16 Right, 09 Left, 81 Right (or 'I'm a Doctor, Let Me Through!')
24/06/08 09:35 Filed in: Art of
Living
First, take a look at the picture below. The sign reads
'Medkit'.
This is the photo of a Medkit on board of an Israeli train. If you still dont get it, the box is locked with a safe-like dial. This gives the old 'break In case of emergency' sign a new meaning. What kind of horrible vandals we must be, if even life saving equipment such as a Medkit has to be locked in a safe? maybe it's to keep junkies away from the morphine.
We could start discussing boring things like priorities, and optimization of objects (when the designer has to balance between several qualities in order to get that perfect mix for the object's purpose), but i think it is much more entertaining to try and imagine what would happen in case of emergency. 16 to the left, 09 to the right, 81 left. or was it 81 to the right?
This is the photo of a Medkit on board of an Israeli train. If you still dont get it, the box is locked with a safe-like dial. This gives the old 'break In case of emergency' sign a new meaning. What kind of horrible vandals we must be, if even life saving equipment such as a Medkit has to be locked in a safe? maybe it's to keep junkies away from the morphine.
We could start discussing boring things like priorities, and optimization of objects (when the designer has to balance between several qualities in order to get that perfect mix for the object's purpose), but i think it is much more entertaining to try and imagine what would happen in case of emergency. 16 to the left, 09 to the right, 81 left. or was it 81 to the right?
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I wish I could make a jacket out of YOU(R milky white skin)!
22/06/08 08:38 Filed in: Art of
Living |
lolcat
This really makes me sad. How can someone be so heartless?
The Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), also known as the Painted Leopard, McKenney's Wildcat or Manigordo (in Costa Rica), is a wild cat distributed over South and Central America and Mexico, but has been reported as far north as Texas and in Trinidad, in the Caribbean.
The Ocelot's appearance is similar to that of the domestic cat. Its fur resembles that of a Clouded Leopard or Jaguar and was once regarded as particularly valuable. As a result, hundreds of thousands of Ocelots have been killed for their fur. The feline was classified a "vulnerable" endangered species from the 1980s until 1996, but is now generally considered "least concern" by the 2006 IUCN Red List.
I would have loved to have an extra-large, leopard look-alike Ocelot cat around. and yes, i'd rather make a coat out of that east-german trash bimbo who is so dense she makes lead bricks seem like angel's wing's feathers, otherwise she would barf when wearing the coat of another animal.
Firefox 3 (yay!)
Ok, I did as instructed,downloaded during the Guinness
record event and installed Firefox 3.
Installation was as easy as expected, and the new Firefox seems faster and looks better, but
thats not what i wanted to talk about.
Firefox had a nasty bug (maybe just my MBP?) that causes it to open as a tiny window that
i had to look forever for, and Firefox would not remember the window size, so every time it
started i had to resize and position it. very annoying.
THE SOLUTION FOR THE NASTY MICRO WINDOW FIREFOX BUG:
(Note - this has worked for me perfectly, please let me know if it does not work for you)
1. Quit Firefox (but not before reading this text, lol...)
2. go to : USERNAME \ LIBRARY \ APPLICATION SUPPORT \ FIREFOX \ PROFILES \ YOUR.PROFILE \
3. locate the file localstore.rdf
4. make sure you quit firefox before doing anything (but fear not, i tried doing this without quitting, and it's OK)
5. rename localstore.rdf as localstore.rdf.bak (or .sav or whatever, this is your localstore backup file for now)
you might have to 'Show Info' on the file (cmd+i) so you can untick the 'hide extension' box, so that you can
change the .rdf to .rdf.bak.
6. launch Firefox. it should be fine now, and you will see a new Localstore.rdf file created in the profile you fixed.
thats it. if you are having trouble, leave a comment and i will try and help.
Installation was as easy as expected, and the new Firefox seems faster and looks better, but
thats not what i wanted to talk about.
Firefox had a nasty bug (maybe just my MBP?) that causes it to open as a tiny window that
i had to look forever for, and Firefox would not remember the window size, so every time it
started i had to resize and position it. very annoying.
THE SOLUTION FOR THE NASTY MICRO WINDOW FIREFOX BUG:
(Note - this has worked for me perfectly, please let me know if it does not work for you)
1. Quit Firefox (but not before reading this text, lol...)
2. go to : USERNAME \ LIBRARY \ APPLICATION SUPPORT \ FIREFOX \ PROFILES \ YOUR.PROFILE \
3. locate the file localstore.rdf
4. make sure you quit firefox before doing anything (but fear not, i tried doing this without quitting, and it's OK)
5. rename localstore.rdf as localstore.rdf.bak (or .sav or whatever, this is your localstore backup file for now)
you might have to 'Show Info' on the file (cmd+i) so you can untick the 'hide extension' box, so that you can
change the .rdf to .rdf.bak.
6. launch Firefox. it should be fine now, and you will see a new Localstore.rdf file created in the profile you fixed.
thats it. if you are having trouble, leave a comment and i will try and help.
Kipa Aduma
03/06/08 09:53 Filed in: Art of
Living
Hele-Shaw Ferrohydrodynamics
27/05/08 08:44 Filed in: Art of
Living
I came across this experiment a few years ago,
and was mesmerized by it's beauty.
not being an educated professional in the chemistry
or biology fields, my guess is as good as anyones,
but assuming that some primordial molecules had
ferric elements, isnt it possible that the first
cellular life form came to be due to this effect?
i have lost the video file long, long time ago. thanks youtube!
what you are about to watch is an experiment, where magnetic
(ferro fluid) liquid is placed between two sheets of glass,
surrounded by a magnetic field. the fluid arranges itself
according to the magnetic field's direction and force.
and was mesmerized by it's beauty.
not being an educated professional in the chemistry
or biology fields, my guess is as good as anyones,
but assuming that some primordial molecules had
ferric elements, isnt it possible that the first
cellular life form came to be due to this effect?
i have lost the video file long, long time ago. thanks youtube!
what you are about to watch is an experiment, where magnetic
(ferro fluid) liquid is placed between two sheets of glass,
surrounded by a magnetic field. the fluid arranges itself
according to the magnetic field's direction and force.
cats love weed!
21/05/08 08:25 Filed in: lolcat
China's Great Wall (Nikiland)
20/05/08 20:10 Filed in: Art of
Living
Last month i have been to Macao. Nice place.
for those who haven't been there, here is a map of
Macao ;
View Larger Map
As i said , a nice place, made up mainly from casinos
and giant apartment buildings.
Walking next to Senado Square, i came across this site,
probably a demolished house.
looks interesting, and i would have loved to know what is
written in that poster. probably some government endorsing.
unfortunately, they have really tall gates over in Macao, and
Macao, China, is not a place i would like to be caught trespassing.
Detail - Crazy Rabbit Aardvark Flower Sucking Beast
and to my disappointment ,the back side of Nikiland, which turns out to be
an advertisement for the Red Devil.
do you think coke paid her to keep all but the bottle in B&W?
or did she simply give up in disgust after selling out so badly?
for those who haven't been there, here is a map of
Macao ;
View Larger Map
As i said , a nice place, made up mainly from casinos
and giant apartment buildings.
Walking next to Senado Square, i came across this site,
probably a demolished house.
looks interesting, and i would have loved to know what is
written in that poster. probably some government endorsing.
unfortunately, they have really tall gates over in Macao, and
Macao, China, is not a place i would like to be caught trespassing.
Detail - Crazy Rabbit Aardvark Flower Sucking Beast
and to my disappointment ,the back side of Nikiland, which turns out to be
an advertisement for the Red Devil.
do you think coke paid her to keep all but the bottle in B&W?
or did she simply give up in disgust after selling out so badly?
Apple's TimePiece
Apple's TimePiece, a revolutionary new product \
service to be unveiled
next month, sources claim (yes, another apple rumor...fanboys rejoice)
TimePiece, still unknown if 'firmware update' for Time Capsule or sold
separately, will enable users to browse back in time (a La Time Machine),
not only on their local drive, but web pages as well.
the principal is quite simple; backup entire domains, as several companies
already do, using petabyte scale storage pools (in folk-talk, record the
internet on a giant computer) and serve it chronologically. apparently,
apple has been recording the 'net for some years, since 1991 (first browser,web page ever,
NeXt computers).
TimePiece will enable users to check, for example, what happened on
the internet on Sep. 10th, 2001, or Sep 12th... or to see how trends@net
grow.
no details as of yet on the cost, or the business model (will it be like a .mac
account, or pay-by-session? may pay-per-Mb?)
Time will tell..
Technorati Profile
next month, sources claim (yes, another apple rumor...fanboys rejoice)
TimePiece, still unknown if 'firmware update' for Time Capsule or sold
separately, will enable users to browse back in time (a La Time Machine),
not only on their local drive, but web pages as well.
the principal is quite simple; backup entire domains, as several companies
already do, using petabyte scale storage pools (in folk-talk, record the
internet on a giant computer) and serve it chronologically. apparently,
apple has been recording the 'net for some years, since 1991 (first browser,web page ever,
NeXt computers).
TimePiece will enable users to check, for example, what happened on
the internet on Sep. 10th, 2001, or Sep 12th... or to see how trends@net
grow.
no details as of yet on the cost, or the business model (will it be like a .mac
account, or pay-by-session? may pay-per-Mb?)
Time will tell..
Technorati Profile
Enter the lolcat
18/05/08 08:33 Filed in: lolcat
How to beat piracy
Piracy seems to be a major headache for content
'owners'.
it is evident in their never ending quest to squelch their
'non-paying' customers.
the word 'pirate' is being touted so often, one might imagine
we are living in the dark ages of privateers. here be monsters!
in fact, none of this true. considering all p2p users 'pirates'
is a tactic used by media giants to marginalize and criminalize
otherwise law abiding, normative people. 'pirates' are those who
make thousands of duplicates in china and offer you Office '08 for
$29.99. millions of others, who just want to watch the latest 'Lost'
episodes, are simply engaging (freedom surfing) in a business
model yet to be exploited by said media giants.
It's the business model, stupid!
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it is evident in their never ending quest to squelch their
'non-paying' customers.
the word 'pirate' is being touted so often, one might imagine
we are living in the dark ages of privateers. here be monsters!
in fact, none of this true. considering all p2p users 'pirates'
is a tactic used by media giants to marginalize and criminalize
otherwise law abiding, normative people. 'pirates' are those who
make thousands of duplicates in china and offer you Office '08 for
$29.99. millions of others, who just want to watch the latest 'Lost'
episodes, are simply engaging (freedom surfing) in a business
model yet to be exploited by said media giants.
It's the business model, stupid!
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Freedom Surfers
Not a Terrorist, not a Criminal or a Pirate.
A Freedom Surfer, Thats what I am.
Like the logo? Right click, save as, and use freely. Read More...
A Freedom Surfer, Thats what I am.
Like the logo? Right click, save as, and use freely. Read More...
Florentine Graffiti
27/03/08 08:20 Filed in: Art of
Living
I know you love graffiti. Spontaneous, rapid and
untamed creativity, always good for the soul.
In one neighborhood of Tel Aviv, Florentine, there is a very active group of graffiti artists.
if you have anything to say about these works, leave a comment to this post, and i'll put them
in this small cafe, where the artists have an honorable place. there will be a post covering this
cafe place in a few weeks.
i am not certain about their names, one is called 'Zero Cents', you can recognize his (i know its a 'he').
work by the mirrored writing, the multiple eyes and of-course the '0￠' logo.
Another is 'inspired', who make the lovely flower character, and 'smd' who does characters with '+' signs.
