Als ich gestern Morgen auf den Parkplatz gefahren bin, ist mir besonders deutlich aufgefallen, was man seit Wochen mit zunehmender Verbreitung auf den Straßen sieht und was seit der letzten WM scheinbar Tradition geworden ist: Die Autos mit Objekten in den Deutschlandfarben (vor allem, aber nicht ausschließlich: Deutschlandflaggen) zu schmücken.
Wieder einmal befindet sich das Land [...]

This week so far had two major down setbacks. Gary Gygax, one of the creators of Dungeons & Dragons, as well as Joseph Weizenbaum (hard to find a decent article n English, but if you understand German, please read about it on Heise), computerpioneer, computercritic and mostly renowned for creation of the ELIZA bot, both [...]

Now that’s a strange title you might think. In German it’s called “Feinstaubplakette”. Some time ago, particle pollution through fine particles (Feinstaub) became the new media hype to alert and thrill the masses. Fine particles where everywhere and of course everyone was suffering. And while the discussion of the subject ain’t new, some rules are.
We [...]

Well, it’s that time of the year again. Where you and your beloved think of each other, while getting whipped. Happy Lupercalia festival everyone. Grab your dog and goats and get ready for some bloody sacrif……. pardon me? Oh wait, you’re not expecting ancient (pre-)roman festivals regarding wolves and fertility?
Okay, so you’re more for that [...]

Saturday, some major organisations combined their power to call out people for the “Licht aus!” (Lights out!) campaign. Coming right from down under and based on “Earth Hour” is another campaign following the current climate protection hype. It’s simple. Turn off your light and other unnecessary electric devices for one hour… Well, not exactly. Instead [...]