Today's Wordle Answer (#572) - January 12, 2022

<p>Who doesn't enjoy a little Thursday <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/games/wordle/">Wordle</a> action every now and again? While the answers in 2023 have been generally non-trivial, today's answer on January 12 bucks that trend. While the word itself is somewhat common, it features an uncommon spelling and some interesting letter placements. We'd be surprised if any player was able to get this word in their first three guesses, but it's not completely impossible to get without any help.</p><p>If you haven't started the Wordle just yet, then you can check out our list of recommended <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/wordle-best-starting-words-to-use-and-other-game-tips/1100-6499460/">starting words</a>. However, if you're already past the starting point, then you might be looking for some hints if you've hit a wall. Luckily, we provide just that further down in this guide. We will also spell out the full answer for players looking to simply get out of today unscathed.</p><h2>Today's Wordle Answer - January 12, 2022</h2><p>We'll begin with a few hints that directly relate to today's Wordle answer, but don't give it away immediately.</p><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/todays-wordle-answer-572-january-12-2022/1100-6510480/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f/">Continue Reading at GameSpot</a>

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Streamlining JDK 9

Java SE 9 is feature complete. As part of the modernization of the Java SE platform, Jigsaw project and many features will be added to this next release. Part of improving the platform also means removing features, that have become obsolete or would slow development and deployment down. Iris Clark a...


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I Used This Python Script to Check a Website Every X Seconds for a Given Word

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<p>I host multiple websites such as </p>
<ul>
<li><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://finxter.com" target="_blank">https://finxter.com</a>, </li>
<li><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://blog.finxter.com" target="_blank">https://blog.finxter.com</a>, and </li>
<li><a href="https://pythononeliners.com">https://pythononeliners.com</a>. </li>
</ul>
<p>Many of them use caching services to speed up the loading time for visitors worldwide. Consequently, when I do change a website, the change does often not appear immediately on the site (because the stale cached site is served up). </p>
<h2>The Project</h2>
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<figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="586" height="880" src="https://blog.finxter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/image-109.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1048727" srcset="https://blog.finxter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/image-109.png 586w, https://blog.finxter.com/wp-content/uplo...00x300.png 200w" sizes="(max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px" /></figure>
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<p>To ensure that my website is up-to-date, I wrote a simple Python script that helps me regularly check my website every few seconds to see if a certain word appears there. </p>
<p>Because I thought many people will probably have the same problem, I’ll share this code here. So, let’s get started! <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f447.png" alt="?" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></p>
<p class="has-global-color-8-background-color has-background"><img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f4ac.png" alt="?" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> <strong>Project Challenge</strong>: How to write a Python script that reads content from a website every <code>x</code> seconds and checks if a specific word appears there?</p>
<h2>The Code</h2>
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<p>I used the following code to accomplish this easily and quickly. You can copy&amp;paste it, just make sure to adjust the highlighted <code>url</code>, <code>word</code>, and <code>x</code> variables to your need:</p>
<pre class="EnlighterJSRAW" data-enlighter-language="python" data-enlighter-theme="" data-enlighter-highlight="5-7" data-enlighter-linenumbers="" data-enlighter-lineoffset="" data-enlighter-title="" data-enlighter-group="">import requests
import time url = 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graph_partition'
word = 'finxter'
x = 60 # seconds between two requests # Repeat forever
while True: # Get the content from the website r = requests.get(url) # Check if word is on website if word in r.text: print("The word appears on the website") else: print("The word does not appear on the website") # Do nothing for some time (e.g., 60 seconds) to avoid spam requests time.sleep(x)
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<p>In this case, I check the Wikipedia page on Graph Partitioning if the keyword <code>'finxter'</code> appears there. If you need to check another word on another URL, just change the variables accordingly. </p>
<h2>Code Explanation</h2>
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<p>This code snippet uses the Python <code><a href="https://blog.finxter.com/python-requests-library/" data-type="post" data-id="37796" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">requests</a></code> library to read from a website every two seconds and check if a certain word appears there. </p>
<p>You use the <code>requests</code> library to issue an HTTP request to the specified website and save the response in the variable <code>r</code>.</p>
<p class="has-base-background-color has-background"> <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f449.png" alt="?" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> <strong>Recommended</strong>: <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://blog.finxter.com/python-requests-get-the-ultimate-guide/" data-type="post" data-id="37837" target="_blank">Python Request Library – Understanding <code>get()</code></a></p>
<p>Then you check if the word appears in the response text using <code>r.text</code>.</p>
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<li>If it does, it <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://blog.finxter.com/python-print/" data-type="post" data-id="20731" target="_blank">prints</a> the message <code>"The word appears on the website"</code> and </li>
<li>If it does not, it prints the message <code>"The word does not appear on the website"</code>. </li>
</ul>
<p>Finally, the code pauses for two (or <code>x</code>!) seconds before making another request. This process is repeated continuously to ensure that the website is checked regularly.</p>
<p>You can stop the code by hitting <code>CTRL+C</code>. </p>
<p class="has-base-background-color has-background"><img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f449.png" alt="?" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> <strong>Recommended</strong>: <a href="https://blog.finxter.com/how-to-stop-a-python-script-keyboard-and-programmatically/" data-type="post" data-id="23541" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">How to Stop a Python Script?</a></p>
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The Love Ball Joins The Pokemon Poke Ball Replica Line Today

