Nikolay Vasilev @n_vasilev

“Those who surrender freedom for security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one.” B. Franklin... or in other words it's all about freedom! Joined May 2011

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Nikolay Vasilev @n_vasilev

4 years ago

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Elon Musk @elonmusk

4 years ago

Yup, even the moon

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Steve Smith @SteveSmith_Tech

5 years ago

I's time for another stream of consciousness on "why don't we replace Jenkins with X". It's Wednesday, so today X is Concourse. #ContinuousDelivery 🧵

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Phil Parker @parker0phil

4 years ago

OMG. You have considerably improved my life with one tweet. 😅

Steph Hippo @stephhippo

4 years ago

OMG. You have considerably improved my life with one tweet. 😅

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Phil Parker @parker0phil

4 years ago

I love ambigrams and this is a cool example.

Ben Stephens @stephens_ben

4 years ago

I love ambigrams and this is a cool example.

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One of my favorite scientific figures is this one of the entropy levels of 100 world cities by the orientation of streets. The cities with most ordered streets: Chicago, Miami, & Minneapolis. Most disordered: Charlotte, Sao Paulo, Rome & Singapore. Paper: appliednetsci.springeropen.com/articles/10.10…

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Neuralink @neuralink

5 years ago

Monkey MindPong youtu.be/rsCul1sp4hQ

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Fermat's Library @fermatslibrary

5 years ago

Euler's number "e" In 1683 the Swiss mathematician Jacob Bernoulli found the first approximation of the mathematical constant e while studying continuous compound interest. e is one of the most important numbers in mathematics alongside 0, 1, π and i.

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Nikolay Vasilev @n_vasilev

5 years ago

In case you'd like to dive in the realm of Quantum Computing, CERN seems to be releasing a few free lectures on the topic: techrepublic.com/article/get-yo… knock yourselves out :)

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dominic dyer @domdyer70

5 years ago

What a wonderful idea by Parisian cafe, use giant teddy bears to ensure social distancing & cheer everyone up #COVID19

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Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson

6 years ago

If a predatory enemy to our species can’t unite everyone on Earth to fight it, I'm left wondering what hope remains for Civilization.

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Fermat's Library @fermatslibrary

6 years ago

Feynman was born exactly 101 years ago. In the early 1930s Feynman's high school did not offer any courses on calculus. He decided to teach himself calculus and read Calculus for the Practical Man and took meticulous notes. Here is a look inside one of Feynman's notebooks.

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Fermat's Library @fermatslibrary

6 years ago

These diagrams show the paths traced by Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn as seen from Earth.

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Ernest Malley 📚🤨 @ErnestMalley

7 years ago

Whilst 'Italians' is trending, lets just take a moment to recognise the truly fantastic 1932, Stipa-Caproni...as sleek and majestic a machine of the air as we shall ever see.

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Steve Stewart-Williams @SteveStuWill

7 years ago

The true scale of the universe. Mind-blowing.

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Fermat's Library @fermatslibrary

7 years ago

Plato, tutored by Theodorus, questioned why Theodorus stopped at √17. The reason is commonly believed to be that the √17 hypotenuse belongs to the last triangle that does not overlap the figure.

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Fermat's Library @fermatslibrary

7 years ago

Diagram the algorithm for the computation of Bernoulli numbers created by Ada Lovelace in 1843. This algorithm was developed for Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine and is considered to be the first "non-trivial" computer program.

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Fermat's Library @fermatslibrary

7 years ago

About 85% of people only breathe out of one nostril at a time. This is due to a tissue that swells in one nostril and shrinks in the other creating only one open airway. This 'nasal cycle' changes every 2.5h

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Fermat's Library @fermatslibrary

7 years ago

Amazing drawings of Platonic Solids by Leonardo Da Vinci circa 1509. Da Vinci removed the sides in order to reveal the complete structure of the polyhedrons. The vertices and edges illustrate the artist’s graphic genius.

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Nikolay Vasilev @n_vasilev

7 years ago

I can no longer attend @kewgardens "Orchids: Celebrate the colour of Colombia" on 9th Feb 2019, so I am reselling 2 paperless adult tickets (with donation) at their original price. If you are interested, please follow the link: tinyurl.com/y7es3bgz