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Regex matching with nonograms and finite state machines
(liorsinai.github.io)
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Random forest classifier from scratch in Python
(liorsinai.github.io)
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It matters here in the sense that to show the poles, you need to stretch the Mercator map to infinity, because the function sec(x) is undefined at 90 degrees. This is clearly absurd, so map makers get around the problem by cutting the top o
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This is not what I meant XD You want roads in real life that are straight to look straight on a map. Actually, most global map projections do not meet this simple requirement. For an extreme case, think of how compressed everything is at th
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Yes you're right. It has to do with how he derived the approximation formula for the natural logarithm. He needed a function y=sin(x) for his log(y) calculations. But I am not sure when the log(f(x))) tables for the other trigonometric
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100 years to solve an integral: The history of the Mercator map
(liorsinai.github.io)
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Sudoku Solver in Python
(liorsinai.github.io)
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Scramble Puzzle Solver in Python
(liorsinai.github.io)
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