Posts from "August, 2013"

You (Shouldn’t) Lose 2 – Zero Sum

If, after reading Y(S)L – 1, you want more, you’re in luck. Say hi to forced wins again.

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Irrational Thinking

The simplest questions to understand are sometimes the toughest to solve. Have a look at this one:

May an irrational (number) raised to the power of an irrational ever result in a rational?

The first time I laid my eyes on it, I sat and thought for a moment. All I had to do was provide an example which satisfied the premise, and I was done. Or prove mathematically that it would never occur, of course, which seemed infinitely tougher.

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