Mike OlsonRight-truncatable primes in other basesI’ve been playing with an idea in number theory that I came up with a while ago. I called it “steady primes,” but it turns out that it’s…4 min read·Dec 26, 2023----
Mike OlsonDecimal digit frequency in steady primesYesterday, I wrote about a number theory project I’ve been playing with — steady primes. I was excited about having found all of the…2 min read·Dec 20, 2023----
Mike OlsonSteady primesUpdate: There are two additional posts on this topic. The first is on digit frequency in right-truncatable primes in base 10, and the…4 min read·Dec 20, 2023--1--1
Mike OlsonCast iron electrolysisA little while ago, Benji was shopping at the Alameda Flea Market and came across a really neat rusty old waffle iron. The piece has a base…5 min read·Jul 15, 2023----
Mike OlsonPrimetime!My pal Doug made a feature request for the solar metric clock: Add an indicator that tells you when the displayed time is a prime number…2 min read·Feb 28, 2023--2--2
Mike OlsonMy solar metric desk clock works!I’ve been working on this project, off and on, for most of a year, now. I’ve finally got the clock I promised myself!3 min read·Feb 2, 2023----
Mike OlsonBeating the WordlebotLike a lot of you, I discovered Wordle a while ago. I love the backstory — wrote it for his partner, opened it up to the world, game got…4 min read·Jan 27, 2023----
Mike OlsonMy chat with Charles DickensI’ve lately been paying attention to AI-based systems that create media for ordinary consumers. ChatGPT is all the rage just now, but…9 min read·Jan 13, 2023----
Mike OlsonTime, again!A while ago, I wrote a longish post about a clock I built to keep metric time. I promised I was going to polish it up, build a case for it…3 min read·Dec 23, 2022----
Mike OlsonMe and HalI’ve been playing around with some of the consumer-accessible large-model AI systems lately. I have enjoyed making novel images using…4 min read·Nov 13, 2022----