Apersondude1 (APD)
@apersondude1.bsky.social
Massive dork and lurker extraordinaire. Interests include: caffeine, capsaicin, cooking, coding, cats.
Software Dev by day, puzzle/RPG enjoyer by night.
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He/Him
Software Dev by day, puzzle/RPG enjoyer by night.
Now Streaming (occasionally)! https://twitch.tv/apersondude1
He/Him
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution (and also yesterday's - whoops) has open spaces in the bottom right that are spaced apart just perfectly to sneak a zigzag and a long piece in, getting two tougher pieces out of the way early. And after placing the T, it was basically solved!
November 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution (and also yesterday's - whoops) has open spaces in the bottom right that are spaced apart just perfectly to sneak a zigzag and a long piece in, getting two tougher pieces out of the way early. And after placing the T, it was basically solved!
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution felt like it just wasn't going to work. I had the right side nailed down pretty early, but couldn't get the left side easily. I was down to one piece, the small L, and put it where I had already placed something else, and kept that up until this happened.
November 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution felt like it just wasn't going to work. I had the right side nailed down pretty early, but couldn't get the left side easily. I was down to one piece, the small L, and put it where I had already placed something else, and kept that up until this happened.
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution once again became trivial once I swapped the initial positions I had in mind for the long L and I pieces.
...it also didn't help that my initial attempt was accidentally solving for a Friday instead of Tuesday 😅. Guess I'm just looking ahead to some time off!
...it also didn't help that my initial attempt was accidentally solving for a Friday instead of Tuesday 😅. Guess I'm just looking ahead to some time off!
November 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution once again became trivial once I swapped the initial positions I had in mind for the long L and I pieces.
...it also didn't help that my initial attempt was accidentally solving for a Friday instead of Tuesday 😅. Guess I'm just looking ahead to some time off!
...it also didn't help that my initial attempt was accidentally solving for a Friday instead of Tuesday 😅. Guess I'm just looking ahead to some time off!
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution, was a nice and easy one to start the week. After starting from scratch, only one piece had to be picked back up once placed, and it was the I, which was originally set where the long L is now. The long S placement feels especially satisfying the way it worked.
November 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution, was a nice and easy one to start the week. After starting from scratch, only one piece had to be picked back up once placed, and it was the I, which was originally set where the long L is now. The long S placement feels especially satisfying the way it worked.
It's not often in the series that I have to turn the Z piece sideways, especially in the middle of the board. But that (and the U placement, as always) was the key for today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution.
November 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
It's not often in the series that I have to turn the Z piece sideways, especially in the middle of the board. But that (and the U placement, as always) was the key for today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution.
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution was tough to come by, taking several tries. However, each unsuccessful attempt was very similar to what would ultimately be the final one. Once I found a place for the Z at the bottom and the T at the top (instead of insisting on the opposite) it all clicked.
November 23, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution was tough to come by, taking several tries. However, each unsuccessful attempt was very similar to what would ultimately be the final one. Once I found a place for the Z at the bottom and the T at the top (instead of insisting on the opposite) it all clicked.
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution featured more navigating gaps on the right using difficult pieces, with the ultimate goal of keeping pieces that play nicer with one another to fill in the void on the left side.
Tomorrow, we go back to "normal" when the day square moves to the left once more.
Tomorrow, we go back to "normal" when the day square moves to the left once more.
November 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution featured more navigating gaps on the right using difficult pieces, with the ultimate goal of keeping pieces that play nicer with one another to fill in the void on the left side.
Tomorrow, we go back to "normal" when the day square moves to the left once more.
Tomorrow, we go back to "normal" when the day square moves to the left once more.
November 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution, in contrast to yesterday's, was much easier, even with basically the same amount of open space on half the board. It's probably because I was able to get the toughest pieces out of the way right away on the right side.
November 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution, in contrast to yesterday's, was much easier, even with basically the same amount of open space on half the board. It's probably because I was able to get the toughest pieces out of the way right away on the right side.
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution felt trickier than normal for how much of the left side of the board was open to me. Still not terrible, but the long S piece was giving me more trouble than I had anticipated at first. Once that one was good, the rest of them fell right into place though.
November 19, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution felt trickier than normal for how much of the left side of the board was open to me. Still not terrible, but the long S piece was giving me more trouble than I had anticipated at first. Once that one was good, the rest of them fell right into place though.
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution used the "rapidly swap around pieces until something works" method, and it worked surprisingly quickly (under 2 minutes), despite the number of swaps (upwards of 30). Did some of the swaps simply undo a previous one? Maybe, but I still count them.
November 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution used the "rapidly swap around pieces until something works" method, and it worked surprisingly quickly (under 2 minutes), despite the number of swaps (upwards of 30). Did some of the swaps simply undo a previous one? Maybe, but I still count them.
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution on a slow, chilly Monday morning. Hoping that work stays chill, but not slow, and that the sun stays out to help my mood and energy, because the coffee is taking its time to kick in.
Hope all of you reading this have a calm Monday and rest of the week as well!
Hope all of you reading this have a calm Monday and rest of the week as well!
November 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution on a slow, chilly Monday morning. Hoping that work stays chill, but not slow, and that the sun stays out to help my mood and energy, because the coffee is taking its time to kick in.
Hope all of you reading this have a calm Monday and rest of the week as well!
Hope all of you reading this have a calm Monday and rest of the week as well!
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution was a tough one. I guess it would be fitting for a Sunday puzzle if this were published in a newspaper or some other series where difficulty scales from Monday (easy) to Sunday (diabolical). Ultimately, the key was to use the bendiest pieces around the 16.
