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Golden iteration

4 days ago

The expression converges to the golden ratio φ. Another way to say...

Just change the key

4 days ago

When I was a kid, I suppose sometime in my early teens...

Rolling n-sided dice to get at least n

6 days ago

Say you have a common 6-sided die and need to roll it...

Weak derivatives

6 days ago

There are numerous memes floating around with the words “Being weak is...

Fourier transform of a Fourier series

8 days ago

The previous post showed how we can take the Fourier transform of...

Fourier transform of a flat line

8 days ago

Suppose you have a constant function f(x) = c. What is the...

Obscuring P2P nodes with Dandelion

8 days ago

The weakest link in the privacy of cryptocurrency transactions is often outside...

What is a Pedersen commitment?

9 days ago

I’m taking a break from my series on celestial navigation. The previous...

Solving spherical triangles

11 days ago

This post is a side quest in the series on navigating by...

The Navigational Triangle

11 days ago

The previous post introduced the idea of finding your location by sighting...

Line of position (LOP)

12 days ago

The previous post touched on how Lewis and Clark recorded celestial observations...

Lewis & Clark geolocation

15 days ago

I read Undaunted Courage, Stephen Ambrose’s account of the Lewis and Clark...