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Ping Blocking
Quick Overview Ping is a well known internet tool used to check if a machine is running. Occasionally, it is desirable to block pings, either to avoid detection, or to hide from some very stupid hackers. The Firewall Way This is probably the more proper way. However, messing with firewalls can be a pain sometimes […]
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RBS signs
Although I haven’t written extensively about it here (yet — I might start soon), here is a scan ( JPG and PDF) of a newspaper article from Hamodia about our local controversy. Needless to say, they completely missed the point.
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Memorial Day
I saw an excellent post at The Smallest Minority relating to Memorial Day, and what vets have done for us, and what our troops continue to go through each and every day (both in the US, and our troops here in Israel). For those of us who do not have to serve, a reminder of […]
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Arutz Sheva Grammar
Abu Mazen Wants to Freeze Construction in Yesha Communities . Good! Let the Arabs stop building… oh, they meant Abu Mazen wants Israeli’s to stop building… sometimes I wonder if their reporting is as bad as their grammar (other days, I know it is). Chaval that Haaretz has beautifully written op-eds disguised as articles, and […]
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Carrots & Eyesight
Everyone’s favorite hoax resource site, Snopes, has an excellent piece on Carrots and Eyesight. Their verdict: the story that carrots can improve eyesight traces back to the British’s attempt to disguise a new radar system by claiming that pilots received carrot supplements. I knew it, Mom!