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In a recent Daily Illuminator, I laid some of the groundwork for how many shuffles it takes to randomize a standard deck of cards (SPOILER: seven), and name-dropping some sources. Today we're taking a deeper dive into how this affects us, and I use some shaky math to generate something...

I know I'm probably late to the party, but have you seen The Beatles: Get Back yet?    I missed out on the original debut of this three-part documentary because we might be the only household in America that hasn't yet subscribed to Disney+. (It's a conscious decision on our...

The dilemma of trying to describe a brand-new adventure for the Dungeon Fantasy Roleplaying Game is that you don't want to give away the secrets contained therein. So, with the release of Dungeon Fantasy: The Devil's Workshop, we don't accidentally want to give would-be heroes an unfair advantage in figuring...

I've flirted with pin collecting on and off throughout my life. My high school and college backpack usually featured quips or witty slogans on basic button pins. I received a small collection of Beatles pins as a birthday gift years ago. (Don't worry – they're displayed in a shadow box,...

I did a deep dive recently into the topic of shuffling, and I came up with one inescapable conclusion: statistics does not make for light reading. Seemingly every college-acquired math fact dribbled out of my brain sometime in the past few decades. But, hey, I have a few conclusions I...

Sam Marchiony is a film fan on a mission – to figure out just how influential Star Wars was, is, and will be. To that end, Sam has created a podcast called Six Degrees of Star Wars, which takes a look at the actors, directors, and other people involved in...

I have a lot of ideas. Many of them are half-baked, so I keep them around, hoping the extra cooking time will prove beneficial. Sometimes that works; other times, I just end up with a boatload of still-half-baked ideas (often manifesting as perpetually open tabs). One idea I've had open...

Once a year comes a special day. A day of anticipation. A day of excitement. A day of hope. And that day is Groundhog Day.   On February 2nd, thousands and thousands of zealous fans flock to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, in hopes of catching a glimpse of the famous Punxsutawney Phil....