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chalence

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chalence··on Seximal: A better way to count [video]
Thanks for the chuckle.
chalence··on Caltech glassblower's retirement has scientists sighing (2016)
Can anyone explain the purpose/advantage/necessity of custom, artisan blown glass for lab equipment, as opposed to (presumably) high quality glasswear which can be ordered from any number of laboratory equipment purveyors?
chalence··on Using loaded dice to cheat at Settlers of Catan, and p-values to avoid suspicion
Yes, but presumably only you would know the bias of the dice and would exploit it by preferentially building next to higher numbered spaces.
chalence··on Wes McKinney, the developer of Pandas
I'm a fan and frequent user of Pandas, but does the increase in Stack Overflow questions indicate a surge in popularity, or difficulty in use? I for one run into Pandas issues frequently and often find myself searching for the succinct solution (though, to be fair, this may also be an indication of the impressive scope Pandas strives for).