Wednesday 29 May 2013

Today's Daily Brain Teaser (May 30, 2013)

Twin Trouble



Ryan and Craig were identical twins born in Seattle in 1961. Ryan was born before Craig, but according to their birth certificates, Craig was older than Ryan. How come?





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Today's Daily Trivia Quiz (May 30, 2013)

Song: "Camp Granada"

This quiz is designed around Allan Sherman's 1963 parody song, "Camp Granada" (alternatively titled "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh"). In 1964, the song was rewritten almost entirely for a performance on Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show".



Take the Quiz at Braingle.com

Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Gauche

gauche



adj :: Lacking social polish; tactless.



"Feeling that his question was somewhat gauche, he smiled angrily." --Dostoyevsky, Fyodor

Creativity : Mind Dump

Have you ever had the feeling that your mind is too cluttered to concentrate on a particular task? If so, this little exercise will help clear out your thoughts.



Get a pad of paper and start writing down everything that is on your mind. Include everything that you need to do, everything that is bothering you, everything that worries you, anything you regret, wishes, hopes, etc. Put it all down on the paper. Don't stop until you can't think of anything else. This has the effect of clearing out your mental closet. With a list of everything that you are thinking about, you'll be able to set priorities and make quicker decisions. This will free you up to think creatively about something that you were previously unable to tackle.

Memory : Rhymes to Remember

Finish this sentence, "Fourteen hundred and ninety-two, Columbus..." Almost everybody knows this little rhyme to help remember when Columbus discovered America (answer: "... sailed the ocean blue"). You probably learned this fact several years ago, and you will always remember it because it has been imprinted into your memory using a rhyme.



You can use this technique to help you remember things in your daily life. For example, if you need to remember that you have a doctor's appointment, you could remember the phrase, "When I put on my sock, remember the doc." Now, every morning when you put on your socks, it's likely that you'll remember your rhyme and thus the appointment. Likewise, if you need to remember that your boss is allergic to nuts, you could remember "I'll feel like a klutz if I feed him some nuts."

'Ace Attorney: Phoenix Wright Trilogy HD' Review - A Sloppy Revamping of a ... - Touch Arcade



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Capital Quiz: Thursday, May 30 - The Dominion Post



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Daily Sudoku: Thu 30-May-2013

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Daily Monster Sudoku: Thu 30-May-2013

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Daily Squiggly Sudoku: Thu 30-May-2013

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Hurston Library kicks off Summer Reading Extravaganza with June activities - TCPalm



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'Fez': An indie puzzle-platformer with a twist - UAA Northern Light









'Fez': An indie puzzle-platformer with a twist

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But even if it's not very novel, it still possesses some very nice puzzles and game play. The game often breaks the fourth wall, but not for comedic effect. Players will see things like Morse code messages and QR codes to scan and decode in order to ...





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Sam Mendes Un-Torpedo's the Idea of Returning for 'Bond 24' - Get The Big Picture (blog)



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Hay Festival 2013: day seven as it happened - Telegraph.co.uk



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Hands on Habitat part of TJ's summer afternoon programing - Mulletwrapper



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Nasty party exposed by equal marriage bill - Socialist Party



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Hay Festival 2013: day seven live - Telegraph.co.uk



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'no one has to die' Tells the Story of Death in Video Games - PopMatters








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'no one has to die' Tells the Story of Death in Video Games

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The game is a puzzle game, in which, following some dialogue that suggests at the motives and personalities of these employees, a puzzle must be solved that concerns locking down doors and using water valves to flood the facility to contain the fire ...





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A Beautiful Peacock That Isn’t



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I hope you had a great time playing with our previous illusion, as I think it’s one of the best we’ve featured lately. Today I bring you this beautiful Peacock made by Cecelia Webber. Your assignment is to spot the illusion without me explaining any further. I will suppress myself from giving any clues, so no hints this time ;)


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There are also puzzles in some of the main missions which are not too hard and boring as hell, don't get me wrong, I don't mind puzzles in games if they are done well ( I love Portal to death) but the puzzles in this are once again just... meh. When ...





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