Issue 211: Breaking Tetris

From the blog

Maximum Glitch: How to break Tetris

The home team is back with a conversation about the 13-year-old who beat Tetris by breaking it; stories from the Mathematics Stack Exchange; and the robot butler that will do your dishes, fold your laundry, and water your plants. Happy New Year!

How to build a role-playing video game in 24 hours

Ben and Ryan chat about how the human body can act as a resonance chamber for remote car keys, the potential for GenAI to revolutionize game development by creating an infinite array of dynamic game worlds, and advancements in brain-computer interfaces.

Why knowledge management is foundational to AI success

Providing the right context to AI can improve accuracy and reduce hallucinations.

Your tech toolbox: The middle ground between tech chaos and rigidity

Do you solve new problems the same way because it's already done? Or do you go with a new approach that offers more benefits?

Interesting questions

Do the flames from a rocket cast a shadow, and, more generally, does the rocket exhaust cast a shadow?

And if the rocket sees its shadow, does that mean six more weeks of winter?

Is it insider trading if I bought Boeing puts while I am inside the wrecked airplane?

"Technically, they are inside a Boeing, though maybe not for long."

What are valid rebuttals to utilitarianism?

Don’t blame this on Spock.

How to identify and filter AI-generated statements of purpose (SoP) and recommendation letters?

“The solution is to improve the admissions process, not to filter for AI-generated texts.”