Even over the holidays Stack Overflow and the Exchange sites are buzzing with some great questions and answers. In this edition, you can stick to your new year's resolutions but still think about the perfect cookie, learn how to seat introverts at parties, and explain your last defeat at chess mathematically.
Can I make leading exclamation points be ignored in the terminal?
unix.stackexchange.com
Already back on the bad habit, you were aiming to kick for the new year? Well, at least your !-dependence isn’t one you need to worry about.
Preventing fog inside snow goggles
physics.stackexchange.com
A slalom downhill works better when you can see the slope. Advice for keeping those ski goggles from fogging up.
Sphere inside of a Sphere (read cookie)
math.stackexchange.com
Yes, Virginia, there is a mathematically perfect cookie recipe. Assuming, of course, that you like your cookie to chocolate ratio to be 1:1.
Variations: in how many ways can people be arranged
math.stackexchange.com
Yes, introverts do go to parties. Here's how to seat your introverts at your next gathering so that none of them are sitting next to each other, which will cause them to immediately read books.
Has anyone attempted to characterize chess mathematically?
chess.stackexchange.com
In case you were quibbling over a game of chess with a friend or family member recently. Here you might find some links to proof why you lost purely due to math.
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