by Joe Godfrey | Aug 18, 2018 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers
The Farmer’s Almanac says that the phrase Dog Days wasn’t originally about canines panting in the heat, it was about the appearance of Sirius the Dog Star and its reminder to ancient Egyptians about the annual flooding of the Nile. I like the dog days...
by Joe Godfrey | Jul 21, 2018 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers
When guitar strings break there’s no lingering doubt. When an old-style incandescent light bulb fails you might get a bright flash before the darkness, or maybe just the darkness. Either way, no doubt. These are instant, unconditional failures. Then there...
by Joe Godfrey | Jun 16, 2018 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers
Okay I’ll admit it. The first time someone showed me the selective attention video – the one where the gorilla walks through the teams passing basketballs – the setup was that there was a really nice prize if you could count the exact number of...
by Joe Godfrey | May 15, 2018 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers
Last October I mentioned Eastern Airlines flight 401, which crashed into the Everglades in 1972 because all three crew members were fixated on a failed landing light. I first read about the importance of that flight, and so many others, by reading books and columns by...
by Joe Godfrey | Apr 21, 2018 | SavvyAnalysis Puzzlers
Strong passwords, frequently changed passwords, biometric scans and two factor authentication are some of the technologies developed to keep information accessible to those who should have it, and away from those who shouldn’t. Every time I have to track down my...