<p dir="ltr">We're a little over a month away from Valentine's Day, but The Pokemon Company is feeling the love a little early, as it announces the <a href="https://www.pokemoncenter.com/product/710-97024/love-ball-by-the-wand-company">Love Ball</a> from Pokemon Gold and Silver will be the latest in the replica Poke Ball line made in partnership with The Wand Company.</p><p dir="ltr">The Love Ball replica, like the other Poke Balls in the line, is a die-cast metal model which measures around three inches in diameter, and it can be displayed either in a display case or separately using an included display ring. The model also has motion-sensing capabilities, which will light up the front of the ball whenever it is touched or the motion sensing is activated.</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="https://www.gamespot.com/a/uploads/original/3/37852/4084363-die-castloveballreplica1.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-4084363" data-ratio="1" data-width="1500" data-embed-type="image" style="width: 1500px"><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/a/uploads/original/3/37852/4084363-die-castloveballreplica1.jpg"><img alt="No Caption Provided" src="https://www.gamespot.com/a/uploads/scale_super/3/37852/4084363-die-castloveballreplica1.jpg" srcset="https://www.gamespot.com/a/uploads/original/3/37852/4084363-die-castloveballreplica1.jpg 1500w, https://www.gamespot.com/a/uploads/scale...plica1.jpg 1280w, https://www.gamespot.com/a/uploads/scale...plica1.jpg 960w" sizes="(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px" data-width="1280"></a></figure><figure data-embed-type="gallery" data-img-src="https://www.gamespot.com/a/uploads/original/3/37852/4084364-die-castloveballreplica2.jpg,https://www.gamespot.com/a/uploads/original/3/37852/4084365-die-castloveballreplica3.jpg,https://www.gamespot.com/a/uploads/original/3/37852/4084366-die-castloveballreplica4.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-4084364,1300-4084365,1300-4084366" data-resize-urls="https://www.gamespot.com/a/uploads/square_avatar/3/37852/4084364-die-castloveballreplica2.jpg,https://www.gamespot.com/a/uploads/square_avatar/3/37852/4084365-die-castloveballreplica3.jpg,https://www.gamespot.com/a/uploads/square_avatar/3/37852/4084366-die-castloveballreplica4.jpg"><div class="image-gallery__label">Gallery</div> <div class="image-gallery__list hide-scrollbar image-gallery__list--small"> <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/a/uploads/original/3/37852/4084364-die-castloveballreplica2.jpg"> <img src="https://www.gamespot.com/a/uploads/square_avatar/3/37852/4084364-die-castloveballreplica2.jpg" alt="Gallery image 1" data-full-srcset="https://www.gamespot.com/a/uploads/original/3/37852/4084364-die-castloveballreplica2.jpg 1500w, https://www.gamespot.com/a/uploads/scale...plica2.jpg 1280w, https://www.gamespot.com/a/uploads/scale...plica2.jpg 960w" /> </a> <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/a/uploads/original/3/37852/4084365-die-castloveballreplica3.jpg"> <img src="https://www.gamespot.com/a/uploads/square_avatar/3/37852/4084365-die-castloveballreplica3.jpg" alt="Gallery image 2" data-full-srcset="https://www.gamespot.com/a/uploads/original/3/37852/4084365-die-castloveballreplica3.jpg 3945w, https://www.gamespot.com/a/uploads/scale...plica3.jpg 1280w, https://www.gamespot.com/a/uploads/scale...plica3.jpg 480w" /> </a> <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/a/uploads/original/3/37852/4084366-die-castloveballreplica4.jpg"> <img src="https://www.gamespot.com/a/uploads/square_avatar/3/37852/4084366-die-castloveballreplica4.jpg" alt="Gallery image 3" data-full-srcset="https://www.gamespot.com/a/uploads/original/3/37852/4084366-die-castloveballreplica4.jpg 8192w, https://www.gamespot.com/a/uploads/scale...plica4.jpg 1280w, https://www.gamespot.com/a/uploads/scale...plica4.jpg 480w" /> </a> </div> </figure><p dir="ltr">This is the 11th different Poke Ball design to be featured in the product line, with other available models including the Great Ball, Ultra Ball, Dusk Ball, Quick Ball, and the classic Poke Ball design. Three more models will be released throughout 2023, including the Dive Ball, Net Ball, and Luxury Ball.</p><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-love-ball-joins-the-pokemon-poke-ball-replica-line-today/1100-6510401/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f/">Continue Reading at GameSpot</a>

