In my previous article I detailed some of the issues with developing a blockchain solution for inventory management. It seems clear to me that “blockchain” buzzword is used today in the same way “internet”

Yesterday I finally gave in and went to another crypto meetup — the allure of the mythical beast — a real- world(!) use case of supply chain management on blockchain — was just too strong to resist.

Every now and then you hear these "concerned citizens" calling to end the pervasive and mostly gratuitous violence - primarily in video games, movies and HBO. Personally, I find graphic depictions

As I have explored the Cellular Automata phenomenon (see previous posts), I have tried to quantify the variability of their outputs, their periodicity via graphs. Some of these have turned out to be quite

So, in my first post about CAs I discussed setting up an elementary CA - a simple 1-dimensional row of "cells". In this post I want to follow up with a discussion of what it takes to set up a

Cellular automata are an important computational and modeling tool in studying highly complex, nonlinear phenomena. While they were first formalized in the 1940s by John von Neumann (as an alternative

Introduction A spectre is haunting the interwebs - the Spectre of Capitalism. All the powers of the globalist cabal have joined forces to keep this ghost of the shining past in a tightly sealed bottle

Intro The words we use (or do not use) is a good indicator of our mental prowess, and even more importantly, of the strength of our spirit. The power of words was evident to the ancients, but we have largely

 A simple way to organize your thoughts is to summarize. Summarizing forces us to sieve through the noise and pick out the nuggets of gold. It is a good discipline and a very direct way to bring out

![encryption-on-paper-with-key.jpg]( First things first - what is a CSPRNG? The acronym stands for  Cryptographically Secure Pseudo-Random Number Generator.  It is an advanced relative of the

Let me preface this discussion by stating that I am not a Bitcoin maximalist, nor am I here to either endorse (plug) or disparage any particular crypto or development team. As a matter of fact, I am super

In the ancient times words themselves were thought to possess magical power. Naming something was tantamount to controlling it. Much was attached to how you named your child or your town or your god. In

A bit of history Most of us know the basic history of the Internet and the Web – the 70’s DARPA Net, the invention of resilient decentralized networking with TCP protocol stack, the creation of HTML by

God, I love this guy. Hope to God there are more professors out there like him - insightful, cognizant of life's realities, courageous to take an unpopular stand. Go Jordan Peterson! Some excerpts: 22:49:

Just in case you do not know much about Orphism (and who does?), it is a rather mysterious religious teaching that traces its origin to the mythical Ancient Greek musician-extraordinaire, Orpheus. He was

Here is a list of some the more memorable books that I have read in the last few years. If you have not read any of these, I would heartily recommend them based on their insight, aesthetic value or what

H.G. Wells wrote his classic "The Time Machine" at the turn of the 20th century, and it immediately became a household name, popularizing the idea of time travel by mechanical means - by means

Ok, we are continuing our journey through the wonderful and curious world of biblical monsters - they are lurking everywhere!  Tannin (תַּנִּין) - translated as either a "dragon", a "whale" or

This is a continuation of the subject of biblical mythology started here. Now, let's continue our quest with... The Devil (Gr. διάβολος - slanderer, accuser)- when the Hebrew Bible was first translated

  Byzantine Mosaic of the Creation of Adam. Montreal, Canada. Most people regard the Bible as a play written for a solo supernatural actor - God. From this perspective, just like in the Highlander