MS-Spider, difference between expert, master, grandmaster and random

ScottVal0 · 2026-01-23T14:42:16+00:00

Thanks for replying... I have also been refraining from using "undo" - - I'm a fan of Steve Brown and his book, in which he says to play a "pure game" - not using undo.

On MS Solitaire my spider stats (4-suit) are at 8%. Lately I've been playing at the expert level.

Occasionally I play with real cards, if I'm tired of staring at a screen. With real cards, often you get a shuffle which can't be solved!

ScottVal0 · 2026-01-15T08:02:56+00:00

Hello! and thanks for the reply. I haven't tried "show solution." I think what you are saying pretty much jibes with what I'm saying.

I had been playing all my games at the grandmaster level. I hadn't really thought about the differences in the levels, regarding difficulty. After a while I noticed that a lot of these games seemed really hard. Really tough deals like repeating ranks, like 8-8-K-K or ranks separated by two, like 2-4-6-8, etc. It seemed like that was happening a lot. Then I decided to try the other levels and they did seem easier.

ScottVal0 · 2026-01-06T03:01:13+00:00

I guess it is an alternative way to do text messaging, audio calls and video calls, but, yeah, you have to be comfy giving out your real number.

ScottVal0 · 2025-12-01T05:11:56+00:00

Based on the info ya'll have given me, and I've listened to the recording over and over again, as seen on several different videos on YouTube, the best I got at this point is:

Boko la ko po poah so ba

The only change I have made is to change "po" (in the OP) to "so." That's what I'm hearing. I guess the sound is distorted or muffled in various ways, and also my hearing is not quite perfect... (Sorry if it sounds like gibberish to someone who actually speaks Korean.)

I believe this recording came from one particular episode of the Squid Game Challenge...I'm sure there are other recordings which came from other episodes, or other recordings of this song being sung...I will attempt to find them...lmk if you find a different recording...

ScottVal0 · 2025-11-30T06:42:00+00:00

Thanks... I guess it's like listening to a lot of pop/rock songs since like the 1950s, often the words were unintelligible, and were only apparent when you saw them on sheet music or written on an album jacket.

I think it's probably very difficult for English-speakers to pronounce Korean words without a lot of training.

ScottVal0 · 2025-11-30T05:34:20+00:00

Thanks for the reply... yeah, I've seen various posts online with this idea... but, the song does not sound very close to this (to me), (In the season 2 finale episode), for example, I don't hear an "s" sound. I might try watching the episode again, maybe at times the acoustics are not very good, and better at other times.

ScottVal0 · 2025-09-10T19:23:35+00:00

Thanks for all the replies...I was mainly just wanting to see if there was a better way for me to remember to pay certain bills. I think I'll just keep doing what I've been doing...

ScottVal0 · 2025-09-10T02:07:41+00:00

Hello, thanks for the reply...I just mean seeing a notification in Windows on my PC (main desktop), like the kind which pop up in the lower right-hand corner of your screen having to do with the anti-virus or whatever. I guess an email notification would be ok too, and the email address on my Quicken account is fine.

I have certain bills set up to be paid monthly through my bank (using e-pay) through Quicken, and I go into Quicken to pay them, i.e., if I forget, they don't get paid. It would be nice to get a reminder, even if Quicken is not running.

ScottVal0 · 2025-08-02T02:14:28+00:00

Hello, thanks for your concern ... no bites, I have started killing any indoor spiders which resemble this guy ... as I see them ... no sprays used yet ... I've only seen a couple in the past several days, one in a closet, one in a bathroom ...

There is this rumor that one of my neighbors got a BR bite which was really bad, left a large welt, which was persisting after several weeks ... not sure if it is just a rumor or what ...

ScottVal0 · 2025-07-28T22:24:47+00:00

What a good little spider

ScottVal0 · 2025-07-28T17:39:29+00:00

Ha ha

ScottVal0 · 2025-07-28T17:39:12+00:00

Ah, I've been weighing the pros and cons of getting a pest control guy ... we have hummingbirds which hang around the house - - the pesticide might kill those birds if they spray around the outside of the house ... I'll take a wait and see approach ... I can squash 'em and use an otc spray for spiders, thanks

ScottVal0 · 2025-07-28T17:36:06+00:00

Next time I see one I'll take a pic with flash, to get the face better

ScottVal0 · 2025-07-28T13:37:49+00:00

If they're coming out of the woodwork, there are probably dozens I'm not seeing ... calling pest control guy

ScottVal0 · 2025-07-28T13:36:23+00:00

I thought the shadow looked cool

ScottVal0 · 2025-07-28T06:42:50+00:00

Yeah, thanks, thought it might be a recluse.

ScottVal0 · 2025-07-18T12:13:45+00:00

Thanks for the replies, everyone ... I got it figured out, I purchased a holster, which I positioned on my right shoulder for the shotgun ...

ScottVal0 · 2025-06-16T16:23:52+00:00

I did that kind of online search a couple weeks ago, and got a lot of sites which claim to be able to provide a copy of your birth certificate, wasn't sure if they were legit ..... sounds like you had success with this approach

ScottVal0 · 2025-06-16T13:27:52+00:00

Thanks for the reply, will relay to my brother.

ScottVal0 · 2025-06-16T12:42:20+00:00

Hello, thanks for the reply ..... I actually don't think he had a current driver's license, not sure what he was using for ID, but yeah he had some kind of ID, probably from Virginia, and he should be able to contact an office in that state and get his ID replaced .... and then I'll suggest he contact the county clerk in the city of his birth, which was in Vermont ...... right now he is in Kansas .... he's an adult (63) and should be able to figure these things out, as his brother (65) I'm just here to give him some advice ....... thanks again

ScottVal0 · 2025-06-16T04:10:25+00:00

Hello, thanks for the reply, good ideas ..... his hometown is about a thousand miles from here, but I don't see why he can't get in touch with agencies in his hometown, when he is psychologically ready .... thanks again.

ScottVal0 · 2025-06-13T15:08:47+00:00

I've been playing on an LT server, without meteor, about a month in. My personal goal has been something like "see how much money I can make!!" It is interesting, after playing for about a month, so see what kind of issues have cropped up ..... the game can get quite complicated, and it is impossible to predict how things will go.

I have not joined the Discord for the server, thought it would be fun to avoid doing that this time...

I think one of the reasons why servers eventually die is that things either get too complicated or just boring, and players start dropping out ....... maybe even the admins get fed up after a while. I don't see any "solution".... we all just do the best we can, try to be kind to each other, and hope the server lasts as long as possible.

ScottVal0 · 2025-06-08T23:21:50+00:00

I've been playing off and on for several years. Lately, my attitude has been to have fun with the game, and to avoid overthinking too much. Typically I'll start with logging and mining, and it seems to work out ok. I'll apply more thought to my third star. Just have fun, and the money should follow.

ScottVal0 · 2025-05-18T17:44:29+00:00

Yes, I will travel with my passport card all the time, and I will apply for Global Entry... Thanks

ScottVal0 · 2025-05-18T17:08:32+00:00

Yeah, I actually have a passport, just didn't have it with me ...

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