Fun little word game: Alphaguess. “Guess the word of the day...
Sep 26, 2024 · Assuming you're using binary searching (which is optimal), it takes on average log2(n) steps to find an item in a sorted list of n items. Assuming a word list somewhere between 5,000 and 20,000 words (as a reference Wordle accepts as possible answers something like 10,000-12,000 words), then an optimal search will take 12-14-ish steps, on average.
The trailer for an animated movie called Flow, which current...
Nov 25, 2024 · A wondrous journey, through realms natural and mystical, Flow follows a courageous cat after his home is devastated by a great flood. Teaming up with a capybara, a lemur, a bird, and a dog to navigate a boat in search of dry land, they must rely on trust, courage, and wits to survive the perils of a
Ta-Nehisi Coates & Jon Stewart: Understanding the Humiliation of …
Oct 3, 2024 · I got a lot out of this interview with The Message author Ta-Nehisi Coates by Jon Stewart for The Daily Show.. Best-selling author Ta-Nehisi Coates sits down with Jon Stewart to talk about his latest book, “The Message,” and reconciling past …
The Powerful Density of Hypertextual Writing - kottke.org
Nov 4, 2024 · The Powerful Density of Hypertextual Writing. The NY Times has had a difficult time covering the 2024 election in a clear, responsible manner. But I wanted to highlight this short opinion piece from the paper’s editorial board, which I’m reproducing here in its entirety:. You already know Donald Trump. He is unfit to lead. Watch him.Listen to those who know him best.
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Well this is something special, a holiday treat for the end of 2024: a group of archivists (including Chris Person) has uploaded an HBO magic special by Ricky Jay that has been largely unavailable since it aired in 1996.. This is an RF rip of Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants, to date the greatest card magic special ever produced, directed by David Mamet of all people.
Hokusai’s The Great Wave Now on Display at the Art Institute of …
Sep 6, 2024 · Hokusai’s The Great Wave Now on Display at the Art Institute of Chicago. The Art Institute of Chicago has three copies of Katsushika Hokusai’s iconic work The Great Wave Off Kanagawa in its collection and one of them has been removed from storage and is back on display in the museum until Jan 6, 2025.. The Great Wave has not been on view in the Art Institute galleries for five years ...
Listen to a Performance of Some New Mozart Music
Sep 25, 2024 · Researchers say the music fits stylistically with other works from the 1760s, when Mozart was between the ages of 10 and 13. Ulrich Leisinger, head of research at the foundation, tells Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) that the young composer was no longer creating pieces that sounded like this one by the time he was in his late teens.
If Adam Picked the Apple - kottke.org
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Legalizing Sports Gambling Was a Huge Mistake. “The rise of...
Sep 23, 2024 · In hindsight, this is obvious, but I was one of those people that thought it was dumb that sports betting was illegal. After years of desensitization to it by ESPN in general, and Bill Simmons in particular, I just thought of it as a harmless side event to sports.
The 2023 Kottke Holiday Gift Guide
Nov 27, 2023 · Itttt’s baaack… After not happening for the past three years, the Kottke Holiday Gift Guide has returned. I’ve scoured the internet and dozens of other gift guides for the best (and sometimes weirdest) stuff out there — it’s a cu