A few years ago we purchased a house on Long Island. About half a year before the purchase I read James Altucher post called Why I Am Never Going to Own a Home Again and I thought I would never buy my own place. …
Why free stuff always comes with the price
Some things just make me wonder… I can’t logically explain them…
About a month ago (yep, the idea was marinating in my head for quite a while now) I wanted to catch up with some of my friends from FastCompany, …
Are you a Tool or Rain Maker?
Hello hello. It’s early morning in my basement and it’s getting a bit chilly. The Winter is coming to New York… Anyway, I just got out of the cold shower and it feels good! My family is about to wakeup, but before they do I wanted to talk with you guys about something. …
How to manage remote developers with just a few simple tools
Another early morning for me. Yep, still wake up at 5.30 (those who follow my journey know what I’m talking about). And yes it’s still hard to wake up, but it feels much better after my morning routine is finished.
Today I’d like to talk with you about working with and managing remote people. …
Cryptocurrency 101. Is NOW still a good time to get in?
Two major events happened in my life this month. First was my sons birthday. He turned 2 (yay) and my wife organized his first ever birthday party! I don’t think I ever had a birthday party before I turned like 10 or something, but hey – …
What can Penn Station teach us about website performance?
Not so long ago I joined HBO as the Site Reliability Engineer. At the moment I work closely with the data team and trust me, we have A LOT of data to deal with. While I do love the challenges and scale of problems I get to experience on daily basis (recent Game of Thrones season, …
Have money sitting in the bank account? You are doing it wrong!
Annnddd it’s Monday again! Another new fresh week is in front of us. It’s 6.50am and I’m seating in the basement fresh from the cold shower and I’m full of positive energy )) In about an hour my family will wake up, so I need to hurry up! …
Complexity kills marketing and sales. Keep it simple!
About 10 years ago when I started as a junior web developer, I was obsessed with writing programs. Complex programs. I remember senior guys telling me that I needed to simplify my code so they could understand and help me to maintain it. But I naively thought I was the smartest coder in the world and kept introducing shiny new complicated parts. …
Why going to gym multiple times a week is actually a bad thing?
It’s fascinating to see how hard people try to defend their beliefs. Even the closest family and friends often refuse to consider some new cutting edge or simply nontraditional information. Just a few days ago I was trying to share some new ideas with my wife and I feel like couldn’t get through with my message because of her pre-existing beliefs… …
Boise FHAT event recap. Was it really worth it?
There was some problem with the Delta plane that was supposed to take me back home to NYC. It was so bad that we had to switch planes. New plane required the new crew to fly it… Naturally, that whole process caused a few extra hours of delay at the Salt Lake City airport. …