Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Video: Hanoi on the new Prime Bidders Challenge
I’m a lover of bidding problems. I’m very fond of the Bridge World’s Master Solvers Challenge, for example. I thought it was a great idea for BBO to create the Bidder’s Challenge, and I made a video about it.
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Abuse on BBO (and What to Do)
Bridge Base Online is one of the best places to play online bridge – and we’d like to keep it that way. While administrators are doing their best to keep the game clean and fair, violations and abuses should be reported for BBO to know about it. Here’s what to do if you spot any…
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Have You Ever Tried to Spoonerize a Card Deck?
As someone who has spent a lot of time interested in languages and how they fit together, I’ve always been naturally intrigued by the phenomenon of spoonerisms. Spoonerisms are a simple language trick whereby the syllables of two words are reversed. It was invented, apparently accidentally, by a reverend named Spooner who couldn’t stop himself…
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