Using information gain to try putting an end to Twitter debate — Wordle and the Optimal Opening Word Wordle has taken the internet by storm, as a simple, yet elegant rendition of a 65 year old word game. In the puzzle, the player has six attempts to guess a secret, 5-letter word. After each attempt, for each letter, the player is given feedback — whether the letter is…

Why Typora made me stop using pure LaTeX for assignments, notes, and technical documents. — Introduction For the last four years, as a computer science and math student, I have spent countless hours taking notes, writing up assignments, and sharing technical documents in LaTeX. I’ve come to enjoy using the typesetting system, and very little compares to the beauty of the documents you can produce (and…