3+ hour ago  (736+ words) One of the first things computer engineers learn is digital logic and the'most fundamental is switching theory." We'll'give the answer to this Micro Softy next week.' Here's last week's Micro Softy.' 'Choose any three-digit number, say 567, and repeat it: 567,567. Divide…...

1+ week, 14+ min ago  (727+ words) Good programmers have to be BFF's with numbers. With this in mind, here's this week's Micro Softy. It's tough and mathy. Choose any three-digit number, say 567, and repeat it: 567,567. Divide it by the prime numbers 13, then 11 and then 7. In each…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago  (743+ words) Last week's Micro Softy about accurately predicting the future and phishing is a rough puzzle. Even for polished nerds. So this week, we'll ease up with a simpler puzzle. Two fathers and their two sons walked into the Bass Pro…...

4+ week, 3+ hour ago  (926+ words) Exceptional nerds are psychologists who see through surface actions. Such a skill is required to solve this week's Micro Softy. We see them almost daily. People, purportedly homeless, stand at traffic lights panhandling from passing cars. I was in the…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (366+ words) Alas, I find myself in the difficult position of saying that I don't care for this film. I know that from a technical standpoint, it's a masterpiece. I know it is regarded as a classic and one of the best…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (883+ words) The movie ends with the baby staring at the earth, leaving the audience to either wonder what's going on or what's going to happen next. Source No sense burying the lead. After Bowman points at the Monolith, he becomes a…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1029+ words) Clarke seems to be going for something more religious: technology gives mankind the means to become God, and our alien overlords will be there to help once mankind is worthy. Source Bowman vs. The Stargate This is the point where…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (632+ words) Dave Brubeck broke with convention by recording "Take 5" in the unusual 5/4 time signature'a rarity that inspired the piece's title. This week's Micro Softy is more of a trivia question than it is a puzzle. What popular movie franchise theme is…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (848+ words) Are you sharp enough to solve clever puzzles? To interpret clues beyond their apparent meaning? Doing so shows you have a high IQ on the nerd scale and might be a good computer programmer, mathematician or engineer. We offer puzzles…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (349+ words) Last Saturday, we looked at the film's opening thought: "Technology and weaponry are the same; therefore . . ." To explore this premise, let's dive into the movie's opening scene again. It is often referred to as "The Dawn of Man." Fyodor Dostoevsky…...