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Improvised Workouts - Anti Piracy
The Horn of Africa isn't the safest place to take a cargo ship, but that doesn't change the fact that it's one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world. With piracy incidents increasing in frequency and complexity, many companies have taken to hiring private security personnel to guard them...
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Fractals - Understanding Complexity
The picture above is a vegetable called Romanesco broccoli. Yes, it's real. It's often referred to as fractal broccoli.
A fractal is a mathematical phenomenon involving a property called self similarity. It's an object comprised of multiple components which can be split apart, but each of which resembles the... -
Quality - The Adventures of Timmy
Let's say you have a student in elementary school, young Timothy Von Shackleford Jr.
Timmy for short.
Timmy is sitting in class, going through his multiplication tables, ringing off the answers with increasing rapidity.
"Two times six is thirty. Five times five is forty-two. Twelve times five... -
A Scam by Any Other Name
I occasionally check out supplements mentioned by clients or readers. It's become a bit of a hobby because so much of the industry is inundated with overpriced, under-dosed supplements being peddled as part of various pyramid schemes.
Wait, they're not called pyramid schemes anymore. That term is gauche these...