Nathan Brown

Games

Pseudorandom: a fascinating math game for 4+ players [#42]

A fun social experiment game with a very simple premise.

Other

I've recently turned 17 – here are 17 pieces of life advice for teenagers [#41]

I have successfully completed 17 revolutions of the sun! Yay!

Meta

4 pieces of advice for those planning to start a personal blog [#40]

To have a successful blog, you have to bake a lot of cakes and hurl them at tables.

Other

Be more of a documentarian [#39]

It's really important to record & store your memories so you don't forget them.

Humor

MIT now has a -4% acceptance rate [#38]

Every 100 applications submitted causes the expulsion of four current MIT undergraduates.

Tech

A beginner's guide to the MacOS Terminal [#37]

Detailed explanations of useful commands and what they do.

Other

How to use music to time travel [#36]

Time machines don't exist (yet). Music time travel is the next best thing.

Chess

I scored 4/5 points at the 2023 ACC Summer Chess Championship! [#35]

And I placed 5th in a section with 67 players, which is pretty sick!

Coding

8 things I learned from my internship at Cetec-ERP, a software company [#34]

I learned how to use SQL, how to use Vim, how to play banger office music, and 5 other things!

Other

Blokus Duo theory and strategies [#33]

Strategies you can use to become a better Blokus Duo player.

Writing

How writing is like building a LEGO set [#32]

And a 5-step process that I use to write my own articles.

Math

A midnight business proposal worth $100,000+ takes an unexpected turn [#31]

There's only one rule: whatever you do, don't draw the Ace of Spades.