Speaking of new users - John S. (new user) just posted his second question, which made me remember his first - did I do an OK job handling that first question?
Binary Bob Needs Your Assistance
Bob's Dilemma
Binary Bob is considering going back to school to learn computer programming, however, Bob has been given some jumbled course information.
Bob needs your help so he can make an informed decision. If he fails, I suppose he will just go golfing!
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I think it's always a good idea to be a tiny bit skeptical about new users. But when in doubt, I'd first assume that they're acting in good faith, then if there's evidence to the contrary, react accordingly.
I always associate you with Marco Rubio in my head, which makes me think of Marco Polo, which makes me think of the pool game. SO I always picture you as Marco Rubio walking around in a pool with your eyes closed.
Dear Puzzling Users,
Oh dear, where start? I guessed it started with my feelings that the mods are way too overbearing. And then I realized, "Hey, I don't have to put up with this sh*. I can just get rid of them all!" So that's what I did: I kidnapped all your moderators plus Rand al'Th...
@Brandon_J ...I'm pretty sure that was invented because people thought that "disgruntled" was the opposite of "gruntled" even though it doesn't come from that at all.
"Rooms are each associated with a specific site in the Stack Exchange Network, and are expected to be on the same topic as that site - for example a room for the cooking site should be about cooking, as described in the cooking faq."
I'm going to try something new here... this puzzle is going to play out in real-time, so if it remains unsolved long enough the final objective will change. That'll be bad news for some fictional person, but no particular loss for those of you working toward a solution. The story here is long, a...
... one "local"; and one "global"
1) 1 + 1 = 2
2) 2 + 1 = 4
3) 3 + 2 = 9
4) 5 + 3 = 17
5) 7 + ?? = 32
Can you determine the correct answer and both means of obtaining it?