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Guinea Pigs are Fermions -- Part 2
In part 2 of our series, we analytically solve the two-pigloo model, simulate an 8-pigloo lattice to observe pig density waves, and discuss the utility…
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Dylan Black
The Sibylline Oracles and the Last King of Rome
Never haggle with a prophetess. The story of Tarquinius Superbus and the Cumaean Sibyl, and the real history behind it.
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Dylan Black
A Lukewarm Defense of Imperial Units
In which I defend the use of Fahrenheit over Celsius, sort of defend inches and feet, and make a halfhearted attempt at explaining why I like cups as a…
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Dylan Black
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The Evolution of the Alphabet
From Egyptian Hieroglyphs through the Aramaic, Hebrew, and Arabic alphabets. And my own secret alphabet, just for fun.
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The Great Kings of Assyria Reply to Yet More Spam Texts
A continuation of my ongoing efforts to frustrate and annoy spam texters with the help of the greatest Assyrian monarchs
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Dylan Black
Scaling Problems in Social Control
In which I discuss Reddit engagement statistics, angry moderators, Dunbar's number, and dive headfirst into pseudoscience.
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Dylan Black
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Ancient Alien Linguistics, The Pyramids, and Radio Antennas
In which I discuss the incredible effort put into making Stargate's Egyptian/Alien thesis historically accurate, and William Shatner exposes the true…
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Dylan Black
Maximum Effort, Minimum Reward
Maximum Effort, Minimum Reward
Some things that aren't worth doing are worth overdoing.
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