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Israelis for Obama

I’ve been waiting to finally see this video, and now that its out, all I have to say is – lame…lame…lame…!
While it highlights famous actors, politicians, artists and journalists from Israel, the video seems too scripted, “hollywoody” and just plainly cheesy. I’d hoped that there would be more of a documentary feel, highlighting pieces of [...]

Making round DIVs

Here’s the image-based method I used to make rounded DIVs. Use the following HTML code along with the CSS properties and .gif files. The results are a lot of fun and look quite good:

[tags]html,code,programming,round,div,css[/tags]

The Insider & Facebook connect

More and more sites using Facebook connect (a platform which allows integration of FB content on external sites) are popping up. CBS’s celebrity gossip site TheInsider is among the first to do so. Anyone can log in using their Facebook ID, and then can choose to have any comments, article votes, or poll responses show [...]

Presenting imPulse at TEX meetup

Yes, a month has already passed and I have only just now got around to uploading my presentation from TEX to slideshare – a meetup for those seeking skills trade, collaboration, inspiration, techniques, and exposure to topics with an emphasis on fiber, physical computing, textiles, wearables, and all matters of materials. I gave a half [...]

Tzipi Livni’s web video interview on tapuz.co.il

Two days ago Tzipi Livni made a web appearance, interviewing on the popular Israeli portal Tapuz. She answered questions submitted by people on the forum online. I was impressed by her frankness and intelligence. She did not aspire to put on an unfiltered, rehearsed and polished performance. On the contrary, what you can see is [...]

Solid Smoke – my interactive installation in the Swiss Technorama museum

Solid Smoke is an interactive installation I’ve built in collaboration with the Pasadena based artist, Dan Goods, of directedplay. The installation has been recently installed in the the Swiss Technorama science museum.

The installation triggers colored patterns projected onto aerogel, a unique low-density material in which the liquid component of the gel has [...]

w00t:: My GVO post linked on NYTimes

First of all, I’m stoked that the New York Times indexes and semantically parses Global Voices posts within their Topics pages!! Recognizing the importance of local perspectives in this age of journalism. My most recent piece, found in a popular Israeli online forum, describes a puzzling incident which could have dire consequences for Tzipi Livni’s [...]