Author: mradwin

Yahoo moving to PHP hits slashdot

Quite a buzz at the office today. My Making the Case for PHP at Yahoo! presentation appeared on slashdot, a news website about technology. I hardly ever read slashdot, but I spent all afternoon in total browser-refresh mode. My colleague Jeremy Zawodny wrote about Yahoo! getting Slashdotted.

hebcal.com wins an award

My hebcal.com website was selected as one of the Top 10 Sites for 2002 by the Jewish Agency for Israel. It was kinda fun. They sent me an email saying that I had one the award, and sure enough, I went to their site to read the review. I was tickled pink. Saying that hebcal.com […]

Vegan Caesar Salad

We have been making our favorite Vegan Caesar Salad Dressing recipe quite a bit this summer. from Vegetarian Resource Center – vrc@tiac.net – Boston, USA You didn’t say that it had to be low calorie; this is the dressing for a “Vegan Caesar Salad” (It is supposed to go on romaine lettuce, with croutons) 2 […]

Patent

My first couple of years at Yahoo! I worked on statistical models used for targeted advertising and content recommendation. Last year, we actually got around to submitting one of those systems to the U.S. Patent Office. It hasn’t been granted yet, but hey, “Patent Pending” is cool enough. I’m hopeful that they will grant it, […]