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in #thisweeksfiddler we are asked to find the expected maximum number of friends who are at the mall at the same time, given that they all go at a random 15 min window over an hour. i wondered about the large N behavior.
July 23, 2025 at 1:10 AM
in #thisweeksfiddler we are asked to find the expected maximum number of friends who are at the mall at the same time, given that they all go at a random 15 min window over an hour. i wondered about the large N behavior.
in #thisweeksfiddler, we ask how long, on average, are coincidental diagonals of contiguous spaces in books written using 50% 3-letter, 50% 4-letter words with monospaced font.
May 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
in #thisweeksfiddler, we ask how long, on average, are coincidental diagonals of contiguous spaces in books written using 50% 3-letter, 50% 4-letter words with monospaced font.
In #thisweeksfiddler we're asked to count the paths down a bipyramid, starting at the top and exiting the bottom, without taking any edge twice.
May 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM
In #thisweeksfiddler we're asked to count the paths down a bipyramid, starting at the top and exiting the bottom, without taking any edge twice.
in #thisweeksfiddler the question is, on average, how many rides will be taken by holders of the lightning pass, assuming their initial rides are assigned at random from the days hourly time slots and they can hold three reservations at any given time?
May 5, 2025 at 12:31 PM
in #thisweeksfiddler the question is, on average, how many rides will be taken by holders of the lightning pass, assuming their initial rides are assigned at random from the days hourly time slots and they can hold three reservations at any given time?
in #thisweeksfiddler we analyze the storied subgame of The Hammer in Tomorrow's Golf League. if a player throws the hammer, the opposing hammer has to accept it, doubling the value of winning the next hole, or reject it, automatically ceding 1 pt to the hammer thrower.
April 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
in #thisweeksfiddler we analyze the storied subgame of The Hammer in Tomorrow's Golf League. if a player throws the hammer, the opposing hammer has to accept it, doubling the value of winning the next hole, or reject it, automatically ceding 1 pt to the hammer thrower.
in #thisweeksfiddler we are looking for the smallest classroom size such that every possible group of k kids can approach the teacher for candy, and no consecutive two groups share a kid.
to start, we look at the k=3 case, where trios of kids approach the teacher.
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to start, we look at the k=3 case, where trios of kids approach the teacher.
@xaqwg.bsky.social
April 7, 2025 at 11:05 PM
in #thisweeksfiddler we are looking for the smallest classroom size such that every possible group of k kids can approach the teacher for candy, and no consecutive two groups share a kid.
to start, we look at the k=3 case, where trios of kids approach the teacher.
@xaqwg.bsky.social
to start, we look at the k=3 case, where trios of kids approach the teacher.
@xaqwg.bsky.social
in #thisweeksfiddler, we want to know the chance that a 1-seed makes the final four, given that (2^d-1) inferior teams stand in their way.
March 25, 2025 at 9:30 AM
in #thisweeksfiddler, we want to know the chance that a 1-seed makes the final four, given that (2^d-1) inferior teams stand in their way.
in #thisweeksfiddler, we're kidnapped and wake up in a stupor at some random position on a semi-circular island. what is our distance to the nearest shore, probably?
joshmaxsilverman.github.io/2025-03-16-f...
joshmaxsilverman.github.io/2025-03-16-f...
March 18, 2025 at 5:14 AM
in #thisweeksfiddler, we're kidnapped and wake up in a stupor at some random position on a semi-circular island. what is our distance to the nearest shore, probably?
joshmaxsilverman.github.io/2025-03-16-f...
joshmaxsilverman.github.io/2025-03-16-f...
in #thisweeksfiddler we want to fit hearts into small circles where the hearts are unit squares with unit diameter semi-circles fused on adjacent sides. for two, the most compact arrangement has radius 1.5, found by lining up two hearts along flat sides. @xaqwg.bsky.social
February 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
in #thisweeksfiddler we want to fit hearts into small circles where the hearts are unit squares with unit diameter semi-circles fused on adjacent sides. for two, the most compact arrangement has radius 1.5, found by lining up two hearts along flat sides. @xaqwg.bsky.social
in #thisweeksfiddler we want to know: if we tumble the graph f(x,y) = |x| + |y|, what is the chance the new surface is a function? to deal with this, we have to turn the vertical line test into a condition. @xaqwg.bsky.social
February 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
in #thisweeksfiddler we want to know: if we tumble the graph f(x,y) = |x| + |y|, what is the chance the new surface is a function? to deal with this, we have to turn the vertical line test into a condition. @xaqwg.bsky.social