Predicting the future is hard
http://datagenetics.com/blog/february12018/index.html [datagenetics.com]
2018-02-05 07:49
tags:
ai
future
ideas
retro
tech
The Victorian view is that we would have robots as such, but these were depicted as controlled automaton. The predictions didn’t appreciate the concept of AI or computer control, so all drawings show complicated remote control mechanisms; still with human operators. Compounding this is the missed concept of radio. All the automaton devices are shown connect to their controller with complex mechanic linkages or wires. The whole concept of wireless communication was missed.
The jet plane that shot itself down
http://datagenetics.com/blog/august22017/index.html [datagenetics.com]
2017-08-28 15:39
tags:
flying
history
physics
Don’t aim at your future self.
Van der Waerden numbers
http://datagenetics.com/blog/august12017/index.html [datagenetics.com]
2017-08-16 03:47
tags:
compsci
math
Van der Waerden’s theorem is a theorem in the branch of mathematics called Ramsey theory. It relates to ways that collections can be coloured, in order, avoiding spacing of colours that are a defined length arithmetic progression apart.
Voronoi Tessellations
http://datagenetics.com/blog/may12017/index.html [datagenetics.com]
2017-05-13 18:50
tags:
graphics
maps
math
visualization
This week I’m going to talk about Voronoi diagrams. These constructions are really pretty, and simple to explain.
And useful too.
Vestigial trigonometry functions
http://datagenetics.com/blog/march22017/index.html [datagenetics.com]
2017-03-09 05:38
tags:
math
retro
There are, however, whole families of additional trig functions you might never have heard about. These include:
Versine, Vercosine, Coversine, Covercosine, Exsecant, Excosecant, Haversince, Havercosine, Hacoversine, Hacovercosine.
Ackerman Steering
http://datagenetics.com/blog/december12016/index.html [datagenetics.com]
2016-12-04 20:32
tags:
cars
math
physics
How to keep a car’s wheels pointed in the right direction.
Lost Car Key Puzzle
http://datagenetics.com/blog/november32016/index.html [datagenetics.com]
2016-11-17 19:34
tags:
math
You find lost things in the last place you look, so you should look there first. Kind of silly, but fun.