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Today’s puzzle challenge is a new Decrypt the Signal puzzle! Cyberkill by Frank Fiore was the inspiration for this puzzle, and you can solve the puzzle without reading Cyberkill, but it’s an amazing read that shouldn’t be missed.

To grab the printable copy of the puzzle, click the banner at left.

Don’t forget to submit your solution to the puzzle to Chris for a Summertime Puzzle Contest code. Please be a good sport; don’t post the answer to this puzzle in the comments or elsewhere while the puzzle contest is still going on.

For more free puzzles, check out my work over at The Griddle.

The man came to heaven and faced God, unbowed, his head held high and his demeanor defiant. God asked the man, “What do you want, my child?” The man smiled.  “Nothing. I have taken all that I want from you.”  As the man walked away, God wept as he whispered.  “But you haven’t received what you need from me.”

The ethical consideration of new technologies is nothing new. Discussions of the effects on society and the environment from technologies has been going on for decades. These discussions have involved a diverse set of technologies ranging from petrochemicals to mining to the internet.

Today’s puzzle challenge is a Spiral Grid Fill with a hidden quote and author! It’s based on The Magician of Lhasa by David Michie. You can solve the puzzle without reading The Magician of Lhasa, but reading the book could help you solve the puzzle more quickly once you identify the phrase.

To grab the printable copy of the puzzle, click the banner at left.

Don’t forget to submit your solution to the puzzle to Chris for a Summertime Puzzle Contest code. Please be a good sport; don’t post the answer to this puzzle in the comments or elsewhere while the puzzle contest is still going on.

Are mankind’s days numbered as the dominant intelligence on planet earth?

Artificial intelligence has been explored in stories and movies from the Golden Age of Science Fiction with the likes of Isaac Asimov in ‘I Robot’ to Spielberg’s movie A.I.

I’ve explored the deviant side of A.I. in my novel CyberKill.

Now, two recent news articles explore the possible future of intelligence on this planet and decided that mankind may not be in the equation.

Take the “Singularity”’.

Ray Kurzweil has written several books. One of the most recent, called ‘The Singularity Is Near’, and predicts that by the year 2050 nonbiological artificial intelligence will surpass human intelligence, creating a hybrid of man and technology.

Today’s puzzle challenge is another Decrypt the Signal puzzle! It’s a logic puzzle based on Cyberkill by Frank Fiore. You can solve the puzzle without reading Cyberkill, but you shouldn’t. It’s an awesome story and you would be missing out if you didn’t get a copy.

Note: The original posting of this puzzle had two solutions. If you plan to redeem this puzzle for a code for the Summertime Puzzle Contest, please re-solve rows 6 and 7 using the new shapes to ensure a correct answer!

To grab the printable copy of the puzzle, click the banner at left.