June 2011
Belgacom: el nuevo socio de Fon →
Fon partners with Belgacom →
Israeli Palestinian casualties compared to other...
> I am researching Wikipedia to find out how deadly the Israeli Palestinian confict is compared to other wars > Low estimates High estimates > Soviet war in Afghanistan 632.553 2.032.553 > War in Afghanistan 63.414 83.414 > Iraq War 160.920 749.420 > Iran-Iraq War 988.015 1.488.015 > Lebanon War 200.000 250.000 > Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 9.481 9.481 > War in...
Armas en Jerusalén →
Smartphone OS market share across countries: a big... →
El anuncio de que el desempleo en Israel bajo a...
Mientras España lucha con 20% de desempleo es interesante notar que Stanley Fischer el Presidente del Banco Central de Israel eligio un evento geek para anunciar la caida brutal del paro y agradecer a todos los emprendedores ahi presentes. Al escucharle soñè con una España que siga el ejemplo de Israel.
Guns in Jerusalem →
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Israel vs Iberoamerica: todo es relativo
Image via Wikipedia
Cuando dije que eramos 450 millones aqui en el Garage en Tel Aviv se quedaron impresionados. Cuando dije que las economias de Iberoamericanas superaban los $4tr se quedaron impresionados. Cuando dije que teniamos 400 start ups en Iberoamerica se rieron. Habia mas start ups israelies en este evento que en todo Iberoamérica! No es por nada que llaman a Israel “start up...
La imagen de Israel en España: mi charla en...
Acabo de dar una charla en Jerusalen. Durante la charla trate de explicar el sentimiento del ciudadano medio español hacia Israel. No me fue facil. Es dificil explicar como España, un pais en el que menos de uno en mil de sus habitantes es judio, tiene tantos sentimientos antisemitas y anti israelies. Como en España se juntan los viejos prejuicios antisemitas de la derecha nacionalista con los...
La educacion israeli vs la española
Es muy dificil resumir en pocas palabras por que es que Israel es un pais en el que los niños sueñan con ser emprendedores o cientificos y en España con ser funcionarios. Es como que las culturas son tan diferentes que no se por donde empezar. El resultado es que Israel ha recibido muchos mas inmigrantes en proporcion que España y el nivel de desempleo aqui es bajisimo. En España un tercios de...
Jerusalem has many teenagers, say 18 yr olds, armed with machine guns, both boys and girls. While I understand this may be necessary I find it creepy and wrong. And what is worse is that my 4 year old boy is fascinated with guns, something that I am trying to discourage but it’s not easy with boys that age. As he sees these other “kids”with machine guns he goes and talks to...
Sir Ronald Cohen speaks about the economic drivers...
He does it through The Portland Trust. Has offices in Ramallah and Tel Aviv. He praises PM Fayyad. Calls Fayyad the Ben Gurion of Palestine. Cohen is helping Fayyad with economic development. GDP of Palestine is only $4bn. Tiny. In Gaza government employees are 68% of labor force. In. West Bank 28%.
Listening to Ronald Cohen I get the impression that he sees Palestine as a start up. It is...
En Israel es sorprendente como se adpotó el hebreo con más exito que el Catalán o Euskera en sus regiones. Debe ser porque era el idioma común de judíos de tantos diversos lugares y una verdadera necesidad. Pero el idioma común podría haber sido el inglés. Los interesados en este tema en España deberían estudiar cómo lo hicieron aquí. Los carteles publicos están todo en arabe, inglés y hebreo.
Drinks with Peter Sunde founder of Flattr and... →
Last night I had drinks with Peter Sunde. His Wikipedia article included. During dinner he described his latest venture Flattr to me. Flattr which means flatter or to praise. The idea is simple. As a blogger you add a flattr button to your blog and when people flattr or like you you get some money that was alocated by the flattr member to be distributed amont sites that she/he likes. Other...
From fearing the strong to fearing the weak
When I was growing up, Americans and Europeans used to fear the strength of their potential enemies. Russia, China were feared for their ability to fight us in a conventional and nuclear war. Now, surprisingly we worry about weakness of our enemies„ we worry failed states. Who would have said in the 80s that the biggest worries of USA and UE now would have been countries like Yemen or...
Look who's cooking a recipe for a better tomorrow...
The Israeli Presidential Conference will open with the plenary session “My Recipe for a BetterTomorrow”,
with the participation of: Mr. Jimmy Wales, Sir Martin Sorrell,
Ms. Sarah Silverman and Ms. Shakira.
