In which Zach goes a little crazy and rants about the lack of AC power plug standards in Jordan, before proving beyond a doubt that he is qualified to reveal which power plug is the greatest in the world.

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I’ve been back in Jordan for a little over a week now, and my internal schedule has more or less readjusted back to normal. However, I have a feeling that a large percentage of that may be because the internet at my house has not worked since my return. Not having funny cat videos, tech [...]

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In which Zach makes some interesting observations on how often certain cities in the Middle East have their Google Earth satellite photos updated, compared with his own hometown and also large cities in Israel. He was surprised by what he found, but actually…not too much.

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It’s been an interesting couple of days, by which I mean bad. After almost ten years of working as a technician including for both the University of Wisconsin and now here in Amman, I was (almost) beaten down by a virus. A particularly nasty one.

When I taught my class, I would always teach my students [...]

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The summer is rapidly drawing to a close, and with it the end of my first year in Jordan. I moved back to Philip’s place last week, aired out the stale air collected in the dusty rooms over the course of the month. With Wajih’s help and financial backing, I threw a little bit of [...]

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Wouldn’t it be ridiculous if the government ordered McDonald’s sell Burger King’s products at all of its restaurants, simply because Burger King did not have as many locations? Wouldn’t you roll your eyes at this example of the government sticking its nose where it doesn’t belong? Doesn’t that seem like it would be unfairly punishing [...]

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