"When I discovered that you could program a computer to generate a puzzle with the givens in a specific arrangement, and even specify some of the givens from the outset..."

You left out the best part - choosing the deduction rules for its construction. There's a reason I've been making variations.

"Fillomino currently seems safe, though."

Boy does it EVER. Also, I'm still sore about you and Palmer not only making a Fillomino test without me, but also presenting it during Funspot weekend. Seriously, that's just heartless. - ZM