Advent of Code Days 8 and 9 -- Ghost Story

It took me so long to figure out the Day 8 puzzle that I didn’t write it up before bed, so twofer today to catch up.

December 9, 2023 · 5 min · 989 words · Tipa

Advent of Code Day 7 -- Camel Cards

I really tried with Haskell this time. Oh well, looks like we’ll have to play Camel Poker in Python instead.

December 7, 2023 · 5 min · 907 words · Tipa

Advent of Code Day 5 -- If You Give A Seed A Fertilizer

This can take no time at all or an eternity.

December 5, 2023 · 4 min · 686 words · Tipa

Advent of Code Day 4 -- Scratchcards

So, I’m back to solving the puzzle in Haskell again. This puzzle was easy enough for me to figure out.

December 4, 2023 · 5 min · 1028 words · Tipa

Advent of Code Day 3 -- Gear Ratios

My Haskell experiments end. Even though I got the answer, have I failed?

December 3, 2023 · 6 min · 1118 words · Tipa

Advent of Code 2023 -- Day 0

Oh heck… it’s just about Advent of Code time! I am SO FAR from being ready.

November 30, 2023 · 3 min · 443 words · Tipa

Advent of Code Day 25 -- Full of Hot Air

That’s a wrap – a Christmas wrap! – on Advent of Code 2022!

December 25, 2022 · 2 min · 373 words · Tipa

Advent of Code Day 24 -- Blizzard Basin

The Christmas elves don’t like the snow for some reason? They have the wrong boss, I think. Well, we better help them get through those couple hundred blizzards.

December 24, 2022 · 3 min · 509 words · Tipa

Advent of Code Day 23 -- Unstable Diffusion

…because Stable Diffusion was already used, I guess. This is the annual cellular automata puzzle. Plus, why no puzzle 22?

December 23, 2022 · 3 min · 626 words · Tipa

Advent of Code Day 21 -- Monkey Math

Hey, monkeys again! Shouting! Luckily, we have an elephant to interpret. I feel… morally uneasy about today’s solution.

December 21, 2022 · 3 min · 500 words · Tipa