Ever heard of the Monty Hall Problem? If not, go here for some supplemental reading Here's a little script that plays the game a hundred times using the "switch" strategy, and reveals the number of times the player wins or loses - showing that you are more likely to win if ...

Keen readers will note that I changed the URL structure of my blog... again. The last time it was to put the post date and title in the URL (for supertitious SEO reasons). This time, I've added an integer to the end of the url, to satisfy Google ...

Here's a common problem that perplexes some beginner CSS stylers, with an easy (but not obvious) solution. When you float an element within a container, it seems to escape the bounds of the container and spill outside. What if you want the container to resize to contain the items floating ...

This ad has been up for a while on facebook, but for some reason I've started seeing it showing up a lot. I think it's because I recently added some "info" to my profile, and now I'm fitting my own targeted demographic. Anyways here's the ad: And this ...

This problem came up in conversation recently, and I realized I don't have the mathematical chops to figure it out. It's about the probability of birthdays... Answer these questions, assuming the distribution of birthdays is even (which it actually isn't): 1) what is the probabiility that person A's birthday is January 1? >> ...

Princessa R and I were delighted to find a new flower in her garden today -- a bright orange blossom rising on a slender stem from a voluminous plant with distictive round leaves. I had no idea what it was, but came online and eventually identified it as a variety ...

A couple of years ago leading up to Pubcon Vegas 2006, there was a minimeme doing the rounds among bloggers who were going to attend the conference, listing some people they hoped to meet. At the time, I published a pretty short list of a few people I wanted ...

I whipped up a parody of the Google Chrome comic this afternoon. Enjoy!

I've tested Google Chrome for about 20 minutes now, including the time spent writing this little post. So far, it is the fastest, best browser I've ever used, and that's saying a lot considering I've tested just about every browser that's existed since Netscape 2. The acid test for me was ...

First, install facebook's built-in Translations tool. http://www.new.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=4329892722 You can also find Translations by typing "translations" into the facebook search box. Now you'll see a globe icon appear in your bottom toolbar. click it, and you get a menu. Choose a language other than English. Your page will ...