What's the Difference?
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*not sure if this counts as a real puzzle, but I will ask it anyways.
Can you catch the difference between the 2 following letters?
хx
Honor system: No using online tools to find the difference!
(Deleting cause I’m getting downvoted)
computer-puzzle
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*not sure if this counts as a real puzzle, but I will ask it anyways.
Can you catch the difference between the 2 following letters?
хx
Honor system: No using online tools to find the difference!
(Deleting cause I’m getting downvoted)
computer-puzzle
asked Nov 27 at 1:25
qq410219243
123
Remember that there's a tag no-computers, for puzzles that should be solved without the use of online tools or computer programming.
– Hugh
Nov 27 at 3:03
@Hugh thank you. I left it out because it would somewhat contradict the “computer_puzzle” tag.
– qq410219243
Nov 27 at 13:55
Oh, yeah... I guess you could have a computer puzzle that meant to be solved without computers; like a piece of computer code that errors and you have to figure out which line the error is on without a computer.
– Hugh
Nov 27 at 14:53
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up vote
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*not sure if this counts as a real puzzle, but I will ask it anyways.
Can you catch the difference between the 2 following letters?
хx
Honor system: No using online tools to find the difference!
(Deleting cause I’m getting downvoted)
computer-puzzle
asked Nov 27 at 1:25
qq410219243
123
*not sure if this counts as a real puzzle, but I will ask it anyways.
Can you catch the difference between the 2 following letters?
хx
Honor system: No using online tools to find the difference!
(Deleting cause I’m getting downvoted)
computer-puzzle
computer-puzzle
asked Nov 27 at 1:25
qq410219243
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qq410219243
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asked Nov 27 at 1:25
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asked Nov 27 at 1:25
qq410219243
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asked Nov 27 at 1:25
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Remember that there's a tag no-computers, for puzzles that should be solved without the use of online tools or computer programming.
– Hugh
Nov 27 at 3:03
@Hugh thank you. I left it out because it would somewhat contradict the “computer_puzzle” tag.
– qq410219243
Nov 27 at 13:55
Oh, yeah... I guess you could have a computer puzzle that meant to be solved without computers; like a piece of computer code that errors and you have to figure out which line the error is on without a computer.
– Hugh
Nov 27 at 14:53
add a comment |
Remember that there's a tag no-computers, for puzzles that should be solved without the use of online tools or computer programming.
– Hugh
Nov 27 at 3:03
@Hugh thank you. I left it out because it would somewhat contradict the “computer_puzzle” tag.
– qq410219243
Nov 27 at 13:55
Oh, yeah... I guess you could have a computer puzzle that meant to be solved without computers; like a piece of computer code that errors and you have to figure out which line the error is on without a computer.
– Hugh
Nov 27 at 14:53
Remember that there's a tag no-computers, for puzzles that should be solved without the use of online tools or computer programming.
– Hugh
Nov 27 at 3:03
Remember that there's a tag no-computers, for puzzles that should be solved without the use of online tools or computer programming.
– Hugh
Nov 27 at 3:03
@Hugh thank you. I left it out because it would somewhat contradict the “computer_puzzle” tag.
– qq410219243
Nov 27 at 13:55
@Hugh thank you. I left it out because it would somewhat contradict the “computer_puzzle” tag.
– qq410219243
Nov 27 at 13:55
Oh, yeah... I guess you could have a computer puzzle that meant to be solved without computers; like a piece of computer code that errors and you have to figure out which line the error is on without a computer.
– Hugh
Nov 27 at 14:53
Oh, yeah... I guess you could have a computer puzzle that meant to be solved without computers; like a piece of computer code that errors and you have to figure out which line the error is on without a computer.
– Hugh
Nov 27 at 14:53
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Well,
the second is an ordinary lower case letter 'x', while the first is at Unicode code point 1093 decimal = 0x445. The surrounding Unicode code points yield what look to me like Cyrillic characters, so I guess that's what this one is; I think this letter is pronounced like a Scottish "ch", and is related e.g. to the Greek letter chi.
No online tools used; I
pasted the characters into a Python session and used its
chrandordfunctions.
answered Nov 27 at 1:54
Gareth McCaughan♦
60.1k3150232
True... uhh. Not cheating, right? Umm... repost? Clarification! True, you weren’t cheating, but still. I was assuming the honor system covered the rest.
– qq410219243
Nov 27 at 2:57
2
@qq410219243 Well, how do you expect people to figure it out then? In the font used here, those two characters look exactly the same - and if you're not allowed to distinguish them using any tools, then there's literally no way to tell them apart.
