Candy
The word candy can be spelled with just 2 letters. Can you guess which ones?
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The word candy can be spelled with just 2 letters. Can you guess which ones?
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Monday 5 August 2013
Today's Daily Trivia Quiz (Aug 06, 2013)
It's a Wonder...Or is it?
In the tradition of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, many other lists of wonders have been proposed, including both human feats of engineering and wonders of nature. Can you guess which wonder (ancient or otherwise) is being described?
Take the Quiz at Braingle.com
In the tradition of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, many other lists of wonders have been proposed, including both human feats of engineering and wonders of nature. Can you guess which wonder (ancient or otherwise) is being described?
Take the Quiz at Braingle.com
Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Mordant
mor-dant
adjective :: Biting; caustic; sarcastic; keen; severe.
noun :: Any corroding substance, such as an acid, used in etching.
"'I quite agree,' said Miss Lavish, who had several times tried to interrupt his mordant wit." --Forster, E. M.
adjective :: Biting; caustic; sarcastic; keen; severe.
noun :: Any corroding substance, such as an acid, used in etching.
"'I quite agree,' said Miss Lavish, who had several times tried to interrupt his mordant wit." --Forster, E. M.
Creativity : Icebreaker: Number Actions
Icebreakers are little exercises that help relax tension and loosen up a formal atmosphere in a meeting where you want to have creative ideas and group participation.
At your next meeting, write the following rules up where everyone can see them:
1. Divisible by 3 = raise/lower left hand
2. Divisible by 4 = raise/lower right hand
3. Divisible by 5 = stand up / sit down
Now, recite all the numbers from 1 to 100 and have everyone perform the required actions. See how many people have it correct in the end. You should be sitting with both hands up in the air.
At your next meeting, write the following rules up where everyone can see them:
1. Divisible by 3 = raise/lower left hand
2. Divisible by 4 = raise/lower right hand
3. Divisible by 5 = stand up / sit down
Now, recite all the numbers from 1 to 100 and have everyone perform the required actions. See how many people have it correct in the end. You should be sitting with both hands up in the air.
Memory : "Achieving Optimal Memory"
"Achieving Optimal Memory" is a well written book by Dr. Aaron Nelson from the Harvard Medical School. This book goes into the details of prevention, detection and treatment of many common memory problems. Included are exercises and suggestions for improving nutrition and lifestyle to help increase and prolong good working memory.
See this book at Amazon.com
See this book at Amazon.com
8 Bit Wood Man Mosaic (Mega Man Villain)
I saw a couple mosaics people had made online of a number of 8-bit sprites from some old NES games and thought I’d give it a try. Wood Man from Mega Man 2 seemed appropriate.
Each block is a 5/16” cube that I glued with medium CA against a framing square to keep things even. All together I used about 960 pieces of oak, cherry, walnut, poplar, blackwood and bloodwood. Once it was completed, I glued the entire thing to a 1/2” plywood back and belt sanded the front smooth. Finish was a few coats of oak-tinted danish oil and wipe-on poly.
Proof positive once again, there’s no such thing as scrap!
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Mac Game Store Gets Well Balanced - Inside Mac Games
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Daily Monster Sudoku: Tue 6-Aug-2013
http://www.dailysudoku.com/sudoku/monster/png/2013/08/2013-08-6.pngDaily Squiggly Sudoku: Tue 6-Aug-2013
http://www.dailysudoku.com/sudoku/squiggly/png/2013/08/2013-08-6.pngRandomly Generating Puzzles in Perfection. - Gamasutra (blog)
Randomly Generating Puzzles in Perfection. Gamasutra (blog) Then the game just plays itself in fast motion, basically, sticking to its own rules and making a goal shape that the player can make. There's a rule that every shape centers itself on the screen, which is what makes the game actually a puzzle and not ... |
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The Depressing, Disappointing Maleness of Doctor Who's New Time Lord - The Atlantic
via brain teasers - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGHvXX-1JKp2WrpxaW9gJ7871q0_Q&url=http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/08/the-depressing-disappointing-maleness-of-i-doctor-who-i-s-new-time-lord/278380/
Mathemagician conjures up birthday tributes to Neil Armstrong - NBCNews.com
via brain teasers - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHI8m0OxeOnmcTJa81MqmRP9L9Y8Q&url=http://www.nbcnews.com/science/mathemagician-conjures-birthday-tributes-neil-armstrong-6C10850052
Capital Quiz: Tuesday, August 6 - The Dominion Post
via brain teasers - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGh68_QZWI97_IKmDw0HtFggBKMcw&url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/quizzes/9004454/Capital-Quiz-Tuesday-August-6
The Apps Snapchat's Founder Uses To Fight Boredom - Business Insider
via brain teasers - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHITzNREaL7oCeAc1eU5u0fshg79Q&url=http://www.businessinsider.com/the-apps-snapchats-founder-uses-to-fight-boredom-2013-8
Brain Buster Tour in Costa Rica Highlights Alzheimer's Prevention - The Costa Rica Star
via brain teasers - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNH9GM_uLwuBjXq-eVrmgNwK3a23cQ&url=http://news.co.cr/brain-buster-tour-in-costa-rica-highlights-alzheimers-prevention/23780/
Maths quiz helps paralysed people talk with their eyes - New Scientist
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Ibb and Obb's clever platforming puzzles will test your friendships (review) - VentureBeat
Ibb and Obb's clever platforming puzzles will test your friendships (review) VentureBeat A puzzle game is ultimately only as good as its puzzles. Thankfully, Ibb and Obb offers a challenging campaign. Some solutions came to our minds quicker than others, and we occasionally found ourselves over-thinking some deceptively simpler ordeals ... |
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How video games are becoming the internet's next Turing test - Polygon
via brain teasers - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFC62PLcnBs9LiAxESjw-EzQHCfhA&url=http://www.polygon.com/2013/8/5/4581906/turning-the-internets-annoying-turing-tests-into-a-game
Wedding Guest Book Puzzle Suite and Presentation Box
Making this special occasion memento for Courtney and Justin was a real labor of love.
When it was discovered that this pair of lovebirds wanted to have a wedding guest book puzzle, and that the 800 dollar price tag put it outside their wedding budget, my puzzle-making alarm bells went off. So, I offered just such a puzzle as their wedding gift.
They wanted the puzzle to have between 150 and 200 pieces. I actually made a suite of puzzles, the main one at 27” by 18”(159 pieces), and three smaller puzzles, providing about 210 pieces altogether. Most of the pieces are roughly 2” long and 1.5” high.
The puzzle was presented to them at Courtney’s bridal shower this weekend in a presentation box intended for the thee smaller puzzles. The box for the big puzzle will be given to them at the reception.
Thanks for looking in, lumberjocks.
Russ
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