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Hello, Quarto!

news
stream of consciousness

Musings about the new redesign.

22 January 2026
 

Shortest Distance Between Two Lines

maths
education

A small interactive tutorial I wrote to help people understand where the shortest distance between two lines formula comes from.

30 November 2024

The Monty Fall Problem

maths
puzzles
probability

We’ve all heard of the Monty Hall problem, but did you know that a seemingly inconsequential change to the statement changes the results completely?

24 November 2024

What Is A Multidimensional Array?

maths
scientific computing
numerical methods

Multidimensional arrays are a seemingly simple data structure, but they hide a lot of complexity. Here I will take you through the underlying structure of a multidimensional array, which is often useful when using them.

17 October 2024

How To Board Your Plane

maths
symmetry
probability
puzzles

A small probability puzzle with a wonderful symmetry solution.

06 May 2024
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