| Author | Message | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 28 Registered: 2-2007 |
When and why is Tom happy when what he has to type starts with an "i"? (true btw) | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 856 Registered: 3-2006 |
"I" = you? or just anything that begins with the letter "i"? Anything to do with products like ipods, isqueeze, etc? | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 378 Registered: 1-2007 |
"Typing" as in typing on a keyboard? Is he equally happy when he is handwriting the same things? Same thing but on any other keyboard? Is he generally a good typist and knows his way around a keyboard? Four-finger typist? 10 fingers? All anatomically normal? | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 31 Registered: 2-2007 |
"I" = you? or just anything that begins with the letter "i"? No, Yes Anything to do with products like ipods, isqueeze, etc? No "Typing" as in typing on a keyboard? Yes Is he equally happy when he is handwriting the same things? Same thing but on any other keyboard? No, Yes-ish Is he generally a good typist and knows his way around a keyboard? Four-finger typist? 10 fingers? All anatomically norma Yes, No, Yes, Yes | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 862 Registered: 3-2006 |
Well one usually uses the middle finger to type the letter "i". Perhaps there is someone in front of Tom as he types, and he feels happy because he is discreetly giving this person the finger? (Well, sort of..) Is he at work when the letter "i" gives him such joy? The word has to begin with i, correct? Is there a particular something in Tom's line of work that always begins with i? Signifying some project which he enjoys handling? | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 33 Registered: 2-2007 |
Well one usually uses the middle finger to type the letter "i". Perhaps there is someone in front of Tom as he types, and he feels happy because he is discreetly giving this person the finger? (Well, sort of..) No Is he at work when the letter "i" gives him such joy? Usually (99% of the time approx.) The word has to begin with i, correct? Yes - more accurately, what he's typing has to begin with 'i' Is there a particular something in Tom's line of work that always begins with i? Signifying some project which he enjoys handling? No, No | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 380 Registered: 8-2005 |
is the position of the i on the keyboard relevant? | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 37 Registered: 2-2007 |
is the position of the i on the keyboard relevant? No | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 382 Registered: 8-2005 |
could he type any random sequence of letters beginning with i to be happy? does he ever type words beginning with i just to make himself happy? | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 39 Registered: 2-2007 |
could he type any random sequence of letters beginning with i to be happy? Hmm, sort of, but it's much better if it's what he wants to type does he ever type words beginning with i just to make himself happy? As above | ||
| Zephyr14 (Zephyr14)
New member Username: Zephyr14 Post Number: 123 Registered: 1-2007 |
Letter frequencies relevant? in different positions of words? Relevant that capital i looks like lowercase L in most fonts at a quick look? | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 41 Registered: 2-2007 |
Letter frequencies relevant? in different positions of words? No Relevant that capital i looks like lowercase L in most fonts at a quick look? No | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 384 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is the keyboard attached to a computer? Does the computer behave in a curious way when he is pressing the i-key? When it is first in a sentence? | ||
| Zephyr14 (Zephyr14)
New member Username: Zephyr14 Post Number: 125 Registered: 1-2007 |
Autoreplace, or word suggest features, relevant? | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 384 Registered: 8-2005 |
Does his computer make a noise with each keypress? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 865 Registered: 3-2006 |
Do we need to find out what Tom's job is? | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 43 Registered: 2-2007 |
Is the keyboard attached to a computer? Does the computer behave in a curious way when he is pressing the i-key? When it is first in a sentence? Yes, No-ish, No-ish Autoreplace, or word suggest features, relevant? No Does his computer make a noise with each keypress? No Do we need to find out what Tom's job is? It might help | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 870 Registered: 3-2006 |
Tom's job: artistic/musical/writer? Banking/financial/real estate? Clerical/Administrative? Computer related / Hardware? Construction / Craftsman? Education / Academic Research? Entertainment / Media? Executive / Management? Hospitality / Travel? Legal Services? Manufacturing / Distributions? Medical / Health Services? Politics / Government / Military? Sales / Marketing? Technical / Science / Engineering? Teaching / Child care? Transportation? Food Service? Sports? Jailbird / Criminal? Religion? Is this computer a normal pc one that would usually be found in people's homes? Is it a laptop? | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 47 Registered: 2-2007 |