November 16, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution was a tough one. I guess it would be fitting for a Sunday puzzle if this were published in a newspaper or some other series where difficulty scales from Monday (easy) to Sunday (diabolical). Ultimately, the key was to use the bendiest pieces around the 16.
I'm sorry, what do you mean we're basically halfway through the month already? It's been a busy one, for sure.
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution reflects how busy I've been, because I actually solved it last night, just in case my support shift this weekend had me too busy or tired.
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution reflects how busy I've been, because I actually solved it last night, just in case my support shift this weekend had me too busy or tired.
November 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I'm sorry, what do you mean we're basically halfway through the month already? It's been a busy one, for sure.
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution reflects how busy I've been, because I actually solved it last night, just in case my support shift this weekend had me too busy or tired.
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution reflects how busy I've been, because I actually solved it last night, just in case my support shift this weekend had me too busy or tired.
Hey there! Long time no stream! But I'll finally be hitting the live button again tonight for some Jackbox with @dani007a.bsky.social, @maisenow.bsky.social, and @tygamer0426.bsky.social. Join us at 8pm EST (that's in about 3 hours) for some high quality nonsense and probably unhinged banter!
November 14, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Hey there! Long time no stream! But I'll finally be hitting the live button again tonight for some Jackbox with @dani007a.bsky.social, @maisenow.bsky.social, and @tygamer0426.bsky.social. Join us at 8pm EST (that's in about 3 hours) for some high quality nonsense and probably unhinged banter!
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution was stumbled across completely unexpectedly. I had the skeleton outline of the right side locked in early, and then figured I'd spend about 5 minutes trying to fill in the rest. But on about the 3rd or so try, a minute in, this just happened.
November 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution was stumbled across completely unexpectedly. I had the skeleton outline of the right side locked in early, and then figured I'd spend about 5 minutes trying to fill in the rest. But on about the 3rd or so try, a minute in, this just happened.
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution uses a lot of nesting pieces to fill in the bottom half, where I can just treat the Thursday square like a hard boundary instead of a blank square. Nested/stacked pieces seem to almost always be the best way to fill in large areas of the board.
November 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution uses a lot of nesting pieces to fill in the bottom half, where I can just treat the Thursday square like a hard boundary instead of a blank square. Nested/stacked pieces seem to almost always be the best way to fill in large areas of the board.
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution is being posted on my first real break of the day. It was actually solved before leaving for work as usual, but without enough time to make a post before heading out the door. Hopefully tomorrow is less hectic and we can return to the usual morning posts.
November 12, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution is being posted on my first real break of the day. It was actually solved before leaving for work as usual, but without enough time to make a post before heading out the door. Hopefully tomorrow is less hectic and we can return to the usual morning posts.
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution opted to leave the top three pieces in place once again since they just work so well there. The increased difficulty imposed by having fewer pieces available for the rest of the board is mitigated somewhat by getting the most annoying ones out of the way early.
November 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution opted to leave the top three pieces in place once again since they just work so well there. The increased difficulty imposed by having fewer pieces available for the rest of the board is mitigated somewhat by getting the most annoying ones out of the way early.
My first attempt at today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution looked almost exactly like this, but the long L and I pieces were swapped, and it just wouldn't quite work. So I picked up everything but the top three pieces and started on the bottom right, and it turns out I had the right idea all along.
November 10, 2025 at 1:57 PM
My first attempt at today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution looked almost exactly like this, but the long L and I pieces were swapped, and it just wouldn't quite work. So I picked up everything but the top three pieces and started on the bottom right, and it turns out I had the right idea all along.
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution, as well as yesterday's (oops, blame the late Halloween party we hosted yesterday, along with the massive amount of food I cooked for it, for missing a day) were very straightforward. In fact, only today's required picking a piece back up after it was placed.
November 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution, as well as yesterday's (oops, blame the late Halloween party we hosted yesterday, along with the massive amount of food I cooked for it, for missing a day) were very straightforward. In fact, only today's required picking a piece back up after it was placed.
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution is a pretty chill one where I had no plan going in other than the U piece around the day of the week, and was fully prepared to spend several minutes on the rest, but instead most of the things I tried worked out by the second attempt.
November 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution is a pretty chill one where I had no plan going in other than the U piece around the day of the week, and was fully prepared to spend several minutes on the rest, but instead most of the things I tried worked out by the second attempt.
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution brought to you in between 2 work meetings, 4 work group chats, 2 additional work side chats, and is made possible solely due to morning coffee. The one upside is that I've been able to work from home all week, so my breaks feel a little more relaxing.
November 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution brought to you in between 2 work meetings, 4 work group chats, 2 additional work side chats, and is made possible solely due to morning coffee. The one upside is that I've been able to work from home all week, so my breaks feel a little more relaxing.
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution involves a rare case where two adjacent squares are left open. These ones tend to skew easier because the individual spaces can pretty much be treated as just a single gap, so I really only have to work around two of them on days like this.
November 5, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution involves a rare case where two adjacent squares are left open. These ones tend to skew easier because the individual spaces can pretty much be treated as just a single gap, so I really only have to work around two of them on days like this.
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution gave me a little more trouble than yesterday's, but still wasn't too bad overall. It can be a little tricky to find pieces other than the U to fit around the Tuesday square at the bottom, and it took a few tries, but eventually it all worked out.
November 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Today's #DailyPuzzleChallenge solution gave me a little more trouble than yesterday's, but still wasn't too bad overall. It can be a little tricky to find pieces other than the U to fit around the Tuesday square at the bottom, and it took a few tries, but eventually it all worked out.