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Fun logic puzzles

Sunday, March 22nd, 2009

I used to just eat these up. Wonder if the old bean is still up to it. Try these easy to hard logic puzzlers.

Pretty damn good video

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

Sixteen year old kid goes asks for help in getting job because dad’s out of work and mom’s sick. Yeah: the country’s doing great.

Nibblettes

Monday, July 21st, 2008

Al Gore throws down the gauntlet: 100% self-sufficient on electricity in 10 years.

From friend TB, small (houses) are the new big thing.

From friend TB, air travel response/vent. [Ed.: where is my train?!]

Things Creationists hate. “If you are reasonably cognizant of science, or theology, or even simple logic, you can probably think of others.”

Barometers

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

In the Washington Post, an article on “The Impassive Bystander“. We – most markedly when in a group – shrug off responsibility for helping. Two recent examples to be added to Kitty Genovese, et al.

And from NY Times: the push up is the “put up or shut up”, “got it or don’t”.

Based on national averages, a 40-year-old woman should be able to do 16 push-ups and a man the same age should be able to do 27. By the age of 60, those numbers drop to 17 for men and 6 for women. Those numbers are just slightly less than what is required of Army soldiers who are subjected to regular push-up tests.

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