Tom's job: Computer related / Hardware? Yes, No - heh, you could always try googling 'tomandlu'  Is this computer a normal pc one that would usually be found in people's homes? Is it a laptop? Sometimes, Sometimes | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 386 Registered: 8-2005 |
Does the i remind him of something? | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 48 Registered: 2-2007 |
Does the i remind him of something? No | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 387 Registered: 8-2005 |
Does the i cause him to think of something that makes him happy? | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 49 Registered: 2-2007 |
Does the i cause him to think of something that makes him happy? No | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 871 Registered: 3-2006 |
My goodness! I barely understood a word on that site, and I know next to nothing about computing or raytracing. Dare I attempt this puzzle? | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 51 Registered: 2-2007 |
My goodness! I barely understood a word on that site, and I know next to nothing about computing or raytracing. Dare I attempt this puzzle? LOL! The wikipedia link gives my job - with this puzzle, knowledge of computing would be an advantage but is not compulsory | ||
| Emptyhead (Emptyhead)
New member Username: Emptyhead Post Number: 45 Registered: 6-2006 |
Is it a word we are looking for? A phrase? A sentence? A keyboard shortcut? Typing i makes him happy - because he pressed the button i? Or because he typed i and could see on screen? (I mean is it just the press of button that makes him happy) | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 873 Registered: 3-2006 |
Let's say Tom hires an assistant to do exactly what he always does at the computer. When said assistant types something that begins with "i", is Tom, who is peeping over his shoulder, happy? | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 52 Registered: 2-2007 |
Is it a word we are looking for? A phrase? A sentence? A keyboard shortcut? No, No, No, Yes-ish Typing i makes him happy - because he pressed the button i? No Or because he typed i and could see on screen? Yes! And No! (I mean is it just the press of button that makes him happy) No Let's say Tom hires an assistant to do exactly what he always does at the computer. When said assistant types something that begins with "i", is Tom, who is peeping over his shoulder, happy? Hmm, tricky... not sure... possibly | ||
| Cookie (Cookie)
New member Username: Cookie Post Number: 286 Registered: 10-2003 |
Does it matter if he types a capital or a lowercase i? | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 53 Registered: 2-2007 |
Does it matter if he types a capital or a lowercase i? Yes (lowercase if Tom's going to be happy) | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 877 Registered: 3-2006 |
Does it matter if the computer is Windows or Macintosh? | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 56 Registered: 2-2007 |
Does it matter if the computer is Windows or Macintosh? Various answers could apply to this, but let's keep it simple and say "No" (and, in the interests of simplicity, if not accuracy, I'll revise an earlier answer about could it be a home pc or a laptop to "Yes, Yes") | ||
| Cookie (Cookie)
New member Username: Cookie Post Number: 288 Registered: 10-2003 |
does he type the words to write a text or are the words part of commands? | ||
| Zephyr14 (Zephyr14)
New member Username: Zephyr14 Post Number: 133 Registered: 1-2007 |
But would the assistant doing exactly whatever Tom does, upon typing something beginning with "i", get happy? | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 57 Registered: 2-2007 |
does he type the words to write a text or are the words part of commands? Yope!, Yope! But would the assistant doing exactly whatever Tom does, upon typing something beginning with "i", get happy? If he shared a similar handicap to Tom, he might well feel happy | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 881 Registered: 3-2006 |
A physical handicap? mental handicap? Is Tom unable to do something on his computer, and just by pressing the "i" command, he can get his computer to do this thing? Is this "i" command shortcut thingy a new invention/discovery? And perhaps, prior to its invention, all Tom's colleagues spent ages learning how to perform this task on their computers, so when Tom uses this shortcut now, he feels happy because he can still perform this task without having had to learn the more tedious way of doing it? | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 60 Registered: 2-2007 |
A physical handicap? mental handicap? No, Yes - but a common one Is Tom unable to do something on his computer, and just by pressing the "i" command, he can get his computer to do this thing? Yope Is this "i" command shortcut thingy a new invention/discovery? And perhaps, prior to its invention, all Tom's colleagues spent ages learning how to perform this task on their computers, so when Tom uses this shortcut now, he feels happy because he can still perform this task without having had to learn the more tedious way of doing it? None of this | ||
