Monthly Archives: April 2023

a question of boundaries

Posted on Tuesday, 2023 April 25 by Anton

If I were in charge of the partition of India, I’d do it bottom-up. Starting with the smallest practical districts, ask in each one: For each of your neighbors, would you amalgamate? Do the most favored mergers (skipping any that … Continue reading →

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rolling top hits

Posted on Friday, 2023 April 07 by Anton

Rhino Records made a series of CDs of Billboard Top Ten songs for various years. I wonder, if you summed every sequence of 52 consecutive weeks, how many songs would show in those Rolling Top Tens that never made a … Continue reading →

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