https://scosman.net A blog on tech and building things. Thoughts on why I wanted to start a startup, the day after quiting Microsoft to start one. https://scosman.net/blog/The_Day_After_I_Quit/ Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Software engineers and software designers need to become more like architects https://scosman.net/blog/software_design_and_architecture/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT A nice reception for my first app https://scosman.net/blog/tweetpad_30k/ Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT I spent 8 years founding and building a pretty cool startup called Shoebox. Our photo cloud helped you relive your best moments, everyday. There's no blog post about it sadly, but this WSJ review is pretty cool. https://scosman.nethttps://www.wsj.com/articles/the-best-way-to-organize-a-lifetime-of-photos-1429637857/ Mon, 20 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMT I co-led the iOS 15 Memories revamp, including bringing Apple Music to memories, music suggestion, new memory curations, memories looks (styles), memory mixes, and improved rendering engine. https://scosman.nethttps://www.youtube.com/live/0TD96VTf0Xs?si=MXm0coB9I67xQr-_&t=1400/ Thu, 17 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT I led the development of the iOS 16 Photos Lockscreen while at Apple. Over a dozen neural network come together to create a seemless experience. https://scosman.nethttps://www.techradar.com/features/exclusive-inside-apples-remaking-of-the-iphones-iconic-lock-screen/ Mon, 13 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT New project: using ML to help people with cerebral palsy communicate in real time. https://scosman.net/blog/introducing_voicebox/ Mon, 26 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT Literal bike shedding: a new bike rack design for efficent use of space. https://scosman.net/blog/the_100_dollar_compact_sliding_bike_rack/ Mon, 13 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT If "this" then "that" for mobile apps https://scosman.net/blog/introducing_critical_moments/ Mon, 04 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT An open source, fast, and free to host SaaS template in SvelteKit. https://scosman.net/blog/introducing_saasstarter/ Tue, 16 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT Fast, beautiful, and fun to build. What we learned, and an open source template you can use to bootstrap your own site. https://scosman.nethttps://criticalmoments.io/blog/how_we_built_our_marketing_page/ Mon, 11 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT Tips for targeting app review prompts to increase your App Store rating. https://scosman.nethttps://criticalmoments.io/blog/improve_app_ratings/ Tue, 16 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT You can trust us, but you shouldn't have to. https://scosman.nethttps://criticalmoments.io/blog/trustless_saas/ Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT Learn to request app reviews without resorting to deceptive design, and simultaneously boost your app rating. https://scosman.nethttps://criticalmoments.io/blog/deceptive_app_rating_prompt/ Tue, 23 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT The smartest feature flags available, now free for iOS developers. https://scosman.nethttps://criticalmoments.io/blog/ios_feature_flags/ Wed, 01 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT Developer guide for SKStoreReviewController, with examples https://scosman.nethttps://criticalmoments.io/blog/skstorereviewcontroller_guide_with_examples// Sat, 04 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT Smarter Targeting, Safer Users: The Promise of Client-Side Targeting https://scosman.nethttps://criticalmoments.io/blog/how_to_target_users_without_collecting_data/ Thu, 09 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT How to improve your App Store rating by A/B testing when you ask for reviews https://scosman.nethttps://criticalmoments.io/blog/ab_test_app_store_review_prompts/ Wed, 22 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT Send notifications to your users at the right time to increase views and engagement. https://scosman.nethttps://criticalmoments.io/blog/introducing_notifications/ Thu, 12 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT The ultimate starter template. https://scosman.nethttps://criticalmoments.io/blog/mobile_app_growth_plan_in_json/ Wed, 20 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT A step-by-step guide to easily fine-tune from scratch with Kiln. No coding required. https://scosman.nethttps://getkiln.ai/blog/guide_fine_tune_9_llm_models_in_18_minutes/ Mon, 16 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT The Vector Institute, a research lab founded by Geoff Hinton, has started using Kiln for their AI research. https://scosman.nethttps://getkiln.ai/blog/kiln_featured_by_vector_insitute/ Sat, 25 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT Create your own reasoning model in under 30 minutes with Kiln AI. https://scosman.nethttps://getkiln.ai/blog/fine_tune_distill_deepseek_r1_into_llama/ Wed, 05 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT That was fast. Thank you for the support! https://scosman.nethttps://getkiln.ai/blog/kiln_hits_1000_github_stars/ Fri, 07 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT A new release, faster synthetic data, bug fixes, and Kiln news. https://scosman.nethttps://getkiln.ai/blog/release_0.11.1/ Mon, 10 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT Powerful Evaluation Toolkit & Support for Distilling Sonnet 3.7 Thinking https://scosman.nethttps://getkiln.ai/blog/release_0.12.1/ Mon, 03 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT Easily create your own LLM evals in minutes. Use powerful evaluation methods like LLM-as-Judge and G-eval from Kiln's UI without coding. https://scosman.nethttps://getkiln.ai/blog/create_llm_evals_llm_as_judge/ Mon, 03 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT Vertex, Azure, QwQ, Gemma, Hugging Face, W&B, Anthropic, Import CSV, and More! https://scosman.nethttps://getkiln.ai/blog/release_0.13.1_vertex_gemini_anthropic_azure_qwq_gemma_and_more/ Wed, 19 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT A simple solution to moving air in your house without having to run ducts everywhere. https://scosman.net/blog/using_in_wall_computer_fans_for_home_air_movement/ Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT Loading animations, made easy with LLMs, in only 2KB https://scosman.net/blog/animating_svgs_with_llms/ Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT