-
\u0053\u004f\u0053
התגלגל לידי מסמך משנת 2004, החתום ע”י סמנכ”ל בכיר ניהול ספקטרום במשרד התקשורת, המאשר שדגם כלשהו של נתב אלחוטי של חברת סיסקו אכן עומד בתנאי התקן המוגדרים בפקודת הטלגרף האלחוטי [נוסח חדש] (1972).
עכשיו יש לי דחף עז לשדר במורס כל פעם שאני מחובר אלחוטית.
-
Statistics!
While grappling with procrastination, I came across these wonderful statistics for the US Presidential elections:
http://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/polls/#USP00p1
Some nice figures I got from it:
Vote by Income
( Read more... ) -
מחליף צד בתקליט
בשבועיים האחרונים, שמעתי בערך 3 פעמים אנשים משתמשים בביטוי “להחליף דיסקט” במובן של לשנות תפיסה או לעבור שלב. בכל המקרים הדובר היה אדם מבוגר יחסית, ולא מישהו שגדל עם וא תוך מהפכת המחשוב כמוני אלא חווה אותה מתרחשת סביבו.אני תוהה אם היינו צריכים שהדיסקט יעבור מן העולם כאמצעי אחסון רלבנטי בשביל לקבל אותו כביטוי שגור ונפוץ בשפה.
המממ. זה הרבה יותר ( Read more... ) -
Falling Down
In a move that surprised everyone, I think, Scarlett Johansson released a tribute album a few months ago, covering Tom Waits songs. This was a while ago, but it took me a while to get over that fact. What was more surprising, considering earlier attempts of actresses-cum-singers, is that it wasn’t bad. This album had two a-priori handicaps, both ( Read more... ) -
Greek, Hebrew and all that lies between
Three linguistics notes tonight:
1) I’ve come across a cover version of Dylan’s All Along The Watchtower by one Dionysis Savopoulos, translated to Greek. The title is O Paliatsos Ki O Lisis, which translates as The Joker and the Thief - a fitting title taken from the song itself, but it’s the Greek etymology that interests me. Paliatsos is Joker, ( Read more... ) -
Mediterranean Sunset
I can see why all those authors, poets and painters found themselves in the Greek isles some times. There’s something very peaceful about the Mediterranean. I found myself this week in Matala, a tiny little village in the south of Crete. The place isn’t much more than a handful of houses, hotels and restaurants around a beach and a cliff face, and ( Read more... ) -
Random thought of the day
I wonder about people some times. Someone writes in some message board that he’s off to a trip abroad. Most of the people respond with a variety of “Have fun” or “I’m so jealous” responses. One replies with “No! Don’t go! Come back!”. Is this supposed to be endearing? Is this supposed to be friendly? I can see why someone would think it’s a ( Read more... ) -
Font of Wisdom, or It’s All Greek To Me
The Greek typefaces are lovely. Symbols familiar from mathematical contexts and college fraternity movies suddenly given life as meaningful words. Deltas and omegas do thetas and mu, and deciphering signs becomes an algebraic equation with infinite variables. One sign results in “Exodus” and the biblical reference strikes before you realize it is ( Read more... )
