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New book on Java is just published

Aug 18, 2022

Aug 18, 2022

An American in the Red Army

The story of his life is fascinating…

Jan 5, 2021

An American in the Red Army

Jan 5, 2021

Adam Smith without myths (Smith 4/4)

This week I have finished reading Wealth Without Nations by Gwydion Williams.

Dec 2, 2020

Adam Smith without myths (Smith 4/4)

Dec 2, 2020

Division of labor and its consequences (Smith 3/4)

As I have written in the previous article on this topic, the last surprise from my first reading of the Wealth of Nations, was Smith’s…

Nov 17, 2020

Division of labor and its consequences (Smith 3/4)

Nov 17, 2020

“Invisible hand” of Adam Smith (Smith 2/4)

As I have described in the previous article on this topic, I started reading Smith’s works and was very surprised.

Nov 10, 2020

“Invisible hand” of Adam Smith (Smith 2/4)

Nov 10, 2020

“Adam Smith: Wealth Without Nations” (Smith 1/4)

Recently, I have bumped into very interesting ideas of a very interesting person and would like to share my discoveries with you.

Nov 3, 2020

“Adam Smith: Wealth Without Nations” (Smith 1/4)

Nov 3, 2020

Power of focus

In the article “Artificial intelligence takes over fiction writing too“, I have written already how in May 1997, Kasparov played against…

Oct 28, 2020

Power of focus

Oct 28, 2020

Is meritocracy fair?

Competition in sports is a noisy affair. Everybody shouts, roots for somebody, congratulates the winner, dreaming of becoming like him or…

Oct 20, 2020

Is meritocracy fair?

Oct 20, 2020

Quantum physics for children

After many years of trying this and that, I picked a point a view that allowed me somehow to “resolve” the contradictions and make peace…

Oct 13, 2020

Quantum physics for children

Oct 13, 2020

Why build it?

This question first came to my mind when I learned about the giant size of the Giza pyramids and later when it turned out that the…

Oct 7, 2020

Why build it?

Oct 7, 2020

Nick Samoylov

Nick Samoylov

Born in Moscow, lived in Crimea, now lives in the US. Used to be physicist and rock climber, now programmer and writer.

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