Monthly Archives: November 2008

Hic sunt dracones

Posted on 26. November 2008 by jplasser

I should have linked to this much earlier (GWUP).  Or watch it on YouTube here. More information is available via http://herebedragonsmovie.com/, the movie web site.

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Biometrie im Kindergarten

Posted on 25. November 2008 by jplasser

Ein evangelischer Kindergarten in Berlin zog sich die Mißgunst der Eltern zu als diese die Kinder nur noch gegen Abgabe enes Fingerabdrucks abholen durften. Mit einem 4.900,- Euro teurem Fingerprint-Scanner sollte das Veschwinden der Kinder und Abholen durch Unberechtigte verhindert … Continue reading →

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Shiny New Ars Electronica Center

Posted on 25. November 2008 by jplasser

Yesterday the new AEC building demonstrated its beauty with about 40.000 LEDs installed behind glas. On the photos below you can see the reflections in the danube river. Well, at the moment Linz gets prepared for Linz09. I like it … Continue reading →

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Passend zum Blogtitel…

Posted on 24. November 2008 by jplasser

Brand Eins Ausgabe 11/2008. Immer interessant und kurzweilig: Die Welt in Zahlen. Außerdem ein interessanter Beitrag mit Walter Krämer: Die Panik-Mechanik: Das beste Beispiel ist DDT. Anfang der siebziger Jahre gab es eine große DDT-Panik. Als Insektenschutzmittel wurde es weitgehend … Continue reading →

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Christmas In A Shoebox

Posted on 10. November 2008 by jplasser

Join the campaign “Christmas in a shoebox” (“Weihnachten im Schuhkarton”) and bring hope to poor children. It is easy to do and brings joy to the world, which is–in my humble opinion–the most significant value on Christmas.

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The Facts and Fallacies of Software Engineering

Posted on 6. November 2008 by jplasser

A good read: http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001083.html

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A Change

Posted on 5. November 2008 by jplasser

Read Obama’s election night remarks.

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Hutchison's Crazy Invoice

Posted on 5. November 2008 by jplasser

Do they have a screw loose? “Barzahlerentgelt” means something like “charge for paying cash”. So there’s nothing (zero!) to pay but when I pay nothing in cash I’ll have to pay two Euro? Clearly a defect in their accounting.

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Fotos From Our New Home

Posted on 5. November 2008 by jplasser

Here are the latest photos from our new home, the kitchen and living room: Manuela did a lot of work in the kitchen and living room, I boarded the floor there. We are proud and happy that we have finished … Continue reading →

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