Author Archives: Ben Weiss

Paratroopers Riddler

Posted on February 25, 2018

From this week’s FiveThirtyEight.com Riddler column, slightly reworded for clarity: “During their descent, three paratroopers were blown off course and crash-landed in the desert — an infinite, uniform, two-dimensional plane. They come to at a random time after the crash … Continue reading →

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Frax!

Posted on June 9, 2013

Way back in 2010, I decided it was about time for me to learn how to write an iPhone app. The newest device was the iPhone 3gs, running iOS 3.0. I needed an idea, a seed to build a project … Continue reading →

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How long can you hold your breath?

Posted on April 7, 2013

A new personal best: 150 meter swim on a single breath of air!

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