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Re:Propositional Parlor Puzzle on Monday April 21, 2025 @07:26PM (#43757586)
If you like these puzzles, you want to check out books by the late, great Raymond Smullyan:

https://www.amazon.com/Lady-Tiger-Other-Puzzles-Recreational...

Re:2016’s Business Winners and Losers on Wednesday January 04, 2017 @05:35PM (#13322761)
While not perfect, the 2016 stock return relative to that of other technology companies is a good baseline for assessing who was a winner and who was a loser. 2016 equity performance is an excellent indicator of how NEW information impacted the long term prospects of these companies relative to consensus expectations.
Re:The moving sofa problem on Monday January 02, 2017 @08:53AM (#13301138)
Re:Ask HN: What documentaries are worth watching? on Sunday June 26, 2011 @04:03PM (#2698943)
Errol Morris: "The Thin Blue Line". If you are pro-death penalty, then you need to watch this film.