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Treasure Hunts


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

I'm getting close to flicking the switch to "serious" with Thesaurus Canada treasure hunt book. There is a dedicated website being constructed here. On a Tuesday I'll think this is normal. People do this. On a Thursday I'll think .. what have I got myself into? It's ambitious; the multidesigner thing has never been done before.
 
 
 
 

Three topics to work on:
 
1. Diversity
2. Culture of secrecy
3. Evaluation

 
 

Let's start with diversity. It's not .. that. Not exactly.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Games


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

coyote and chickens / play online :-|

From Mexico. Another one of those similar hunt games. Don't bet on the coyote. Best played with a person, a kid.

If you are curious about this type of game, try rimau with its interesting capture rules or cows and leopards with its interesting board.
 
 
 
 

doberman vs. turkeys


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Language and Culture


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Here is how to pronounce Saab Gripen, the fighter plane from Sweden. more


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Deprecated means this. I knew that from programming, deprecated methods. Did we forget about self-deprecating humour?


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Military


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Canada will get as many as twelve new submarines.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Operation Medusa


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Intelligence and related shenanigans


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Inside Ukraine's secretive hacker group helping track down children abducted by Russia in Putin's war


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 

You don't have to watch it; you know what it is. For a more professional signals intelligence perspective, you can listen to Malcolm Nance's ceaseless yapping at " Trump's 'attitude is going to kill people' | Why Mike Waltz's Signal chat leak threatens US security". Was Colossus cracked at Bletchley Park? Yes, the Lorenz cipher was cracked at Bletchley Park.
 
 
 
 

Senator Menendez bribery and corruption trial  /   cnn


 
 
 
 

The daughter of Senator Menendez is MSNBC lady Alicia Menendez. Not her fault, the same way you are not your parents, or at least you're not responsible for the faults of your parents.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

History


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

What Alexander Graham Bell Did When He Put Down the Phone?
 

That Scottish fellow should work on his English.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Canada's link to the man who burned the White House
 
 
People on the Internet like to point out that Canadians burned down the White House. Well,
 
A) It was quite some time ago
B) It was British, not Canadians
C) I'm not sure burning down your neighbour's house is something to be proud of.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Things You Know


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Whoopi Goldberg's name is Whoopi Goldberg.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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