I might be getting all this wrong, and still, the art itself is so well done, you should check it out for yourself,
or at least take a look at the photos.
In one neighborhood of Tel Aviv, Florentine, there is a very active group of graffiti artists.
if you have anything to say about these works, leave a comment to this post, and i'll put them
in this small cafe, where the artists have an honorable place. there will be a post covering this
cafe place in a few weeks.
i am not certain about their names, one is called 'Zero Cents', you can recognize his (i know its a 'he').
work by the mirrored writing, the multiple eyes and of-course the '0￠' logo.
Another is 'inspired', who make the lovely flower character, and 'smd' who does characters with '+' signs.
I might be getting all this wrong, and still, the art itself is so well done, you should check it out for yourself,
or at least take a look at the photos.
Mac Alert
25/03/08 12:25 Filed in: Tech
all in all, this is a very nice additional protection,
but i would not trust my MBP solely
on it. i would still be fearfull to leave it, sirens or not, on a starbucks table.
a thief can either insert a pair of 2$ headphones in the headphone jack, and no more siren,
or remove the battery altoghther (even better, since then the thief would be confronted with
my user login and drive encryption when he powers on again).
a would be thief, captured and emailed by iAlertU, later confessed to be just passing by.
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on it. i would still be fearfull to leave it, sirens or not, on a starbucks table.
a thief can either insert a pair of 2$ headphones in the headphone jack, and no more siren,
or remove the battery altoghther (even better, since then the thief would be confronted with
my user login and drive encryption when he powers on again).
a would be thief, captured and emailed by iAlertU, later confessed to be just passing by.
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Remote-O-Kill
A new system deployed by the IDF in the Gaza-region
enables soldiers stationed
in the operations room to fire at Palestinians near the Gaza fence (source ynet).
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in the operations room to fire at Palestinians near the Gaza fence (source ynet).
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Turbo Pizza (Master Chef Diabolic)
18/03/08 16:34 Filed in: Art of
Living
This amazing feat is done over at bazilli.com, my
favourite pizza place.
Chef made the pizza, i made the clip, shooting it on my nokia 6500 phone.
i started shooting about 10 seconds after he started, just when the dough came thru the rolling machine.
even thou some people think the clip is speeded up, it is not. the chef is simply the
fastest pizza slinger in the universe (i dare you all master chefs to try overthrowing him
excluding industrial scum like Dominos
)
Enjoy!
(p.s., pizza was awesome!)
check their site, so you can buy me some pizza!
Chef made the pizza, i made the clip, shooting it on my nokia 6500 phone.
i started shooting about 10 seconds after he started, just when the dough came thru the rolling machine.
even thou some people think the clip is speeded up, it is not. the chef is simply the
fastest pizza slinger in the universe (i dare you all master chefs to try overthrowing him
excluding industrial scum like Dominos
)
Enjoy!
(p.s., pizza was awesome!)
check their site, so you can buy me some pizza!
Zeitgeist (The Movie)
16/03/08 09:12 Filed in: Freedom
Last night, I watched the film 'Zeitgeist'. Follows my
short impression.
The American Dream
First, something i want to get over with before we go into reviewing
the content, is the quality of the film.
this is not a well done movie. there is almost no footage, no background
music, what footage there is mostly lifted from other movies, it is badly
edited, directed and in general, it is an amateur work done with very low
(or none at all) budget.
since this is not a movie review, i am not going to talk anymore about the
'make' but only of the content. Read More...
The American Dream
First, something i want to get over with before we go into reviewing
the content, is the quality of the film.
this is not a well done movie. there is almost no footage, no background
music, what footage there is mostly lifted from other movies, it is badly
edited, directed and in general, it is an amateur work done with very low
(or none at all) budget.
since this is not a movie review, i am not going to talk anymore about the
'make' but only of the content. Read More...
Hydroponics out, Trash-o-ponics In!