Will be there :)
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@tomvarsavsky (16) discovered that if you open any Wikipedia article and start clicking on the 1st link it has and on every article 1st link (that is not in italics or parenthesis) you get to the definition of Philosophy, makes sense for those of us who studied Philosophy, he then posted this in OMG-facts only to find that somebody copied this finding from him, and made it to the cover. This was...
Olive Oil consumption lowers the risk of stroke
This may explain why southern Europeans live longer than Northern Europeans Olive oil consumption, plasma oleic acid, and stroke incidence The Three-City Study C. Samieri, PhD, C. Féart, PhD, C. Proust-Lima, PhD, E. Peuchant, MD, PhD, C. Tzourio, MD, PhD, C. Stapf, MD, C. Berr, MD, PhD and P. Barberger-Gateau, MD, PhD + Author Affiliations 1. From the Research Center INSERM, U897, Department of...
Pakistan Arrests C.I.A. Informants Who Aided Bin...
No wonder the Americans did not tell the Pakistanis they were about to get Bin Laden. The Pakistani Government were hiding him and the American government had to act behind their back. And now the government detains people who are instrumental in his capture. Who knows what will happen to them.
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Good article on the Netflix vs Cable fight http://gigaom.com/video/netflix-vs-cable/?utm_source=feedburner
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Este video fue escrito, actuado y filmado en un dia por mis amigos en la conferencia Founders Forum http://bit.ly/iELq6t Actua una ministra inglesa, emprendedores como Jimmy Wales, Loic LeMeur, Ola Ahlvarsson y otros.
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Este video fue escrito, actuado y filmado en un dia por mis amigos en la conferencia Founders Forum http://bit.ly/iELq6t Actua una ministra inglesa, emprendedores como Jimmy Wales, Loic LeMeur, Ola Ahlvarsson y otros.
The American movement against universities gathers... →
Pls read linked article first.
I think this “uncollege” movement misses two important points. One is that most people I know had a great time, built friendships, learned a lot and matured in college. Not everyone can’t wait to start Facebook and make billions for Peter Thiel. The second is that many professions require university degrees and certification. I don’t want...
Global map of Undersea Cables in 1901 →
Incredible how modern this looks.
Telefónica compra Acens →
Acabo de estar en 10 Downing, fuimos recibidos por David Cameron el Primer Ministro del Reino Unido. Impresionante su discurso a favor de la creación de empresas.. Basicamente nos llamó para convencernos que creemos nuestros emprendimientos en el Reino Unido. Puso al Reino Unido en el mapa en comparación al resto de los paises de Europa y nos explicó, de una manera muy convincente por qué su...
Stephen Elop is destroying Nokia, my post http://bit.ly/k7ylsD
Una cena, una fiesta, un Google doc y un sueño... →
British Humor: Teaching terrorists how to bake →
While not sure that this prank is the best way to deal with terrorists I did find it funny. Maybe some humor can go a long way to deal with the angry young men who fuel Al Qaeda. They do take themselves too seriously. I always had a hard time understanding how such things as trying to educate girls can make an Al Qaeda member kill somebody. Maybe some baking lessons would do.
Vicious e coli sequenced →
I hope that damage is limited. What seems to be prudent is for people in infected areas is not to have physical contact with each other and eat cooked food only.
Germany's Decision to Shun Nuclear Could be Boon...
This is the way Trefis analyzes Germany’s decision to abandon nuclear energy. I hope they are right and it doesn’t all go to nuclear in France and coal in Poland Germany’s Decision to Shun Nuclear Could be Boon for First Solar First Solar has a reason to rejoice with the German government announcing that it will phase out all its nuclear power plants by the year 2022. [1] The...
Parc Bit: un p*to paraiso :) →
Las ciudades españolas tendrían que tener por lo menos un colegio inglés gratuito. Tal como están las cosas solo chicos acomodados como los mios salen calificados para conseguir buenos trabajos.
Los prejuicios en Europa: malos cuando te va mal,... →
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Para enamorados, fotos de la boda de Frida y Ola Ahlvarsson http://bit.ly/jaOLy7
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Las proposiciones matemáticas, en cuanto tienen que ver con la realidad, no son ciertas; y en cuanto que son ciertas, no tienen nada que ver con la realidad ” (Albert Einstein)
May 2011
Prejudice in Europe: bad when you do poorly, worse... →