Month: February 2017

I’m proud: for hybrismart, for internal presentations and various other activities, I received an award from EPAM in the form of this statuette. Plus a substantial cash prize, the largest among those given for various merits.

What I like about EPAM is that while I continuously share my knowledge with others, I am learning something new at a rapid pace. I haven’t experienced this in the last ten to fifteen years. It’s nice to work with professionals when there’s someone to learn from, and there’s something to learn.

This is not the only award for 2016, more on another one in a separate post)

Blog update on Hybris. Created a working prototype of MoreLikeThis recommendations based on the namesake functionality of SOLR. This is when you ask the system to show products similar to the one selected, and it does so based on content (product description, title, manufacturer, etc.). Integrated this with Hybris. The article includes a video and details on the challenges encountered along the way.

Ran 5 km with Masha in 26:15, averaging 5.23 / km, with an elevation change of 27m. Ran the first 4 km in 5:05, then there was a hill

I am currently at the Museum of Modern Art in Washington. This video is simply mesmerizing – thirty-one minutes of chemical and physical mechanisms. Beautiful and at times it looks impossible

https://vimeo.com/175928976