Here’s How I’d Steal Your iPhone If I Were A Thief — [Step-by-Step]
The intention of this post isn’t to give you ideas. But to help protect yourself from clever thieves who know the in-and-outs of Apple’s security preferences and can bypass them in no time just by knowing your passcode. As a blogger who’s been writing on Apple for over 2 years, I consider myself a person with decent Apple knowledge. So let me explain how I’d snatch your iPhone — if I were a thief — and lock you out of all your Apple devices forever, make you lose all your pictures you’ve been...
Here’s How I’d Steal Your iPhone If I Were A Thief — [Step-by-Step]
The intention of this post isn’t to give you ideas. But to help protect yourself from clever thieves who know the in-and-outs of Apple’s security preferences and can bypass them in no time just by knowing your passcode. As a blogger who’s been writing on Apple for over 2 years, I consider myself a person with decent Apple knowledge. So let me explain how I’d snatch your iPhone — if I were a thief — and lock you out of all your Apple devices forever, make you lose all your pictures you’ve been...
The Algorithmic Nature of James Brown’s “Cold Sweat”
A few years ago I gave a short talk at my alma mater about computational thinking and culture. I presented on my theory about the algorithmic nature of James Brown’s “Cold Sweat”, which is has been cited as the first true Funk song. It is the first recording in which Brown calls for a drum solo (“give the drummer some”) from Clyde Stubblefield, beginning a tradition of rhythmic “breaks” that would form the foundation of sampling.The next day we pulled up in front of King Records studio, got o...
The Algorithmic Nature of James Brown’s “Cold Sweat”
A few years ago I gave a short talk at my alma mater about computational thinking and culture. I presented on my theory about the algorithmic nature of James Brown’s “Cold Sweat”, which is has been cited as the first true Funk song. It is the first recording in which Brown calls for a drum solo (“give the drummer some”) from Clyde Stubblefield, beginning a tradition of rhythmic “breaks” that would form the foundation of sampling.The next day we pulled up in front of King Records studio, got o...
The Astonishing Origins of 6 Common Compound Words
Most compound words work just fine separately or together: Friends of both Hay and Stack might enjoy watching the football game with Hay one day, attending Stack’s book club meeting the next, and going to the joint Haystack karaoke gathering the following night. Just as acquaintances of Shoe and Lace are used to seeing them out and about on their own, or chatting with the pair of them at the Shoelace key party in Santa Cruz. Ugh, why the hell did I make them swingers?! That was an insane choi...
The Astonishing Origins of 6 Common Compound Words
Most compound words work just fine separately or together: Friends of both Hay and Stack might enjoy watching the football game with Hay one day, attending Stack’s book club meeting the next, and going to the joint Haystack karaoke gathering the following night. Just as acquaintances of Shoe and Lace are used to seeing them out and about on their own, or chatting with the pair of them at the Shoelace key party in Santa Cruz. Ugh, why the hell did I make them swingers?! That was an insane choi...
Advice to my younger self and you after 20 years in programming
Today is exactly 20 years that I started coding professionally. In those years, I have:Been approved a green card petition for extraordinary ability in science.Become a Google Developer Expert.Become a Senior Member of IEEE.Been a Chief Operating Officer in a company with 100 employees.Authored a piece of code downloaded 135 million times.Spoken to an audience of 2000 people twice.Become the most honest person in Russia according to national TV.Still, I have missed a lot more, and it took too...
Advice to my younger self and you after 20 years in programming
Today is exactly 20 years that I started coding professionally. In those years, I have:Been approved a green card petition for extraordinary ability in science.Become a Google Developer Expert.Become a Senior Member of IEEE.Been a Chief Operating Officer in a company with 100 employees.Authored a piece of code downloaded 135 million times.Spoken to an audience of 2000 people twice.Become the most honest person in Russia according to national TV.Still, I have missed a lot more, and it took too...
If you want to be creative, you can’t be certain
“If you want to be creative, you can’t be certain.” I remember the first time I heard these words. Me and my dad had just sat down to eat lunch at a restaurant at a local hotel in my hometown. I was home visiting for the summer. My dad and I started talking about creativity. The ups and downs of it all. My dad is a musician and writer, and at the time, he was working on his latest music project. I was in the midst of my early career years in the advertising world. As we started to enjoy the m...
If you want to be creative, you can’t be certain
“If you want to be creative, you can’t be certain.” I remember the first time I heard these words. Me and my dad had just sat down to eat lunch at a restaurant at a local hotel in my hometown. I was home visiting for the summer. My dad and I started talking about creativity. The ups and downs of it all. My dad is a musician and writer, and at the time, he was working on his latest music project. I was in the midst of my early career years in the advertising world. As we started to enjoy the m...
