(#zkjovca) @prologic Here you go:

(#zkjovca) @prologic (Mild spoilers ahead.) Today’s puzzle was one of those where I immediately knew that there *must* be a solution that does not require actually copying anything. AoC often has these kinds of problems that make it *look like* you have to create lots of duplicates, multiply objects, stuff like that. That’s often a sign that you can solve it by doing something simple. 😅 (If only that was true in real life as well. 😂)

(#zkjovca) @prologic I can try to explain, if you want to know. 😅 Or maybe this guy’s visualization will help (if you can see it, not sure):

(#zkjovca) @movq Thank you! 🙏 🙇‍♂️

(#zkjovca) @movq Haha I'm too stupid to work out what that trick is 😆 Or too tied or both 🤣

(#zkjovca) @movq Ahh I can sort of see the visualization (sort of), but it'll be faster if you explain wtf the algorithm is in textual form 😅

Today's #AdventofCode #2023 was a bit of a whoozie 🤣 Not only did I have to work today (_today being Monday et all_), but also had to deal with a minor incident, then have dinner, etc and by the time I got back to my half-finished day 4 puzzle, I got a bit stuck with the 2nd part 🤦‍♂️ I guess I don't really like array manipulation, it's so easy to get lost 🤣