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So I was in this hackathon competition where they promised the people who placed in the top 3 a lot of money and then they delayed the results two weeks. Yesterday, when they were supposed to announce the release of the results, they were radio silent on the issue. But, in their newsletter they l...
I saw this on rec.puzzles many years ago, but can't find the reference to credit the source.
I am thinking of a large number. If you want to multiply it by a two digit number $ab$ with $a \neq b$, search through the number for the digits $ba$ in order. Write the part starting at $a$, two zer...
Let's do fortnightly topic challenges again!
What to Do:
If you have an idea for a tag or a theme of any kind to use as a topic challenge, post it as an answer below. (Do note, you can propose anything, not only a tag). Only one suggestion per answer, please. Here is a list of all tags, to he...
I try to go to the library at least once every month, so I've developed a pretty good relationship with the librarian, a nice old man who sometimes teases me about my broad set of interests. Yesterday, for example, I brought him the following books to borrow:
The Book of Bourbon: How t...
Police receive a 911 call from Adam's neighbor, Bob. Bob heard a gunshot! The Police rush over to Adam and Bob's apartment building. The land lord, Charlie, shows the police to Adam's room. The door is locked! The police demand Charlie's keys. Charlie hands them over, reluctant to part with his k...
In a castle, there are N rooms in a line. Each room has a door to the
two neighbouring rooms (or the one neighbouring room, for the rooms at
either end). A treasure is hidden in one of the rooms. Each night, you
can break into one of the rooms and search for the treasure. If you
break ...
This is in the spirit of the What is a Word/Phrase™ series started by JLee with a special brand of Phrase™ and Word™ puzzles.
If a word conforms to a special rule, I call it a Winding Word™.
Use the following examples below to find the rule.
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This is in the spirit of the What is a Word/Phrase™ series started by JLee with a special brand of Phrase™ and Word™ puzzles.
If a word conforms to a special rule, I call it a Macho Word™.
Use the following examples below to find the rule.
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This is in the spirit of the What is a Word/Phrase™ series started by JLee with a special brand of Phrase™ and Word™ puzzles.
If a word conforms to a special rule, I call it a Freecell Word™.
Use the following examples below to find the rule.
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