This is a flashback post, that is, it refers to a long-passed event, or contains content that was originally published through a different channel. In this case it’s based on an e-mail I sent to a bunch of friends on 2008-03-08 from my trip to New Zealand. Hi there! Once again, I’ve been too lazy …
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Flashback: Tales from Middle-Earth [en]
This is a flashback post, that is, it refers to a long-passed event, or contains content that was originally published through a different channel. In this case it’s based on an e-mail I sent to a bunch of friends on 2007-12-02. Hey girls, hey boys! Time sure passes by! Last time I wrote, I was …
Perspective [en]
I love how science puts things in perspective: The earth is a microbial planet, on which macroorganisms are recent additions—highly interesting and extremely complex in ways that most microbes aren’t, but in the final analysis relatively unimportant in a global context. […] Microbial life on this planet would remain largely unchanged were all plant and …
News from Geneva [en]
Some things never change. Others do, apparently. More infos here and here. Looks like there’ll be heaps of work coming up for CERN and physicists in general…
Diskusionsbeitrag zur Quellen-Telekommunikationsüberwachung [en]
A: Ob man misstrauisch werden sollte, wenn die Modell-Nummer der Festplatte ‘SED’ enthält? B: Nö, nur wenn sie einen iSTASI-Anschluss hat.
Yeah, meine erste Bild-Zeitung [en]
Ich bin ja so aufgeregt! Mal sehen, ob das alles stimmt, was man sich darüber so erzählt…
Maniraptoren als Haustiere: Der neue Hype? [en]
Ok, ok, der korrekte Plural wäre wohl Maniraptora – aber ich hatte halt nie Latein.
I Feel Hate [en]
Danke Donna! Und danke Giorgio! Schad’ ist’s. Sehr viel weniger Dank hingegen an die GEMA und die GEZ: Gesehen im Podcast der Tagesschau — einem der wenigen Gründe, die mich noch dazu bewegen ehrlich meine GEZ-Gebühren zu bezahlen. Statt aber auch Internetnutzern adäquate Inhalte zu bieten, halten es ARD und ZDF wohl für sinnvoller mich mit …
Sacral Architecture [en]
Admittedly, religion can be good for something. What I enjoy most, is some of the architecture it left behind. As for Christianity, some of their buildings even prove useful for skiing: Shout-out to the rider and the photo team! I think I know who you guys are;) Btw, found this on Facebook, with no copyright …
Getting Old in Other Fields [en]
I notice that a most of my recent (!) posts are related to atheism and similar. Didn’t I study computer science and software engineering? Does that mean I’m getting old? As seen on SMBC Hm, I have to post some more on computing in the future. That’s serious stuff, but I can still pull it …