Yoni Mor

Articles by Yoni Mor

18 published articles.

• The Black Forest Planning 1

  Jun 27, 2026

  Planning a massive family vacation means waiting for all the stars to align. After throwing out the idea of a trip to the Black Forest at our Friday night dinner, the challenge began: balancing school breaks, looking up multi-border airport logistics, and dealing with a sudden schedule conflict that forced us to shift from Passover to Sukkot. Here is Part 1 of how we got our group of 16 locked into a flight plan.

• How to Build a Hermes AI Agent for Smart Boiler Automation

  Jun 1, 2026

  What happens when you spend an entire afternoon vibe-coding an AI agent to perfectly automate your smart boiler based on Israel's chaotic weather? You end up with a flawless, over-engineered system that brilliantly concludes… the sun is already doing the job for free. From fighting outdated firmware to dusting off an old Raspberry Pi 3, here is the story of how I built an automated solution for a problem that nature solves everyday.

• SpinPoint

  May 5, 2026

  It started with an '80s-era website and a second-place trophy. Watching my nine-year-old compete in a national table tennis tournament, I realized the sport I loved was being held back by ancient tech. What began as a moment of frustration in the stands evolved into SpinPoint: a vision to modernize the game for pros, hobbyists, and coaches alike. From 'vibe coding' with AI agents to scraping legacy data, this is the story of how I’m building the future of Israeli table tennis, one token at a time.

• OpenClaw

  Apr 12, 2026

  For months, I’ve been hovering on the edge of a digital precipice, terrified by the security warnings surrounding autonomous agents. But after returning from Thailand, and with a brief break in the war, I finally worked up the courage to install OpenClaw on my VPS. What I discovered was a revelation: it isn't a mystical "super AI," but a powerful Node.js agent that runs as a daemon, allowing me to manage my server directly through Telegram. I feel like I have "new powers" now, though they come with the heavy weight of responsibility. I’ve already put the agent to the test, having it perform a security audit on itself and guided me through the fixes. This experience has made one thing clear: we are on the verge of a total shift in IT and DevOps. The days of manual disk clearing and 3:00 AM emergency calls are numbered. As the "big" tech giants move in to colonize this space, the value will shift from those who execute commands to the prompt engineers who design the intent. These are the golden days the early internet all over again and while the future is a bit scary, I can’t believe I waited this long to let the genie out of the bottle.

• 7 Days of Holiday Vacation in a Warzone with Kids - Part 3

  Apr 8, 2026

  I’m mad - honestly, I'm furious. What was the point of all this? After 40 days in a shelter, a midnight ultimatum, and a sudden ceasefire that feels more like a surrender, Part 3 of my 'Vacation in a Warzone' series dives into the bitter reality of Middle Eastern politics. From the frustration of being left away from the negotiating table to the quiet, heavy realization that 'normalcy' is just a temporary mask. This isn't the professional DevOps blog I planned to write, but it’s the reality we’re living.

• 7 Days of Holiday Vacation in a Warzone with Kids - Part 2

  Apr 6, 2026

  Between the 3:00 AM sirens and the gray, dusty skies, the fatigue of the war has started to wear us down. This "holiday vacation" has become a series of impulse buys - from a PlayStation 5 to an iPhone 15 - as we try to find any way to pass the time and keep the kids happy while they’re stuck at home. It’s a strange, conflicting reality: feeling spoiled for shopping in a shopping mall while others suffer, yet struggling with a complete lack of willpower and a desperate need for a vacation just to recover from this one. Our sleep is broken, our parenting rules are bending, and we’re just trying to make it through to the next day.

• 7 Days of Holiday Vacation in a Warzone with Kids - Part 1

  Apr 4, 2026

  In the wake of a Passover Seder punctuated by sirens, the holiday "vacation" begins. But how do you maintain a sense of sanity when the sky isn't quiet and the airlines have grounded their fleets? From the grueling 3:00 AM sprints to the communal shelter to the strange culinary inventions of bored children (Matzah Pizza at 10:30 PM, anyone?), follow the first day of a family trying to find a "temporary sanity" in the midst of war.

• Passover Under Fire

  Apr 3, 2026

  The plan was simple: finish the shopping, get the chicken in the oven, and host our first-ever Passover Seder at home. But by the time I was hiding in a 'secret room' in a supermarket shelter with my son’s classmate, his family, and their dog, I realized this wouldn't be a normal holiday. This was my fourth trip to the shelter before 11:00 AM. Between a smart lock with a dead battery, sirens interrupting our grocery runs, and a family living in a small room inside a bunker, the morning felt a lifetime long. Even as I finally got the sweet and spicy chicken into the oven, a fresh wave of eight consecutive alarms forced us back underground. We almost considered canceling, but we couldn't do that to the kids. They needed this one night of family and tradition. Despite the threats from the sky and the constant rush to safety, we eventually sat together to read the Haggadah and share a holiday meal. It was a Seder we will never forget a celebration of freedom held between the sirens.

