Dear friends and visitors, We have gathered here today to mourn the loss of a truly reliable friend. Not even two years of age, my loyal companion Matrox, nickname 250 GB Disk, passed away two days ago. Without any previous symptoms he lost his life under rather mysterious circumstances. Let us all remember him, and […]
When I went to elementary school, we discussed things like children do. We said what we liked, what we didn’t care about or what we flat out hated. Then I went to secondary school (at least I think that’s what Americans would call it). There the teachers wanted to teach us to discuss issues like […]
I just read an article about Google on the Financial Times Website. What peaked my interests were these quotes from Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt: We are very early in the total information we have within Google. The algorithms will get better and we will get better at personalisation. The goal is to enable Google users […]
Yesterday I watched the last episode of “Gilmore Girls”. One of my favorite TV-series – over. Then a friend sent me a link to a site that said that there will be no 4th season of “Veronica Mars”. That kinda pissed me off. After that – to follow the theme of the day – I […]
The country Germany’s territory covers about 137,850 sqm (slightly bigger than Montana). The biggest city is the capital Berlin with 3.4 mill inhabitants (Hamburg: 1.74 mill, Munich: 1.26 mill). Germany consists of 16 states, 3 of which are city states (Hamburg, Berlin, Bremen). Germany shares borders with Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, […]
I’ll tell you why: They see videos like this: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAAjdfIMwDY[/youtube] Edit: Or this one, apparently from the same show: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGlXfCZTeQI[/youtube]
Your company hired a new accountant just to keep track of your expense account. Five years ago you had a lot of friends in the company. Today you have the same friends, but they are all unemployed. You’re wife is worried that you’re working too much, but relaxes after you tell her that you just […]
A lot of Germans pronounce the English “th” as an “s”. I love this ad *g*.
1. Don’t smile. You don’t want to make a sale, you want to look German. 2. Fake a creepy accent. If you don’t know what a German accent sounds like, do an Arnold Schwarzenegger personation. 3. Don’t say “hi” or “hello”. Use “hallo” or “guten tag” instead (the a is pronounced like the u in […]
I’m back from a short vacation in Regensburg. Of course I took a couple of pictures. These are from the “Regensburger Dom” (Cathedral of Regensburg). It’s one of the main works of German Gothic and a must-see when visiting Regensburg. Front View: Side View: Yes, I know that my photography skills leave something to be […]