Category Archives: Taxi-and-other-stories

The Simplified Pill Algorithm

Posted on November 28, 2008 by

  Ok so I had to take one pill every day, and fortunately the pill package was marked, it contained 14 pills with labels Sunday, Monday and so on. It started with Sunday, which was the mark for the leftmost … Continue reading →

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Michal Linial – An Ambassador in Singapore

Posted on July 16, 2008 by

  After the wonderful “being a cosmonaut” taxi-story, I am happy to present you:  An Ambassador in Singapore A story by Michal Linial   It was a long trip, 4 days in Singapore. I visited the tallest artificial waterfall in … Continue reading →

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Cosmonaut: Michal Linial

Posted on June 30, 2008 by

   Ladies and gentelmen, I am very happy to present to you: Being a Cosmonaut A story by Michal Linial I am back from the airport… not in the best mood for a long discussion but quite open to hear … Continue reading →

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Tel-Aviv’s “Jerusalem Beach”

Posted on June 24, 2008 by

  Friday’s evening at the beach Late Friday afternoon, and the “Jerusalem beach” in Tel Aviv is still quite crowded with young and old people, families and singles, tourists, foreign workers and Israelis. The sea is calm and beautiful and the Tel … Continue reading →

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Mathematics to the Rescue

Posted on May 23, 2008 by

  It was my first day as a postdoc at MIT, and after landing at Logan Airport I took a taxi to a relative in Beverly, north of Boston, where I was going to stay for a few days while looking for a … Continue reading →

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Drachmas

Posted on May 12, 2008 by

“The fixed price to JFK is 28 dollars” said the taxi driver; “toll and tips not included, and I want the two dollars and seventy five cents for the toll upfront.” I reached to my wallet, dug eleven quarters and … Continue reading →

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