– Deusovi♦
Nov 27 at 3:31
1
I agree with @Deusovi. I mean, you can do the same using tools built into the web browser, but I don't see any reason to regard that as more or less cheaty than doing it with Python. If all we're allowed to do is look with our eyes, then the answer is: No, we can't tell the difference.
– Gareth McCaughan♦
Nov 27 at 3:38
Fair enough. Good job, you two!
– qq410219243
Nov 27 at 3:59
add a comment |
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Easy way (though not sure if "allowed"):
Paste into start menu. First x will show no results (or Greek stuff if you have it). Second x will show normal results matching x
answered Nov 27 at 2:11
sunny-lan
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Well,
the second is an ordinary lower case letter 'x', while the first is at Unicode code point 1093 decimal = 0x445. The surrounding Unicode code points yield what look to me like Cyrillic characters, so I guess that's what this one is; I think this letter is pronounced like a Scottish "ch", and is related e.g. to the Greek letter chi.
No online tools used; I
pasted the characters into a Python session and used its
chrandordfunctions.
answered Nov 27 at 1:54
Gareth McCaughan♦
60.1k3150232
True... uhh. Not cheating, right? Umm... repost? Clarification! True, you weren’t cheating, but still. I was assuming the honor system covered the rest.
– qq410219243
Nov 27 at 2:57
2
@qq410219243 Well, how do you expect people to figure it out then? In the font used here, those two characters look exactly the same - and if you're not allowed to distinguish them using any tools, then there's literally no way to tell them apart.
– Deusovi♦
Nov 27 at 3:31
1
I agree with @Deusovi. I mean, you can do the same using tools built into the web browser, but I don't see any reason to regard that as more or less cheaty than doing it with Python. If all we're allowed to do is look with our eyes, then the answer is: No, we can't tell the difference.
– Gareth McCaughan♦
Nov 27 at 3:38
Fair enough. Good job, you two!
– qq410219243
Nov 27 at 3:59
add a comment |
up vote
6
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accepted
Well,
the second is an ordinary lower case letter 'x', while the first is at Unicode code point 1093 decimal = 0x445. The surrounding Unicode code points yield what look to me like Cyrillic characters, so I guess that's what this one is; I think this letter is pronounced like a Scottish "ch", and is related e.g. to the Greek letter chi.
No online tools used; I
pasted the characters into a Python session and used its
chrandordfunctions.
answered Nov 27 at 1:54
Gareth McCaughan♦
60.1k3150232
True... uhh. Not cheating, right? Umm... repost? Clarification! True, you weren’t cheating, but still. I was assuming the honor system covered the rest.
– qq410219243
Nov 27 at 2:57
2
@qq410219243 Well, how do you expect people to figure it out then? In the font used here, those two characters look exactly the same - and if you're not allowed to distinguish them using any tools, then there's literally no way to tell them apart.
– Deusovi♦
Nov 27 at 3:31
1
I agree with @Deusovi. I mean, you can do the same using tools built into the web browser, but I don't see any reason to regard that as more or less cheaty than doing it with Python. If all we're allowed to do is look with our eyes, then the answer is: No, we can't tell the difference.
– Gareth McCaughan♦
Nov 27 at 3:38
Fair enough. Good job, you two!
– qq410219243
Nov 27 at 3:59
add a comment |
up vote
6
down vote
accepted
up vote
6
down vote
accepted
Well,
the second is an ordinary lower case letter 'x', while the first is at Unicode code point 1093 decimal = 0x445. The surrounding Unicode code points yield what look to me like Cyrillic characters, so I guess that's what this one is; I think this letter is pronounced like a Scottish "ch", and is related e.g. to the Greek letter chi.
No online tools used; I
pasted the characters into a Python session and used its
chrandordfunctions.
answered Nov 27 at 1:54
Gareth McCaughan♦
60.1k3150232
Well,
the second is an ordinary lower case letter 'x', while the first is at Unicode code point 1093 decimal = 0x445. The surrounding Unicode code points yield what look to me like Cyrillic characters, so I guess that's what this one is; I think this letter is pronounced like a Scottish "ch", and is related e.g. to the Greek letter chi.
No online tools used; I
pasted the characters into a Python session and used its
chrandordfunctions.
answered Nov 27 at 1:54
Gareth McCaughan♦
60.1k3150232
answered Nov 27 at 1:54
Gareth McCaughan♦
60.1k3150232
answered Nov 27 at 1:54
Gareth McCaughan♦
60.1k3150232
answered Nov 27 at 1:54
Gareth McCaughan♦
60.1k3150232
60.1k3150232
True... uhh. Not cheating, right? Umm... repost? Clarification! True, you weren’t cheating, but still. I was assuming the honor system covered the rest.
