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Solvability of Games

Posted on February 13, 2021 by Elliott Killian

Simple games In the field of game theory, a game is solved when the optimized solution is known. You probably have experienced this with this game: This simple game with the goal of getting your three shapes in a row… Continue Reading →

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We are all part of the Hierarchy – Human Society

Posted on February 10, 2021 by Elliott Killian

Are Hierarchies Evil? A question I have recently wondered is this: is a hierarchy evil? Definition: a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority. The reason I wonder… Continue Reading →

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My Meaning to Life: My Values

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Elliott Killian

I will present my values and my meaning of life.   What is biological life? There are many definitions of life. What I was taught in school was that it had to follow 6 functions or properties: be enclosed, produce… Continue Reading →

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What’s in Your Bag

Posted on December 24, 2017 by Elliott Killian
Bags for traveling. What is in your bag?

My friend the Cocoa Nomad wrote an article about both the tangible and intangible things he packed with him while traveling. While traveling for a year he slowly let go of things and his metaphorical bag became lighter. This has made me… Continue Reading →

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The Foreign Language Everyone in Tech Should Learn

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Elliott Killian
Man using a tablet computer. Why tech workers should learn Indonesian.

In 6th grade, my class rotated every few months between French, German, and Spanish. We then got to choose one of these languages to study. These languages would be incredibly useful 100-200 years ago, however, these three languages do not… Continue Reading →

Random Thoughts Startup, Startups, Tech

The Biological Sex Mystery and why it makes Sense

Posted on December 12, 2017 by Elliott Killian
Biological Sex Mysteries, turtles sexually reproducing,

I read the book 13 Things That Don’t Make Sense by Michael Brooks, Ph.D & James Adams. In it, one of the things that don’t make sense is the Biological Sex Mystery. The book took a deep dive into the issue. Sexual reproduction does… Continue Reading →

Random Thoughts Biology, Gene First, Selfish Gene, Sexual biology

How to Prevent a War in Asia

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Elliott Killian

World War I ended when an external party provided more resources, disrupting the political balance. The external party was when the US entered the war. The allies with the help of the US, outlasted the German forces. The US was… Continue Reading →

Economics, Geopolitics, Random Thoughts

Self-driving: The Future of Cars

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Elliott Killian
Self-Driving car future

Cars 20 years from now are going to be very different than the last 20 years. Out interaction with them will completely change. Since the invention of the car, the fundamentals of it and how we use it have not… Continue Reading →

Random Thoughts Business, Future

List of Companies Owned by Superheroes

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Elliott Killian

Previously I made a list of companies owned by Supervillains. To show that business can also do good I created a list of companies owned by Superheroes. Here is the list. I referenced IGN’s list of the top 100 Superheroes to… Continue Reading →

Random Thoughts Fictional, Hero, List

List of Companies Owned by Supervillains

Posted on May 16, 2017 by Elliott Killian

Names are an interest of mine. Names can influence the thing that is named. A question I have is can a name be bad by itself? Or do names just represent bad things? To help answer this question I decided… Continue Reading →

Random Thoughts Fiction, List, Villain

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