Aug 18, 2022New book on Java is just publishedLearn Java 17 Programming: Learn the fundamentals of Java Programming with this updated guide with… Learn Java 17 Programming: Learn the fundamentals of Java Programming with this updated guide with the latest features…www.amazon.comJava1 min readJava1 min read
Jan 5, 2021An American in the Red ArmyThe story of his life is fascinating… As you might know, by the end of WWII among allies there was a race towards Berlin. According to this article in Christian Science Monitor, President Eisenhower gave these three reasons not to cross the river Elba: – His armies were already well beyond…History5 min readHistory5 min read
Dec 2, 2020Adam Smith without myths (Smith 4/4)This week I have finished reading Wealth Without Nations by Gwydion Williams. To tell you the truth, I was not able to read everything in it very closely because, for one, there are so many details (Gwydion knows a lot!) …Economics5 min readEconomics5 min read
Nov 17, 2020Division 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 acknowledgment of the bad side-effects of the division of labor, although the division of labor was the main point of his discourse. A great chunk…Economics3 min readEconomics3 min read
Nov 10, 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. Here is the only mention of an “invisible hand” in his book Wealth Of Nations (the full title is An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of…Economics4 min readEconomics4 min read
Nov 3, 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. His name is Gwydion Madawc Williams. He lives in Great Britain. I agree with many of his answers in www.quora.com. He maintains two websites, where one can spend…Economics4 min readEconomics4 min read
Oct 28, 2020Power of focusIn the article “Artificial intelligence takes over fiction writing too“, I have written already how in May 1997, Kasparov played against Deep Blue and lost the first time. There are still controversy and several conspiracy theories that “explain” such an outcome. But it seems to me Kasparov has lost because…Morality2 min readMorality2 min read
Oct 20, 2020Is meritocracy fair?Competition in sports is a noisy affair. Everybody shouts, roots for somebody, congratulates the winner, dreaming of becoming like him or her — the best! Same in business and in many other areas of life. Everyone wants to be better than others — wealthier, luckier — and nobody doubts that…Society3 min readSociety3 min read
Oct 13, 2020Quantum physics for childrenAfter many years of trying this and that, I picked a point a view that allowed me somehow to “resolve” the contradictions and make peace with quantum strangeness. I decided that the fact the quantum theory works proves that we “understand” it. But a few months ago I suddenly bumped…Physics3 min readPhysics3 min read
Oct 7, 2020Why 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 builders were not slaves, that (according to the recently discovered writings) there were teams who raced between the title of the fastest in bringing…Meaning Of Life2 min readMeaning Of Life2 min read
