You Can Approximate Pi by Dropping Needles on the Floor

In this simulation, 66 of the 100 needles crossed a line (you can count ’em). Using this number, we get a value of pi at 3.0303—which is not 3.14—but it's not terrible for just 100 needles. With ...

Smaller portions are a big restaurant trend as customers watch their budgets and waistlines

The biggest new restaurant trend is small. Special menus with petite, less expensive portions are popping up at large chains like Olive Garden and The Cheesecake Factory as well as trendy urban ...
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I finally started using Python in Excel and I should have sooner

Python in Excel is a game-changer ...
Trinity College Dublin

Pytch team partners with Kinia to produce Irish-language coding resources

Researchers from Trinity, in partnership with Kinia, have produced a new set of Irish-language coding resources designed to support secondary school students beginning to code with Pytch.
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You don't need to be a coder to use Python in Excel for data cleaning

Python in Excel makes data cleaning easier than formulas ever did—no coding background required.
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New Research Suggests You Actually Want QR Code Menus Replaced by… Augmented Reality?

If there’s one bet that will always hit on one of the various “prediction markets” that are now apparently undergirding our economy, it’s that America will take the wrong lesson from a crisis. One of ...
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Augmented reality menus may boost restaurant visits, WSU study finds

Strong winds and steady rain toppled trees and knocked out power. by KOMO News Staff EVERETT, Wash. — Restaurants looking to stand out in a crowded marketplace may want to take a closer look at ...