The most German thing I’ve seen in a while: The stairs are closed, because the steps do not comply to the DIN standard.But they cannot be reconstructed, because they are under a preservation order. That’s almost as German as Stackenblochen, but probably more authentic.
Category Archives: Humor
The xkcd guy nails it again [en]
This time, at the intersection of computer science (my occupation) and biology (my hobby): According to Randall, we’re still 2 years ahead of the hype cycle. Anyone willing to join me in switching to CRISPR/Cas9 by then? Update: Thinking about it, told you so.
Meetings — who doesn’t love them? [en]
… and I do think it’s particularly tough for engineers: I’m lucky enough to work at a company, where most folks are not complete morons. It’s sometimes slightly worse with our business partners though. Anyhow, I can feel for that guy. Stumbled upon through a fb-post by DerKalle.
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 …
New Rule: Germany Needs a TV-Show Like Bill Maher’s [en]
Germany has never been as renown for good comedy or politics, as it was for bureaucracy, luxury cars, or invading Poland. Needless to say that political TV shows here are pretty repetitive and uncontroversial. I have to admit that I don’t watch a lot of TV, but I’m always bored to death when I get …
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Elektroviehgatter [en]
In manchen Gegenden der Alpen scheint es immer noch massive Vorbehalte gegen Radfahrer (wenn’s sein muss: Mountain-Biker) zu geben, die zu allerlei Schikanen führen: Autsch!!! Im Bild sieht man’s schlecht, aber da ragen zwei stromführende Schwenkarme in Hüfthöhe über den gesamten Weg. Zum Glück war ich zu Fuß unterwegs, und konnte die Umgehung nehmen. (Wenn’s …