If you use a Mac, and find yourself using some Java based Chat Applet, you will notice you can’t write Hebrew. The keyboard input refuses to even switch to Hebrew.

I googled for a solution, and found none. In the end, I found the solution myself. Here’s what you need to do, to get it working:

1. In spotlight, search for “Java Preferences”, and click to run this utility.
2. You will see a list of JVM versions: 1.6.0, 1.5.0, and 1.4.2. Simply switch to 1.4.2 and click “Save”
3. You are done! Remember to completely close your browser, before you try again.

I know, you want to give me a hug now, don’t you?

When you read articles such as this one: Will a Computer be Implanted in Future Human Brains? you can’t help but say: Ah, the singularity is closer than ever.

For me there is no doubt that eventually, small parts of my brain will be enhanced and replaced, and eventually, all of it will be replaced. It will create a new me out of me, with extra dimensions. I’m betting it will also help me revive very old memories that lost certain associations and are stranded (Some brain “doctor” software will find and fix corruptions in my memory).

It is at this point that I will have the option to become immortal, by uploading my consciousness to a central hive mind, where I will be able to live in a virtual reality, and later, as more advanced robots exist, I will be able to inhabit a body that looks and feels like a real human body (kinda like what the Cylons did, in Battlestar Galactica).

I’ll try to cover more on this subject in my blog from now on, since this subject interests me a lot!

Update: Another article about controlling something with the mind: In the Future You Will Control Machines With Your Mind

Nonsense warning: I’m in a good mood, so I decided to write a completely silly entry in my blog. I did not try the method mentioned below, so try at your own risk!

There have been lots of debates on penis size. Some say size matters, some say it’s how you use it, etc. The “size” however is not always very well defined. Are they talking about Length, or Girth? Lots of articles (mostly written by Women) talk about how the length doesn’t matter, and it’s really all about the girth, and yet some other women will tell you the length AND the girth matter.

I say, the only right way to measure your Penis is not by length or girth - It is about absolute atomic mass!

That’s right boys and girls. And how do you measure this? Fear not, for I’ve devised a sure method for you Math challenged people, that will also make you look like a “Real Man” while measuring your mass (because Beer is involved). You will need a large empty pot, a glass of beer filled to the top, and a cooking scale to weigh the fluid.

The Beer Displacement Method (Thank you Leah for the name!):

• Step 1: Zero the scale by placing the empty pot on the scale, and turning the scale on. The display should show “0 grams”.
• Step 1: Take a pint of Guinness beer, and place it inside the pot.
• Step 2: Look at a photo of Scarlett Johansson to obtain an errection.
• Step 3: Stick your member into the glass, the beer will spill from the glass and into the pot.
• Step 4: Remove the glass from the pot, and weigh the liquid content.
• Step 5: You are done! This is the mass of your penis!

So from now on, when you brag to your friends about how large you are, remember: what really matters is your mass!

And another thing: If you are crazy enough to actually try this I will be happy to get comments below about your measurements!

Matter: Love, Music & Gifted Musicians, Art & Creativity, Happy moments, Intimacy, Hugs & Kisses, Rest & Relaxation, Time for yourself, Books & Literature, Socializing, Fun in nature, Taking pictures, etc.

Don’t matter: Politics, War, Money, Violence, Religion, Social Pressures, People with hidden agendas!

You people should think hard about the lists above, and organize your priorities right… It is crucial for your happiness!

We seem to be heading towards a period of time where the planet is going to get cooler and cooler to the point where we may face longer winters, and harsher weather.

The logic here is simple: I see two energy consumption models:

1. Internal energy - fossil fuels, gas, wind, etc. these are all elements that exist within our planet.
2. External energy - sun and other types of radiation, the earth gets infinite amounts of those.

We are still consuming #1 and will be doing so for a while however the trend is clear - the planet is going to move to solar power. Solar panels will provide electricity to convert water to hydrogen, or heat water.

When we move completely to #2 we will be using energy generation techniques that do not generate heat - on the contrary, they take heat and convert it to energy or in the case of air conditioning, convert it to lower temperatures.

30 to 50 years later, the pollution will finally settle into the dirt, giving us pristine air quality of the likes you can breath on the alps. The lack of pollution and other greenhouse gases will lead to increased heat loss through the atmosphere, and to colder weather. This will no doubt be a slow and gradual process, but this is where I see things going.Comments please? :-)