<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Puzzles @ macroware.blog-city.com</title><link>http://macroware.blog-city.com/</link><description>(Puzzles) </description><copyright>Copyright 2009 macroware.blog-city.com</copyright><generator></generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:57:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>Puzzles @ macroware.blog-city.com</title><url>http://server1.blog-city.com/images/bc_v5_logo_small.gif</url><link>http://macroware.blog-city.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>Sudoku Algorithm</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://macroware.blog-city.com/sudoku_algorithm.htm</guid><link>http://macroware.blog-city.com/sudoku_algorithm.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:18:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://macroware.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=sudoku%5Falgorithm</comments><dc:creator>David Carney</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sudoku is a puzzle that requires human reasoning and logic to solve.&nbsp; These puzzles can also be solved by computers using similar logic techniques and brute force trying of different combinations.&nbsp; There is not currently an efficient algori]]></description></item><item><title>Rubik&apos;s Cube Solution</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://macroware.blog-city.com/rubiks_cube_solution.htm</guid><link>http://macroware.blog-city.com/rubiks_cube_solution.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 03:46:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://macroware.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=rubiks%5Fcube%5Fsolution</comments><dc:creator>David Carney</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I have been fascinated by the Rubik&#39;s cube since my dad got one for Christmas in the early 1980s.&nbsp; I have never solved it completely on my own, but I have memorized one particular solution based on [1].&nbsp; I have simplified this solution]]></description></item><item><title>The Global Spec Brain Strainer</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://macroware.blog-city.com/the_global_spec_brain_strainer.htm</guid><link>http://macroware.blog-city.com/the_global_spec_brain_strainer.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2006 03:03:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://macroware.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=the%5Fglobal%5Fspec%5Fbrain%5Fstrainer</comments><dc:creator>David Carney</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Every engineer needs small diversions and puzzles to keep their brain sharp during the rigors of a tough design.  Here's one that I discovered today at Global Spec (the engineer search engine): The Brain Strainer.My latest rocket launching machi]]></description></item></channel></rss>