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The Suez Canal — How Ships Float May 2021

  • khoitsma
  • Concept
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I started thinking about the support of floating ships — in detail.

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2×2 RC Sequence Dec 2020

  • khoitsma
  • Concept, General
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2×2 Rubik’s Cube

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From Punch Cards to Flash Memory Dec 2020

  • khoitsma
  • Concept, Hardware, History
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Multi-Dimension Data Table using PyXLL (with video) Dec 2020

  • khoitsma
  • Concept, Excel, Python, PyXLL, Video
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I coded a PyXLL macro that builds a multi-dimension data table (MDDT).

The native Data Table provided by Excel is useful but limited to two variables.

My version is set up for 5 independent variables and an unlimited (theoretically) number of dependent variables. Five was an arbitrary choice; some limitation is required here.

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Excel — Use dynamic arrays and conditional formatting to create a selection dependent menu Oct 2020

  • khoitsma
  • Concept, Excel, Video
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I built a short video demonstrating how to use dynamic arrays and conditional formatting to create a selection dependent menu.

Though I built this spreadsheet menu using Excel on a desktop machine, the spreadsheet file also works on an iPad ( ! ) and on an iPhone ( !! ).

Microsoft 365 is required.

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Gauss Profile Jun 2020

  • khoitsma
  • Concept, Desmos Calculator, Mathematics
  • Gaussian Desmos Calculator
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Quick read with live links to the Desmos app.

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