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basilio said:
If you havn't seen Wordle yet this news could be very sad.

New York Times buys viral game Wordle for seven-figure sum​

Creator Josh Wardle ‘thrilled’ that newspaper is taking over internet sensation
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Josh Wardle told the Guardian he didn’t want the game ‘to become a source of stress and anxiety in my life’. Photograph: Tada Images/Shutterstock

Lois Beckett in Los Angeles

@loisbeckett
Tue 1 Feb 2022 10.22 AEDT
Last modified on Tue 1 Feb 2022 13.21 AEDT



The New York Times has acquired the viral word game Wordle for an undisclosed seven-figure sum, the publisher announced on Monday.

Created by a Reddit engineer and launched in October, Wordle gives players just six guesses to determine a five-letter word that changes every day. The soothing daily puzzle has become a hit since its launch, quickly attracting hundreds of thousands, then millions, of players. Social media posts about its game of the day have become ubiquitous, along with screenshots of the game’s distinctive grid.

Josh Wardle, who created the game for his partner, who loves puzzles, told the Guardian this month that he felt overwhelmed by the game’s viral success.
www.theguardian.com

Wordle: New York Times buys viral game for seven-figure sum

Puzzle creator Josh Wardle ‘thrilled’ that newspaper is taking over internet sensation
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com

wordlegame.org

Wordle Game - Play Unlimited

Play Wordle with unlimited words! Wordly is a spinoff of the Wordle game, only with words from 4 to 11 letters and in various languages. Can you guess the hidden word in 6 tries?
wordlegame.org wordlegame.org
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Friends tell me it is super addictive. Do you play it Bas?
 
Knobby22 said:
Friends tell me it is super addictive. Do you play it Bas?
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Certainly do. It was forwarded by a friend early in January.

It's very sweet actually. The original wordle gave out one quiz a day. So you spent 5-10-15 minutes nutting it out. The fact that you couldn't get sucked into another and another is in my m ind a great thing. It is just a clever, pleasant little thing to look forward to.

No ads. No bells or whistles. No upsells. It was never constructed with a view to "monetising" it's value. It was lovers gift to their partner to give her some entertainment.

Anyway 2 months later it has taken the world by storm, created all sorts of wannabe replicas and has now been bought by New York Times for a million plus... Fascinating.

www.polygon.com

What is Wordle? A viral word game everyone’s playing

Wordle is simple. You have six tries to guess a word. It’s played in a browser, and easily shareable, which made it go viral.
www.polygon.com www.polygon.com
 
basilio said:
Certainly do. It was forwarded by a friend early in January.

It's very sweet actually. The original wordle gave out one quiz a day. So you spent 5-10-15 minutes nutting it out. The fact that you couldn't get sucked into another and another is in my m ind a great thing. It is just a clever, pleasant little thing to look forward to.
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My wife does the free online jigsaw puzzles, one per week gives absolutely no clue as to what it is, so that keeps her busy.
I tend to just solve things that have been broken around the house during the week, sometimes that can be amazing, figuring out how it was done. ?
 
May be worth starting thread for computer games that people find entertaining, as there are lots that do the same thing, but all of them arent good eg the wife uses jigsaw explorer, she says it is the only one sbe enjoys.
 
www.nytimes.com

ISIS Leader Killed: U.S. Evacuated 10 Civilians During Raid, Pentagon Says (Published 2022)

President Biden said that the operation targeting Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi in Syria showed that American forces could “take out” terrorist threats anywhere in the world. The Pentagon said the civilians removed during the raid included children.
www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com
President Biden said that the raid targeting Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi in Syria showed that American forces could “take out” terrorist threats anywhere in the world.
 

President Biden to speak at 12:30 p.m. EST - 5.30pm GMT - ( 3.30 a.m. AET - 4.30 a.m. DST ) - 1.30 a.m. AWT - 4.00 a.m. SAT - 3.00 a.m. ACT -​

President Biden is expected to deliver remarks on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine at 12:30 p.m. EST from the East Room.
 
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For the life of me, I don't know why people would chose to live in SE Queensland, NW NSW my other half is a clean freak she would have a meltdown with the rain, the grandkids walking in mud, the garden getting washed down the street every other year.
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Towns urged to evacuate as severe weather threatens 800km of NSW coastline

Communities are on alert due to the increased risk of thunderstorms, large surf and major flooding at levels similar to last week's NSW and Queensland devastation. Find out more.
au.news.yahoo.com au.news.yahoo.com
 
sptrawler said:
For the life of me, I don't know why people would chose to live in SE Queensland, NW NSW my other half is a clean freak she would have a meltdown with the rain, the grandkids walking in mud, the garden getting washed down the street every other year.
au.news.yahoo.com

Towns urged to evacuate as severe weather threatens 800km of NSW coastline

Communities are on alert due to the increased risk of thunderstorms, large surf and major flooding at levels similar to last week's NSW and Queensland devastation. Find out more.
au.news.yahoo.com au.news.yahoo.com
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You get used to it, sort of like, why would anyone live in the cold, wet UK ;)

Obviously, the floods are dangerous and very costly but they only happen occassionally, the rest of the time it is a good place to live.
 
macca said:
You get used to it, sort of like, why would anyone live in the cold, wet UK ;)

Obviously, the floods are dangerous and very costly but they only happen occassionally, the rest of the time it is a good place to live.
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With the floods in Qld and NSW plus the war in Ukraine I'm guessing the SA earthquake didn't even make the news interstate?

We got a bit of a shaking yesterday morning. Nothing drastic but felt the house shake and heard a rumbling. It was real, has been reported in the media locally. :2twocents
 
Smurf1976 said:
With the floods in Qld and NSW plus the war in Ukraine I'm guessing the SA earthquake didn't even make the news interstate?

We got a bit of a shaking yesterday morning. Nothing drastic but felt the house shake and heard a rumbling. It was real, has been reported in the media locally. :2twocents
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I recall seeing a small item online about SA getting a shaking but no Big news treatment.
 
Why the sudden interest in heart attacks for over 50's ?

Heart attacks in that age group have been increasing every year this century.

Not sure what the point is. Have the media started some myth or something ?
 
PZ99 said:
Why the sudden interest in heart attacks for over 50's ?

Heart attacks in that age group have been increasing every year this century.

Not sure what the point is. Have the media started some myth or something ?
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Just the media doing what the media does, stirring up its own news, wont be long and the conspiracy theories will start.
 
PZ99 said:
Why the sudden interest in heart attacks for over 50's ?

Heart attacks in that age group have been increasing every year this century.

Not sure what the point is. Have the media started some myth or something ?
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Yes, it happens all the time, and sometimes to apparently healthy people


Paul Landa​


He was generally seen as an outstanding politician who was probably destined for the party leadership, but later that year he died at Vaucluse, while playing tennis. It is believed he suffered a heart attack. He was 43.

Heart attack

Death. On 9 June 2014, Mayall died at his home in Barnes, Richmond-upon-Thames, London, following a sudden heart attack after a morning jog. He was 56 years old.

Rik Mayall - Wikipedia​

https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Rik_Mayall
 
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Rito.. so this injekshun is so toxic it causes heart attacks years before it was injeked ?

Someone's been reading the Funny Sheet :)
 

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