Monthly Archives: February 2019

I Was Livestreaming On Youtube When The 1:52 AM 3.3 Earthquake Rolled Through

Map of the testimonies received so far following the #earthquake M3.3 in Greater Los Angeles Area, Calif. 1hr 7min ago pic.twitter.com/aOLRUgBAVj — EMSC (@LastQuake) February 26, 2019

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Conservative Conversions

Marc B. Shapiro blogs: Of particular interest to me was R. Yissachar Dov Hoffman’s article on the practice of a number of great Torah sages of prior generations not to kiss their children. Such a practice is so much against … Continue reading

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The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter–And How to Make the Most of Them Now

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How the Internet Happened: From Netscape to the iPhone

Here are excerpts from this 2018 book: * The company put off drafting an army of sales and marketing people until much later. Instead, in 1999 and 2000, Google staffed up with—what else?—brainiacs. Larry and Sergey hired software engineers, hardware … Continue reading

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NYT: Jeffrey Hart, Influential and Iconoclastic Conservative, Is Dead at 88

I interviewed Jeffrey Hart in 2005. Jeffrey: “I thought Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. Then I supported [the American-led invasion]. Now I find that many of those claims were not only incorrect, but possibly fabricated.” Luke: “What grade would … Continue reading

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