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Nov 13, 2019
There is an interesting story of social change during the Meiji Restoration of how Shinto was forced, by circumstance, to change. During the Meiji period, from 1868 to 1912, the fundamental relationship…
Nov 11, 2019
For those of you not familiar with the practice, there's an idea called "[[latex]p[/latex]-hacking](https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.1002106)." If you remember from your science fair days, you first have a hypothesis, you then design an experiment…
Oct 10, 2019
The County Council is looking to fill a Board of Appeals position opening on January 1, 2020. There is a preference for someone from council district 5, but that's not required. However,…
Oct 6, 2019
I was thinking about the Laplace transformation and the application to the evaluation of improper integrals is really the most interesting aspect to me. Now, that is mostly because I do a…
Sep 30, 2019
This morning, I got into the office to see JHU/APL won an Impact Award from Innovation Leader magazine. That's awesome, but what was cooler was seeing my project listed as part of…
Sep 24, 2019
During the last few years, blockchain has sucked a lot of air out of the room with respect to security and systems design. Among other things I have heard include blockchain will…
Sep 14, 2019
I have written a new extra credit problem for my college algebra students! Hello, everyone. We're getting to that point in the semester when students start asking the question every professor hates:…
Sep 13, 2019
The Mongolian invasions of Japan marked an interesting turning point in the history of the Mongolian Empire. Kublai Khan, the great Mongolian general tried invading in 1274 CE. Kahn's invasion force launched…
Sep 7, 2019
There are a number of advantages and disadvantages to Monte Carlo simulation (MCS). First of all, though, we need to understand what MCS is. MCS is best described as a way of…
Aug 21, 2019
I am taking a course on Japanese history for funsies so expect to see a fair bit of Japanese history popping up here over the next few months... The Jomon and Yayoi…
Aug 6, 2019
Plymouth Colony offers a counterpoint to the corporate colonization of Jamestown if only because the Mayflower missed its destination. The Mayflower was intended to arrive in Virginia with additional settlers for the…