Comments on: Financial Times 14,177 – Gaff

By: Sil van den Hoek

Sil van den Hoek — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 14:01:10 +0000

Oh oh, I always mixed them up … Lewis & Lewis
Thanks, Keeper, now corrected.

BTW, I am a bit surprised by the low number of comments, given the fact that this was a puzzle that was quite thought-provoking (in my opinion).
But it is as it is.

By: Keeper

Keeper — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 03:55:53 +0000

Thanks for the blog. FYI, in your explanation for 2,5d, you have C.S. Lewis as the author of the Alice stories; those were written by Lewis Carroll. C.S. Lewis, of course, wrote The Chronicles of Narnia, as well as a host of nonfiction works.

By: Sil van den Hoek

Sil van den Hoek — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 23:16:34 +0000

Thanks, Ilippu (and a warm welcome to this site!), the answer’s now tweaked.
Yes Alan, the definition is not a point, but is “as is” well defined by “(to) disclaim warranty”? Thinking of the right part of speech, for example.

By: Alan

Alan — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 08:37:22 +0000

Many thanks Sil for the blog.

As regards stasis, I hope I’m not misunderstanding your question. Stasis is a state or condition in which there is no action or progress (inactivity) and when something is sold “as is” (i.e. “as it is” the state in which you see it), then if you find any fault with it after the purchase, you can’t take it back,as it was up to you to see the fault before agreeing to buy. Hence there is no guarantee offered (the vendor is disclaiming any warranty). Hope I’m not missing something.

By: Ilippu

Ilippu — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 02:00:33 +0000

there is a typo.
23dn should be x-rays?