Thursday, February 20, 2014

Opposed Checks in D&D are the Same as Coin Flips

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This is a lesson in statistics and probability, as applied to the popular Dungeons and Dragons role playing game.  I'm having troub...
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Speculating on Blindsprings

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I recently stumbled on to a web comic called Blindsprings , after seeing a banner ad for it.  Let me take this time to recommend it to you....
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Sunday, January 26, 2014

What is Spin? A Concrete Explanation.

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To say that a particle has "spin 1/2" is to say that it must be rotated through 720 degrees before it can return to its original...
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Thursday, January 23, 2014

Everything Cool is Impossible

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Physics has known for a long time how to build a time machine .  The possibility in a real spacetime geometry was first noted by Van Stocku...
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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

What Do Wizards Even Do?

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The Malfoys are very rich.  The Weasleys are very poor.  However, they are not nearly as poor as the inbred and horrible Gaunts. Why? T...
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Sailing Away to Narnia

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I stumbled upon an article a few months ago that I've been meaning to blog for a while and never got around to. The original article ...
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Saturday, December 28, 2013

Please Stop Ruining the Hobbit

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I just saw the second movie in the Hobbit "trilogy". The movie itself is a series of pointless sword fighting and action scenes ...
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