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Advent of Code Day 19: Aplenty

Part 1

Overview

The puzzle involves sorting machine parts based on their ratings in four categories: Extremely cool looking (x), Musical (m), Aerodynamic (a), and Shiny (s).
Each part is processed through a series of workflows that determine whether the part is accepted or rejected.

Workflows

Advent of Code - Day 18: Lavaduct Lagoon

Problem Description

Part One

The Elves are constructing a lagoon to hold lava for a machine parts factory. The lagoon's perimeter is described by a series of directional instructions, each specifying a movement direction (Up, Down, Left, Right) and a length. The task is to determine the total volume of the lagoon that can be filled with lava, given these perimeter instructions.

Part Two

Advent of Code Day 17 - Part 1: Clumsy Crucible

Problem Summary

In this challenge, the objective is to navigate a crucible filled with lava from the starting point to the destination within a city grid. Each block in the grid has a heat loss value, and the goal is to find the path that minimizes the total heat loss while adhering to specific movement rules.

Movement Rules

The crucible can move up to three blocks in a single direction but must turn 90 degrees left or right after moving three consecutive blocks.
It can turn before completing three straight moves.

Advent of Code Day 16: The Floor Will Be Lava

Puzzle Description

In this puzzle, we're tasked with simulating the behavior of a beam of light as it moves through a contraption in a cave. The contraption is a grid containing mirrors (/ and \), splitters (| and -), and empty space (.). The beam of light enters the grid from the top-left corner and moves according to these rules:

Continues in the same direction in empty space (.).
Reflects 90 degrees when hitting a mirror (/ or \).
Passes through the pointy end of a splitter (| or -) as if it were empty space.
Splits into two beams at the flat side of a splitter (| or -), with each new beam going in the directions the splitter's pointy ends point.

Advent of Code - Day 14

Day 14: Parabolic Reflector Dish

Objective: - Adjust a parabolic reflector dish by moving rocks on a platform, calculating the load on the north support beams after specific movements.

Part One: Tilt North

Initial Setup:

Advent of Code 2023 - Day 15

Problem Breakdown

Part 1: HASH Algorithm

Objective: Implement a hash function that converts a string into a single number in the range 0 to 255.

Procedure:

Start with current_value = 0.
For each character in the string:

	# tmux config - a lot more orange

	# yes, mouse, please
	set -g mouse on

	# use - for vertical pane and \| for horizontal
	# open new panes in currjnt working directory
	# leave new windows to open in home
	# unbind the original split keys
	bind '-' split-window -c "#{pane_current_path}"

	<html>
	<head>
	<style>
	body {
	font-family: sans-serif;
	font-size: 1.2rem;
	}
	table {
	}
	caption {

	#!/usr/bin/env bash

	for x in {0..8}; do
	for i in {30..37}; do
	for a in {40..47}; do
	echo -ne "\e[$x;$i;$a""m\\\e[$x;$i;$a""m\e[0;37;40m "
	done
	echo
	done
	done

	const fs = require('fs');

	fs.readFile('./data/backfile.json', 'utf8', (err, data) => {
	if (err) throw err;
	const backup = JSON.parse(data);
	processBackup(backup);
	});

	function processBackup(backup) {
	const posts = backup.db[0].data.posts;