Stories by ColinWright

Russians scramble to restore cargo ship communications

A troll turned on #haskell

The 18th Century four-minute mile

Just under two hours to the next SpaceX launch

Why Is the Paper Clip Shaped Like It Is?

A Test Drive of the Death-Trap Car Designed by Buckminster Fuller

MH17 disaster: Germany 'failed to warn of Ukraine risk'

What If Students Could Fire Their Professors?

Mathematicians dispute claims that the 'golden ratio' is a blueprint for beauty

Paradox: 1 – 1/2 and 1/3 – 1/4 and . . . = 0

Computers Beating Humans at Advanced Chess

Hacker News User Ages

LOLCODE

A Generation Lost in the Bazaar

Asimov’s Foundation to become an HBO series

The Ingenious Design of the Aluminum Beverage Can

Mathematician solves the Cheryl's Birthday problem

Medical Emergencies In Space (1998)

The Procrastination Doom Loop–and How to Break It

To my daughter's high school programming teacher