Jacob Shore — Dispatches
Latest posts
The 10 most recent posts across my projects.
A rolling snapshot of what I have been publishing lately.
Late Nights and Sleep Struggles
A restless week of insomnia, failed remedies, and accidentally learning Latin American history through a four-hour podcast.
A Day I Meant to Do Nothing
I’m too tired to do anything today — except, it turns out, dishes, job applications, a 2:30 meeting, a walk, and a swim at the nearby spring.
Talking, Not Typing: A Telegram Bot for Posting in Arabic
The Arabic keyboard kept slowing me down, so I built a Telegram bot to post Daily Derja by voice instead.
Esterhazy Torte - Experiment One
I baked a Hungarian Esterházy torte for my Hebrew birthday — meringue, custard, fondant — and what I’ll change before my civil birthday on July 5.
The Daily Derja Turns 1!
One year in — the dialect changed, the work changed, the Iran war from my first post hasn’t, and I’m still complaining. الحمد لله.
My Arabic Music Liner Notes
Twenty Arabic songs across Tunisian, Algerian, Levantine, and Sudanese dialects — liner notes for training your ear, song by song.
Kfāya (Enough) — Shami Arabic Word of the Day
Learn the word for ’enough’ in Shami Arabic (كفاية / kfāya) — used to stop something, say something is sufficient, or express you’ve had your fill.
Taking Showers In Israel
A cold shower in summer — because the solar water heater ran out. A short Shami story about Israeli logic that makes sense until it doesn’t.
Sounds from Ethiopia
Discovering Amharic music through an InterPals friendship — Teddy Afro felt too flashy, but Zeritu Kebede and Gigi hit different.
Da3i (Need, Reason) — Shami Arabic Word of the Day
Learn the word for ’need’ or ‘reason’ in Shami Arabic (Da3i - داعي) with common daily life examples.
Trying eleven labs for TTS.
A friend of mine referred me to Eleven Labs. Maybe it will help handle a long-standing problem with haki.
Da3if (Weak) — Shami Arabic Word of the Day
Learn the word for ‘weak’ in Shami Arabic (Da3if - ضعيف) with examples for people, objects, and ideas.
