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#4149: How a Tobacco Shop Becomes Your Mailman
How AliExpress parcels move from Shenzhen to a Tel Aviv tobacco shop for $3 — and who gets paid along the way.
#4148: Locked Out of the Law Library
Why finding the law you need as a citizen is harder than it should be — and what you can actually do about it.
#4147: When Your Server Won't Even Boot a Live USB
Diagnose a dead server when it won't boot anything — not even SystemRescue from USB.
#4146: Procurement for Your Apartment? Yes, It's a Thing
What happens when moving boxes turn into a thousand-dollar supply chain? We explore the software gap for home business purchasing.
#4145: Does Getting Things Done Actually Work?
Stress-testing David Allen’s GTD claims against real cognitive science. Does writing things down really free your brain?
#4144: Nuns on AliExpress: Ancient Rules for Modern Tech
What a nun picking up a package in Jerusalem teaches us about attention, technology, and intentional living.
#4143: How Screwdrivers Became a Museum of Bad Decisions
Why are there so many incompatible screw types? The surprising history of Phillips, Robertson, and the design that won by failing.
#4142: Ghosts in the Talmud: Judaism's Hidden Paranormal Tradition
The Talmud opens with a ghost story. Here's what Judaism actually says about spirits, demons, and the afterlife.
#4141: Soul Recycling: Jewish Reincarnation Uncovered
Most Jews don't know Judaism has a reincarnation tradition. One rabbi's offhand comment reveals a hidden world.
#4140: The Peddler's Ledger: From County Cork to Jerusalem
One family's journey from a 1905 Irish peddler to present-day Israel — and what it reveals about immigration's hidden patterns.