| Emptyhead (Emptyhead)
New member Username: Emptyhead Post Number: 49 Registered: 6-2006 |
Handicap - As a missing ability? Or Tom just wants to avoid doing something causing this handicap? Does it matter if Tom is left-handed or not? Is he pressing any other key say Shift or Control while or after he presses 'i'? | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 66 Registered: 2-2007 |
Handicap - As a missing ability? Or Tom just wants to avoid doing something causing this handicap? Yes, No Does it matter if Tom is left-handed or not? No Is he pressing any other key say Shift or Control while or after he presses 'i'? No | ||
| Emptyhead (Emptyhead)
New member Username: Emptyhead Post Number: 55 Registered: 6-2006 |
Is Tom typing with both hands? 'i' being used for a keyboard short cut - Is this short cut only for a particular kind of application? | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 67 Registered: 2-2007 |
Is Tom typing with both hands? Irrelevant 'i' being used for a keyboard short cut - Is this short cut only for a particular kind of application? Yes - but "shortcut", although close, is not quite accurate | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 388 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is it a normal QWERTY-keyboard with all keys in their correct positions? US-style? Has he got an OCD? Is he depressed? Has he programmed the key to invoke a macro? To make the computer do something that makes him happy? On his computer is it possible to start a sentence with an upper-case I? Has he got a low-resolution screen or damaged screen so it is impossible to see certain letters, such as i? | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 70 Registered: 2-2007 |
Is it a normal QWERTY-keyboard with all keys in their correct positions? US-style? Irrelevant Has he got an OCD? Is he depressed? Well, he's in the UK and works in IT support... nah, irrelevant Has he programmed the key to invoke a macro? To make the computer do something that makes him happy? No-ish, No On his computer is it possible to start a sentence with an upper-case I? Yes Has he got a low-resolution screen or damaged screen so it is impossible to see certain letters, such as i? No | ||
| Cookie (Cookie)
New member Username: Cookie Post Number: 290 Registered: 10-2003 |
Does he open a menu bar with i? | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 390 Registered: 1-2007 |
Does it have anything to do with programming? Is it a command or a function in a programming language? | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 71 Registered: 2-2007 |
Does he open a menu bar with i? No-ish Does it have anything to do with programming? Is it a command or a function in a programming language? No - I'll try and give some hints here... Firstly, the happiness only occurs when using a specific program - one which pure mac and/or windows users are unlikely to have come across - or indeed any one who has only used graphical interfaces. Secondly, the reason can be expressed and discovered without any above-average technical knowledge or specific knowledge of the program - however, finding out what sort of program it is might be helpful... Thirdly, the mild mental handicap is short-term memory loss... | ||
| Zephyr14 (Zephyr14)
New member Username: Zephyr14 Post Number: 146 Registered: 1-2007 |
emacs or vi(m)? | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 72 Registered: 2-2007 |
emacs or vi(m)? No, Yes! ... and one final clue, Tom is happy when what he needs to type starts with an 'i' because the corollary is also true | ||
| Zephyr14 (Zephyr14)
New member Username: Zephyr14 Post Number: 149 Registered: 1-2007 |
Well maybe he's not really used to vi (as I ain't either), so he often forgets to put it in insert mode when he starts typing, so he ends up issuing a lot of commands. Luckily, when he starts with an i, the i command means "insert before cursor", so everything from the second letter forward will get typed, and he'll only have to add one letter. Same case here, btw! VIM is so powerful but I never got around to really learning it  | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 74 Registered: 2-2007 |
Well maybe he's not really used to vi (as I ain't either), so he often forgets to put it in insert mode when he starts typing, so he ends up issuing a lot of commands. Luckily, when he starts with an i, the i command means "insert before cursor", so everything from the second letter forward will get typed, and he'll only have to add one letter. Wow! We have a winner! To rephrase for anyone currently going "huh?"... "because 'i' is the only guaranteed safe key - it will either enter an 'i' or put you in insert mode so that you can then enter an 'i'. Other keys, for example, may delete a line of text" | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 415 Registered: 1-2007 |
It has been too long... Thanks for a puzzle that wakes up nostalgia! | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 76 Registered: 2-2007 |
It has been too long... Thanks for a puzzle that wakes up nostalgia! My pleasure (not that anything associated with vi can ever really be a pleasure...) |
