PinnedIvan AppelTwo and a half electric snakesI dreamed of two and a half electric snakes. The snakes wanted to eat the city, so I first thought about moving to the village. But the…Feb 21, 2023Feb 21, 2023
Ivan AppelYour weakness is not your techniqueI’ve been chatting with one of my mentees, and that’s when that line from The Matrix popped up in my memory. The one where Morpheus says to…Jul 26Jul 26
Ivan AppelSTILLOne day, I decided to summarise my personal engineering philosophy that I’ve built up over the decade and a half of getting paid for making…Jun 20, 2023Jun 20, 2023
Ivan AppelEffort/ResultIf you draw a graph of how the effort you put into doing something relates to the result you get out of, it looks more or less like this.Apr 23, 2021Apr 23, 2021
Ivan AppelMirror Mirror ReviewI was preparing to write reviews for my team, and in the process of it I’ve got an idea that might be super-stupid, but at the first…Nov 22, 20202Nov 22, 20202
Ivan AppelAsocial badgerAsocial badger left behind his hole One that he dug himself below oak tree. Bade no farewell to rabbit or to mole, Just hit the road and…Jan 9, 2020Jan 9, 2020
Ivan AppelI’m sure you will enjoy this warI’m sure you will enjoy this war. You’re not the one to pay with blood. Your children will not die in mud Encircled by sorrow, fear and…Dec 31, 2019Dec 31, 2019