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Interesting Articles...
« on: February 10, 2012, 06:06:13 AM »
״וזה כלל גדול: שישנא אדם כל דבר שקר. וכל מה שיוסיף שנאה לדרכי השקר – יוסיף אהבה לתורה.״ - אורחות צדיקים

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Re: Interesting Articles...
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2012, 10:15:44 AM »
In accordance with the OP's request:
http://upgrd.com/blogs/damian/herr-doctor-vs-the-captain.html
it took me a while to figure out what u meant. this thread went so ot

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Re: Interesting Articles...
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2012, 10:21:45 AM »
I've split this off.  Simply too much commentary on that thread on one article for it to be a master thread.

If it's an article that is controversial or may generate a lot of discussion it probably can have it own thread...
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Re: Interesting Articles...
« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2012, 03:12:31 PM »
I've split this off.  Simply too much commentary on that thread on one article for it to be a master thread.

If it's an article that is controversial or may generate a lot of discussion it probably can have it own thread...
np. i didnt realize it would do that. but thanx for switching it.


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Re: Interesting Articles...
« Reply #6 on: March 01, 2012, 02:25:51 PM »
Interesting Non-profit agency that collects data every year to put out a list of most corrupt countries-least corrupt.

As expected, US, Canada, Australia, UK etc. are up toward the top of the list (least corrupt) and North Korea, Somalia, Afghanistan etc are toward the bottom of the list (most corrupt).

Notice how Israel is ranked one of the best in the Middle East.....

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Re: Interesting Articles...
« Reply #9 on: March 12, 2012, 12:45:34 AM »

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Re: Interesting Articles...
« Reply #11 on: March 12, 2012, 05:04:30 PM »
'Turn Off All Electronic Devices:' And What Happens if You Don't
Which reminds me of the time I made a 1 minute call from an Airplane phone for $10 per minute!!

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Re: Interesting Articles...
« Reply #12 on: March 12, 2012, 05:11:28 PM »
'Turn Off All Electronic Devices:' And What Happens if You Don't
I never turn off my phone till I lose service in the air... Enough years of avoiding mashkichim in yeshiva has served me well to not get caught by flight attendants :)
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« Reply #13 on: March 12, 2012, 07:03:14 PM »
Enough years of avoiding mashkichim in yeshiva has served me well to not get caught by flight attendants :)

Lol

I once asked the guy sitting next to me why he didn't turn off his phone. He said he never does; "I always keet my phone on when flying, and so far, plan never crashed..."

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Re: Interesting Articles...
« Reply #14 on: March 12, 2012, 07:14:39 PM »
I never turn off my phone till I lose service in the air... Enough years of avoiding mashkichim in yeshiva has served me well to not get caught by flight attendants :)
I thought it's better for bbm to turn it off before the flight, as this way it registers as off, whereas if it's out of reception the message might get stuck and not come afterwards
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Re: Interesting Articles...
« Reply #15 on: March 12, 2012, 09:16:47 PM »
I never turn off my phone till I lose service in the air... Enough years of avoiding mashkichim in yeshiva has served me well to not get caught by flight attendants :)
lol it reminds me when i travel with my wife and i left my phone on as we were landing in lhr we hit some turbulence and my wife was begging me to shut the phone lol

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Re: Interesting Articles...
« Reply #17 on: March 13, 2012, 07:51:33 PM »
I always wondered what out-of-town looked like ;)

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Re: Interesting Articles...
« Reply #19 on: March 14, 2012, 01:54:51 AM »
Homeless people turned into walking Wi-Fi hotspots in 'charitable experiment'

Clever idea, but I wonder how functional it is. For staters, how long do the batteries on those hotspots last?
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