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by Zanni 9y ago
It's been a while so maybe I'm misremembering, but can't you solve a 4x4x4 by reducing it to a 3x3x3 and solving that? Pretty sure that's how I used to do it. Treat each 4 as a 3 with a fat middle: 1-2-1. Then solve the
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by Zanni 9y ago
Don't miss the comments. Particularly Tor Hovland's hint about the size of k, and David Turner's "spoiler." The Wikipedia article [1] demystify's it completely. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
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by Zanni 9y ago
Agree that there's not enough info in the article, but the fact that he got jail time is a pretty significant bit of information. You suggest comparing the incident to losing control of a bicycle or skateboard, but those aren't po
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by Zanni 9y ago
Google works surprisingly well with languages other than English. I've been looking for Russian-language originals of some of Chekhov's short stories and plays, and pasting, e.g., "Чехов чайка"into the search bar finds t
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by Zanni 10y ago
Pilot pay varies widely depending on airline, seniority and rank. The big gap is between the regionals (low to mid five figures) and the major carriers (six figures). http://pilotjobs.atpflightschool.com/2015/01/23
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by Zanni 10y ago
You have to go a long way down that list, well outside the top 10, to find an airline that offers domestic flights in the U.S.
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by Zanni 10y ago
The article shies away from the fascinating question it hints: given the improbability of 92 consecutive tosses landing on heads, what are the odds that something else is at work here? (un-, sub- or super-natural forces, as they put it in t
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by Zanni 10y ago
I'd agree that, in general, you shouldn't necessarily aim for the same level of polish in feedback that you would in a piece for publication. Here, though, I think the excessive length of his comment undermines the credibility of
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by Zanni 10y ago
It's like a squabble between children. Applicant with an over-inflated ego submits a sub-par writing sample. Owner with an over-inflated ego rejects it with a gratuitous insult on top of some helpful criticism. Applicant throws a fit.
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by Zanni 10y ago
Seconding Save the Cat, my favorite book on Screenwriting (and I've read most of them). Terry Rossio's columns at Wordplayer[1] are also fantastic. Rossio is half the team that wrote Zorro, Shrek and Pirates of the Carribean. [1]
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by Zanni 10y ago
It's illegal because there's a law prohibiting the use of electronic devices to gain an advantage. If you could study the patterns offline sufficiently that you could use the same technique without a device in the casino, it wou
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by Zanni 10y ago
Came here to say the same thing. Brilliant book. A team of physicists created a computer to track a roulette ball and wheel with sufficient accuracy to gain a whopping 40% advantage over the house. Their hardware was never reliable enough (
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by Zanni 10y ago
If Zuckerberg is trying to dislodge residents from their homes, that's reprehensible. On the other hand, if he's merely trying to gain clear and unencumbered title to land that he's already bought and paid for, that's ..
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by Zanni 10y ago
The real answer is to get rid of street parking when you have a bike lane. They're incompatible. In fact, just get rid of street parking altogether. As a bicyclist, I've been doored. As a pedestrian, I find it difficult to see aro