• Back to the Office, Back to Reality

  Apr 2, 2026

  My best hours are the quiet ones before the house wakes up. But today, the quiet didn't last. From a shattered wine bottle at my doorstep to an impromptu "social hour" in a Bnei Brak bomb shelter, my first day back at the office after a month away was a sharp reminder of our surreal new reality.

• How to choose the right sim for your vacation in Thailand?

  Mar 31, 2026

  Planning a trip to Thailand with a big family? Staying connected is more than just having data; it’s about having a number that actually works for local apps. From the 'hidden' passport registration rules at AIS to the True-dtac network marriage, here is everything I learned about choosing the right SIM including a simple trick to keep your kids off their screens while still keeping them online.

• The Story of Our Trip to Thailand: Part 6

  Mar 31, 2026

  In the final part of our story, we hit a wall in Bangkok. The heat and crowds were too much, and I just wanted to get out of there. But a five-day flight delay turned into a lucky break-an escape to a 23rd-floor view in Hua Hin and a weekend of water parks and local music. This chapter covers those last quiet moments in Thailand and the long, 12-hour 'rescue flight' back to the reality of home. It was a journey we will never forget, and even with the war waiting for us, it's good to finally be back.

• The Story of Our Trip to Thailand: Part 5

  Mar 30, 2026

  They say to be careful what you wish for, and as our vacation neared its end, my secret hope for more time came true in the strangest way. Because of the war at home, our 'rescue' flight was delayed, granting us five extra days in paradise. We traded the stress of the news for the tropical magic of Koh Samui, where even the airport feels like a garden. From a 'jumpy' island Jeep tour with all eleven of us to a heart-pounding zipline adventure where I had to conquer my fear of heights to prove to my kids that their 'worried' dad could actually fly, this part of the trip was about finding peace in the middle of the chaos.

• The Story of Our Trip to Thailand: Part 4

  Mar 29, 2026

  Plans changed the moment the kids saw the slides at Ramayana Water Park, where even the grandparents joined in the fun. We traded our 'perfect' Google Sheet for a day of adrenaline and cooling fans in a rented cabana. But the real drama started on our way back from the crystal-clear waters of Koh Larn, when a missing phone turned up on Google Family Link-still sitting on the island. As we enjoyed our final night in Pattaya under the glow of a Ferris wheel, we thought the lost phone was our biggest problem, only to discover a much bigger surprise: our flight home had been canceled, and the real logistics battle was just beginning.

• The Story of Our Trip to Thailand: Part 3

  Mar 29, 2026

  Just weeks before our flight, a family hospitalization and rising tensions at home threatened to derail everything. We pushed through, arriving at a deserted Ben Gurion Airport only to face a two-hour technical delay on the plane that felt like the longest wait of our lives. Finally landing in Thailand, we were met with the overwhelming sights of Pattaya’s night markets and the stunning wood carvings of the Sanctuary of Truth. Yet, even as we shared coconut shakes and the kids splashed in the pool, our hearts remained in Israel, balanced between the relief of escape and the heavy news of war breaking out back home.

• The Story of Our Trip to Thailand: Part 2

  Mar 28, 2026

  When the family 'council' rejected Koh Samui for being too expensive, I had to pivot. Despite my friends calling it 'Sin City,' my research showed a different side of Pattaya: incredible water parks, modern malls, and the magic of 7-Eleven. I traded 'going with the flow' for a master Google Sheet to manage 11 people, three generations, and a cooling plan for my mother’s insulin. The hotels were booked and the flights were set, but as I hit 'save' on the plan, I had no idea how much the reality of the trip was about to change everything.

• The story of our Trip to Thailand Part 1

  Mar 28, 2026

  It started as a simple birthday wish for my wife-a quiet escape for the four of us to leave the stress of Israel behind and find some peace in Thailand. But as we started planning, the circle grew. From my parents-in-law to my sister-in-law’s family and my own mother, our small family getaway transformed into a massive 11-person expedition. I went from worrying about one hotel room to managing insulin cooling, flight logistics for three generations, and a range of needs from a 5-year-old girl to an 80-year-old grandfather. What I thought was a dream vacation quickly started looking like a logistical nightmare, but as the seven months of planning began, I realized that the journey had already started in a family WhatsApp group long before we ever reached the airport.

• 8 Times a Day: Living the "War Routine"

  Mar 28, 2026

  My country has been at war for a while now, and we keep heading back and forth to the shelters. It’s strange, but we have started to get used to it. So, what is it like to live like this for a long time? We balance the memory of a peaceful family vacation with the reality of eight alarms a day, finding a "war routine" that keeps us moving forward for the sake of our children’s future.

• The Ghost in the Machine: Why the Dead Internet Needs a Living Voice

  Mar 27, 2026

  I was looking at my analytics the other day and had a chilling thought: Is anyone actually reading this, or am I just feeding a series of LLM crawlers? It feels like the internet...