Abstract: The disclosed technology concerns methods, apparatus, and systems for using telemetry data from a large number of remote computing devices to address complex problems otherwise prone to subjective inaccuracies. Particular embodiments disclosed herein involve classifying the difficulty of solving (or completing) an objective presented by a certain item of digital content. For instance, certain example embodiments involve collecting telemetry data from hundreds or thousands of users engaging with a respective content item, and, based at least in part on that telemetry data, assigning a difficulty classification to the content item.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for using crowdsourcing to identify known-solvable data states which have been identified by users as leading to a solution to a scenario with defined constraints. In one example where the scenario is a computer card game, a number of users may be provided with an initial data state in the form of the cards being in a particular order. Where a user successfully completes the card game to a desired solution state, the initial data state of the cards may be stored as a known-solvable data state.

Abstract: The universal vase holder is an article for holding a vase, pot, or ornament to a supporting object. The universal vase holder comprises: a base; a brace attached to said base and extending downward from said base; a first telescoping member telescopically attached to said base; a second telescoping member telescopically attached to said base; a first arm attached to said first telescoping member and extending rearward from said first telescoping member; a second arm attached to said second telescoping member and extending rearward from said second telescoping member; and a support attached to said base and extending forward from said base.