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Russell Cohen

Russell Cohen

Maskil is a freelance writer and blogger. He is a progressive Jew and Green Zionist, and writes on Jewish affairs, Israel, the environment and technology.
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French swimmer stuns Olympic Games with a silent tattoo http://www.artsjournal.com/slipped...
RT @MatthewvdWant: White 80s SA teenager words: 'paf' 'skaam' 'mission' 'bust' 'nooit'
Re: Time For That Standing Desk: Yet Another Study Says That Sitting Is Bad For You - http://www.treehugger.com/eco-fri...
"I recall many years ago seeing a National Geographic photo of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill at work at his standing desk..." - Russell Cohen
RT @rhymeswbruised: @BeitEmanuel hope you'll tune in to 101.9 @chaifm on Tue 5 June at 8PM when I interview @SteveLurie1 & Anat Hoffman on SAUPJ's 80th
RT @rhymeswbruised: Looking forward to chat with @SteveLurie1 on 101.9 @chaifm Tue 5 June at 8 PM about SAUPJ's 80th Anniversary Conference! @sajbd
Schism over women’s rights in Israel – Amanpour - http://www.cnn.com/ Blogs http://amanpour.blogs.cnn.com/2012... via @cnn
RT @hiddush: Chaim Weizmann's warning about religious freedom http://hiddush.org/article... @zionismrocks, @IRACupdates, @SethFarber, @Daroff, @OMTorah, @maskil
Re: A Free Alternative to Grouply - http://blog.groupspaces.com/news-an...
"Free for less than 250 users?  Yeah, right!  We signed up a group of just over 50 members 6 weeks ago, and now suddenly find that our group is useless, as the maximum limit has been changed from 250 to 50 users.  This change applies retroactively to existing groups, so we’re stuffed (the group has NO budget for premium products).  Thanks for nothing guys, and especially thanks for making a fool of group admins like me who signed up for the service." - Russell Cohen
#Nokia #Ovi Share service to be shut down come 30 May. Nokia, why not just shut down your whole useless operation?
Re: Change Log: Implementing Disqus (Carefully) - http://test.maskil.info/2009...
"Ilene, you do realise that you're replying to an item that was posted almost three years ago. don't you?" - Russell Cohen
My wife asked me if I had a spare USB memory stick for her to use. I did, and when I was preparing it for her, discovered that there’s no decent free portable anti-virus application for USB flash drives. My wife is not very computer-savvy, so what I was looking for was an app that would autorun and scan any files being transferred to/from the... - http://amplify.com/u/a1jdym
Things that totally boggle my mind: (via Amplify) http://t.co/zyQctexb
Toilet lids and seats that won’t stay up on their own. Who actually designs and manufactures these things!? - http://amplify.com/u/a1j7ky
People who ask questions in seminars, not to learn, but to showboat or grandstand. Whoopee for you that you already have a successful ~!@#ing business, but I’m actually here to learn from the lecturer! - http://amplify.com/u/a1j7iw
Things that bug the hell out of me: (via Amplify) http://t.co/HJvkPNWD
Re: How to Use Google Apps for Your Startup - http://www.brainscape.com/blog...
"I’m sure you’re aware that the user limit for Standard Edition accounts has now changed to a paltry 10 users.  This affects only new Google Apps accounts, not existing accounts." - Russell Cohen
Re: How to Use Google Apps for Your Startup - http://www.brain-scape.com/blog...
"I’m sure you’re aware that the user limit for Standard Edition accounts has now changed to a paltry 10 users.  This affects only new Google Apps accounts, not existing accounts." - Russell Cohen
Re: How to Use Google Apps for Your Startup - http://blog.brainscape.com/2011...
"I’m sure you’re aware that the user limit for Standard Edition accounts has now changed to a paltry 10 users.  This affects only new Google Apps accounts, not existing accounts." - Russell Cohen
Re: How to Use Google Apps for Your Startup - http://blog.brainscape.com/2011...
"I’m sure you’re aware that the user limit for Standard Edition accounts has now changed to a paltry 10 users.  This affects only new Google Apps accounts, not existing accounts." - Russell Cohen
Re: How to Use Google Apps for Your Startup - http://brainscape.com/blog...
"I’m sure you’re aware that the user limit for Standard Edition accounts has now changed to a paltry 10 users.  This affects only new Google Apps accounts, not existing accounts." - Russell Cohen
US history buffs out there, does anyone have a reasonably simple explanation as to why the South wasn’t allowed to secede from the Union? I’ve never really understood that. - http://amplify.com/u/a1ibbs
I happened to visit Eastgate mall a few Sundays ago and passed through the banking court, where all the major banks in SA are represented. Although it was Sunday morning, all of the bank branches were open and buzzing, with the exception of … Standard Bank. What’s the thinking there in the ivory tower? We’re too big to have to compete? - http://amplify.com/u/a1i980
Just when the phenomenon of the space tourist and near-space tourist has become a reality, the ri... - http://amplify.com/u/a1hv2n
Why I won’t be attending Limmud SA JHB 2012 - http://freehand.maskil.info/why-i-w...
Why I won’t be attending Limmud SA JHB 2012: I just received an e-mail update from Limmud SA, and... - https://plus.google.com/1166677...
Why is that, when you have a deadline to meet, everyone else’s stuff is suddenly screamingly urgent too! - http://amplify.com/u/a1hu9a
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