On December 6, 1865, the 13th Amendmendment to the US Constitution was ratified, which banned slavery.
- The Internet’s Cicada: A Mystery Without An Answer – Oh, I love puzzles!
- Leader of ill-fated Antarctic expedition, Professor Chris Turney, defends voyage – What do you think of this saga? From Jack99.
- 12 Real Parasites That Control the Lives of Their Hosts – This is an old article, but I hadn’t read it yet. It includes lots of colorful pics!
- Why Marketers Fear The Female Geek – A decent analysis of the industry, with lots of examples. From tedsdead.
- Can Physicists Find Time Travelers on Facebook? – Points for creativity!
- Bill Nye the Science Guy to debate evolution with creationist – Also related, this link: Bill Nye Is Making a Mistake. Both are from Buzz Parsec.
- King Tut’s penis may help penetrate the mystery of his death – I certainly thought it was an interesting theory.
I’ve almost solved Cicada 3301. So far, I have “BUYMOREOVA”. Anyone got the rest figured out yet?
It’s “be sure to drink your ovaltine” (Sorry, that is my favorite movie!)
If life has taught me anything, it’s that the mystery that your mind comes up with is far far more interesting than reality. (Which is generally why big build-ups in stories fail spectacularly with me, I always anticipate way more than the writers could come up with.) This “mystery” is probably something common and blase, like a job application, or people who are good at puzzles trying to find friends, so that they can make puzzles together.
Hmm… guess I was decoding it wrong. :P
I agree with you, though. Unless the solution to the mystery is very, very clever, it’s hard to make it satisfactory.
Mary,
Speaking of constitutional amendments, here’s a really bad idea for a new one.
A Theocrats Answer to Our Constitutional Freedoms: The 28th Amendment
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/page/304567_A_Theocrats_Answer_to_Our_Cons
An excellent recent SMBC comic on parasites manipulating hosts:
http://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=3212#comic