כ״ב בתשרי ה׳תשס״ו (Tuesday 25 October 2005)

Plugging Paul Morton

כ״ב בתשרי ה׳תשס״ו (Tuesday 25 October 2005)

Paul Morton, an up-and-coming journalist and high school friend, was recently chased, of all places, out of Bulgaria by that country’s over-zealous immigration bureaucracy. I say they don’t know what they’re missing! Paul has, at any rate, written with grace and style about leaving Bulgaria. Here’s to bigger and better countries!

Sevens Meme

כ״א בתשרי ה׳תשס״ו (Monday 24 October 2005)

According to The Daily Meme, a meme is “some kind of list of questions that you saw somewhere else and you decided to answer the questions,” and also, “an idea that, like a gene, can replicate and evolve.” I first heard about this idea academically in a college philosophy class, and it interested me a [...]

The letter I didn't send to Miss Manners

י״ח בתשרי ה׳תשס״ו (Friday 21 October 2005)

Dear Miss Manners, Due to illness and debt, I dropped out of college a few years ago and, in that time, have managed to fulfill several unique lifelong dreams while continuing my education at a high level in my own time and on my own terms. I plan eventually to finish my BA at a [...]

Toward a Faster Dashboard

י״ד בתשרי ה׳תשס״ו (Monday 17 October 2005)

If I had to rank bests and worsts for Tiger, Dashboard would be near the top on both lists. That’s because Dashboard is a phenomenal application and truly makes computing easier and friendlier – but when it’s slow, it completely defeats the purpose, wasting my time and distracting my attention rather than saving it and [...]

Friday Forum – Snacks

י״א בתשרי ה׳תשס״ו (Friday 14 October 2005)

1] Which snack foods do you enjoy the most? Cheetos, strawberries, chocolate bars (plain milk chocolate, also Nestle Crunch), Life cereal, chocolate chip cookies, longhorn cheddar and Ritz crackers, brownies, Fritos, string cheese, peanut butter m&m’s… Israel actually has a really interesting snack culture, but I can’t stand Bisli or Bamba. Do you prefer salty [...]

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