h2g2bob @h2g2bob@mastodon.dbatley.com

This year's Geoguessr World Championship final is absolutely incredible

https://youtu.be/BU6rXYv726I?t=30917

Happy 50th Anniversary to The Muppet Show! Jim Henson's groundbreaking puppet variety show began airing on the United Kingdom's ATV Network on this date in 1976 ahead of its US debut later that month.

*** New blog post ***

The second post of my tour around Zeeland in the Spring of this year:

https://therantyhighwayman.blogspot.com/2026/09/ive-seen-things-you-people-wouldnt.html

The 2026 Ig Nobel Prize winners were introduced at the 36th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony, in Zurich, Switzerland, on September 3, 2026. Each winner has done something that makes people LAUGH, then THINK. #IgNobel https://improbable.com/2026/09/03/the-2026-ig-nobel-prize-winners-are-announced/

Published today! Our article in Math Horizons about how Robert and I lied to players for three years in our game Digit Party, and how we used integer linear programming to stop.

This is, quite possibly, the most entertaining interview i have ever encountered. You simply *must * read it. It keeps getting better with every question.
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/b-c-swimmer-crosses-strait-of-georgia-under-nine-hours-9.7316260