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Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider



Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider is a side-scrolling action platformer that channels the golden age of classic 16-bit action games in a full-throttle quest for revenge. REVENGE OF THE MOONRIDER. In the oppressed world of Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider, humanity finds an unlikely hero. After building an army of super soldiers as weapons of war, the authoritarians unwittingly seal their own fates by bringing online the ninja warrior known as Moonrider. Conceived as a tool to preserve the totalitarian state, the Moonrider instead rejects its intended purpose and wages a relentless battle for vengeance against its creators and fellow super soldiers.

GEAR UP AND PREPARE TO BATTLE YOUR CREATORS

The design of Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider puts the best classic action-game elements in the laser-precise sights of its starring ninja, ensuring snappy, responsive combat that’s supremely challenging.

Powerful modifier chips are hidden and guarded throughout the adventure, allowing you to customize the Moonrider’s fighting style while gaining killer advantages and abilities.<p>Publisher: The Arcade Crew<p>Release Date: Jan 12, 2023




https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/venge...-moonrider

Learn More About Java Virtual Machine Improvements in Java SE 8

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Ari Aster's Beau Is Afraid's First Trailer Is A Surrealist Nightmare

<p>Ari Aster made a name for himself with back-to-back instant horror classics Hereditary and Midsommar, and now his long-awaited follow-up has arrived. Originally titled Disappointment Blvd, Beau Is Afraid is a decades-spanning surrealist horror film set in an alternate present.</p><p>The film stars Joaquin Phoenix as the titular character, who is a pleasant but anxious man. When his overbearing mother dies, Beau makes a journey home that involves some wild supernatural threats and maybe divine intervention.</p><p>Initially scheduled for release at the end of 2022, Beau Is Afraid is ready to leave its mark on horror fans, with a release date of April 21, 2023. </p><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ari-asters-beau-is-afraids-first-trailer-is-a-surrealist-nightmare/1100-6510446/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f/">Continue Reading at GameSpot</a>

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Children of Silentown



Lucy is afraid of the forest, just like any other child: every night, the echoing roars rob her of her sleep. Not even her dreams are a safe place where she could play.

People disappearing is nothing uncommon in the village, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.

Children of Silentown is a point & click adventure game telling a mysterious and endearing story. Explore the town and its dangerous surroundings, meet its quirky inhabitants, solve puzzles and master minigames.

Accompany Lucy on her adventure to get to the bottom of what is haunting the strange Silentown... if you dare.<p>Publisher: Daedalic Entertainment<p>Release Date: Jan 11, 2023




https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/child...-silentown