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With more than 100 billion daily visits, and a few blockbuster web successes, I think this blog has outgrown the text-only format. And besides, the level of idiocy I can achieve with words only just doesn’t cut it anymore. So, here’s the spin off you’ve all been waiting for. Not. Video Bitz (sorry, Hebrew only):…

Delver Reinvents Search: The most impressive thing about the new search engine Delver is that it knows who you are and who your friends are even if you don’t import your address book or add your social networking profiles.…

1. Ctrl-Shift-T re-opens the last closed tab, remembering the URL you were at. Which is very useful when you accidentally close a tab. 2. I missed it, but Enso Launcher is now absolutely free. It is a must piece of software to have, go download it now.…

As we’re getting ready to launch Delver, the ideas keep flowing in and the challenges keep getting bigger. We’re looking for exceptional people to join my team: Top notch .net developer for application development 1. Outstanding developer 2. Gets things done 3. Very fast learner 4. Independent and self-driven 5. Extensive experience in the following is a strong plus: .net development, web application development and related technologies If you want to join a group of very interesting people working on a product that will be used by millions of people (or if you know someone who would), email me: pasha (at) delver (dot) com.…

To be received in the Countess Bezukhova’s salon was regarded as a diploma of intellect. Young men read books before attending Helene’s evenings, to have something to say in her salon, and secretaries of the embassy, and even ambassadors, confided diplomatic secrets to her, so that in a way Helene was a power. Pierre, who knew she was very stupid, sometimes attended, with a strange feeling of perplexity and fear, her evenings and dinner parties, where politics, poetry, and philosophy were discussed.…

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War is the continuation of politics through other means. “On War” (1816-1830), Carl von Clausewitz. The decision in principle of the security cabinet on August 9 to approve the IDF’s recommendation for a ground offensive, subject to the diplomatic time-table, was a practically essential decision. It provided Israel with necessary diplomatic flexibility. Winograd Commission, January 2008.…

Alice Miller in “The Drama of the Gifted Child” (1979), page 65: _ The grandiose man is never truly free, for (1) he is fully dependent on the admiration of the object and (2) his self value is dependent on the qualities, performance and achievements that can crumble in a moment._…

A few quick updates: My company, Semingo, changed its name and from now on we’re called Delver. We’ll be officially launching our product at the DEMO conference in Palm Desert, CA next week (January 28-30). If you’re there, make sure to drop by our booth (say Pasha sent you), and don’t miss the demo. I promise we’re one of the coolest products there. If you want to be notified when our beta is open, sign up at delver.…