Boris Reitman·May 20, 2024Razumov’s theory of Brothers KaramazovBrothers Karamazov is a novel by Dostoevsky. If you haven’t read it yet, please skip reading this post, because it has spoilers. I have…A response icon1A response icon1
Boris Reitman·Sep 11, 2023Simple End-to-End EncryptionUntil WhatsApp had incorporated the Signal protocol, end-to-end encryption’s adoption was almost non-existent. Yet, WhatsApp left the…
Boris Reitman·Jan 14, 2022Seasteading is DefenselessThe term seasteading is the analog of homesteading for the oceans: the idea that houses can be built in the open seas. The only “game in…A response icon1A response icon1
Boris Reitman·Nov 30, 2021Composing a TuneOver the years I came up with several melodies and recorded them in audio on my iPhone. It was easy to stumble upon a melody while…A response icon1A response icon1
InCantor’s ParadisebyBoris Reitman·Aug 1, 2021Triangular NumbersToday I gave a math lesson to my five year old and stumbled upon a mathematical property that I didn’t know of: any square number is a sum…A response icon2A response icon2
InCantor’s ParadisebyBoris Reitman·Jul 8, 2021Problems with Ancient Musical ScalesOne-sentence summary: I explain why an exponential scale was invented, and how it compares with the older scales based on ratios of…A response icon7A response icon7
InExCommunicationsbyBoris Reitman·Jun 26, 2021Rejecting the Pascal’s WagerHere is the story of how I became an atheist and stopped fearing God. My transformation occurred through exposure to three philosophical…A response icon5A response icon5
Inatheism101byBoris Reitman·May 15, 2021The Shortcomings of “Raised by Wolves”Raised by Wolves is a science fiction TV series directed by Ridley Scott, the same man who directed Blade Runner. The setting is a…
InInfoSec Write-upsbyBoris Reitman·May 12, 2021Towards Shorter Encryption keysThis article goes into technical details concerning Elliptic Curve encryption.A response icon1A response icon1
InAWS in Plain EnglishbyBoris Reitman·May 12, 2021AWS Site-to-Site VPN with NATAt Smarking, we use the Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure. We help organizations improve the efficiency of parking lots, and to do…A response icon3A response icon3
