Why Google Pixel lags 10x more than Moto Z

December 11, 2016 · 0 min · Taras Glek

Laggy phones and misleading benchmarks

TLDR: You can predict degree of unresponsiveness of a phone via random-write-4k benchmarks. I wish review websites would fill phones to 80-90% prior to running the benchmark, especially on smaller-capacity phones where users are more likely to run out of space.

November 12, 2016 · 1 min · Taras Glek

Using Economics to Help Ukraine Win

I spent most of my life in North America, but I have been living this war in Ukraine. My hope is that I can use my past experience and connections to help Ukraine win this war. Recently a friend of mine asked what would be the best way to donate $1000. This got me thinking. Wars are won by convincing the opponent that things are only gonna keep getting worse for them and better for you....

2 min · Taras Glek