– qq410219243
Nov 27 at 2:57
2
@qq410219243 Well, how do you expect people to figure it out then? In the font used here, those two characters look exactly the same - and if you're not allowed to distinguish them using any tools, then there's literally no way to tell them apart.
– Deusovi♦
Nov 27 at 3:31
1
I agree with @Deusovi. I mean, you can do the same using tools built into the web browser, but I don't see any reason to regard that as more or less cheaty than doing it with Python. If all we're allowed to do is look with our eyes, then the answer is: No, we can't tell the difference.
– Gareth McCaughan♦
Nov 27 at 3:38
Fair enough. Good job, you two!
– qq410219243
Nov 27 at 3:59
add a comment |
True... uhh. Not cheating, right? Umm... repost? Clarification! True, you weren’t cheating, but still. I was assuming the honor system covered the rest.
– qq410219243
Nov 27 at 2:57
2
@qq410219243 Well, how do you expect people to figure it out then? In the font used here, those two characters look exactly the same - and if you're not allowed to distinguish them using any tools, then there's literally no way to tell them apart.
– Deusovi♦
Nov 27 at 3:31
1
I agree with @Deusovi. I mean, you can do the same using tools built into the web browser, but I don't see any reason to regard that as more or less cheaty than doing it with Python. If all we're allowed to do is look with our eyes, then the answer is: No, we can't tell the difference.
– Gareth McCaughan♦
Nov 27 at 3:38
Fair enough. Good job, you two!
– qq410219243
Nov 27 at 3:59
True... uhh. Not cheating, right? Umm... repost? Clarification! True, you weren’t cheating, but still. I was assuming the honor system covered the rest.
– qq410219243
Nov 27 at 2:57
True... uhh. Not cheating, right? Umm... repost? Clarification! True, you weren’t cheating, but still. I was assuming the honor system covered the rest.
– qq410219243
Nov 27 at 2:57
2
2
@qq410219243 Well, how do you expect people to figure it out then? In the font used here, those two characters look exactly the same - and if you're not allowed to distinguish them using any tools, then there's literally no way to tell them apart.
– Deusovi♦
Nov 27 at 3:31
@qq410219243 Well, how do you expect people to figure it out then? In the font used here, those two characters look exactly the same - and if you're not allowed to distinguish them using any tools, then there's literally no way to tell them apart.
– Deusovi♦
Nov 27 at 3:31
1
1
I agree with @Deusovi. I mean, you can do the same using tools built into the web browser, but I don't see any reason to regard that as more or less cheaty than doing it with Python. If all we're allowed to do is look with our eyes, then the answer is: No, we can't tell the difference.
– Gareth McCaughan♦
Nov 27 at 3:38
I agree with @Deusovi. I mean, you can do the same using tools built into the web browser, but I don't see any reason to regard that as more or less cheaty than doing it with Python. If all we're allowed to do is look with our eyes, then the answer is: No, we can't tell the difference.
– Gareth McCaughan♦
Nov 27 at 3:38
Fair enough. Good job, you two!
– qq410219243
Nov 27 at 3:59
Fair enough. Good job, you two!
– qq410219243
Nov 27 at 3:59
add a comment |
up vote
4
down vote
Easy way (though not sure if "allowed"):
Paste into start menu. First x will show no results (or Greek stuff if you have it). Second x will show normal results matching x
answered Nov 27 at 2:11
sunny-lan
2076
add a comment |
up vote
4
down vote
Easy way (though not sure if "allowed"):
Paste into start menu. First x will show no results (or Greek stuff if you have it). Second x will show normal results matching x
answered Nov 27 at 2:11
sunny-lan
2076
add a comment |
up vote
4
down vote
up vote
4
down vote
Easy way (though not sure if "allowed"):
Paste into start menu. First x will show no results (or Greek stuff if you have it). Second x will show normal results matching x
answered Nov 27 at 2:11
sunny-lan
2076
Easy way (though not sure if "allowed"):
Paste into start menu. First x will show no results (or Greek stuff if you have it). Second x will show normal results matching x
answered Nov 27 at 2:11
sunny-lan
2076
answered Nov 27 at 2:11
sunny-lan
2076
answered Nov 27 at 2:11
sunny-lan
2076
answered Nov 27 at 2:11
sunny-lan
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2076
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Remember that there's a tag no-computers, for puzzles that should be solved without the use of online tools or computer programming.
– Hugh
Nov 27 at 3:03
@Hugh thank you. I left it out because it would somewhat contradict the “computer_puzzle” tag.
– qq410219243
Nov 27 at 13:55
Oh, yeah... I guess you could have a computer puzzle that meant to be solved without computers; like a piece of computer code that errors and you have to figure out which line the error is on without a computer.
– Hugh
Nov 27 at 14:53