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Showing posts with label random. Show all posts

Solving the NYTimes Pips puzzle with a constraint solver

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The New York Times recently introduced a new daily puzzle called Pips . You place a set of dominoes on a grid, satisfying various condition...
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Why do people keep writing about the imaginary compound Cr2Gr2Te6?

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I was reading the latest issue of the journal Science , and a paper mentioned the compound Cr 2 Gr 2 Te 6 . For a moment, I thought my knowl...
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Wealth distribution in the United States

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Forbes recently published the Forbes 400 List for 2024, listing the 400 richest people in the United States. This inspired me to make a his...
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Intel x86 documentation has more pages than the 6502 has transistors

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Microprocessors have become immensely more complex thanks to Moore's Law, but one thing that has been lost is the ability to fully under...
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9 Hacker News comments I'm tired of seeing

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As a long-time reader of Hacker News, I keep seeing some comments they don't really contribute to the conversation. Since the discussio...
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Wealth distribution in the United States

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Today's Forbes billionaires list inspired me to visualize the wealth inequality in the United States. Use the Forbes list and other sou...
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The Mathematics of Volleyball

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Recently I was at a multi-day volleyball tournament, which gave me plenty of time to ponder the mathematics of the game. At different point...
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