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  • TIL whale oil was used in car transmissions up until the 1970’s

    The reason why so many whales were killed in the 20th century was the distant ramifications of replacement of whale oil by petroleum. It took another 100 years to find solutions to these ramifications, and only then it became possible to save the whales. Ecological activism did not play significant role in all of these […]

    Yoav

    November 23, 2011
    today I learned
    chemistry, environment, technology, whale oil
  • Rampage

    So apparently, the classic arcade game Rampage is being adapted into a movie. This brings back some memories: as a kid, my brother, a friend and I all sat together in front of the computer banging on the keyboard to bring those buildings down.   We ended up breaking the keyboard, and my father formatted the diskette.

    Yoav

    November 22, 2011
    memories
    games, movies, rampage
  • Today, I paint

    Yoav

    October 1, 2011
    Photography
  • Fabrique en Tchecoslovaquie

    Inscribed on a bubble level I found in my father tools.

    Yoav

    September 24, 2011
    Photography
    objects, tools
  • Mac App Store Update Error

    To update this application, sign in to the account you used to purchase it. If you’re signed in and still get this error message when trying to update an app in the Mac App Store, you can workaround it by removing the application completely, and doing a fresh install.

    Yoav

    July 21, 2011
    apps
  • Santorini

    Just came back from a trip to beautiful Santorini. It’s the first time I used a DSLR – my brother’s Canon 60D, and though I don’t know much about photography (yet), this is the first batch of pictures I think are interesting:

    Yoav

    July 20, 2011
    Travel
    greece, oia, photography, santorini, thira
  • The Trilogy

    Part of an amazing dinner at Selene, a restaurant in Pyrgos, Santorini

    Yoav

    July 19, 2011
    Photography
    food, greece, santorini, Selene
  • Amoudi Bay, Santorini

    Yoav

    July 15, 2011
    Photography
    greece, santorini
  • Concrete block with an attitude.

     

    Yoav

    July 3, 2011
    Photography
  • Macbook Pro SSD Upgrade

    Today I replaced the 7200 RPM 250GB Hard Drive in my laptop with a 120GB SSD. Here are the Xbench Disk Test results: More important though is how the system feels: blazing fast – I never expected this level of improvement!

    Yoav

    February 27, 2011
    Hardware
    macbook pro, ssd
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