Here's a fun puzzle from the NY Times. Try it then discuss your experience in the comments.
Puzzle sheds light on government policy, corporate America and why no one likes to be wrong
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Lockpicking Lawyer & Son solve Rubik's Cube-locked "treasure chest"
Oskar's Treasure Chest [Amazon] is a Rubik's Cube with a twist: solving it opens a hidden compartment inside where you can conceal your drugs, plastic explosives, cursed items, etc. In this video, the Lockpicking Lawyer drafts his son to help him defeat a lock that stumps his usual skillset—if not the hammer in his toolbox.… READ THE REST
Challenge: Can you draw this figure in a single line?
If you've already done Wordle for the day and need another challenge, how about this? Try drawing the figure below in a continuous line without retracing any part of your line or lifting up your pen. (Crossing over a line is okay.) This video gives you 30 seconds before giving away the solution, but of… READ THE REST
Learn how to balance 6 nails on top of a wooden dowel to wow your friends
Here's a fun party trick. Hand your guests six long steel nails. Then show them a wooden dowel, about the same in length and diameter as the nails, which is standing securely on a base. (Obviously you'll have to prepare that ahead of time.) Now ask your guests if they can balance all six nails… READ THE REST
Got a home repair project? This HD endoscope camera can give you a closer look
As much as you hate it, sometimes we have to search for things in places we never want to go, like the kitchen sink's drain, the dusty attic, or the spider-web-laden area underneath the house. Your shrieks might just bring music to their ears! But as much as we don't want to see what's in these… READ THE REST
With Buildix Pro, you don't have to be a pro developer to make a killer website
Whether you have your own cookie business or run a celebrity gossip blog, having an unimpressive landing page can really slow things down. Sure, hiring a professional developer to create a website would be awesome, but their rates can be pretty steep, and that's not something you want to budget for these days. Just because… READ THE REST
Send untouched files and useless apps to the dump with this app for Macs
How much of your Mac's storage space is actually stuff you use? Odds are good a significant portion of your hard drive is filled with untouched downloads, duplicate files, and apps you forgot existed. You may not have noticed it, but the gradual slowing of your computer could be due to all those files just sitting… READ THE REST