New post at https://www.masterov.us/blog/YVvG2gMBEFwDkFCapV7v
How stupid is that? If I wanted to look at the results without that keyword, I would not have wasted any time typing it, wouldn't I?...
How stupid is that? If I wanted to look at the results without that keyword, I would not have wasted any time typing it, wouldn't I?...
New post at https://www.masterov.us/blog/onDhHlqMvKZeZWx251Ph
Why is there a cup holder in every car, but not a phone holder? It should have been a standard option since about 10 years ago....
Why is there a cup holder in every car, but not a phone holder? It should have been a standard option since about 10 years ago....
New post at https://www.masterov.us/blog/HeBVVZn5ncCaKz7Shy21
Lately I watched quite a few space movies with First Man (2018) being the last one. Stowaway, High Life, Voyagers are some of the others. Nothing good! I want to watch a good science fiction movie! With sound logic and good science. Is there any...
Lately I watched quite a few space movies with First Man (2018) being the last one. Stowaway, High Life, Voyagers are some of the others. Nothing good! I want to watch a good science fiction movie! With sound logic and good science. Is there any...
New post at https://www.masterov.us/blog/lHFnTNmEZKdJTpV60vPs
Added a new section to the website dedicated to sailing. And the first thing I added is a virtual tour of eXpeditious. Check it out, and let me know what you think 🙂...
Added a new section to the website dedicated to sailing. And the first thing I added is a virtual tour of eXpeditious. Check it out, and let me know what you think 🙂...
New post at https://www.masterov.us/blog/AKjOEisJqvMXREAQhgJw
Watching Great Thinkers, Great Theorems by William Dunham, recommended to me by my favorite math professor Richard Churchill...
Watching Great Thinkers, Great Theorems by William Dunham, recommended to me by my favorite math professor Richard Churchill...
New post at https://www.masterov.us/blog/n6OQNNu0fZltaB467qEV
github is the new download.com (post for those who still remember download.com)
I made a script for merging subtitles (example on the left) because when I googled it, I couldn't find a software that would do it for me, so I thought, ...
github is the new download.com (post for those who still remember download.com)
I made a script for merging subtitles (example on the left) because when I googled it, I couldn't find a software that would do it for me, so I thought, ...
New post at https://www.masterov.us/blog/k2sTT3Zp2fZTJSwfoGQM
It is a good thing to bring public's attention to this: https://www.wired.com/story/clearview-ai-new-tools-identify-you-photos/
It is happening, it has been happening for a while, and the fact that just about anyone can do it means that there are ...
It is a good thing to bring public's attention to this: https://www.wired.com/story/clearview-ai-new-tools-identify-you-photos/
It is happening, it has been happening for a while, and the fact that just about anyone can do it means that there are ...
New post at https://www.masterov.us/blog/GbBpQzltSSOiZ57xxmZJ
Apple glasses are coming
We all remember the world before there was iPhone. The wide variety of shapes, colors, and form factors in the mobile phones. Styluses and keyboards. Flip phones and candy sticks. Some phones could do ...
Apple glasses are coming
We all remember the world before there was iPhone. The wide variety of shapes, colors, and form factors in the mobile phones. Styluses and keyboards. Flip phones and candy sticks. Some phones could do ...
New post at https://www.masterov.us/blog/14Fb1i60yXTOvz5vaXfv
Your phone can now listen to everything you say
I've heard this comment many times before: "Google is listening to everything that I am saying". Until today my response was: that cannot be true, because there are no technical capabilities...
Your phone can now listen to everything you say
I've heard this comment many times before: "Google is listening to everything that I am saying". Until today my response was: that cannot be true, because there are no technical capabilities...
New post at https://www.masterov.us/blog/YuQpah51hj1WBdLnMs6V
A vivid example of biased journalism, and where? In Wall Street Journal!
It is hard to say whether this reporter is writing this on purpose or simply inventing a story that is plausible for him out out of ignorance.
“Other user is typing 💬” fe...
A vivid example of biased journalism, and where? In Wall Street Journal!
It is hard to say whether this reporter is writing this on purpose or simply inventing a story that is plausible for him out out of ignorance.
“Other user is typing 💬” fe...
