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- Why are cans shaped the way they are? (ie, not cubes) [2014] https://datagenetics.com/blog/august12014/index.html 2 comments
- Linear Feedback Shift Registers http://datagenetics.com/blog/november12017/index.html 10 comments
- Pi, PINs and Permutations http://www.datagenetics.com/blog/march32015/index.html 14 comments
- Battleship AI Algorithm http://www.datagenetics.com/blog/december32011/index.html 2 comments
- Shuffling http://datagenetics.com/blog/november42014/index.html 15 comments
- The most efficient way to tessellate circles in a square http://www.datagenetics.com/blog/june32014/index.html 3 comments
- The Two Egg Problem http://www.datagenetics.com/blog/july22012/index.html 81 comments
- Probability of winning a tennis match based on chance of winning a point http://datagenetics.com/blog/august12018/index.html 4 comments tennis
- Verlet simulations of fabric and ragdoll stickmen http://datagenetics.com/blog/july22018/index.html 3 comments programming
- Is it better to suck or blow? http://datagenetics.com/blog/july32015/index.html 13 comments technology
- Cutting a circular cake into eight equal sized pieces http://datagenetics.com/blog/april22017/index.html 17 comments math
- Vestigial trig functions - Popular 30+ years ago, but rarely taught today http://datagenetics.com/blog/march22017/index.html 97 comments math
- Statistically, the 13th is more likely to be a Friday than any other day of the week http://www.datagenetics.com/blog/may32014/index.html 16 comments statistics
- Had to make a battleship for my c++ course, this article helped me make a good AI http://www.datagenetics.com/blog/december32011/index.html 16 comments compsci
- [x-post /r/dataisbeautiful] Battleship game algorithm comparison with results http://www.datagenetics.com/blog/december32011/ 22 comments programming
- Maze Algorithms http://datagenetics.com/blog/november22015/index.html 11 comments programming
- Should future digital computers move away from binary? http://datagenetics.com/blog/december22015/index.html 48 comments programming
- Ordering chicken nuggets, impossible NFL scores, and optimal change http://datagenetics.com/blog/august22015/index.html 12 comments math
- Standard Deviation Puzzle. What number can you add to the set {1,2,3}, so the STD remains the same? http://datagenetics.com/blog/june32015/index.html 17 comments math
- Mathematical Analysis of Chutes and Ladders http://www.datagenetics.com/blog/november12011/index.html 10 comments programming
- Classic 100 prisoner escape puzzle http://datagenetics.com/blog/december42014/index.html 4 comments math
- Dealer Button Bias http://datagenetics.com/blog/december32014/index.html 9 comments math
- Prison escape puzzle using a chessboard and coins http://www.datagenetics.com/blog/december12014/index.html 7 comments math
- Battleship algorithms. This is awesome. http://www.datagenetics.com/blog/december32011/index.html 41 comments compsci
- Good and bad shuffling algorithms http://datagenetics.com/blog/november42014/index.html 50 comments programming
- Analysis of Chutes and Ladders http://datagenetics.com/blog/november12011/ 10 comments math
- Red/Black gambling game: Drawing cards from a shuffled deck. http://datagenetics.com/blog/october42014/index.html 5 comments math
- The optimum ketchup cup angle is about 35 degrees http://www.datagenetics.com/blog/august12012/index.html 47 comments math
- 21 short puzzles that programmers will like http://www.datagenetics.com/blog/june22014/index.html 235 comments programming
- Visual Cryptography http://datagenetics.com/blog/november32013/index.html 43 comments programming
- How to save Windows Surface http://datagenetics.com/blog/september12013/index.html 30 comments technology
- The linear algebra of rotating images: how to use shears and re-sizing to rotate a coin 27 degrees in MS Paint http://datagenetics.com/blog/august32013/index.html 39 comments math
- Selecting a Random Secretary http://www.datagenetics.com/blog/june52013/index.html 14 comments math
- An analysis of 3.4 million four-digit PINs -- "1234" is the most common (10.7% of all PINs). The top 20 PINs are 26.8% of the total http://www.datagenetics.com/blog/september32012/ 3 comments technology
- PIN number analysis http://www.datagenetics.com/blog/september32012/index.html 86 comments netsec
- Frequency analysis of numerical passwords. http://www.datagenetics.com/blog/september32012/index.html 12 comments crypto
- Parrondo’s Paradox – Can two ugly parents make a beautiful child? http://www.datagenetics.com/blog/august22012/index.html 9 comments statistics
- The Two Egg Problem http://www.datagenetics.com/blog/july22012/index.html 312 comments programming
- If you like math, prepare for a lost day. http://www.datagenetics.com/blog.html 53 comments math
- Benford's Law - Why you should never try to defraud an engineer or mathematician! http://www.datagenetics.com/blog/march52012/index.html 83 comments math