13/03/08 10:18 Filed in: Art of
Living
The discovery was made by my uncle, Mr. D.B.M.M
(pronounced:
De' Bumm) on March 13, 2008 08:02:56 AM GMT.
In his words:
"Like all great discoveries, this too was accidental.
I like tea, and I like my herbs in other forms as well (wink-wink, nudge-nudge, know what I mean).
An accidental combination of the two in my trash..."
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De' Bumm) on March 13, 2008 08:02:56 AM GMT.
In his words:
"Like all great discoveries, this too was accidental.
I like tea, and I like my herbs in other forms as well (wink-wink, nudge-nudge, know what I mean).
An accidental combination of the two in my trash..."
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Master Pirate Merchandise (Burning tower, best thing ever)
12/03/08 09:16 Filed in: Tech
Ok ok, while most people don't need or want this sort
of thing, but I got
a DVD duplication tower yesterday, and boy, its the best thing EVER.
The Duplicator. best thing EVER. Read More...
a DVD duplication tower yesterday, and boy, its the best thing EVER.
The Duplicator. best thing EVER. Read More...
Digital Rabbis To Keep You Chaste
A few weeks ago, the govrment of Israel has passed a
law requiering all ISP's to filter content that might
be inappropriate for children or considered
'abomination'.
the law stipulates that a subscriber that wishes to have accsess to 'abominations' (AKA unfiltered content), must register with the ISP with explicit consent for this. all subscribers that did not register with the ISP will recive filtered content, or will be cut off from the service.
Many people think this is a blessing, in a 'think of the children' sort of way.
Amnon Cohen. he thinks
its cool. do you? Read More...
the law stipulates that a subscriber that wishes to have accsess to 'abominations' (AKA unfiltered content), must register with the ISP with explicit consent for this. all subscribers that did not register with the ISP will recive filtered content, or will be cut off from the service.
Many people think this is a blessing, in a 'think of the children' sort of way.
Amnon Cohen. he thinks
its cool. do you? Read More...
The Case of The Strangest Cassette
07/03/08 17:28 Filed in: Tech
When I first picked it up, something felt terribly
wrong.
i was feeling as if my perception became distorted,
as alice felt when she grew so tall she couldn't see
her own feet.
was my hand becoming tiny? is perspective playing
a cruel trick on me? this what would happen if you could
Photoshop real life.
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i was feeling as if my perception became distorted,
as alice felt when she grew so tall she couldn't see
her own feet.
was my hand becoming tiny? is perspective playing
a cruel trick on me? this what would happen if you could
Photoshop real life.
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Israeli Attorney General: Stop, war crimes ahead
06/03/08 09:04 Filed in: Politics
In a cabinet meeting yesterday, israeli MK's discussed
options for stopping the Quassam attacks on israel from gaza.
The Vice PM, Haim Ramone offered his solution,
"to shell 40 artillery shells on every Quassam launching site, whether
it is populated or not", Attorney General, Meny Mazozz, pointed out that
such attack will constitute an indiscriminate attack on civilians,
and is considered a War Crime.
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options for stopping the Quassam attacks on israel from gaza.
The Vice PM, Haim Ramone offered his solution,
"to shell 40 artillery shells on every Quassam launching site, whether
it is populated or not", Attorney General, Meny Mazozz, pointed out that
such attack will constitute an indiscriminate attack on civilians,
and is considered a War Crime.
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Israeli rabbies ok to target civilians
05/03/08 13:55 Filed in: Politics
A group of prominent rabbies declared today that in the
case of attacks carried out from populated areas of the
gaza strip, it is ok for the idf to retaliate, even if
civilians are injured or killed due to this.
to their explanation, (the IDF) should warn those who live in the area (to be attacked), after this, they (the gazans) are responsible to their own (death) life, and are to be blamed for dying, them or those who prevented them from leaving.
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to their explanation, (the IDF) should warn those who live in the area (to be attacked), after this, they (the gazans) are responsible to their own (death) life, and are to be blamed for dying, them or those who prevented them from leaving.