New post at https://www.masterov.us/blog/couCC171xxuMXeuwZusn
Since 2014 many people that I care about have asked me: "how can you not support your own country?". And I have always answered "to support my own country - is to fight against Putin. He is anti-Russian, has always been."
He has driven Russia into...
Since 2014 many people that I care about have asked me: "how can you not support your own country?". And I have always answered "to support my own country - is to fight against Putin. He is anti-Russian, has always been."
He has driven Russia into...
New post at https://www.masterov.us/blog/BffhUDJeBaapyfJmhoAC
"There's just a tremendous amount of craftsmanship between a great idea and a great product.
As you evolve that great idea, it changes and grows. It never comes out like it starts, because you learn a lot more as you get into the subtleties of ...
"There's just a tremendous amount of craftsmanship between a great idea and a great product.
As you evolve that great idea, it changes and grows. It never comes out like it starts, because you learn a lot more as you get into the subtleties of ...
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New post at https://www.masterov.us/blog/KkcAiJuzAyQqbnFbjDaa
Messaging is a mess
I use all five apps listed on this picture. In addition to those, on any given day I can receive a message from any person that I know in Gmail, Google Voice, Slack, Discord, LinkedIn, Instagram, and a few other service...
Messaging is a mess
I use all five apps listed on this picture. In addition to those, on any given day I can receive a message from any person that I know in Gmail, Google Voice, Slack, Discord, LinkedIn, Instagram, and a few other service...
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When I first joined Google, my first team manager was Marissa Mayer.
One of her main achievements, as I was told by the rest of the team, was to keep google.com clean of advertisements and various other crap during the early years of the company.
( "caption is too long", the rest is on https://masterov.us/blog/MucuIx2btP4nUGdzV3vI )
One of her main achievements, as I was told by the rest of the team, was to keep google.com clean of advertisements and various other crap during the early years of the company.
( "caption is too long", the rest is on https://masterov.us/blog/MucuIx2btP4nUGdzV3vI )
New post at https://www.masterov.us/blog/waXunhjWDNiUr39QY9Qp
After more than 25 years in software—working on everything from macroeconomic data systems to Google Photos to autonomous flight stacks—I’ve learned one thing above all: software engineering is far more art than it is science.
Treating it like a f...
After more than 25 years in software—working on everything from macroeconomic data systems to Google Photos to autonomous flight stacks—I’ve learned one thing above all: software engineering is far more art than it is science.
Treating it like a f...
New post at https://www.masterov.us/blog/AGdNOKHyfzUg9qh1xy2G
I’ve been dreaming about having a workshop of my own, a place where I can set everything up exactly the way I want it, leave it untouched, and return to find it in the same state. For me, that stability is essential for creative work. I know I’m not ...
I’ve been dreaming about having a workshop of my own, a place where I can set everything up exactly the way I want it, leave it untouched, and return to find it in the same state. For me, that stability is essential for creative work. I know I’m not ...
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New post at https://www.masterov.us/blog/jmwZICQEA2JY5QXq9OWr
there is nothing great about sliced bread
Most of us have heard the phrase "greatest thing since sliced bread". It's been around since...
there is nothing great about sliced bread
Most of us have heard the phrase "greatest thing since sliced bread". It's been around since...
New post at https://www.masterov.us/blog/1tMBweDS3BpmoNWijYTZ
The importance of a vision
The most important instrument of management in general, and product management in particular - is a clear vision. One's ability to define and communicate it to the team is a more powerful instrument than all the ...
The importance of a vision
The most important instrument of management in general, and product management in particular - is a clear vision. One's ability to define and communicate it to the team is a more powerful instrument than all the ...
New post at https://www.masterov.us/blog/Qp1EOLSsCmMs737jHFXg
The New Paradigm for the Age of AI
We’ve had LLMs for years, yet most products still use them poorly. The common pattern is to bolt an AI assistant onto every existing tool—websites, email, apps, IDEs — and call it “helpful.” This is the wr...
The New Paradigm for the Age of AI
We’ve had LLMs for years, yet most products still use them poorly. The common pattern is to bolt an AI assistant onto every existing tool—websites, email, apps, IDEs — and call it “helpful.” This is the wr...
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