy 🟢
0:15

Pips #23 Medium 🟡
1:08

Pips #23 Hard 🔴
2:32

#NYTGames

Wordle 1,532 5/6

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Connections
Puzzle #810
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Strands #544
“A long time in the making”
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Pips #12 Easy 🟢
0:20 🍪

Pips #12 Medium 🟡
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Pips #12 Hard 🔴
8:09

Wordle 1,522 4/6

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Connections
Puzzle #800
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Strands #534
“Dash it!”
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#NYTGames

Wordle 1,520 4/6

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Connections
Puzzle #798
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Strands #532
“Think again!”
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#NYTGames #TimeForBed #GoodNight

Wordle 1,519 3/6

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Connections
Puzzle #797
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Strands #531
“Think on it!”
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#NYTGames

Why is Strands my kryptonite?

Wordle 1,517 5/6

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Connections
Puzzle #795
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Strands #529
“Honest-to-goodness”
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#NYTGames

Just couldn't wrap my head around today's strands puzzle.

Wordle 1,516 4/6

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Connections
Puzzle #794
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Strands #528
“Hitchcock festival”
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#NYTGames

Wordle 1,512 5/6

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Connections
Puzzle #790
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Strands #524
“Gastronomic gadgets”
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#NYTGames

Pink and orange clouds illuminated by the rising sun with an inspirational quote in white text: “Everyday is a new beginning. Take a deep breath, straighten yourself up, and charge in again.

#GoodMorning #Inspiration

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SmolLM on the other hand was different. I tried it first and it gave me what I asked for before prompting itself and answering that prompt about a completely unrelated topic. Also, I got 2 different answers depending on if I ended the prompt with a period or question mark.

1/2

Interesting results.

DeepSeek R1 distilled gave me it's reasoning before giving me what I asked for. (Should have seen this coming, it is a reasoning model.)

TinyLlama just gave me what I wanted.

I have downloaded the Deepseek R1 distilled, SmolLM, and TinyLlama models to my Google Pixel 7a. I am going to import them into Google's AI Edge Gallery app. I am going to prompt all 3 with, "Good Morning. Can you give me a simple recipe for scrambled eggs." Let see how this goes!

2/2 I unplugged the HDMI for the tv from the graphics card. Low and behold, the desktop is now displaying on my monitor. Linux was booting, but was defaulting to the HDMI TV over the DP monitor. Thanks for kick-starting my brain.

@bakaunchi.bsky.social You were right. My computer thought there were 2 monitors because there were. I forgot that I had plugged my tv into my PC and mirrored my screen in windows when the roommate and I were finding a good AirBnB for when we go to a NASCAR race in September. 1/2

The Ryzen 5 5500 is an 5600g with the iGPU fused off, but you may have just solved my issue anyway. I will have to wait till I get home after work, but I am pretty sure I know what I did. If I am correct, I will explain how much I messed up in an update to this thread.

I am just using the iso download from the Kubuntu and PopOS websites. I am using Rufus to make the USB sticks. How would I check to see if I have proper display drivers?

My PC is a Ryzen 5 5500 and an AMD RX6600. It boots and I can see the Kubuntu wallpaper, but there are no desktop icons, no status bar at the bottom, and no start menu to do anything. I will have to use my phone to record the screen as I boot into windows and Linux to show what is happening.

I am confused. My windows PC boots fine and plays RDR2 just fine. If I boot Kubuntu 24.04.2 LTS or PopOS 22.04, it will boot to the wallpaper, but the desktop never loads. Tried on 2 different USB thumb drives. What can I do to see why the desktop won't load?

A slightly blurry, close-up shot shows a glass jar of "Frog Ranch All Natural Medium Salsa" sitting against the steering wheel of a vehicle. The jar has a black, ridged metal lid. The label is colorful and wraps around the jar. At the top of the label, it reads "ALL NATURAL" above the large, stylized yellow text "FROGRANCH". Below this, a cartoon frog wearing a cowboy hat, blue overalls, and a yellow shirt is reclining on the grass against a purple tree. At his feet is a red gardening hoe with a wooden handle. Below the illustration is the word "SALSA" in white letters. The word "MEDIUM" is displayed prominently at the bottom in a large, yellow, slightly distressed-looking font with a black outline. The salsa inside the jar appears chunky and reddish. The background is out of focus but shows the dark gray or black interior of a car.

When did @scottjohnson.zip start making salsa?

I'm back!

Wordle 1,382 5/6

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Connections
Puzzle #660
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Strands #394
“It's a sign!”
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I don't know what any of that stuff is for, but I am willing to learn.

Due to a lack of parts (seat belts), I have only worked 1 of the last 5 weekdays. Hopefully they can get the parts issue sorted. I need the hours.

Strands #374
“Bearing gifts”
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Wordle 1,362 5/6

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Connections
Puzzle #640
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Post a picture of when your pet was little.

Scrambled, smothered and covered.

She was able to get treatment and is now getting physical therapy so she can go home.

Please, if your parents are getting older, talk to them regularly. You never know what time will be the last time.

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Quick PSA:

I got lucky that I have a standing appointment to take my mom to get her groceries every week. I found her unable to speak, answer my questions, or even move a week ago. Turns out she had a UTI that had turned septic.

Wordle 1,360 4/6

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Connections
Puzzle #638
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Strands #372
“You're pushing my buttons”
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