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Haruki Murakami's Killing Commandatore Book Cover
Koby Ofek

Slaughtering an idea

In the last ten years, I probably read all long-form works written by acclaimed Japanese author, Haruki Murakami. This probably makes me a fan, though I can't say I lack criticism of his writings. For me, reading a Murakami is not about the ideas or…

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in defense of being an asshole book cover
Koby Ofek

In defense of being an asshole

Jaron Lanier claims that I’m an asshole. I’m part of an asshole machine and I’m assisting in the production of little baby assholes. Chances are that you are too. It’s quite offensive to think of yourself as an a-hole. After all, my friends consider me…

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gtd book cover
Koby Ofek

Getting Things Done

I started to re-read Getting Things Done on May 31, 2020. It was about 17 years after studying it for the first time. The first time around impacted me greatly. It changed my work habits in a time I was overflown with corporate work and…

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on reading, proust
Koby Ofek

On Reading, Marcel Proust

I have countless memories of me reading. They interwind with each other. Some are more vivid. Others are vague. However, there is a certain cloak of reading that covers my childhood memories. I was cradled into reading. I have never been a good eater. I…

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Koby Ofek

This Snack Does Not Exist

This project is no longer active This little project creates random snack possibilities from food parts as our crawler found online, and grades them for plausibility of marketing success. The system can generate far fetched ideas such as "Robin Williams' lock of hair ice cream…

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