In a previous post, we noted that Israelis spend more time on the Internet than almost anyone else in the world. What are they doing online?
According to Symantec’s most recent Internet Security Threat Report,
Israel was the most highly ranked country for malicious activity per Internet user. If one person from each of the top 25 countries were to represent their country’s Internet-connected population, the average Internet user in Israel would carry out nine percent of the group’s malicious activity. (Source)
Is this another manifestation of notorious Israeli road rage, albeit on the information superhighway?
…for Orthodox Judaism, when the metaphor you need to resort to when attempting to justify the self-imposed cessation of halakhic development is… dirt.
If you’ve seen the first few episodes of NBC’s Heroes, then you’ve probably become acquainted with (and drawn to) protagonist Hiro Nakamura. Hiro is adamant that he rent a Nissan Versa for his cross-country trip (Nissan must have paid NBC a hefty sum for its prominent product placement in the series) and the subject of the car returns a number of times.
I’m not sure that even Hiro’s special powers will protect him from the toxic interior of the Versa, which was rated “Vehicle of Most Concern” for presence of chemicals such as chlorine, lead, and bromine. Check out www.healthycar.org to see how your car stacks up.
