Puzzmo offers a collection of casual puzzle games from the traditional crossword, a fresh take on sudoku, or a clever incarnation of poker. It offers leader boards and groups to challenge friends.
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Puzzmo
Puzzmo offers a collection of casual puzzle games from the traditional crossword, a fresh take on sudoku, or a clever incarnation of poker. It offers leader boards and groups to challenge friends.
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Do you want others to succeed?
Kottke found a video and provided a transcript of a simple social experiment: everyone in a class gets an A if the class votes unanimously for it.
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Chefs sprinkle in some ChatGPT
Chefs have started using ChatGPT as a tool to think up flavors, learn obscure cooking techniques outside of their repertoire, keep track of seasonal ingredients, and concoct plating designs. One of those chefs is Grant Achatz, of Alinea. Since Mr. Achatz’s first serious experiments with ChatGPT, about a year ago, it has become his favorite…
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Reconnecting with friends
Once you hit a certain age, life accumulates, and staying in touch with friends becomes a challenge. Here are a few tips to reconnect with friends you’ve grown apart from.
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Latvian passport art
In 2024, Latvia updated its passport to include artwork that only shows up under a UV light.
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Flooded with AI slop
The ability of AI to near instantaneously churn out paragraphs of text is being weaponized to overwhelm well meaning officials. One morning in October of 2024, Fredericton city councillor Margo Sheppard received an email with the subject line: “The Real Policy Crisis: Prioritizing ‘Nature’ Over People.” It was polished — almost algorithmically smooth — and…
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Ukraine hunting drones with a shotgun and an airplane
It’s such a simple idea: fly a two seater single engine plane, give the passenger a shotgun, and go drone hunting. Click through for a crazy picture of one setup.
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Publishing newspapers at 15
A group of teenagers are publishing their own weekly newspaper in Montauk, NY. Billy Stern, the paper’s 15-year-old top editor, kept tabs on their progress in a planning document on his laptop. According to his color-coding system, reporters had already filed articles about nearby summer camps and the construction of a new hospital on the…
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Play Doom anywhere
First person shooter Doom has earned a meme-like reputation for practically being able to be played anywhere. This stems from decisions made during its creation, enabling portability.