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Close Encounters in Batting Averages July 2025

  • khoitsma
  • General, Mathematics, Plotly, Python
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In 1945 in the American League, George “Snuffy” Stirnweiss (NYY) edged out Tony Cuccinello (CHW) for the league batting championship.


The difference in their batting averages was 0.0000866 (about 90 millionths) !

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Nobel Prize winner from NSF SSTP

  • khoitsma
  • General, Loyola SSTP NSF, Science
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Dr. Eric F. Wieschaus
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Beautiful Retro Rebuild — Windows↓ Linux↑ Dec 2024

  • khoitsma
  • General, Hardware, Kids (middle school and up), Personal, Software
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It was, originally, a Windows 7 machine. Bought in 2010.

Yesterday, I wiped the disk and installed 2024 Linux Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS.

It’s now a 500GB Linux machine with a DVD drive, SmartCard slot

~~~

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Gehry+ Oct 2024

  • khoitsma
  • Concept, General
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  • Interview with Gehry (2016)
  • Neighbors got really pissed off
  • Bedroom in Frank Gehry’s house
  • Adelaide Residence
  • Corrugated cardboard side chair
  • Invigorating scene
  • Building the inspiring space
  • Best of Frank Gehry slideshow
  • Frank Gehry talks with Julian Rose
  • A beautiful review of Gehry’s works

  • Just pick one

  • Philip Johnson Residence
  • Farnsworth House

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Nuclear Threat Aug 2024

  • khoitsma
  • General, History, Science
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What is the perimeter? Jul 2024

  • khoitsma
  • General, Kids (middle school and up), Mathematics
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