OddThinking

An analysis of a traditional bartering game, Hand-In-Cap, as a way to find a fair price.

I am told it is World Homeopathy Awareness Week.

I can get behind that.

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Of all the various conflicting ideas that people believe, homeopathy is special, in that it is completely and throughly understood by science, by logic and reason, to be totally and utterly wrong.

Three months after my death, mourners should meet for a simple and austere memorial service to mark a special occasion.

One day I was thinking about the tradition of April Fools’ Day RFC Submissions and thought it would be fun to do a similar parody, but based on the Patent Submission form.

An idea for a science history project you are welcome to do instead of me.

I put it to you that the fact that you cannot simple questions about pizza sizes strongly indicates that self-regulation of the Italian meal industry has failed us, and it is time for the government to impose its own standards.

Julian complains a phone app, designed to replicate a battery, a lightbulb and a switch, is over-engineered.

Julian explains why is is a grumpy curmudgeon who hates water-pistols and other forms of fun.

I blame you for the time I just spent refactoring my test code.

A whinge about my server host.