Often us "science types" find ourselves talking to supporters of "alternative medicine", to sellers of all sorts of "tosafei mazon" advertised on TV and sold...
... Hi Nadav, all I agree and share your distaste of this claim, that 'science still can't explain'. "Science", however, needs a proper definition. From the...
On Sun, 2 Jul 2006 20:28:25 -0700 ... Most psychiatric medication does nothing more than hide one's symptoms, not cure one's underlying problems. This is...
... But this was also true when cures were found to Beriberi, to Rabies and to Pneumonia. And still, somehow when these cures were found, it was not hard to...
... So? What's your point? Penicillin is better than placebo. So are the other cures you mentioned. ... So, what's the point? That no one has done that test,...
... Indeed. And "better than placebo" is the only thing that matters what it comes to quacks selling you stuff. Why should I buy 100 shekel "medicine" when a 1...
... Personally if it works and it's a placebo I don't need any of it, it's an indication that the problem can be taken care of by other means. ... Well, more...
The Parrot project is looking for C programmers to push the virtual machine of Perl further. http://use.perl.org/article.pl?sid=06/07/11/095244 If you know...
See: http://comics.com/comics/workingdaze/archive/workingdaze-20060706.html (Lasts for three strips). Working Daze is a comics about the workplace. A bit like...
I'm posting this with permission from Chen Shapira, part of the job will be OSS community related, so I thought some of you guys and gals might be interested. ...
It is well known that it is impossible to use currently available tools to test for ability to program computers. In their paper ...
Omer Zak
omerz@...
Jul 15, 2006 12:24 am
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Hi all! This is a new essay I wrote today, as a way to brainstorm an idea I'm having. It's written from my personal perspective but has implications for many...
One of the nasty side-effects of atom bombs (read: Iran) is EMP, which will fry your delicate electronics and probably wipe out the data in your hard disk. ...
Omer Zak
omerz@...
Jul 16, 2006 4:25 am
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... Hi Shlomi I disagree. I think it's as prevalent in Israel as much as it is in the states. The biggest no-no, which is living with your girlfriend or wife...
Call for Participation Please mark your calendars! The organizers of OSDC::Israel are glad to announce that the next conference will be held on 20-22 February...
Hi Arik! ... I'm not sure. When some USers I talked with heard that I'm 28 (29 by now) and live with my parents, they were a bit shocked. I have some IRC...
... Well, it's not very common, but it's not negligible. ... Well, it is rare. No one I know have done this. ... Yes, 'after collage' in Israel is around age...
I've been thinking about becoming independent as well. I add some of my thoughts below. ... Not necessarily. One can work with an accountant. It is even ...
Regarding the Israeli Tax Authority: My wife has her own business and is therefore independent. The Israeli Tax Authority will only accept computerized...
NOTE: The English version of this announcement appears after the Hebrew version. אוגוסט פינגווין 5 כנס "אוגוס פינגווין"...
Omer Zak
omerz@...
Jul 18, 2006 11:51 am
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... I would like to post a link to an article written by a consultant we had a joy working with: http://www.unixwiz.net/techtips/be-consultant.html -- ...
Just wanted to add my own thoughts as an independent for more then 10 years. 1. Doing accounting etc. It is better to hire an accountant. I write my own...
On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 14:09:35 +0300 ... You need to give a receipt for all transactions, but I heard (you should make sure though) that you are allowed to issue...
I think this is Off topic but I will answer anyway. You may not issue a receipt or invoice using a spreadsheet or an editor since with an editor you can change...
Hello, Since this is becoming a thread in itself, allow me, as a freelancer for something like six years, tell me what it means in terms of formalities. As for...
Eli Billauer
eli@...
Jul 21, 2006 1:00 pm
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See: http://shlomif.livejournal.com/11004.html For a blog entry about "Patronage and Self-Patronage" as a continuation to my posts about the shortage of FOSS...
... Assuming I do become a freelancer, I'll need an accountant, that's given. However, I'll still need to be responsible for such things. ... Hmmm... you may...
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