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I don't see a disadvantage playing in hard mode, I do this always implicitly.
For me hard mode means all the letters misplaced/correct placed need to be used for the next guess.
Maybe I miss something, maybe I misunderstood hard mode?
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It's not that much harder, but my average was 3.7 in standard mode and now maybe 4.3 in hard mode. Coming up with the next guess is harder. I actually play using what is known without doing anything known to be wrong, which is more restrictive.
#282 was FOUND, and after two guesses I figured it was *OUND. The * could have been B, F, H, M, or W (P, R, and S were eliminated). And guess who tried B, H, M, and W first?  In this situation in standard mode, you just try a word that contains as many of the candidates as possible, which narrows it down.
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May I ask where you play this?
I love these types of games, I found one online, but after the first "practice" game, I am able to solve these pretty easily by using diverse word sets that span the letters available (not guessing the word until it's clear enough from the letters, and willing to waste an entire try with a word that reveals more clues)...
Thanks
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Quote: OOPS! PAGE UNAVAILABLE.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Probably a Russian troll that mangled the URL 
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Is now
"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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I have a job. I know the devil I work for, and it's not really bad, just dull, boring, broken promises, management that is interested in coin rather than dragon slaying adventures, and if there are adventures, one is given rusty swords, rotting armor, no share in the loot and leveling up is just not going to happen. So the usual.
Looking at what's out there, it's pretty much the same dungeons, the same monsters, the same jarls and kings, the same materialistic gods that everyone prays to.
I'm an anachronism. I miss the days of startup companies doing crazy stuff that are looking for crazy people like me. I want to work for/with someone that is sailing past "there be dragons here." I'm hopeless in what I want, and I'm hopeless in what I'll find.
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You need to write software for a drug cartel or an international crime syndicate. I'm sure you will find adventure there. 
modified 29-Mar-22 16:45pm.
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Slacker007 wrote: You need to write software for a drug cartel or an international crime syndicate.
I used to do contract work for a company in the adult...
That was actually quite fun. Hardware, software, soft-wear, etc.
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I'm afraid it's the New World Order.
On the way to the altar of riches the path must be smooth, without risk or adventure.
I miss the days of leading an R&D group, given time and resources to create.
The less you need, the more you have.
Even a blind squirrel gets a nut...occasionally.
JaxCoder.com
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Mike Hankey wrote: I miss the days of leading an R&D group, given time and resources to create.
Yes! Hmm, maybe I should change my resume to say I only want to work for R&D, and see what that results in.
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You might check with Mattel? 
The less you need, the more you have.
Even a blind squirrel gets a nut...occasionally.
JaxCoder.com
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You live in Upstate New York, yes? You may want to see if GE or Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory (both have R&D divisions) are hiring.
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Hah, thanks for the lead!
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Marc Clifton wrote: I only want to work for R&D
Judging from your post, D&D sounds more like it!
Speaking of which, they're looking for software engineers: Careers | Wizards of the Coast[^] 
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+5 points
Charlie Gilley
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
Has never been more appropriate.
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it looks like a change is unavoidable...
diligent hands rule....
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We are a dying breed, Marc. All of the software has been written, and the software development world has slid into maintenance mode...
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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I was just talking with someone who's project has ended. He expects to be let go at some point in the future, but for now is on an "Internal Research and Development" project.
I expressed pleasant surprise that there is management forward-looking enough to support these kinds of projects.
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It does indeed suck. I was in the hunt about 2 years ago at the start of Covid. The only real good thing I have found is the number of companies that no longer care where your butt is located. But otherwise as JSOP said. We are a dying breed and alot of what they want us for is maintenance mode for old apps. It pays pretty well. But it is boring. I had one job consulting in the middle with a guaranteed base each week for 40 hours and I could do the job in 10. Boring but nice in someways. The dog got lots of walks.
To err is human to really elephant it up you need a computer
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I resist the urge to believe our best years are behind us, but...
- Ah, the thrill of being a high priest of computing, allowed to enter the machine room sanctum with its roaring fans and shaking disk drives, its black and blue cabinets of hardware, its blinky lights. Now a computer is just a featureless black slab on my desk, or worse yet a cloud of vapor(ware).
- Ah, the pride of being treated like a professional, like the accountants and lawyers; the knowledge that your unique talents made you valuable. Now you are a highly paid galley slave, endlessly rowing.
- Yes, the flow-state ecstasy of starting a project from a blank screen, turning a blinking cursor into a thousand lines of code. How painful nowadays to fiddle someone else's bland, banal code to squeeze in another feature just like the last thousand.
- And the women, the geeky, interesting women. Remember when there were women writing software? I really miss women in a workplace where the air is a mist of testosterone.
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If your job is so dull and you crave excitement why don't you quit your job and start your own start-up?
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Yes, working at a startup was probably one of the most 'fun' jobs I've had. 12-14 hour days, 6-7 days a week and it was still fun. I was just unlucky enough to join the startup about a year before the big DotCom crash!
If you can't find adventure, I'd recommend trying to find a job where you'll learn something new and different from what you know. I was luckily enough to find a job were I could learn a fair amount of DSP. Something I'd never have thought I'd really like, but did.
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I am probably the most irrelevant person here as I still use Visual FoxPro (but keep reading!)
I am retired but had a problem with a local council department. I asked them some questions and then wrote a simple system (maybe 40 hours coding) to obviate their problems that "there was no way round" and gave them a demo on my ancient laptop. They were open mouthed at the result and are looking to see if they can somehow get a separate laptop to install it on as "they would never allow it on their network". It should save them hours of boring paperwork per week.
SO I got some satisfaction from that, although I didn't do it for money, I might get a reduction in the bills for the junior football club I am treasurer for.
Alan
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