Oct 25To my Western leftist friends, from your leftist Israeli friendThe last two weeks (or almost three) have been the worst of many of our lives. I started writing this on October 7th, and I’ve been writing it ever since. Even though this awful war is not about you (Western, mainly White leftists), I’ve been finding myself having full conversations…Israel14 min readIsrael14 min read
Sep 25Things my dad told me about that warIt’s Yom Kippur today, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. 50 years ago Yom Kippur was on a Saturday, and my dad wad 20 years old. He was a scrawny, nerdy kid from Haifa who liked to play piano, with square glasses and thick 70s hair, and on that…Yom Kippur3 min readYom Kippur3 min read
Apr 12, 2021Passing the Technical Take-Home AssignmentTake-home assignments, tests, and even projects have become a central part of the engineering interview process. You might like them, you might hate them, you might not really care, but you’ll probably encounter them if you look for a job as an engineer. …Engineering6 min readEngineering6 min read
Aug 20, 2019On Leaving Home.10 years ago this month I moved to the US. I wanted to write a bit of a summary about what it’s been like, being away from home for a decade. Nothing more. The pain of leaving home comes in waves. It starts with a big wave of fear and…Travel8 min readTravel8 min read
Jul 13, 2019The 10x Engineer Myth Is Wrong, But It’s Also SexistThis weekend a small storm hit tech Twitter (as happens most weekends) when a VC named Shekhar Kirani posted a long thread about 10x engineers, how great they are, and how to identify them. If you’re looking for a laugh you can definitely check the thread out, but it is…Diversity5 min readDiversity5 min read
