Got an email from the Museum of Sex in NYC this morning. They are working on creating a map of sexuality in the US. Basically, a mosaic of personal stories. You can see some of the early contributions (and add your own) by going to this siteIt was actually perfect timing on the email. I was looking for something new and interesting to add to my ( Read more... )

well, I'm not very happy with the LensCrafters in my local mall, and they will be hearing from me later today ( Read more... )

This is essentially for my own purposes to ensure that I have a location for this essay. I first read the following essay when I was a Junior in college. The class was working on developing a HyperText, so I had also commented on the essay. Recently, the premise behind the essay (and my response) came crawling back into my psyche. I hunted down ( Read more... )

Another Saturday, another problem.

The Cheap Necklace ProblemYou are given four separate pieces of chain that are each three links in length. It costs 2 cents to open a link and 3 cents to close a link. All links are closed at the beginning of the problem. Your goal is to connect all 12 links of chain into a single circle. The total cost must ( Read more... )

If you had trouble working out last week's brain twister, this week's might help you find the solution.
Suppose you are a doctor faced with a patient who has a malignant tumor in his stomach. It is impossible to operate on the patient, but unless the tumor is destroyed the patient will die. There is a kind of ray that can be used to destroy the ( Read more... )

Had to remind myself that yesterday was only Friday. Here's another puzzle for a Saturday morning:

The Parade Problem ( Read more... )

O.k., this may or may not become a regular feature - depends on my luck finding examples of these. But have fun - this can be completed in 11 moves.

Three missionaries and three cannibals who have to cross a river find a boat, but the boat is so small that it can hold no more than two persons. If the missionaries on either bank of the river or ( Read more... )