Nir Dremer Journal

My notes system

My simple Markdown notes system

Cryptocurrencies & Blockchain Fundamentals

I’ve been asked frequently questions about Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain fundamentals so I thought to publicly share my resource recommendations and how to get into the space.

Tip: Discover what apps & services run as part of MacOS boot

Tip: Using WhatsApp as a Notes Stream

Couple of years ago I was looking for a solution to quickly collect text notes, links and voice memos for myself.

For me, notes are often short term as I take them on the go and expect to translate them into a real action not too long…

Bose QC35 vs. Apple AirPods

You might think that it doesn’t make sense to compare the two as they are different products.
I disagree and…

Podcast Notes: Making Technology Less Manipulative by Tristan Harris (Stanford eCorner)

If Amazon’s 1 day delivery is Tuesday (2 days from today) it only makes sense that 2 days delivery is Thursday :)

What I’ve learnt from “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success”

My favorite parts from Warren Buffett’s Letter, Berkshire Hathaway Earnings

Early in 2000, I atoned for that folly by buying 76% (since grown to 90%) of MidAmerican Energy, a brilliantly-managed utility business that has delivered us many large opportunities to make…

It’s 2016, and my (new) car user-experience still sucks

iOS: Why 50% of the screen becomes black ?

Over the past few months I occasionally got a weird bug that the content on my iPhone…

Facebook marketplace and real identity

Facebook launched the new marketplace product.

I thought that that unlike Craigslist, Facebook real identity would mean that people will be afraid to sell stolen stuff.. Amazingly some of either don’t care or don’t understand how it…

The Story Behind Yodas Hyper

Over the past year my team and I have experimented with dozens of different ways to help talented software engineers discover the best career opportunities for them. The whole recruitment marketplace is built around helping companies hire the people they’re looking for, but…

The weird iOS bugs nobody talk about

It’s often said that when an Android user encounters a bug, he/she will complain about the operating-system while a similar scenario with an iOS user will end with the user saying “What did I do wrong?” assuming that Apple has created the perfect product.