• Facebook’s Search Graph

    Facebook’s Search Graph

    I’ve been working on Graph Store-related technologies for 5-6years now. I got fascinated by the idea of representing the world’s information as an interconnected network (check out my semantics-related posts and some of my publications). Back when I was in Microsoft Research I built Zentity, a graph store + programming platform, with Lee Dirk’s and…

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  • cvoya – the company

    cvoya – the company

    History If you follow my tweets, you might have noticed that I make a reference from time-to-time to an illusive “side project” 🙂 About 4 years ago, I started working on an idea for a web-based platform to connect the physical and digital worlds as an application of semantic computing (and no, it’s not augmented…

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  • wocket is now available

    My side toy project was accepted by the Windows Store team and is now available for download for Windows 8. If you don’t have a Pocket account, go ahead and create one. You will be able to maintain a collection of articles, download them for offline reading, select your favorite ones, use the “share” charm…

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  • wocket is ready for beta testing

    wocket is ready for beta testing

    As I mentioned few weeks ago, I’ve been working on a side project in my free time. After transitioning from the iPad to Surface, I was missing a Pocket client for Windows 8, so I decided to write one. The application is almost ready for beta testing. If you are interested in helping with ironing…

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  • wocket – a side project

    wocket – a side project

    As I mentioned in the past, I am an information junkie. I go through the week collecting articles that I read when I get some free time, in between social commitments, exciting work at Microsoft, startup, concerts, etc. One of the services that I use a lot is Pocket (previously known as “Read It Later”).…

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  • Junk mail… what’s wrong with this picture?

    Junk mail… what’s wrong with this picture?

    Argh!!! I hadn’t checked my mailbox for about 1 1/2 weeks. It’s crazy. So much wasted paper. In this entire pile of paper, there was only one letter in which I could perhaps be interested (and even that is debatable since it’s from the ProClub). I really need to have a word with the Post…

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  • Devices are getting smaller…

    Devices are getting smaller…

    … so, one would think that they are easier to carry, right? I must be doing something wrong because I find myself carrying all three: Laptop, Surface, and a phone. If you add my MacBook Pro + all cables & power supplies to the list, it’s no wonder my bag weighs a ton these days…

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  • It’s a celebration of democracy

    Earlier tonight I dropped off my ballot. Every time I participate in a voting process, I feel that I celebrate the memory of the ancient Greeks who coined the idea that people can have a say in the running of their country’s affairs. I celebrate the memory of all of those who fought, even sacrificed…

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  • Using a Lambda to Dynamically Create an IComparer

    Just recording the following for those lost coding souls like me who are trying to find a solution on the web 🙂 I needed to instantiate a SortedSet for a WinRT application that I am writing. I didn’t want to create a new class that implements an IComparer (just being lazy). I thought that a…

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  • Automation… Laugh or cry more?

    I opened my Facebook stream of updates this morning to find this notice amongst others… Sigh! 🙁 BTW… One of the many, I am sure, gatherings of friends for drinks took place yesterday! (Thanks to Kendra for the photo)

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