I have a physics problem. I last thought about it a few years ago, and thought I had forgotten it, but I found an old email where I described it. So that I don’t lose the idea again, I’m making it a blog post. (I’ve also got the answer I think). Andy is riding his… Read More »
Bob and Charlie have heard of a game, and must decide whether they will play. They each have a wallet in their pockets, with a random amount of money in it (for our purposes: literally any amount, but more than zero). The game is that they each count the money in their wallets, and whomever… Read More »
It’s not really on-topic for this blog, but you’ll forgive me I’m sure. I wrote this a few months ago, but didn’t really want to broadcast to the world that we were sad. Time and sadness pass of course, and we have a new puppy arriving soon, so I thought it was an appropriate time.… Read More »
For a long time I’ve thought that the telecoms business was doomed, certainly in the form it currently takes. Our current mobile phones communicate digitally. The problem is that we don’t get access to the digital network, we just get a microphone and a speaker. Of course, times are changing, 3G and EDGE phones have… Read More »
You are the most eligible bachelor in the kingdom, and as such the King has invited you to his castle so that you may choose one of his three daughters to marry. The eldest princess is honest and always tells the truth. The youngest princess is dishonest and always lies. The middle princess is mischievous… Read More »