The 10 most recent posts across my projects.
A rolling snapshot of what I have been publishing lately.
Dew of Your Youth April 28, 2026
I wanted to see how hard face detection is in 2026. I tested Haar cascades, MediaPipe’s BlazeFace, and YOLO on real images. The short answer: it depends entirely on whether your subject is …
Daily Derja April 24, 2026
Attending a funeral for a dear friend of the family.
Dew of Your Youth April 23, 2026
A story about Shmariahu (Sam) Shore, his father, and a spear kept for self-defense in the Pale of Settlement.
Dew of Your Youth April 21, 2026
A findings-focused guide to three years of Saranduk / Shore family research — what we now know, what was newly discovered, and what remains open.
Dew of Your Youth April 15, 2026
A jog up Tel Yarmut sparks a reflection on the tension between halachic categories and the lived reality of Jewish destiny.
Daily Derja April 14, 2026
A short note on why learning Arabic in Israel feels harder than it should.
Türk Defter April 12, 2026
A practical guide to Turkish passive forms, possessive suffixes, and consonant mutation, with rules and examples for choosing the right endings.
Türk Defter March 30, 2026
A practical guide to the Turkish dative case, showing when to use a, e, ya, and ye with a simple rules table and examples.
Daily Derja March 26, 2026
A Shami sequel about bubble soap in the fish tank, three dead fish, and a rushed rescue for the survivors.
Türk Defter March 22, 2026
A practical guide to the Turkish present tense (-iyor), covering vowel harmony, stem changes, and examples for actions, habits, and planned future events.
Feed counts:Daily Derja: 77 · Dew of Your Youth: 58 · Türk Defter: 10