E-Monk's Live Blog

When I was younger, I was a great believer in the idea of paperless office. I was excited about the idea that technologies like computers, PDAs and Tablet PCs will completely replace the paper for transferring and managing information. At that time, in the beginning of the former decade, it seemed promising, however both technical and conceptual problems prevented this dream from happening.  And I left this concept behind as well. I couldn't leave my notebook and replace it with a laptop or a PDA. To make things even "worse", I found out that using paper actually helps the environment: apparently most of the world's paper is made in North America where trees for paper production are being grown in huge tree farms, or as we call them "artificial forests". The paper companies want to keep producing papers, which means that for every tree they cut, they have to plant at least one to replace it. This means that ironically enough, paper is one of the more ecolo

I have been an Israeli since the age of 3 years and one month. I was not born here, but I don't know any other reality. The fact that I travel quite a lot and hold a double citizenship does not change this fact either. I wonder if in other nations you have this feeling, that we have right now. It feels as if the whole country is holding its breath, waiting for the deal to go through and we'll be able to finally see our boy back home. It is not similar to the feeling of watching a sports team playing abroad. This feels more like waiting for a complicated surgery to end after a long period of suffering. And like the surgery, there's going to be a long recovery process, which will include a risks and dangers. But this wound has to be healed, and I hope our government will have the sense and courage to make this decision. This decision might have negative and tragic consequences in the future, but at least we will enter this future united. Update: the deal was approved and will