Published in Graffino·Jul 19, 201910 Years in the makingHow it all started We started Graffino about 10 years ago. The web was young back then. We were too. A bunch of dreamers who worked well together and wanted to change the world. We were going through various names and designs until I stumbled onto “Graffino” due to a misheard name on a…Startup4 min readStartup4 min read
Feb 20, 2018Despre tatăl meu, chirurgul Zeno PopoviciAcum că s-au mai liniștit apele, am să scriu și eu despre tata. E cam lung și se poate să vă plictisesc. E OK, cred că scriu mai mult pentru mine. Nu știu cu ce să încep … Tata a fost “măritat cu spitalul” cum spunea mama. El a fost dedicat total meseriei lui. Din cauza asta…Life8 min readLife8 min read
Published in Graffino·Sep 12, 2016After my post went viral, Google responded: “We’re sorry. There’s nothing we can do.”TL;DR: I’ve been through hell trying to get my extension back to the Chrome Web Store after a takedown for trademark infringement. You can read the whole story in my previous post: “How Google obliterated my 4 year old Chrome extension featuring 24k+ users”. I’m permanently removing my extensions from…Google3 min readGoogle3 min read
Published in Graffino·Sep 4, 2016How Google obliterated my 4 year old Chrome extension featuring 24k+ usersAfter 3 months of trying everything I could think of, I give up. I don’t think I will ever develop anything for the Google ecosystem again. I’m not angry, I’m not doing this out of spite. …Google7 min readGoogle7 min read
Jan 28, 2016The journey that scarred me foreverWhile planning my vacation in Poland last year, out of pure curiosity, I decided to go to Auschwitz. I didn’t give it much thought back then. I knew the basics from the history lessons in high school and out of the documentaries and movies I’ve watched along the years. …Holocaust5 min readHolocaust5 min read
Published in Graffino·Jan 15, 2016The sad state of Apple’s Safari browser extensionsSafari has always been my browser of choice. …Safari4 min readSafari4 min read
Published in Graffino·Nov 23, 2015How we became better front-end developersThis is a story about things we learned on our journey through the past few years, how we managed to become better at what we love. It’s a long read and there’s no TL;DR. Thing is, there’s a lot of good and bad advice out there that newcomers take for…CSS7 min readCSS7 min read
Published in Graffino·Nov 23, 2015First stepsWell this is awkward. We opened our doors for business seven years ago, but never found the time to do stuff for ourselves. Always busy with the next adventure, the next big thing, our next client, we forgot that we also must find time for ourselves. Us The name Graffino was…Startup3 min readStartup3 min read
Sep 11, 2015The day I almost forgotI told myself I would always remember that day. I mean, how could I ever forget? It was my birthday, also the day one of my best friends died. Birthdays aren’t usually a big thing for me, no huge parties, no raving music, no huge quantities of alcohol, just time…Grief2 min readGrief2 min read
Jun 3, 2015It’s not paranoia if they really are out to get youNo, I’m not going to use the new Google Photos (1) app. Why? Because it’s creepy. With every step it takes, Google gets a hold on more and more bits of our lives. For a long time they were the pioneers, the visionaries, a company I looked up to. …Privacy3 min readPrivacy3 min read
