Technology

Jan 31 2023

What’s between Hebrew and Intelligence

January 31, 2023 / Hebrew, Etymology, Latin, Technology / 10 minutes of reading

Intelligence in Hebrew The Hebrew word for intelligence is בִּינָה (bina). It comes from the shoresh ב-י-ן (Bet-Yod-Nun), which also forms the preposition בֵּין (bein) – meaning between. This is not a coincidence. Among other words that employ this shoresh we may find the verb הֵבִין (hevin) which means to understand, the adjective נָבוֹן (navon) […]

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Dec 24 2022

The Curious Case of Microsoft 365 Creative Assets

December 24, 2022 / Chinese, Politics, Technology / 5 minutes of reading

In the last couple of weeks, I have been working on and off on a PowerPoint presentation for a new course titled Introduction to Mandarin Chinese Pronunciation I plan to teach in Israel. As the name suggests, it is a beginners’ course, and it teaches the fundamental sounds of the languages such as tones, initials,

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Gender Jihad – Why Queers for Palestine make total senseApril 21, 2024
The ‘Queers for Palestine’ movement has been around for several years now, but there’s no doubt it gained a lot of traction and attention after the horrible events of October 7th and the world-wide pro-Palestinian demonstrations
Sa Le’at (Drive Slow) by Arik Einstein (1974) – The most Israeli song ever?January 29, 2024
The song סַע לְאַט (sa le’at – go slow or drive slowly) by Arik Einstein came out in 1974, in the aftermath of the Yom Kippur War. Not only is this song beautiful and melodic, but
The Curious Case of the Palestinian PeopleDecember 28, 2023
The movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is the perfect analogy to the Palestinian people – because they were also born very old and under unusual circumstances. With the help of a friend I created
The proof is in the funding – Is Israel a colonialist state?December 19, 2023
Colonialism is one of the most common accusations against Israel. When faced with this accusation, many Israelis usually reply with one or both of the following counter arguments. The first counter argument is that Jews are
Fabulous Fabrics – The Middle East Conflict through the prism of flagsNovember 23, 2023
As primitive means for long distance communication, flags are one of the cruder forms of language if not the crudest. The purpose of a flag is simple – conveying information visually. Be it an identity or