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The 39Kg hard disk
03/03/08 10:33 Filed in: Tech
I found this Hard disk on display at a computer shop in
holland.
note the 3.5" ide disk on the table, which probably has about 1000 times more capacity then this behemoth of a disk.
just looking at the construction of this disk, one comes to think of washing machines and tractors. everything is just as massive as it can be,
from the platter mounting screws (I have seen smaller on car hubs), the huge motor (bottom left of the device)
and the psu cooling fins, which looks suspiciously like the ones found on motorcycles. notice the serious vibration dampers
(visible in the enlarged frame). the sticker reads "approx. unit weight 39 KG", or about 86 pounds. the smaller sticker on the platter cover reads
"IBM ITALIA". unfortunately, i didn't ask the shopkeeper for more details on the disk (not my fault, it was sunday), so if any of you know any
further details on this stone-age storage device,when was it made, who used it and was was it's capacity, please drop a line.
later
NsHex
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note the 3.5" ide disk on the table, which probably has about 1000 times more capacity then this behemoth of a disk.
just looking at the construction of this disk, one comes to think of washing machines and tractors. everything is just as massive as it can be,
from the platter mounting screws (I have seen smaller on car hubs), the huge motor (bottom left of the device)
and the psu cooling fins, which looks suspiciously like the ones found on motorcycles. notice the serious vibration dampers
(visible in the enlarged frame). the sticker reads "approx. unit weight 39 KG", or about 86 pounds. the smaller sticker on the platter cover reads
"IBM ITALIA". unfortunately, i didn't ask the shopkeeper for more details on the disk (not my fault, it was sunday), so if any of you know any
further details on this stone-age storage device,when was it made, who used it and was was it's capacity, please drop a line.
later
NsHex
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Justice according to israel
01/03/08 14:04 Filed in: Politics
Meet Avi Mendelblit.
This fine Jewish men is the IDF (Israeli defense forces) attorney general.
a few weeks ago, this men declared that the use of cluster munitions against the south of lebanon is an accordance to the international laws, and no further investigation will take place.
this is opposed to the opinion of all other organizations which looked into the subject, from amnesty and HRW, including several european states. Read More...
This fine Jewish men is the IDF (Israeli defense forces) attorney general.
a few weeks ago, this men declared that the use of cluster munitions against the south of lebanon is an accordance to the international laws, and no further investigation will take place.
this is opposed to the opinion of all other organizations which looked into the subject, from amnesty and HRW, including several european states. Read More...
Israel: We will sell our citizens for a quick buck in Singapore
27/02/08 10:28 Filed in: Politics
Last friday Haaretz news paper reveled some disturbing
(although not surprising) news regarding a defense
system being developed in Israel.
UPDATE:
it was reveled yesterday that RAFAEL, makers of 'the iron dome', will sell a system based on some of the Dome's components to India, Singapore, in a deal worth about 100 million USD. in the mean time, several Gazans were killed by the IDF in strikes against alleged 'terrorist activities' and a kid in Sderot was severely wounded.
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UPDATE:
it was reveled yesterday that RAFAEL, makers of 'the iron dome', will sell a system based on some of the Dome's components to India, Singapore, in a deal worth about 100 million USD. in the mean time, several Gazans were killed by the IDF in strikes against alleged 'terrorist activities' and a kid in Sderot was severely wounded.
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Is T2 (Skynet) already amongst us?
24/02/08 15:23 Filed in: Tech
How to make Chapati (Indian flatbread)
23/02/08 20:43 Filed in: Art of
Living
Chapati, the Indian flat-bread, is a quick, simple and
tasty type of bread, and anyone can make it in less
then 10 minutes of work.
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When the dragon roars, will we understand?
22/02/08 19:49 Filed in: Reviews
We all heard about the dangers of poorly made Chinese
products, but to all those who think lead in their
toothpaste is a major problem, think again.
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