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Submission + - The Reverse Geocache Puzzle Box

Submitted by whitefox on Tuesday October 27, 2009 @03:17PM

whitefox writes: An enterprising friend of the bride & groom hands them a wedding gift. They unwrap it to find a locked, wooden box the size of a book with a small LCD screen and a single button. When they press the button, assuming a GPS signal is available, a message appears:
Bonsoir, famille Immel!
This is attempt 2 of 50.
Distance 391km
*Access Denied*
Powering off...

What follows is an interesting story on the creation of a puzzle box that will only unlock itself when it's in the right geographic location and its presentation to the newlyweds. A follow-up sequel to the story is now available.

Submission + - It's official - March 14th is National Pi Day

Submitted by whitefox on Thursday March 12, 2009 @02:26PM

whitefox writes: The scoop from CNet is that the "The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a resolution introduced two days earlier that designates March 14, 2009 (3/14, get it?) as National Pi Day. It urges schools to take the opportunity to teach their students about Pi and 'engage them about the study of mathematics.'" I doubt it'll ever become a national holiday — but the Pi string in the article is pretty cool in a nerdy, sorta way.

Submission + - Neverwinter Nights Put To Educational Use

Submitted by whitefox on Thursday February 08, 2007 @01:16AM

whitefox writes: As reported by the BBC, computer science teachers at West Nottinghamshire College have created an education module for Neverwinter Nights that encourages disaffected or unmotivated students who play to increase their literacy, numeracy and problem solving skills through game interaction.

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