Daily Holmes

June 15, 2026

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Try the art of deduction like Sherlock Holmes.

One photograph of a stranger's space. Read the clues, deduce who lives there.

Every day brings a new stranger's space. A desk, a room, a portrait. Your job is what Holmes did best: read the room for what it gives away, then name the person who lives there. The AI grades how close you got.

The scene · what you see

A stranger's space arrives.

Example case, a software developer's apartment
Example
◆◆ Medium

The main question

Who lives here, and what does a normal week look like for them?

A magnifier helps you read fine detail. Clothes, objects, posture, lighting.

Your case notes · what you write

Read the clues. Build your guess.

"A software developer, probably mid-career. The dual monitors and mechanical keyboard suggest a serious setup, the sticky notes hint at active debugging, and the worn dev hoodie reads casual office or remote work."

Specific beats vague. Hedging like "probably" is free.

Or pin the evidence directly on the photo

Click Add pins bottom-right (or the FAB on mobile), then click anywhere on the photograph and write a short note. Pins are an alternative way to tag evidence — they get bundled with your prose but don't give extra points. Use either method, or both.

The verdict · what comes back

The AI grades how close you got.

78

/100

A sharp eye

Main 48/60 · Bonus 32/40 · Penalty −2

Sherlock's note

A confident read, Watson. The dual monitors and the worn dev hoodie did most of the work for you, and you saw it. The mug's joke and the sticky-note ritual escaped your eye, though.

Words the AI recognised
software developermid-careerdebuggingremote work

What earns what

Main reading

up to 60 pts

Bonus observations

up to 40 pts

Confidently wrong

up to −10 pts


Three things that move the score

  • Name specifics. "Nurse in her 30s" beats "a medical worker."
  • Connect clues. Saying why turns a guess into a deduction.
  • Write in any language. Turkish, English, whatever you think in.

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