Category Archives: Math

Computer Speed Comparisons, Part 1: Integer Math

Summing the first 10^N primes can be the basis for a scalable benchmark for modern and vintage computers… Continue reading →

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How can you calculate Great Circle routes? Go straight through the Earth! (…and then normalize.) Continue reading →

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APGSearch is an easy way to find new, interesting Conway’s Life patterns (and get recognition for finding them.) Continue reading →

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With a few musical rules, random number generators can create something not entirely unlike music… Continue reading →

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