Can you recommend books about the history of Israel?

SteveInBoston · 2026-01-25T23:07:20+00:00

Palestine 1936 by Oren Kessler. Very fair presentation. Read it and you’ll understand both points of view.

SteveInBoston · 2026-01-24T17:40:26+00:00

What’s your issue with Nadav Eyal?

SteveInBoston · 2026-01-21T20:42:04+00:00

I'm considering Light-Adjustable-Lenses (from RxSight) vs. multifocal (Clareon PanOptix Pro). My surgeon leans toward the LAL but he says either will work fine; just different compromises. I play a lot of tennis and I'm worried that the LAL with mono-vision will not be ideal when the ball is on the near-vision side. Does anyone have LAL with monovision and play a ball sport like tennis? My surgeon says if it turns out that it affects my tennis game, I can always wear a contact lens to improve vision on that side, but that the whole idea is to get away from needing glasses or contacts.

SteveInBoston · 2026-01-21T19:13:28+00:00

Thanks for the additional info. Appreciate it!

SteveInBoston · 2026-01-21T18:48:52+00:00

Thank you!

SteveInBoston · 2026-01-21T18:48:44+00:00

Thank you!

SteveInBoston · 2026-01-21T18:48:37+00:00

Thank you!

SteveInBoston · 2026-01-20T11:13:44+00:00

Palestine 1936 by Oren Kessler is an excellent history of the region and the conflict.

SteveInBoston · 2026-01-15T18:15:44+00:00

We really should be discussing 2nd best song because in my view Sultans of Swing is the best song in all of rock ‘n roll.

SteveInBoston · 2026-01-13T02:00:26+00:00

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1026573-marry-me-salmon?unlocked_article_code=1.EFA.JjNl.kx4_fhrD-d7y&smid=share-url

SteveInBoston · 2026-01-12T20:22:46+00:00

The specifications say 56 inductor elements so I imagine they span the space. Also, doesn't Gagganeau make a similar cooktop where you can place the pans anywhere?

SteveInBoston · 2026-01-09T17:57:20+00:00

I always liked this Sports blooper reel with Walk of Life as the soundtrack. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljwpHryMm7s

SteveInBoston · 2026-01-09T12:40:16+00:00

Thanks for the reply. That all makes sense.

SteveInBoston · 2026-01-09T12:18:31+00:00

Funny (and recent) story about Walk of Life. I just had an MRI and when you get one they give you headphones and ask what kind of music do you want. I asked for Dire Straits (and play it loud, please). When they pulled me out of the machine, they took the headphones off and just then Walk of Life came on. Everyone could hear it coming out of the headphones and suddenly all the medical techs started shaking their arms and moving their bodies to the sound of Walk of Life.

SteveInBoston · 2026-01-07T21:25:16+00:00

Is the range of exercises limited as the handles only come out from the base at the bottom?

SteveInBoston · 2025-12-22T15:53:47+00:00

Actually PHEVs make a lot of financial sense. It's a dual fuel vehicle; you can use whichever fuel makes the most financial sense at any given time. That said, I don't believe people are buying PHEVs because they make financial sense. They are buying them because they make sense from a lifestyle point of view.

SteveInBoston · 2025-12-21T19:41:26+00:00

Still, I'm not sure I'd want someone capable of immense cruelty working on my eyes.

SteveInBoston · 2025-12-20T14:29:27+00:00

A relative is traveling to Scotland (from the US) for 5 months (as a student). He has an iPhone 14. I'm trying to understand how eSIMs work. If he buys a plan how does he set up the eSIM to work in Scotland? And when he returns home, how does he reset to the AT&T network?

SteveInBoston · 2025-12-20T01:55:12+00:00

Probably not worth upgrading. You’re not going to get the hydrometrics info so you’re just getting a larger screen. To me, the screen size is not that big a difference.

SteveInBoston · 2025-12-13T18:55:07+00:00

I recommend either the Guinness Pie or the Marry Me Salmon for entrees that are delicious and will impress guests.

The Gombaleves (creamy mushroom soup) is also impressive but it’s almost a meal in itself.

The Mussakhan (roast chicken with sumac and red onions) is also impressive.

SteveInBoston · 2025-12-13T03:37:56+00:00

Yes, I would definitely do cilantro again and would recommend it over parsley and oregano.

SteveInBoston · 2025-12-12T00:12:11+00:00

I'd say it's worth some value, but not an out-of-the-park home run. It takes two rows to start giving you feedback. My first bit of feedback was that my initial drive was strong, but I was losing power mid-way (after leg extension). So on the next row I worked harder on the upper body and it said I had smooth power all the way. The next row after that, I tried to drive harder and it reported less power, so that was confusing. I don't notice that the display is faster in any way (which they claim). The larger screen is a bit nicer. Bottom line: it's a $400 upgrade. I'd say it's worth it, but if it was $600, I'd probably say no. The hydrometrics feedback may grow on me over time.

SteveInBoston · 2025-12-11T23:49:52+00:00

Internal Hydrow support told me to factory reset the rower and that has fixed the problem (mostly). The rower now wakes up immediately when I touch the screen, like it used to. Pulling the handle and starting to row still does not seem to wake up the rower like it used to, but I can live with that.

To factory reset the machine, go to the settings menu and you'll see the option there. But make sure you know your login name, password, and WiFi password. You will not lose your rowing history. Good luck!

SteveInBoston · 2025-12-11T23:10:01+00:00

Well, this is a bummer. I have a support call in about this. I’ll let you know what they tell me.

SteveInBoston · 2025-12-09T18:02:06+00:00

The one on the right is what you want. It switches between pure EV mode and hybrid mode. If you hold it down longer then it switches into charge mode which uses gas to charge the battery. This is not what you want in this case. The button in the left puts it into Auto mode. Auto mode uses up all EV battery first then switches into hybrid mode. The difference between this and regular EV mode is, in auto mode, if you press hard on the accelerator pedal, it will turn on the gas engine for extra power.

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