squeakynick

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by squeakynick 11y ago
He's also the mathematician who worked on the Manhattan Project and was asked to confirm the calculations that setting off the first test blast would not create a fireball that would burn up all the oxygen on the planet!
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How Hamming codes work(datagenetics.com)
145 points by squeakynick 11y ago|10 comments
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by squeakynick 11y ago
Try it out; select an article from here ... http://datagenetics.com/blog.html Shameless plug :)
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by squeakynick 11y ago
I'm embarrassed to say that I still hand write my blog directly in HTML using Notepad++ and manually FTP changes to the hosting company. Most of my blog is static HMTL, with a smidgen of script for analytics or occasional interaction.
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Defective Circuit Board Puzzle(datagenetics.com)
5 points by squeakynick 11y ago|0 comments
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Koch Snowflakes(datagenetics.com)
5 points by squeakynick 11y ago|0 comments
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by squeakynick 11y ago
Didn't "The Terminator" use 6502? Case closed :)
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Should future digital computers move away from binary?(datagenetics.com)
4 points by squeakynick 11y ago|0 comments
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Estimating the total number of errors in a document by independent proofing(datagenetics.com)
3 points by squeakynick 11y ago|0 comments
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The 13th of a month is more likely to be a Friday than any other day(datagenetics.com)
8 points by squeakynick 11y ago|0 comments
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by squeakynick 11y ago
I guess both of you are right. But then even this is open to the side attack if someone looks over your shoulder and views the state of the coins and knows the protocol :) I wrote the example thinking that people were filling in the survey
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Programatically Generating Fibonacci Numbers(datagenetics.com)
4 points by squeakynick 11y ago|0 comments
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How missile guidance systems work(datagenetics.com)
4 points by squeakynick 11y ago|0 comments
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by squeakynick 11y ago
I thought I was adding discussion. My point was that it's about business execution, and that at the end of the day success will be measured by sales and not about people saying "But this is a better product". It's the
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by squeakynick 11y ago
At the end of the day it's balls in the back of the net that count. I'm pleased for everyone, so let's see if this translates into sales. It's a hybrid mix of things to get to success; and all about execution. http:&#x
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National Coffee Day: How much do you spend, in a lifetime, on coffee?(datagenetics.com)
7 points by squeakynick 11y ago|0 comments
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As you travel, your weight can change up to 0.7% due to variances in gravity(datagenetics.com)
4 points by squeakynick 11y ago|0 comments
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Ideas are cheap. Execution is what matters(datagenetics.com)
6 points by squeakynick 11y ago|0 comments
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How to determine if four points will make a square(datagenetics.com)
5 points by squeakynick 11y ago|0 comments
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Anti-counterfeit elements baked into most banknote designs(datagenetics.com)
5 points by squeakynick 11y ago|0 comments
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by squeakynick 11y ago
Why the difference between numeric keypads and phone keypads? Numeric keypad layouts mimic calculator layouts, which in turn, mimicked the original ‘adding machines’. The inventors of these early devices did not perform extensive user base
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by squeakynick 11y ago
Doh! Thanks. Good catch. Yes, I made a mistake. [Fixed and updated] Thanks for letting me know. /\/ick
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Why telephone keypads are arranged the way they are(datagenetics.com)
104 points by squeakynick 11y ago|46 comments
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by squeakynick 11y ago
Thanks for the kind words!
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by squeakynick 11y ago
I see what you did there :) I dig Gray Code too, and here are some pretty pictures http://datagenetics.com/blog/november32014/index.html
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by squeakynick 11y ago
It's just been pointed out to me that in the US, McDonalds sells Chicken McNuggets(TM) in denominations: 6, 10, 20 nuggets, and not 6, 9, 20 (which is how they do in the UK, where I am from). Even though I now live in the USA, it appea
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Ordering chicken nuggets, impossible NFL scores, and optimal change(datagenetics.com)
2 points by squeakynick 11y ago|1 comments
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Distribution of numbers on roulette wheels(datagenetics.com)
6 points by squeakynick 11y ago|0 comments
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Standard Deviation Puzzle: Add a number to set {1,2,3} leaving the STD constant(datagenetics.com)
3 points by squeakynick 11y ago|0 comments
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by squeakynick 11y ago
Vaguely related: http://datagenetics.com/blog/november12012/index.html (Where is the 'best' place to stand to minimize the average distance required to answer three phones place on a wall).

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