Oren Kohavi
@orenkohavi.com
Brown CS '24 | San Francisco Bay Area | He/Him
"I'm just like, dude, like, oh, my god, like, can we talk about, like, the political and economic state of the world right now?" -Jaden Smith
"I'm just like, dude, like, oh, my god, like, can we talk about, like, the political and economic state of the world right now?" -Jaden Smith
there needs to be an "only this time" option when enabling flash on my phone camera
January 14, 2026 at 3:29 AM
there needs to be an "only this time" option when enabling flash on my phone camera
23&Me but for sourdough starters so that Cheryl can give her 147yr old family heirloom sourdough starter a proper genealogy
December 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
23&Me but for sourdough starters so that Cheryl can give her 147yr old family heirloom sourdough starter a proper genealogy
Sometimes you've gotta pay the we-live-in-a-society tax
November 3, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Sometimes you've gotta pay the we-live-in-a-society tax
Hate this shit. I didn't 'unlock' anything this is just another place to put ADS
October 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Hate this shit. I didn't 'unlock' anything this is just another place to put ADS
Asked someone to generate a random number and they asked chatGPT 🫤
October 16, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Asked someone to generate a random number and they asked chatGPT 🫤
Seems like bad design to tell me that my reservation was confirmed and then also to tell me that I need to book again :(
October 10, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Seems like bad design to tell me that my reservation was confirmed and then also to tell me that I need to book again :(
wtf kinda security question is this
September 18, 2025 at 9:55 PM
wtf kinda security question is this
Why doesn't Windows tell me what program is using the file??
A simple "file in use by: 'minecraft.exe'" would do wonders
A simple "file in use by: 'minecraft.exe'" would do wonders
September 14, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Why doesn't Windows tell me what program is using the file??
A simple "file in use by: 'minecraft.exe'" would do wonders
A simple "file in use by: 'minecraft.exe'" would do wonders
Modern twitter is full of this random bullshit with a bazillion engagements
![Discovery 1: The universe is a thought.
Walter claimed matter is not solid
It is light slowed down by thought
everything you see is crystalized light
Reality is not built from atoms but ideas
[batshit-insane-diagram]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2743of3kxo4enkyn27uohkuf/bafkreifpcgyctdtszklfgnfjtc7efipvl3ugpg4qv65rxk64d27hjrmpiy@jpeg)
September 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Modern twitter is full of this random bullshit with a bazillion engagements
wtf kinda metric is "cents per minute" on a RENTAL CAR??
August 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM
wtf kinda metric is "cents per minute" on a RENTAL CAR??
One of the nastiest dark patterns I've ever seen: This checkbox signs you up for spam emails
August 6, 2025 at 9:24 PM
One of the nastiest dark patterns I've ever seen: This checkbox signs you up for spam emails
Bazillion-dollar idea: When an AI realizes that it made a mistake mid-response, it should have a mechanism to basically re-invoke itself on the same input and leave notes to its future self on what it got wrong
July 16, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Bazillion-dollar idea: When an AI realizes that it made a mistake mid-response, it should have a mechanism to basically re-invoke itself on the same input and leave notes to its future self on what it got wrong
Samsung TV asking the hard-hitting questions
July 3, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Samsung TV asking the hard-hitting questions
Nobody cares about actual numbers nowadays
No, a 29% discount from $120 to $85 is not "practically free", not even close.
No, a 29% discount from $120 to $85 is not "practically free", not even close.
June 21, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Nobody cares about actual numbers nowadays
No, a 29% discount from $120 to $85 is not "practically free", not even close.
No, a 29% discount from $120 to $85 is not "practically free", not even close.
Googling compiler flags is annoying because if I leave the dash on, it thinks I'm trying to exclude this from my search and just returns no results.
June 8, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Googling compiler flags is annoying because if I leave the dash on, it thinks I'm trying to exclude this from my search and just returns no results.
WHAT since when is this an option! Allow multiple apps to use the camera at the same time is such a no-brainer
(Now next please let me output to multiple audio devices at the same time)
(Now next please let me output to multiple audio devices at the same time)
June 5, 2025 at 5:18 AM
WHAT since when is this an option! Allow multiple apps to use the camera at the same time is such a no-brainer
(Now next please let me output to multiple audio devices at the same time)
(Now next please let me output to multiple audio devices at the same time)
"Let's reconnect!"?
You are a BANK, a SERVICE, what gives you the right to bother me for no reason??
You are a BANK, a SERVICE, what gives you the right to bother me for no reason??
May 6, 2025 at 11:57 PM
"Let's reconnect!"?
You are a BANK, a SERVICE, what gives you the right to bother me for no reason??
You are a BANK, a SERVICE, what gives you the right to bother me for no reason??
self-driving car worst nightmare edge case
March 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
self-driving car worst nightmare edge case
Why don't they just make a smaller box then 🧐
February 21, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Why don't they just make a smaller box then 🧐
The modern internet looks like this
January 26, 2025 at 12:22 AM
The modern internet looks like this
What sorta situation leads to Walmart sending a 'we removed your phone number for sketchy reasons, but also your account is secure don't worry at all' message at 12:15AM
January 15, 2025 at 8:18 AM
What sorta situation leads to Walmart sending a 'we removed your phone number for sketchy reasons, but also your account is secure don't worry at all' message at 12:15AM
Do you think "climate change victim" is entering the lexicon?
January 10, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Do you think "climate change victim" is entering the lexicon?
[nobody at AMD]: "I wonder if it's a bad idea to name a new product the exact same as an old one"
January 6, 2025 at 7:21 AM
[nobody at AMD]: "I wonder if it's a bad idea to name a new product the exact same as an old one"
So I'm saving CO2 by... driving around in cars? (the ride that 'earned' me this badge was in a gas-powered car)
January 3, 2025 at 5:45 PM
So I'm saving CO2 by... driving around in cars? (the ride that 'earned' me this badge was in a gas-powered car)
So my ticket costs $21, but reserving the empty seat next to me costs only $9? 🤔
December 28, 2024 at 10:16 PM
So my ticket costs $21, but reserving the empty seat next to me costs only $9? 🤔