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2026

A 3-Year Self-Directed Reading Program in Military Strategy and War

strategy

military history

reading list

self-education

48 books across military theory, grand strategy, operational art, and the literature of war.

Feb 8, 2026

2024

Is MathAcademy Worth It? Thoughts After 2,000 Experience Points (XP)

math education

learning

cognitive science

My review after ~40 hours of dedicated learning on the platform.

Sep 10, 2024

[Solved] Custom Domain Keeps Reverting to GitHub Pages

quarto

nbdev

GitHub

How to fix the issue where a custom URL reverts when pushing new GitHub commits.

Jul 11, 2024

2018

Talent vs Luck: A Critical Response

python

statistics

simulation

data-science

The ‘Talent vs Luck’ simulation paper’s conclusion that luck dominates talent is baked into the model from the start — here’s the math showing why.

Mar 12, 2018

2010

Monty Hall Monte Carlo — Python

probability

python

A Monte Carlo simulation of the Monty Hall bet — ten million rounds of switching vs. staying, with Python code you can run yourself.

Nov 26, 2010

Making Money with Monty Hall

probability

python

The Monty Hall problem is notorious for tripping up smart people. Here’s how I tried to turn a wrong answer into a wager.

Nov 24, 2010

Categories

2026

A 3-Year Self-Directed Reading Program in Military Strategy and War

2024

Is MathAcademy Worth It? Thoughts After 2,000 Experience Points (XP)

[Solved] Custom Domain Keeps Reverting to GitHub Pages

2018

Talent vs Luck: A Critical Response

2010

Monty Hall Monte Carlo — Python

Making Money with Monty Hall