Automated Editing Using Python

Sat 15 August 2015

Read the sentence bellow:

This is something to
to think about.

Have you noticed the repetition of "to"?

Here's a simple script I wrote for catching repetitive to to repetitive words.

I trigger it after finishing to write an article, to make sure that my eyes weren't decided ...

On Collection and Vision

Sat 08 August 2015

Marimekko is one of my favorite stores². Whenever I go in there, I get filled with excitement and an urge to swallow its entire collection. I'm fascinated by the vibrant colors and the unique, yet simple, patterns. I'm compelled by the layout of the store and by ...

Just Do It, But Start With a Small Step

Mon 13 July 2015

If you're reading this sentence, it means that I proved my point without even getting you through the rest of the article.

I've just got back from a run, which reminded me the one principle I etched in my mind as one of the mottos I live by ...

One Ineffective Review

Sat 11 July 2015

Earlier today when I went to grab launch, I came across a lady who stood at the entrance to a fitness club trying to engage with passer byes. I think she was an ex-employee or a past customer of this club; either ways sensed she wasn't very pleased with ...

When 2 Weeks Are Faster Than 2 Hours

Fri 03 July 2015

Few weeks ago I bought my wife a set of lenses for her iPhone. Usually I buy everything on amazon, but this time I ordered from B&H, a brick and mortar retailer with an online store, because it sold what I wanted for 25% less.

When I received the ...

Why I Decided to Move Away From Evernote

Sun 21 June 2015

For the last few months things between Evernote and I weren’t as good as they used to be. The direction the company is taking, focusing on enterprise customers, and monetizing its users’ data, eroded my trust in it. Since I use Evernote as the repository for my most personal ...

The Watch - First Impression

Sat 13 June 2015

I'm sold on it. Yeah, it might be a hasty conclusion based on less than 24 hours with it, but the Watch is here to stay. Well, probably not the exact one I used, because I passed it over to my wife, trying to get her drinking the quaalude ...

On KPIs and Building Blocks

Wed 10 June 2015

Few days ago I presented our product vision and roadmap to our R&D group. At the end of my presentation I was asked what gives me confidence that we build the right stuff. I didn't think too much, and answered that our vision and product roadmap define the ...

Focus - Not Only Steve Jobs

Mon 18 May 2015

It seems that Steve Jobs attained a monopoly on the idea of being focused, as many of the articles I read lately on the subject refer to or quote him. Here's the latest one of them.

I might be breaking some unwritten law now, quoting someone else's take ...

Ekko for iOS

Fri 01 May 2015

Ekko is a true "news reader" app - it actually reads the news to you. Not only will it speak headlines and stories, but it will also listen to your voice instructions. Say "headlines", and it will read the top headlines; "play"¹, and it will read an entire article; "ekko ...